Legal 500 US Recognizes Hunton Andrews Kurth Among Top Law Firms in 2023 Guide
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP earned top rankings in the 2023 Legal 500 US Guide. The firm is recommended in 37 practice areas and 115 individual attorneys are recognized in the guide. Five Hunton Andrews Kurth attorneys are listed in the Hall of Fame and seven attorneys are listed as Leading Lawyers.
The following practices received Tier 1 recommendations:
- Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
- Environment: Litigation – Climate Change Litigation
- Environment: Regulatory
- Structured Finance – Securitization
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
Insurance
- Advice to Policyholders
Intellectual Property
- Trademarks: Litigation
- Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing)
Labor and Employment
- Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
- Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
- Immigration
- Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense
- Labor-Management Relations
M&A/Corporate and Commercial
- M&A: Middle Market ($500m-999m)
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:
- F. William Brownell – Environment: Litigation
- George C. Howell, III – Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS)
- Lorelie S. Masters – Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
- Randall S. Parks – Outsourcing
- Lisa J. Sotto – Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
The following attorneys are listed as Leading Lawyers in their respective practices:
- Shannon S. Broome – Environment: Litigation
- Deidre G. Duncan – Environment: Regulatory and Environment: Litigation
- Brett L. Gross – Real Estate Finance
- Matthew Leopold – Environment: Regulatory
- Kerry L. McGrath – Environment: Regulatory
- G. Michael O’Leary – Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas and M&A: Middle Market ($500m-999m)
- Aaron P. Simpson – Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
There are 115 attorneys recommended in the 2023 Legal 500 US Guide (*denotes Next Generation Partner):
Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Defense - Toxic Tort
- Alexandra Cunningham
- Georgia L. Lucier
- Merideth Daly
- Thomas W. Taylor
- Thomas R. Waskom
Energy: Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
- Shannon S. Broome
- Deidre G. Duncan
- Alexis Gomez
- Charles H. Knauss
- Georgia L. Lucier
- Michael D. Morfey
- Shemin V. Proctor
- Myles F. Reynolds
- John Lee Shepherd, Jr.
- Thomas W. Taylor
Energy: Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Harry M. “Pete” Johnson
- Kevin W. Jones
- Ted J. Murphy
- Myles F. Reynolds
- Jeffrey P. Schroeder
- John Lee Shepherd, Jr.
- Tab Urbantke
Energy: Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
- Shannon S. Broome
- Deidre G. Duncan
- Charles H. Knauss
- Shemin V. Proctor
- Myles F. Reynolds
- John Lee Shepherd, Jr.
Energy: Energy Transactions: Electric Power
- Gregory F. Lang
- Cheng Jean Liang
- Geoffrey Lorenz
- Eric J. Nedell
- Jeffrey P. Schroeder
- John Lee Shepherd, Jr.
Energy: Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
- Ian R. Goldberg
- Philip Haines
- Hal V. Haltom, Jr.
- G. Michael O’Leary
- Cheryl Phillips
Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power
- Laura Ellen Jones
- Geoffrey Lorenz
- David S. Lowman, Jr.
- Jeffrey P. Schroeder
Environment: Environment: Litigation
- Shannon S. Broome
- Samuel L. Brown
- F. William Brownell
- Deidre G. Duncan
- Clare Ellis
- Alexandra Hamilton
- Charles H. Knauss
- Matthew Leopold
- Kerry L. McGrath
- Eric J. Murdock
- Andrew J. Turner
Environment: Environment: Regulatory
- Shannon S. Broome
- Samuel L. Brown
- Deidre G. Duncan
- Clare Ellis – Rising Star
- Charles H. Knauss
- Matthew Leopold
- Kerry L. McGrath
- Eric J. Murdock
- Andrew J. Turner
Finance: Capital Markets - Debt Offerings
- Courtney Cochran Butler
- James V. Davidson
- Mayme B. Donohue – Rising Star
- Susan S. Failla
- Michael F. Fitzpatrick
- Steven C. Friend
- Peter K. O'Brien
- Kimberly C. MacLeod
- Robert K. Smith
Finance: Capital Markets - Equity Offerings
- Courtney Cochran Butler
- James V. Davidson
- Susan S. Failla
- Michael F. Fitzpatrick
- Philip Haines
- Peter K. O'Brien
- Robert K. Smith
Finance: Fintech
- Erin F. Fonté
- Jarrett L. Hale
- Scott Kimpel
- Lisa J. Sotto
- Peter G. Weinstock
Finance: Project Finance
- James W. Head
- Geoffrey Lorenz
- John D. O’Neill, Jr.
