Legal 500 US Ranks Hunton Among Top Law Firms in 2025 Guide
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP was recognized in the 2025 Legal 500 US Guide with 38 practice areas ranked nationally and 176 individual rankings for attorneys in their respective practice area. Four Hunton attorneys are listed in the Hall of Fame, 12 attorneys are ranked as Leading Partners, four as Next Generation Partners, and six as Leading Associates.
The following practices received Tier 1 recommendations:
- Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
- Environment: Regulatory
The firm was recognized as a leading practice in the areas of:
Dispute Resolution
- Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Defense – Toxic Tort
Energy
- Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
- Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
- Energy Transactions: Electric Power
- Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
- Renewable/Alternative Power
Environment
- Environment: Litigation
Finance
- Capital Markets: Debt Offerings – Advice to Issuers
- Capital Markets: Debt Offerings – Advice to Underwriters
- Capital Markets: Equity Offerings – Advice to Issuers
- Capital Markets: Equity Offerings – Advice to Managers
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings – Advice to Issuers
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings – Advice to Underwriters
- Fintech
- Project Finance: Energy and Power
- Project Finance: Infrastructure and PPP
- Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
- Structured Finance: Securitization
Industry Focus
- Education
Insurance
- Advice to Policyholders
Intellectual Property
- Patents: Licensing
- Trademarks: Litigation
- Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing)
Labor and Employment
- Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
- Immigration
- Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense
- Labor-Management Relations
M&A/Corporate and Commercial
- M&A: Middle Market ($500m-999m)
- Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
Media, Technology and Telecoms
- Outsourcing
- Technology Transactions
Real Estate
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Tax
- US Taxes: Non-Contentious
The following attorneys are listed in the Hall of Fame:
- Lorelie S. Masters – Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
- Michael O’Leary – Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
- Randall S. Parks – Outsourcing
- Lisa J. Sotto – Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
The following attorneys are listed as Leading Partners in their respective practices:
- Syed S. Ahmad – Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
- Deidre G. Duncan – Environment: Regulatory
- Andrew G. Geyer – Outsourcing
- Brett L. Gross – Real Estate Finance
- Jeffrey L. Harvey – Outsourcing
- David B. Horner – Project Finance
- Michael S. Levine – Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
- Geoffrey Lorenz – Energy Transactions: Electric Power
- Kerry L. McGrath – Environment: Regulatory
- Cecilia Y. Oh – Outsourcing
- Michael O’Leary – M&A: Middle Market ($500m-999m)
- Aaron P. Simpson – Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
The following attorneys are listed as Next Generation Partners in their respective practices:
- Andrea DeField – Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
- Brit Mohler Dufilho – Structured Finance: Securitization
- Christina C. Edwards – Outsourcing
- Kate Saltz – Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
The following attorneys are listed as Leading Associates in their respective practices:
- Danielle Dobrusin – Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
- Clare Ellis – Environment: Litigation and Environment: Regulatory
- Latosha M. Ellis – Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
- Gerard T. “Gerry” Leone, Jr. – Education
- Ryan J. Pedraza – Project Finance
There are 126 attorneys recommended in the 2025 Legal 500 US Guide:
Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Defense - Toxic Tort
- Alexandra Cunningham
- Georgia L. Lucier
- Daniel Stefany
- Thomas R. Waskom
Energy: Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
- Shannon S. Broome
- Deidre G. Duncan
- Michael D. Morfey
- Myles F. Reynolds
Energy: Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Kevin W. Jones
- Ted J. Murphy
- Myles F. Reynolds
- John Lee Shepherd, Jr.
- Tab Urbantke
Energy: Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
- Shemin V. Proctor
- Myles F. Reynolds
- John Lee Shepherd, Jr.
