(CHICAGO) Katten announced today that 100 attorneys were ranked in the 2025 edition of the Chambers USA guide. The firm was also recognized as a leader in 42 practice areas.
Katten's highest rankings were in the categories of Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Corporate/M&A; Healthcare; Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Public Finance; Real Estate; and Real Estate: Finance. The firm also secured 16 national distinctions which include new rankings in Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance & Enforcement); Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright; Private Credit; and Securities: Litigation.
Additionally, 20 attorneys received the highest individual rankings possible in their respective fields: Christopher A. Cole, Daniel J. Collins, Alexander T. Deland, Chris DiAngelo, Chad R. Doobay, William F. Dudine, Lewis Greenbaum, J. Hayden Harrell, Anna-Liza Harris, Michael S. Hobel, Alvin Katz, Carl E. Kennedy, Christian T. Kemnitz, Adam R. Klein, Floyd A. Mandell, Laura Keidan Martin, Patricia A. Mollica, Craig M. Scully, Gil M. Soffer and Kenya S. Woodruff.
Katten had 16 attorneys debut in new categories in this year’s guide: Christopher S. Atkinson, Camille A. Brooks, Michaela C. Crocker, Anthony M. Del Rio, Daniel M. Entsminger, Jason R. Gorczynski, Michael R. Justus, Susan Light, Michael L. Lohnes, David J. Matthews, Julia L. Mazur, Katy Pollitt, Lisa Prather, Daniel H. Render, Rachel M. Riley and Sarah Weber.
Katten was ranked in the following practice areas:
- Banking & Finance
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS
- Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS
- Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
- Derivatives
- Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance & Enforcement)
- Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation)
- Healthcare
- Hedge Funds
- Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright
- Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Litigation: Securities
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Media & Entertainment: Litigation
- Media & Entertainment: Transactional
- Private Credit
- Public Finance
- Real Estate
- Real Estate: Finance
- Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance
- Sports Law
- Startups & Emerging Companies
- Tax
The Katten attorneys individually recognized are:
- Advertising: Litigation & Advertising: NAD Proceedings
- Christopher A. Cole
- Banking & Finance
- Geoff AuYeung
- Jan Harris Cate
- Daniel M. Entsminger
- Michael A. Jacobson
- Derek F. Ladgenski
- Scott E. Lyons
- Shana E. Ramirez
- Neil G. Shelton
- Stuart P. Shulruff
- Jennifer I. Wolfe
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Michaela C. Crocker
- William B. Freeman
- Peter P. Knight
- John E. Mitchell
- Steven J. Reisman
- Peter A. Siddiqui
- Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS
- Chris DiAngelo
- Howard Schickler
- Joseph P. Topolski
- Capital Markets: Securitization: RMBS
- Chris DiAngelo
- David J. Matthews
- Capital Markets: Securitization: Tax
- Anna-Liza Harris
- Construction
- Nicole Lynn Kobrine
- Corporate/M&A
- Mark S. Solomon
- Derivatives
- Daniel J. Davis
- Carl E. Kennedy
- Matthew F. Kluchenek
- Derivatives: Enforcement
- Christian T. Kemnitz
- Derivatives: Mainly Regulatory
- Carl E. Kennedy
- Environment: Litigation
- Nancy J. Rich
- Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Enforcement)
- Wayne M. Aaron
- Susan Light
- Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation)
- Camille A. Brooks
- Stuart M. Richter
- Healthcare
- Michelle Apodaca
- W. Kenneth Davis, Jr.
- Anthony M. Del Rio
- Laura Keidan Martin
- Katy Pollitt (Associates to watch)
- Lisa Prather
- Kenya S. Woodruff
- Hedge Funds
- Henry Bregstein
- Wendy E. Cohen
- Allison C. Yacker
- Lance A. Zinman
- Intellectual Property: Patent
- Deepro R. Mukerjee
- Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
- Kristin J. Achterhof
- Karen Artz Ash
- Michael R. Justus
- Floyd A. Mandell
- Julia L. Mazur (Associates to watch)
- Carolyn M. Passen
- International Arbitration: Counsel
- Miriam K. Harwood
- Investment Funds: Investor Representation
- Allison C. Yacker
- Litigation: General Commercial
- David A. Crichlow
- Sarah Weber
- Litigation: Securities
- Kevin P. Broughel
- Gidon M. Caine
- Michael J. Diver
- Sarah Eichenberger
- Michael J. Lohnes
- Jonathan Rotenberg
- Bruce G. Vanyo
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Alan J. Brudner
- Daniel J. Collins
- Brandon N. McCarthy
- Ryan J. Meyer
- Scott A. Resnik
- Rachel M. Riley
- Gil M. Soffer
- Christopher J. Stetler
- Sheldon T. Zenner
- Media & Entertainment: Litigation
- David Halberstadter
- Zia F. Modabber
- Joel R. Weiner
- Media & Entertainment: Transactional
- Michael S. Hobel
- Private Equity: Buyouts
- Christopher S. Atkinson
- Mark R. Grossmann
- Kimberly T. Smith
- Public Finance
- Alexander T. Deland
- Chad R. Doobay
- William F. Dudine
- Lewis Greenbaum
- Patricia A. Mollica
- James S. Normile
- Craig M. Scully
- Real Estate
- Vinny Baumann (Associates to watch)
- David R. Dlugie
- Jason R. Gorczynski
- Alvin Katz
- Kenneth G. Lore
- Mark C. Simon
- Real Estate: Finance
- Frank E. Arado
- J. Hayden Harrell
- Sports Law
- Adam R. Klein
- Daniel H. Render
- Startups & Emerging Companies
- Matthew S. Brown
- Fabiola Fox (Star Associates)
- Jeffrey R. Patt
- Tax
- Valentina Famparska
- Saul E. Rudo
For a complete list of Katten’s results, please visit Chambers USA.