- Eric J. Nedell
- Ryan J. Pedraza
- Vera A. Rechsteiner
- Jeffrey P. Schroeder
Finance: Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
- Tyler Brown
- Timothy Davidson
- Justin F. Paget
Finance: Structured Finance – Securitization
- Eric Burner
- John J. Dedyo
- Edward L. Douma
- Brit Mohler Dufilho*
- Eric N. Fidel
- Thomas Y. Hiner
- Cecelia Philipps Horner
- Brent A. Lewis
- Mike Nedzbala
- Amy McDaniel Williams
Insurance: Advice to Policyholders
- Syed S. Ahmad
- Walter J. Andrews
- Andrea DeField*
- Geoffrey B. Fehling
- Michael S. Levine
- Lorelie S. Masters
Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Litigation
- Jeremy S. Boczko
- Edward T. Colbert
- Armin Ghiam
- Erik C. Kane
- John Gary Maynard
- Tyler Maddry
Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing)
- Jeremy S. Boczko
- Stephen Demm
- Armin Ghiam
- John Gary Maynard
- Jonathan D. Reichman
- Tyler Maddry
Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
- L. Scott Austin
- Anthony J. Eppert
Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
- Jessica Agostinho
- L. Scott Austin
- Anthony J. Eppert
- Michelle S. Lewis
- Kelly A. Ultis
Labor and Employment: Immigration
- Ian P. Band
- Sara Harlow
- Brooke Hollmann
- Suzan Kern
- Adam J. Rosser
- Shaena M. Rowland
- Sanjee Weliwitigoda
- Lieselot K. Whitbeck
Labor and Employment: Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense
- Ryan Bates
- Michele J. Beilke
- M. Brett Burns
- Emily Burkhardt Vicente
- Kevin White
M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle Market ($500m-999m)
- Fernando C. Alonso
- Kevin Georgerian
- Steven M. Haas
- G. Michael O’Leary
- J. Steven Patterson
- Gary E. Thompson
Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
- Brittany M. Bacon
- Danielle Dobrusin – Rising Star
- Michael La Marca
- Phyllis H. Marcus
- Jenna N. Rode
- Aaron P. Simpson
- Adam H. Solomon
- Lisa J. Sotto
Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing
- Christina C. Edwards – Rising Star
- Andrew G. Geyer
- Sharon Palmer Harrington
- Jeffrey L. Harvey
- Cecilia Y. Oh*
- Randall S. Parks
- P. Watson Seaman
- Jessica G. Yeshman
Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology Transactions
- Andrew G. Geyer
- Jeffrey L. Harvey
- Tyler Maddry
- Cecilia Y. Oh
- Randall S. Parks
Real Estate: Real Estate
- Anthony Bonan
- Katy D. Carmical
- Jeffrey W. Giese
- Laurie Grasso
- Paul J. Greco, Jr. – Rising Star
- Brett L. Gross
- Howard E. Schreiber
- Matthew A. Scoville
Real Estate: Real Estate Finance
- Laurie Grasso
- Brett L. Gross
- Matthew R. Halal
- Peter J. Mignone
- Howard E. Schreiber
Real Estate: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- James V. Davidson*
- George C. Howell, III
- Kendal A. Sibley
- Robert K. Smith
Tax: US Taxes: Non-Contentious
- Thomas W. Ford, Jr.
