Firm Shares #1 Ranking for Banking & Finance in Georgia
ATLANTA, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP
announces seven of the firm's practices and six attorneys are ranked in the
Georgia listing in the newly-released Chambers USA guide to America's Leading
Business Lawyers. The 2004-2005 listing just released is the second annual
edition of the guide.
"We are pleased to be ranked in so many practice areas and to have several
of our attorneys recognized. This guide demonstrates our firm's excellent
reputation among clients and peers in this state and we are thrilled to be
recognized for all of the great work we do," said James J. McAlpin, Jr.,
Powell Goldstein Chairman.
The following seven areas are listed as leading practices in the state:
- Banking & Finance - 1st
- Tax - 2nd
- Antitrust - 3rd
- Litigation: General Commercial - 3rd
- Real Estate - 3rd
- Bankruptcy - 4th
- Corporate/ M&A - 4th
Additionally, the following six attorneys are recognized in the guide:
John T. Marshall is honored twice; he shares second place ranking in
Litigation: General Commercial and third place in Antitrust. He is a partner
in the firm's Litigation Group concentrating in banking, securities, products
liability, professional liability, trusts and estates and business litigation.
E. Penn Nicholson shares third place in Banking and Finance. He is head
of the firm's Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Group and has
represented numerous debtors, creditors' committees and creditors in large
Chapter 11 cases involving manufacturing, fabricating, wholesaling, nursing
homes, in-home health care providers, retailing, real estate interests,
telecommunications and institutional lending.
Jay J. Levin shares third place in the Real Estate listing. He is head of
the firm's Real Estate Group, concentrating in corporate finance, banking and
real estate law. He has represented institutional lenders (including domestic
and foreign banks), credit enhancers, syndicators, public and private
partnerships, developers, governmental authorities and agencies, business
corporations and underwriters in the corporate, real estate, banking and
financial services areas.
John R. Parks also shares third in the Real Estate listing. He is a
partner in the firm's Real Estate Group, concentrating on commercial real
estate acquisition, development, financing and leasing.
Rick Miller shares fourth place in the Corporate/ M&A listing. He serves
as co-head of the firm's Business Transactions and Corporate Finance Group and
as head of the Compliance Group. His principal areas of concentration are
mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance, as well as corporate
compliance in general and corporate governance in particular.
Frank A. Crisafi shares fourth place ranking in Tax. He is a partner in
the Firm's Tax and International Law Group, concentrating in corporate mergers
and acquisitions and international tax planning.
Chambers and Partners, the London-based publishers of guides to the
world's top lawyers -- Chambers Global and Chambers UK -- include law firms on
merit only. The second annual Chambers USA: A Guide to America's Leading
Business Lawyers is based on in-depth interviews with leading private practice
attorneys and key in-house counsel. The guide investigates law firms and
lawyers in each US state through an interview process in all the main areas of
commercial law. A ranking of 1-6 bands is applied, based on reputation in the
market. The directory also contains detailed and independently researched
editorial describing each listed law firm and its strengths, details of recent
work, quotes from clients and peers, and a list of active clients within each
practice. For more information about Chambers and Partners,
visit http://www.chambersandpartners.com .
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP, a 300-lawyer firm with offices in
Atlanta and Washington, provides a wide range of legal services to the Global
1000, including advice and counsel on business transactions, finance, banking,
dispute resolution, homeland security, government contracts, policy matters,
health care, tax, real estate and employment law. For further information on
Powell Goldstein, visit our web site at http://www.pgfm.com .
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CONTACT:
Cari Brunelle, +1-302-656-6096, or
brunellec@jaffeassociates.com, for Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &
Murphy LLP
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