Vedder Price is proud to share that several of our attorneys and practice groups have been ranked by Chambers USA in 2024, including a nationwide Band 1 firm ranking for Transportation: Aviation: Finance, the guide’s highest honor, for the nineteenth 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)
- Media & Entertainment: Litigation (Illinois)
- Registered Funds (Nationwide)
Band 3
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Illinois)
- Labor & Employment: The Elite (Illinois)
- Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (California)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Texas)
- Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance (Nationwide)
Band 4
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Illinois)
- Banking & Finance (Illinois)
Band 5
- Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Illinois)
Lawyer Rankings
Banking & Finance - California
- Bradley C. Crawford
Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Illinois
- Michael M. Eidelman
Corporate/M&A - Illinois
- Michael A. Nemeroff
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - Illinois
- Christopher T. Collins
- Kelly A. Starr
- Thomas G. Hancuch
- Thomas P. Desmond
Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) - Texas
- Stephanie C. Sparks
Government Contracts - USA - Nationwide
- Kelly Buroker
- Kevin P. Connelly
Labor & Employment - California
- Candice T. Zee
Labor & Employment – Illinois
- Elizabeth Hall
- Kenneth F. Sparks
- Thomas M. Wilde
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Florida
- Adam Schwartz
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Illinois
- Junaid A. Zubairi
- Ryan Hedges
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Texas
- Arianna Goodman
- Jeff Ansley
- Katherine Devlin, Associate to Watch
Media & Entertainment: Litigation - Illinois
- Blaine C. Kimrey
Private Equity: Fund Formation - USA - Nationwide
- Joseph M. Mannon
Registered Funds - USA - Nationwide
- Amy Ward Pershkow
- Cathy Gonzales O'Kelly
- Deborah Eades
- Jeremy I. Senderowicz
- John S. Marten
- Marguerite Bateman
- Renee Hardt
Transportation: Aviation: Finance - USA - Nationwide
- Adam Beringer
- Cameron Gee
- Geoffrey R. Kass
- Jeffrey T. Veber
Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory - USA - Nationwide
- Brent Connor
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance - USA - Nationwide
- Hoyoon Nam
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Michael M. Eidelman
Shareholder
Co-Chair, Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring Group
Member, Board of Directors
Chicago

Michael A. Nemeroff
President & CEO
Shareholder
Chair, Finance & Transactions Group
Chair, Executive Committee
Member, Board of Directors
Chicago

Elizabeth N. Hall
Shareholder
Chair, Labor & Employment Practice Area
Member, Board of Directors
Chicago

Junaid A. Zubairi
Shareholder
Chair, Government Investigations & White Collar Defense Group
Member, Board of Directors
Chicago

Blaine C. Kimrey
Shareholder
Chair, Privacy, Cybersecurity & Media Group
Chair, Media & Entertainment Litigation
Chicago