July 11, 2008 — The prestigious journal Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has again named Bodman one of Michigan’s top business law firms.
Chambers ranks law firms and leading individual attorneys in key practice areas based upon exhaustive interviews of clients and peers at other law firms.
For 2008, Bodman is the only firm in Michigan to achieve the highest possible rating in the Banking & Finance category. Bodman has earned the highest Chambers rating for Banking & Finance for six consecutive years. Chambers also ranked Bodman among Michigan’s top firms in Corporate/M&A, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate and Labor & Employment.
Chambers also recognizes individual lawyers who have been identified by their clients and peers as leaders in their areas of specialty. Bodman attorneys included in the individual rankings (by area of specialty) are:
Banking & Finance: Robert J. Diehl, Jr., Stephen I. Greenhalgh, Scott P. Gyorke, Kathleen O’Callaghan Hickey, Joseph J. Kochanek, Ralph E. McDowell, Larry R. Shulman, Wendy L. Zabriskie
Commercial Litigation: Robert G. Brower, Dennis J. Levasseur, Joseph J. Shannon
Corporate / M&A: Timothy R. Damschroder, Laurence B. Deitch, F. Thomas Lewand
Labor & Employment: John C. Cashen, Karen L. Piper
Real Estate: David W. Hipp, Nicholas P. Scavone, Jr., Andrew Z. Spilkin