- William B. Freeman
- Cecelia Philipps Horner
- George C. Howell, III
- Allison D. Mantor
- Robert J. McNamara
- Leslie A. Okinaka
- Kendal A. Sibley
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- Andrew G. Geyer
- Andrew J. Turner
- Anthony Bonan
- Anthony J. Eppert
- Armin Ghiam
- Brent A. Lewis
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- Cecilia Y. Oh
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- Deidre G. Duncan
- Edward L. Douma
- Edward T. Colbert
- Emily Burkhardt Vicente
- Eric Burner
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- Eric J. Nedell
- Erik C. Kane
- Erin F. Fonté
- F. William Brownell
- Fernando C. Alonso
- G. Michael O’Leary
- Gary E. Thompson
- Geoffrey B. Fehling
- Geoffrey Lorenz
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- Georgia L. Lucier
- Gregory F. Lang
- Hal V. Haltom, Jr.
- Howard E. Schreiber
- Ian P. Band
- J. Steven Patterson
- James V. Davidson
- James W. Head
- Jarrett L. Hale
- Jeffrey L. Harvey
- Jeffrey P. Schroeder
- Jeffrey W. Giese
- Jenna N. Rode
- Jeremy S. Boczko
- Jessica N. Agostinho
- Jessica G. Yeshman
- John D. O’Neill, Jr.
- John J. Dedyo
- John Gary Maynard, III
- John Lee Shepherd, Jr.
- Jonathan D. Reichman
- Justin F. Paget
- Katy D. Carmical
- Kendal A. Sibley
- Kerry L. McGrath
- Kevin M. Georgerian
- Kevin W. Jones
- Kevin J. White
- Kimberly C. MacLeod
- Laura Ellen Jones
- Laurie A. Grasso
- Leslie A. Okinaka
- Lieselot K. Whitbeck
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- Lorelie S. Masters
- M. Brett Burns
- Matthew A. Scoville
- Matthew Z. Leopold
- Matthew R. Halal
- Mayme Donohue
- Merideth Snow Daly
- Michael D. Morfey
- Michael F. Fitzpatrick, Jr.
- Michael La Marca
- Michael S. Levine
- Michelle S. Lewis
- Mike Nedzbala
- Myles F. Reynolds
- P. Watson Seaman
- Paul J. Greco, Jr.
- Peter G. Weinstock
- Peter J. Mignone
- Peter K. O’Brien
- Philip Haines
- Phyllis H. Marcus
- Randall S. Parks
- Robert J. McNamara
- Robert K. Smith
- Ryan M. Bates
- Ryan J. Pedraza
- Samuel L. Brown
- Sara P. Harlow
- Scott H. Kimpel
- Shaena M. Rowland
- Shannon S. Broome
- Sharon Palmer Harrington
- Shemin V. Proctor
- Stephen P. Demm
- Steven C. Friend
- Steven M. Haas
- Susan S. Failla
- Suzan Kern
- Syed S. Ahmad
- Tab R. Urbantke
- Ted J. Murphy
- Thomas R. Waskom
- Thomas W. Ford, Jr.
- Thomas W. Taylor
- Thomas Y. Hiner
- Timothy A. (Tad) Davidson II
- Tyler P. Brown
- Tyler Maddry
- Vera A. Rechsteiner
- Walter J. Andrews
- William B. Freeman
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- Corporate
- Energy
- Energy Litigation
- Executive Compensation / Employee Benefits
- Oil, Gas and LNG
- Environmental
- Lodging/Resorts REITs (Hotel REITs)
- Immigration
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual Property
- Labor and Employment
- Litigation
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mortgage REITs
- Outsourcing
- Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Private Equity
- Public-Private Partnerships and Infrastructure
- Real Estate, Development and Finance
- Renewable Energy and Clean Power
- Retail and Consumer Products Litigation
- Tax
- Energy Regulation
- North America
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- Real Estate Investment and Finance
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