Sixteen Womble Carlyle practice areas have been recognized in the Chambers USA 2017 report. In addition, Chambers selected 58 firm attorneys for individual honors.
Womble Carlyle's Antitrust (North Carolina), Environment (North Carolina), Healthcare (North Carolina), Real Estate (South Carolina), General Commercial Litigation (North Carolina) and Corporate/M&A: Banking & Finance (South Carolina) earned Band 1 recognition—Chambers' highest level.
The firm also earned recognition in the following practice areas: Banking & Finance (Georgia and North Carolina), Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Delaware and North Carolina), Corporate/M&A (North Carolina and South Carolina), General Commercial Litigation (South Carolina), Intellectual Property (Georgia and North Carolina), Real Estate (District of Columbia, North Carolina and Virginia) and Real Estate: Finance (North Carolina).
Womble Carlyle attorneys recognized by Chambers in the 2017 report are:
Antitrust
North Carolina
Banking & Finance
North Carolina
Banking & Finance: Public Finance
North Carolina
Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
Georgia
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Georgia
Delaware
North Carolina
Corporate/M&A
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Environment
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Healthcare
Georgia
North Carolina
Intellectual Property
Delaware
Georgia
North Carolina
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
California
Labor & Employment
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Litigation: General Commercial
North Carolina
South Carolina
Litigation: Healthcare & Medical Malpractice
North Carolina
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
North Carolina
Real Estate
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Washington, D.C.
Real Estate: Finance
North Carolina
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation
Nationwide
The Chambers Guides have been ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990, and now cover 185 jurisdictions throughout the world. Chambers ranks lawyers based on the research of 150 full-time editors and researchers employed at their head office in London. Researchers talk to lawyers and clients, conducting in-depth telephone interviews to gauge a candidate's technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by the client.
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