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Vedder Price is proud to share that several of our attorneys and practice groups have been ranked by Chambers USA in 2025, including a nationwide Band 1 firm ranking for Transportation: Aviation: Finance, the guide’s highest honor, for the twentieth year in a row, alongside an additional nationwide Band 1 firm ranking for Government Contracts: Highly Regarded.

Practice Group Rankings

 

Band 1
Transportation: Aviation: Finance (Nationwide)
Government Contracts: Highly Regarded (Nationwide)

Band 2
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Illinois)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Texas)
Media & Entertainment: Litigation (Illinois)
Registered Funds (Nationwide)

Band 3
Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Illinois)
Labor & Employment: The Elite (Illinois)
Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (California)
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance (Nationwide)

Band 4
Banking & Finance (Illinois)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Illinois)

Band 5
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Illinois) 

 

Lawyer Rankings

 

Michael M. Eidelman
Bankruptcy/Restructuring — Illinois

Christopher T. Collins
Kelly A. Starr
Thomas G. Hanchuch
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation — Illinois

Susan Niver
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation — New York

Stephanie C. Sparks
Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) — Texas

Kelly E. Buroker
Kevin P. Connelly
Government Contracts — USA — Nationwide

Kevin P. Connelly
Government Contracts: Bid Protests — USA — Nationwide

Jeff VonDruska
Hedge Funds — USA — Nationwide

Candice T. Zee
Labor & Employment — California

Kimberley E. Lunetta
Labor & Employment — Florida

Elizabeth N. Hall
Kenneth F. Sparks
Thomas M. Wilde
Labor & Employment — Illinois

Javier Lopez
Litigation: General Commercial — Florida

Adam L. Schwartz
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations — Florida

Junaid A. Zubairi
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations — Illinois

Arianna Goodman
Jeffrey J. Ansley
Katherine Devlin, Associates to Watch
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations —Texas

Blaine C. Kimrey
Media & Entertainment Litigation — Illinois

Michael A. Nemeroff
Private Equity: Buyouts — Illinois

Joseph M. Mannon
Private Equity: Fund Formation — USA — Nationwide

Amy Ward Pershkow
Cathy Gonzales O'Kelly
Deborah B. Eades
John S. Marten
Marguerite C. Bateman
Renee M. Hardt
Registered Funds — USA — Nationwide

Adam R. Beringer
Cameron A. Gee
Geoffrey R. Kass
Jeffrey T. Veber
Transportation: Aviation: Finance — USA — Nationwide

Hoyoon Nam
John F. Imhof Jr.
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance — USA — Nationwide

 

With a reputation for in-depth, unbiased research, Chambers & Partners is a notable source for legal professionals across the globe.

Chambers ranks both firms and individual attorneys through an extensive research process. Thousands of interviews with lawyers and their clients are conducted worldwide to identify and evaluate the world’s best lawyers based on criteria most valued by clients, including technical knowledge, business insight, prompt delivery and overall value.

For the firm’s full Chambers & Partners profile, click here.



Professionals



Michael M. Eidelman

Shareholder, Chair of Shareholder Affiliations



Christopher T. Collins

Shareholder



Kelly A. Starr

Shareholder



Thomas G. Hancuch

Shareholder



Susan B. Niver

Shareholder



Stephanie Collett Sparks

Shareholder



Kelly E. Buroker

Shareholder



Chris Connelly

Associate



Jeff VonDruska

Shareholder



Candice T. Zee

Shareholder



Kimberley E. Lunetta

Shareholder



Elizabeth N. Hall

Shareholder



Kenneth F. Sparks

Shareholder



Thomas M. Wilde

Shareholder



Javier A. Lopez

Shareholder



Adam L. Schwartz

Shareholder



Junaid A. Zubairi

Shareholder



Arianna Goodman

Shareholder



Jeffrey J. Ansley

Shareholder



Katherine M. Devlin

Associate



Blaine C. Kimrey

Shareholder



Michael A. Nemeroff

President and CEO



Joseph M. Mannon

Shareholder



Amy Ward Pershkow

Shareholder



Cathy Gonzales O'Kelly

Shareholder



Deborah Bielicke Eades

Shareholder



John S. Marten

Shareholder



Marguerite C. Bateman

Shareholder



Renee M. Hardt

Shareholder



Adam R. Beringer

Shareholder



Cameron A. Gee

Shareholder



Geoffrey R. Kass

Shareholder



Jeffrey T. Veber

Shareholder



Hoyoon Nam

Shareholder



John F. Imhof Jr.

Shareholder