Vedder Price is pleased to announce that The Legal 500 United States 2022 has recognized 11 of the firm's practices and awarded individual recognition to 38 of our attorneys. We received two "Top-Tier Firm" rankings in Transportation: Aviation and Air Travel – Finance and Transportation: Rail and Road – Finance for the twelfth year in a row.

Four Vedder Price attorneys were awarded the publication's highest distinction, The Legal 500 United States "Hall of Fame," which highlights individuals who have received constant praise from their clients for continued excellence. Highlighting the law firm partners who are at the pinnacle of the profession. Shareholders Michael A. Nemeroff, Geoffrey R. Kass and Danielle Meltzer Cassel have been named to the Hall of Fame for the third consecutive year. John T. Bycraft was also awarded the publication's highest distinction for the first time this year.

Practice Group Rankings

• Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance
• Transport: Rail and Road - Finance

• Industry Focus - Transport: Shipping - Finance
• M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500M)

• Investment Fund Formation and Management - Mutual/ Registered/ Exchange-Traded Funds
• Labor and Employment - Labor-Management Relations
• Labor and Employment - Workplace and Employment Counseling
  
  

Recommended/Tier 4:

• Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
• Labor and Employment - Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense 

• Securities Litigation: Defense

• Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense

Attorney Accolades

Hall of Fame

• John T. Bycraft: Transport: Rail and Road - Finance
• Danielle Meltzer Cassel: Real Estate - Land Use/Zoning
• Geoffrey R. Kass: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance
• Michael A. Nemeroff: M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500M)

Leading Lawyers

• John Bradley: Transport: Shipping - Finance
• Michael E. Draz: Transport: Rail and Road - Finance
• Raviv Surpin: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance
• Jeffrey T. Veber: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance

Next Generation Lawyers

• Shelby E. Parnes: M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500M)
• Clay C. Thomas: Transport: Rail and Road - Finance
• Benjamin O. Williams: M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500M)

Rising Stars

• Justine L. Chilvers: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance
• John Geager: Transport: Shipping - Finance
• Jillian S. Greenwald: Transport: Rail and Road - Finance
• Joel R. Thielen: Transport: Rail and Road - Finance

Recommended Lawyers

• Nicholas Anaclerio: Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense
• Adam R. Beringer: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance
• Eugene A. Boyle: Labor and Employment - Labor-Management Relations
• John Bradley: Transport: Shipping - Finance
• John T. Bycraft: Transport: Rail and Road - Finance
• Thomas Cimino: Dispute Resolution - Securities Litigation: Defense
• Justine L. Chilvers: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance
• Christopher Collins: Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
• Mark J. Ditto: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance
• Michael E. Draz: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance; Transport: Rail and Road - Finance
• Jason Faust: Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
• Cameron A. Gee: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance
• John Geager: Transport: Shipping - Finance
• Jillian S. Greenwald: Transport: Rail and Road - Finance
• Elizabeth N. Hall: Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense; Labor and Employment - Labor-Management Relations; Labor and Employment - Workplace and Employment Counseling
• Thomas Hancuch: Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
• John Imhof Jr: Transport: Shipping - Finance
• Geoffrey R. Kass: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance; Transport: Rail and Road - Finance; Transport: Shipping - Finance
• James Kilner: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance
• Randall M. Lending: Dispute Resolution - Securities Litigation: Defense
• Michael A. Nemeroff: M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500M)
• Cathy Gonzales O’Kelly: Investment Fund Formation and Management - Mutual/ Registered/ Exchange-Traded Funds
• Cara Ottenweller: Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense
• Shelby E. Parnes: M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500M)
• Thomas Petrides: Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense
• Bruce Rosenblum: Investment Fund Formation and Management - Mutual/ Registered/ Exchange-Traded Funds
• Jeremy Senderowicz: Investment Fund Formation and Management - Mutual/ Registered/ Exchange-Traded Funds
• Patrick W. Spangler: Labor and Employment - Labor-Management Relations
• Kenneth F. Sparks: Labor and Employment - Labor-Management Relations
• Kelly Starr: Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design
• Raviv Surpin: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance
• Joel R. Thielen: Transport: Rail and Road - Finance
• Clay C. Thomas: Transport: Rail and Road - Finance
• Jeffrey T. Veber: Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - Finance; Transport: Rail and Road - Finance
• Benjamin O. Williams: M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500M)
• Candice Zee: Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense
• Junaid A. Zubairi: Dispute Resolution - Securities Litigation: Defense