Cahill Earns Top Rankings from Chambers USA 2015
Chambers Names Cahill Insurance Team of the Year
Date: 05/20/15
Chambers USA has awarded Cahill its 2015 “Team of the Year” Award in Insurance, and has ranked the firm’s insurance litigation practice among the leading practices nationwide. Chambers USA Awards honor outstanding firms on the basis of research carried out for Chambers USA 2015 and reflect a law firm's pre-eminence in key practice areas. Chambers USA also ranks Cahill among New York's "Elite" Commercial Litigation practices and among the leading firms for Securities Litigation; White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Media Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Antitrust; and Environmental in New York and in Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite in Washington, D.C. Over a third of Cahill’s partners were also ranked.
Within the insurance litigation category, Cahill has been ranked among the top two insurance litigation practices in New York and top five nationally, based in part on client feedback that Cahill has “some of the smartest lawyers in the business” and “a fantastic reputation."
The new edition also ranked Cahill among New York’s “Elite” firms for Commercial Litigation, including Securities Litigation and White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, citing clients as saying, "They are great on all fronts - they really throw themselves into things and do it in a cost-effective manner," and “They have very talented people.”
Cahill is also ranked among the top three Media Litigation practices in New York, based in part for having “an established media litigation practice with particular strength in First Amendment litigation” and sources commenting that “They have gifted lawyers.” With respect to ranking Cahill among the leading firms for Antitrust in New York, the guide cited sources as saying, "Great on substance and fantastic to deal with from a client service standpoint." Chambers USA also ranked as a top Environmental Transactional practice, based in part on “advising clients on the environmental aspects of IPOs, financings and M&A transactions.”
Within Capital Markets: High Yield Products, the new edition ranked Cahill as the sole firm in Band 1 nationally for the third consecutive year, and ranked Cahill among the top twelve firms in Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, based in part on sources saying “They’re excellent – best in class, just a great team” and “They’re all exceptional, exceptional lawyers.” Within the bank lending category, Chambers ranked Cahill in Band 1, based in part on sources saying “Cahill is probably the best US law firm in terms of leveraged finance; they have the most deals and they really focus on advising banks.”
Regarding Telecom, Chambers USA ranked Cahill among the leading practices in Washington, D.C., based in part on client commentary that included: "They just know the regulatory code inside out and they know the players. They are subject matter experts."
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