Sheppard is proud to announce that we are again recognized by Chambers as one of the leading law firms in the U.S.
In the 2026 USA guide, the firm earned 40 practice rankings. Additionally, 98 Sheppard lawyers across the country are recognized.
National practice rankings include: Antitrust: Cartel; Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation; Government Contracts (among The Elite list); Healthcare (among The Elite list); Leisure & Hospitality; Litigation: General Commercial; Native American Law: Finance; Privacy & Data Security; Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional; Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy; and Retail
California: Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Construction; Corporate/M&A; Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation; Environment; Healthcare; Insurance; IP: Patent Litigation; IP: Patent Prosecution; IP: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets; Labor & Employment (among The Elite list); Litigation: Appellate; Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Media & Entertainment: Transactional; Real Estate; and Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Illinois: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity and Healthcare
New York: Construction; Healthcare; and Media & Entertainment: Advisory
Texas: Healthcare, Intellectual Property; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; and Real Estate
Washington, D.C.: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity; Healthcare; and Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
The complete list of 98 attorneys individually recognized by Chambers is as follows:
Valerie Alter in Litigation: Appellate – California
Christie Alvarez in Government Contracts – Nationwide
Emily Anderson in Construction – New York
Jonathan Aronie in Government Contracts – Nationwide
Veronica Ascarrunz in International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) – Nationwide
Jennifer Klein Ayers in Intellectual Property – Texas
Frank Bacelli in Corporate/M&A – District of Columbia
Martin Bader in Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation – California
Harper Batts in Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation – California
Gene Besen in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Texas
Justin Bernbrock in Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Illinois
Townsend Bourne – in 1) Government Contracts and 2) Government Contracts: Cybersecurity – Nationwide
Robin Brewer in International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) – Nationwide
Jennifer Brough in Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) – Nationwide
Michelle Brown in Real Estate – Texas
Sophia Cahill in Construction – New York
Steve Chananie in Healthcare – New York
Laura Chapman in Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets – California
Erinn Contreras in Construction – California
Lisa Cottle in Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation – California
Paul Cowie in Labor & Employment: California
Aytan Dahukey in Healthcare – California
Charles Danaher in Insurance: Insurer – California
Robert Darwell in Media & Entertainment: Transactional – California
James Davis in Intellectual Property: Patent Trial and Appeal Board – Nationwide
Dave Fournier in Intellectual Property – Illinois
Richard Fries in Real Estate: Finance – New York
James Gatto in Intellectual Property – Northern Virginia
Jay Gerzog in Healthcare – New York
Katherine Gillespie in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Linas Grikis in Healthcare – Illinois
Sascha Henry in 1) Litigation: General Commercial and 2) Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation – Nationwide
Elliot Hinds in Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional – Nationwide
Carly Hoinacki in Healthcare – New York
Zach Hutton in Labor & Employment – California
Wook Hwang in Media & Entertainment: Litigation – New York
Sarah Kahn in Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – Nationwide
Amit Kalra in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Joseph Karp in 1) Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation – California and 2) Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Ori Katz in Bankruptcy/Restructuring – California
Thomas Kaufman in Labor & Employment – California
Tracey Kennedy in 1) Labor & Employment – California and 2) Litigation: Trial Lawyers – Nationwide
Moe Keshavarzi in Healthcare – California
John Keville in Intellectual Property – Texas
Peter Klee in Insurance – California
Eric Klein in Healthcare – California
Robb Klein in Media & Entertainment: Transactional – California
Elisha Kobre in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Texas
Chris Kolosov in Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation – California
Andrius Kontrimas in Tax – Texas
Stephen Korniczky in Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation – California
Erica Kraus in Healthcare – District of Columbia
Charles Kreindler in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – California
Katarzyna Levecke in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Todd Lundell in Litigation: Appellate – California
Stephanie Marcantonio in Healthcare – New York
Lourdes Martinez in Healthcare – New York
Bill Mateja in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Texas
Carolyn Metnick in Healthcare – Illinois
Chad Mills in Derivatives – Nationwide
Jennifer Nassiri in Bankruptcy/Restructuring – California
Alex Nie in Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution – California
Scarlett Nokes in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Tennessee
Ann O’Brien in 1) Antitrust – District of Columbia and 2) Antitrust: Cartel – Nationwide
Michael Paddock in Healthcare – District of Columbia
Jeff Parker in Environment – California
Cesar Pereira in Construction – New York
Anne Perry in 1) Government Contracts and 2) Government Contracts: Bid Protests – Nationwide
Laurette Petersen in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Jill Pietrini in Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets – California
Andrew Ratts in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Richard Rifenbark in Healthcare – California
Ryan Roberts in Government Contracts – Nationwide
Megan Rooney in Healthcare – Illinois
Whitney Roy in Environment – California
Jack Rubens in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – California
Eva Schneider in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – New York
Ira Schulman in Construction – New York
Richard Simmons in Labor & Employment – California
Thomas Solomon in Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation – California
Jodi Stein in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – New York
Gail Suchman in Environment – New York
Mark Sundback in Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) – Nationwide
Christine Swanick in Native American Law: Finance – Nationwide
Douglas Swill in Healthcare – Illinois
Keith Szeliga in Government Contracts – Nationwide
Lorna Tanner in Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution – California
Liisa Thomas in Privacy & Data Security – Nationwide
Nicholas van Aelstyn in Environment – California
Brian Weimer in 1) Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite – District of Columbia and 2) Space Law – Nationwide
Pamela Westhoff in Real Estate – Southern California
Michael Wilson in Private Equity: Buyouts – Illinois
Ashley Wheelock in Healthcare – Texas
Tammy Woffenden in Healthcare – Texas
John Yacovelle in Construction – California
Douglas A. Yeager in Real Estate – Texas
Amanda Zablocki in Healthcare – New York
Theona Zhordania in Insurance – California