March 14, 2014 (New York) – Global law firm Proskauer earned top recognition in Chambers Global2014 with 17 practices and 25 individual lawyers cited for excellence – representing increases of 21 percent and 19 percent, respectively, over last year's rankings.

The Proskauer practices ranked in the 2014 guide are:

• Investment Funds: Private Equity Fund Formation – Global
• Banking & Finance (Desks Based Abroad) – Latin America
• Capital Markets (Desks Based Abroad) – Latin America
• Corporate/M&A (Desks Based Abroad) – Latin America
• Projects (Desks Based Abroad) – Latin America
• Corporate: International Counsel – Brazil
• Banking & Finance (Foreign Desk) – USA
• Bankruptcy & Restructuring – USA
• Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – USA
• Capital Markets: REITs – USA
• Corporate/M&A (Foreign Desk) – USA
• Immigration: Business – USA
• Investment Funds: Hedge Funds – USA
• Investment Funds: Private Equity Fund Formation – USA
• Labor & Employment – USA
• Privacy & Data Security – USA
• Private Equity: Buyouts – USA

The Proskauer lawyers who are ranked, many in multiple areas, are:

• Julie Allen (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – USA)
• Martin Bienenstock (Bankruptcy – USA)
• Stuart Bressman (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – USA)
• David Chu (Dispute Resolution – China)
• Zachary Fasman (Labor & Employment – USA)
• Peter Fass (Capital Markets: REITS – USA)
• David Fenwick (Banking & Finance – Latin America; Corporate: International Counsel – Brazil; Projects – Latin America; and Capital Markets – Latin America)
• Daniel Ganitsky (Corporate/M&A – Latin America; Corporate/M&A (Foreign Experts) – USA)
• David Grunblatt (Immigration: Business – USA)
• Jeremy Leifer (Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms) – China)
• Frank Lopez (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – USA)
• Carlos Martinez (Capital Markets – Latin America; Corporate/M&A – Latin America; Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Foreign Experts) – USA; Corporate/M&A (Foreign Experts) – USA)
• Kristen Mathews (Privacy & Data Security – USA)
• Daniel Ornstein (Employment – UK)
• Robin Painter (Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation – USA)
• Antonio Piccirillo (Corporate: International Counsel – Brazil; Banking & Finance – Latin America; Capital Markets – Latin America; Projects – Latin America)
• Bettina Plevan (Labor & Employment – USA)
• Stephen Rubin (Private Equity: Buyouts – USA)
• Paul Salvatore (Labor & Employment – USA)
• Peter Sherwin (International Arbitration – USA)
• Yuval Tal (Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms) – China)
• Allan Weitzman (Labor & Employment – USA)
• Christopher Wells (Investment Funds: Hedge Funds – USA)
• Michael Woronoff (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – USA; Private Equity: Buyouts – USA)
• Fábio Yamada (Capital Markets – Latin America)

Since 1999, Chambers and Partners have been researching the global legal profession, identifying the leading lawyers and law firms. Chambers Global 2014 rankings are determined through interviews with thousands of lawyers and their clients worldwide. The results are audited independently and are based on a range of professional qualities most valued by clients.