Energy: Energy Transactions: Electric Power
- George Borovas
- Laura Ellen Jones
- David S. Lowman
- Geoffrey Lorenz
- Robert J. McNamara
- Eric J. Nedell
- Jeffrey P. Schroeder
Energy: Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
- Jordan Hirsch
- Michael O’Leary
- Cheryl Phillips
- Carl von Merz
Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power
- George Borovas
- Laura Ellen Jones
- Cheng Jean Liang
- Geoffrey Lorenz
- Robert J. McNamara
- Jeffrey P. Schroeder
Environment: Environment: Litigation
- Samuel L. Brown
- Deidre G. Duncan
- Clare Ellis
- Eric J. Murdock
Environment: Environment: Regulatory
- Shannon S. Broome
- Samuel L. Brown
- Deidre G. Duncan
- Clare Ellis
- Charles H. Knauss
- Matthew Leopold
- Kerry L. McGrath
- Eric J. Murdock
- Rachel Saltzman
Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings
- Courtney Cochran Butler
- Mayme Donohue
- Michael F. Fitzpatrick
- Steven C. Friend
- Philip Haines
- Brendan P. Harney
- Patrick Jamieson
- Peter K. O'Brien
- Michael O’Leary
- Kate Saltz
- Robert K. Smith
Finance: Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings
- Courtney Cochran Butler
- Mayme Donohue
- Michael F. Fitzpatrick
- Steven C. Friend
- Philip Haines
- Brendan P. Harney
- Patrick Jamieson
- Peter K. O'Brien
- Michael O’Leary
- Kate Saltz
- Robert K. Smith
Finance: Fintech
- Brittany M. Bacon
- Erin F. Fonté
- Jarrett L. Hale
- Lisa J. Sotto
- Peter G. Weinstock
Finance: Project Finance
- Mark B. Arnold
- George Borovas
- Douglas L. Dua
- James W. Head
- David B. Horner
- Geoffrey Lorenz
- Robert J. McNamara
- Andrej Micovic
- Forrest S. Murphy
- John D. O’Neill, Jr.
- Ryan J. Pedraza
- Jeffrey P. Schroeder
Finance: Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
- Tyler P. Brown
- Timothy A. (Tad) Davidson
- Ashley L. Harper
- Robin Russell
- J.R. Smith
Finance: Structured Finance: Securitization
- Shannon E. Daily
- Brit Mohler Dufilho
- Thomas Y. Hiner
- Cecelia Philipps Horner
- Brent A. Lewis
- Janet Sadler McCrae
- Mike Nedzbala
Industry Focus: Education
- Amy Fabiano
- Brigid Harrington
- Gerard T. “Gerry” Leone, Jr.
Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
- Syed S. Ahmad
- Walter J. Andrews
- Jorge R. Aviles
- Lawrence J. Bracken II
- Andrea DeField
- Latosha M. Ellis
- Geoffrey B. Fehling
- Rachel E. Hudgins
- Michael S. Levine
- Lorelie S. Masters
- Koorosh “KT” Talieh
Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing
- Tyler Maddry
- John Gary Maynard
Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Litigation
- Jeremy S. Boczko
- Stephen P. Demm
- Armin Ghiam
- Tyler Maddry
- John Gary Maynard
Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing)
- Jeremy S. Boczko
- Stephen Demm
- Tyler Maddry
- John Gary Maynard
- Jonathan D. Reichman
Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
- Jessica N. Agostinho
- Michelle S. Lewis
- Anthony J. Eppert
Labor and Employment: Immigration
- Ian P. Band
- Farah Egal
- Brooke Hollmann
- Suzan Kern
- Stephen R. Pattison
- Adam J. Rosser
- Shaena M. Rowland
- Lieselot K. Whitbeck
Labor and Employment: Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense
- Ryan Bates
- Emily Burkhardt Vicente
- Brett Burns
- Juan C. Enjamio
- Kevin J. White
M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle Market ($500m-999m)
- Fernando C. Alonso
- Kevin M. Georgerian
- Steven M. Haas
- Austin P. Maloney
- Michael O’Leary
- Steven Patterson
Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
- Brittany M. Bacon
- Danielle Dobrusin
- James Henderson
- Michael La Marca
- Jenna N. Rode
- Aaron P. Simpson
- Adam H. Solomon
- Lisa J. Sotto
Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing
- Christina C. Edwards
- Andrew G. Geyer
- Jeffrey L. Harvey
- Cecilia Y. Oh
- Randall S. Parks
Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology Transactions
- Jeffrey L. Harvey
Real Estate: Real Estate
- Laurie A. Grasso
- Brett L. Gross
- Howard E. Schreiber
Real Estate: Real Estate Finance
- Laurie Grasso
- Brett L. Gross
- Howard E. Schreiber
Real Estate: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- George C. Howell, III
- Kate Saltz
- Kendal A. Sibley
- Robert K. Smith
Tax: US Taxes: Non-Contentious
- William B. Freeman
- Cecelia Philipps Horner
- David S. Lowman
- Robert J. McNamara
- Leslie A. Okinaka
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