April 2, 2013 (New York) – Global law firm Proskauer earned top recognition in Chambers Global 2013. The prestigious directory of leading global business lawyers recognized the firm with 14 practice and 21 individual lawyer rankings – representing increases of 40 percent and 11 percent, respectively, over last year’s rankings.

The Proskauer practices ranked in the 2013 guide are:

• Investment Funds: Private Equity Fund Formation – Global
• Banking & Finance (Experts based Abroad) – Latin America
• Capital Markets – Latin America
• Corporate/M&A – Latin America
• Projects – Latin America
• Corporate: International Counsel – Brazil
• Projects (Foreign Desks) – Brazil
• Banking & Finance (Foreign Experts) – USA
• Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - USA
• Capital Markets: REITs – USA
• Investment Funds: Private Equity Fund Formation – USA
• Investment Funds: Hedge Funds – USA
• Privacy & Data Security – USA
• Private Equity: Buyouts – USA

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

• Julie M. Allen (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – USA)
• Martin J. Bienenstock (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – USA)
• Stuart Bressman (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – USA)
  Peter M. Fass (Capital Markets: REITS – USA)
• David Fenwick (Banking & Finance (Experts based Abroad) – Latin America; Corporate: International Counsel – Brazil; Capital Markets (Foreign Experts) – Brazil; Projects (Experts based Abroad) – Brazil; and Capital Markets (Experts based Abroad) – Latin America)
• Daniel Ganitsky (Corporate/M&A (Experts based Abroad) – 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 E. Martinez (Capital Markets (Experts based Abroad) – Latin America; Corporate/M&A (Experts based Abroad) – Latin America; Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Foreign Experts) – USA; Corporate/M&A (Foreign Experts) – USA)
• Kristen J. Mathews (Privacy & Data Security – USA)
• Amanda Nussbaum (Investment Funds: Hedge Funds – USA)
• Robin A. Painter (Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation – USA)
• Antonio N. Piccirillo (Capital Markets (Foreign Experts) – Brazil; Corporate: International Counsel (Foreign Experts) – Brazil; Projects (Foreign Desks) – Brazil; Banking & Finance (Experts based Abroad) – Latin America: Capital Markets (Experts based Abroad) – Latin America; Projects (Experts based Abroad) – Latin America)
• Stephen W. Rubin (Private Equity: Buyouts – USA)
• Peter JW Sherwin (International Arbitration – USA; Dispute Resolution (Experts based Abroad) – France)
• Yuval Tal (Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms) – China)
• Christopher M. Wells (Investment Funds: Hedge Funds – USA)
• Jennifer C. Wheater (Tax (Foreign Experts) – UK; Tax (Experts based Abroad) – USA)
• Michael A. Woronoff (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – USA; Private Equity: Buyouts – USA)
• Fábio A. Yamada (Capital Markets (Foreign Experts) – Brazil; (Capital Markets (Experts based Abroad) – Latin America)

Since 1999, Chambers and Partners has been researching the global legal profession, identifying the leading lawyers and law firms. Chambers Global 2013 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.