Mountain View, CA (June 13, 2012)– Fenwick & West has once again earned top rankings in the 2012 editions of Chambers USA and Chambers Global. More than 20 Fenwick attorneys were recognized as leaders in their respective fields, with 12 receiving one or more first tier rankings. Ten of the firm's practices were recognized as leaders either nationally or regionally, with Investment Funds: Venture Capital earning tier-one status nationwide and Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital earning tier-one status in California.
Chambers USA and Chambers Global are among the most respected legal directories in the world. The publication's selection process is based on interviews with in-house law departments and with other attorneys around the world. The rankings are based on qualities such as technical legal ability, professional conduct, commitment, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence and other qualities most valued by the client.
The complete list of Fenwick's practices and attorneys recognized in the Chambers guides for 2012 include:
PRACTICE GROUPS
- Antitrust
- Corporate/Commercial
- Corporate/M&A
- Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Intellectual Property
- Investment Funds: Venture Capital
- IT & Outsourcing
- Tax
- Tax: Corporate & Finance
ATTORNEYS
- Sally Abel - Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
- Tyler Baker - Antitrust
- Andrew Bridges- Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
- William Bromfield - Corporate/Commercial
- Douglas Cogen- Corporate/M&A
- Gordon Davidson - Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, Corporate/M&A, Investment Funds: Venture Capital, and Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital
- David Forst- Tax
- James Fuller - Tax, Tax: Corporate, and Tax: International Tax
- Stephen Graham - Corporate/Commercial
- David Hayes- Intellectual Property: Patent, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, and IT & Outsourcing
- Barry Kramer - Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital, Investment Funds: Venture Capital
- Stuart Meyer - Intellectual Property
- Kevin Muck- Litigation: General Commercial
- Mark Ostrau- Antitrust
- Lynn Pasahow - Intellectual Property: Patent
- Ronald Schrotenboer - Tax
- Alan Smith - Corporate/Commercial
- Scott Spector- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Mark Stevens- Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital, Investment Funds: Venture Capital
- David Tellekson - Intellectual Property
- Jeffrey Vetter- Capital Markets: Debt & Equity