Attorneys from the law firm of Vandeventer Black LLP have been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2016, many of them listed in multiple specialties for a total of 49 designations for the law firm. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

The Vandeventer Black attorneys and their specialties as listed in Best Lawyers are:

ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW
Mark T. Coberly, Richard H. Ottinger, *Edward J. Powers

ARBITRATION
William E. Franczek

BANKING AND FINANCE LAW
Bryant C. McGann

BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
Daniel R. Weckstein

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS)
Richard S. Guy

CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES AND FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW
Patrick W. Herman

COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW
Bryant C. McGann

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Robert L. O’Donnell

CONSTRUCTION LAW
William E. Franczek, Patrick A. Genzler, James R. Harvey, Neil Lowenstein, Michael L. Sterling

CORPORATE LAW
Anita O. Poston

EMPLOYMENT LAW – MANAGEMENT
Dean T. Buckius, Arlene F. Klinedinst

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
*Patrick A. Genzler

FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION LAW
Bryant C. McGann

HEALTH CARE LAW
Anita O. Poston

INSURANCE LAW
Douglas M. Palais

LABOR LAW – MANAGEMENT
Dean T. Buckius, Arlene F. Klinedinst

LITIGATION – BANKING AND FINANCE
Bryant C. McGann

LITIGATION – CONSTRUCTION
*William E. Franczek, Patrick A. Genzler

LITIGATION – ENVIRONMENTAL
Patrick A. Genzler

LITIGATION – SECURITIES 
Douglas M. Palais

MEDIATION
William E. Franczek

MORTGAGE BANKING FORECLOSURE LAW
Bryant C. McGann

PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION – DEFENDANTS
Anita O. Poston

PROJECT FINANCE LAW
Bryant C. McGann

SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
Douglas M. Palais

TAX LAW
Patrick W. Herman

TRANSPORTATION LAW
Mark T. Coberly

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW – EMPLOYERS
R. John Barrett, F. Nash Bilisoly, Adam S. Rafal

*Denotes those attorneys selected as “Lawyer of the Year”. 

“To have so many of our attorneys selected is quite an honor,” said Mike Sterling, Managing Partner. “Vandeventer Black’s inclusion in Best Lawyers demonstrates our commitment to excellence, and to our clients, and we are honored to be recognized as the best among our esteemed colleagues throughout the region.”

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which almost 50,000 leading attorneys cast nearly five million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. The 22nd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2016) includes more than 55,000 attorneys in 140 practice areas, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia.