Chambers and Partners Recognizes Firm, Attorneys in 2023 USA Rankings

Chambers and Partners, the world’s leading independent provider of legal research and analysis, today released its annual rankings of U.S. law firms and attorneys. Once again, Fishman Haygood and its team were recognized as being Louisiana leaders. Click here for more.

The firm is ranked Band 1 in six practice areas: Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Litigation: General Commercial, Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs, Litigation: Securities, and Real Estate. Other Fishman Haygood practice groups that were ranked in 2023 include Banking & Finance (Band 2) and Environmental Litigation (Band 3)

Eight Fishman Haygood attorneys were ranked Band 1:

• Brent B. Barriere: Litigation: General Commercial
• Scott D. Chenevert: Corporate/M&A
• Charles A. Landry: Real Estate and Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
• Lance McCardle: Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs and Litigation: Securities
• Lori G. Mince: Litigation: General Commercial
• William H. Patrick III: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• James R. “Jim” Swanson: Litigation: General Commercial, Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs, and Litigation: Securities
• Sterling Scott Willis: Banking & Finance and Real Estate

Notably, this marks the first time that Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use was included in the guide as a Louisiana practice area, with Landry attaining the highest ranking.

In addition, these Fishman Haygood partners were recognized in the following fields this year: Maureen B. Gershanik (Corporate/M&A), Tristan E. Manthey (Bankruptcy/Restructuring), Kerry J. Miller (Litigation: General Commercial), Louis S. Quinn (Public Finance and Real Estate), Albert O. “Chip” Saulsbury (Corporate/M&A), E. Blair Schilling (Environment: Litigation), Steven C. Serio (Real Estate), Jim Swanson (Environment: Litigation), and John D. Werner (Banking & Finance and Corporate/M&A).

Tyler Marquette, Lance C. McCardle, and Cherie D. Nobles were named “Up and Coming” in Real Estate, Environment: Litigation, and Bankruptcy/Restructuring, respectively.

Firm founding member Louis Y. Fishman was recognized as “Senior Statespeople” in Corporate/M&A.

Congratulations to these outstanding attorneys!