Ranking tables
Litigation: General Commercial | USA
Maryland
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLP 6 Years Ranked
Gallagher Evelius & Jones, LLP 13 Years Ranked
Miles & Stockbridge PC 21 Years Ranked
Venable LLP 21 Years Ranked- Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP
- Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP
Band 3
Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered 18 Years Ranked
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP 6 Years Ranked
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP 18 Years Ranked- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Senior Statespeople
Arnold M Weiner Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC8 Years Ranked
Charles O Monk II Saul Ewing LLP21 Years Ranked
Paul Mark Sandler Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler16 Years Ranked- Gerard P MartinRosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP
Star Individuals
Band 1
Band 2
Andrew Freeman Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLP6 Years Ranked
Andrew Levy Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLP6 Years Ranked
Brett Ingerman DLA Piper LLP (US)18 Years Ranked
Cyril Smith Zuckerman Spaeder LLP8 Years Ranked- David J. Shuster Kramon & Graham, PA4 Years Ranked
- John A. Bourgeois Kramon & Graham, PA18 Years Ranked
Lauren S Colton Hogan Lovells US LLP15 Years Ranked
Robert Brennen Miles & Stockbridge PC8 Years Ranked
Steven F Barley Hogan Lovells US LLP18 Years Ranked- Jerrold A ThropeGordon Feinblatt LLC
Band 3
- Amy E. Askew Kramon & Graham, PA6 Years Ranked
Ava Lias-Booker McGuireWoods LLP8 Years Ranked
Brian Moffet Miles & Stockbridge PC11 Years Ranked
Craig Thompson Venable LLP9 Years Ranked
David W Kinkopf Gallagher Evelius & Jones, LLP10 Years Ranked- Geoffrey H. Genth Kramon & Graham, PA10 Years Ranked
- Jean E. Lewis Kramon & Graham, PA5 Years Ranked
Scott R Haiber Hogan Lovells US LLP5 Years Ranked
Stanley J Reed Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered18 Years Ranked- Linda S. WoolfGoodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP
Band 4
- Celeste Bruce Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC1 Years Ranked
Conor O'Croinin Zuckerman Spaeder LLP5 Years Ranked
David B Hamilton DLA Piper LLP (US)4 Years Ranked
John McCann Miles & Stockbridge PC8 Years Ranked
Kenneth Thompson Venable LLP2 Years Ranked
Lauri E Cleary Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered14 Years Ranked
Matthew Sturtz Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP9 Years Ranked
Michael Blumenfeld Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP3 Years Ranked
Michael MacWilliams Venable LLP2 Years Ranked
Paul S Caiola Gallagher Evelius & Jones, LLP7 Years Ranked
Stacie E Tobin Venable LLP4 Years Ranked
William F Ryan Jr Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP13 Years Ranked- Gerard J GaengRosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP
- Kathleen Howard MeredithIliff, Meredith, Wildberger, & Brennan
- Richard BarnesGoodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 DLA Piper LLP (US)Litigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedDLA Piper LLP is an impressive international firm with a very highly regarded local presence and extensive global reach. It advises both domestic and international clients on class actions, business defamation and insurance disputes. The firm's strong civil practice is enhanced by significant white-collar criminal defense capabilities, boasting particular experience in government investigations and compliance.
1 Hogan Lovells US LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedHogan Lovells is highly regarded for its expert handling of high profile disputes for major healthcare, life sciences and software entities. The firm is also notable for its strong practice in the securities sector. The group is recognized as a go-to practice for 'bet the company' litigation, including product liability class actions, shareholder derivative suits and major contractual claims.
1 Kramon & Graham, PALitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedKramon & Graham, PA is a boutique litigation firm with a preeminent presence in Maryland. The team is extremely highly regarded for its expert commercial disputes practice, which includes significant experience at trial and appellate stages. The group is also noted for its deep experience in federal and state criminal investigations and trials. They are retained by a sophisticated client roster which includes corporates, financial institutions and government bodies, as well as law firms and legal professionals.
1 Zuckerman Spaeder LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedZuckerman Spaeder LLP is a boutique litigation firm with a distinguished team experienced in handling a range of complex contentious matters, including white-collar criminal defense and commercial claims. Strong bench of trial lawyers with extensive state and federal experience, including significant capabilities in securities, antitrust and ERISA litigation. The group holds notable strength in acting for healthcare clients.
Band 2
2 Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedBrown, Goldstein & Levy LLP is a boutique litigation firm advising both plaintiffs and defendants on a wide range of disputes. The firm handles business and employment-related litigation as well as issues of professional malpractice, wrongful death suits and white-collar criminal defense.2 Gallagher Evelius & Jones, LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 2 | 13 Years RankedGallagher Evelius & Jones, LLP attracts an impressive roster of institutional clients, including real estate and healthcare companies, as well as religious and educational bodies. It has a strong group of trial lawyers whose expertise extends to complex constitutional disputes, internal investigations and law firm defense. The team also fields experience in monitorships.2 Miles & Stockbridge PCLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedMiles & Stockbridge PC regularly advises clients on commercial litigation in both state and federal courts. The team represents businesses from a diverse range of sectors, including finance, real estate and manufacturing. The firm fields a strong group of trial and appellate lawyers whose experience also extends to ADR proceedings. The team regularly acts on litigation involving intellectual property rights and antitrust matters.2 Venable LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedVenable has a highly regarded team with broad experience across a range of commercial litigation matters, representing local, national and global clients in cases at both state and federal level. The firm frequently acts on class actions and institutional disputes involving areas such as employment law, commercial claims and insurance.
Band 3
3 Lerch, Early & Brewer, CharteredLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedLerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered is notable for advising businesses on contract and corporate disputes, as well as representing clients in breach of fiduciary duty matters. The firm is well regarded for its substantial practice in employment litigation, as well as fielding expertise in real estate disputes. The strong Maryland presence attracts a broad regional and national client base.3 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's team in Baltimore holds considerable expertise in commercial disputes, including breach of contract cases, product liability claims and real estate litigation. The team has notable expertise in toxic torts, including the defense of complex personal injury claims relating to asbestos.3 Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLPLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedWhiteford has a longstanding litigation practice housing significant trial capabilities. The team's experience includes representing individuals and large corporations in contentious M&A and professional liability matters. The firm is active in healthcare industry disputes and antitrust cases, drawing on notable strength in cases of first instance and at appellate stage.- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PCLitigation: General Commercial2024 | Band 3