Vedder Price Recognized in Chambers USA in 2025
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.
Vedder Thinking | News Vedder Price Recognized in Chambers USA in 2025
Press Release
June 5, 2025
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.
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meidelman@vedderprice.com
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