Honors & Awards

Chambers Recognizes Whiteford in a Record 15 Practices

Date: June 5, 2025
Whiteford is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has once again ranked the firm highly in its 2025 list of leading firms and business lawyers. This year’s recognition includes 30 attorneys in a record 15 practice areas at the National and State level.
 
Recognized in these practices:
Bankruptcy/Restructuring (MD, VA)
Construction (MD)
Corporate/M&A (MD, VA)
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (MD)
Environment (VA)
Healthcare (MD)
Insurance (MD)
Intellectual Property (MD)
Labor & Employment (MD, VA)
Litigation: General Commercial (MD, VA)
Political Law (Nationwide)
Private Wealth (MD)
Real Estate (MD)
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (MD)
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York), Nationwide
 
Individual lawyers listed in Chambers USA and their areas of recognition are below (newly recognized*):
Robert F. Carney - Construction, MD
Mary Claire Chesshire - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, MD
Adam Cizek* - Construction, MD
Mary Elizabeth Davis - Labor & Employment, VA
Peter J. Davis - Intellectual Property, MD
Gardner M. Duvall - Insurance, MD
Bradford F. Englander - Bankruptcy/Restructuring, VA
Martin T. Fletcher - Bankruptcy/Restructuring, MD - Eminent Practitioners
David W. Gaffey - Bankruptcy/Restructuring, VA
John B. Gontrum - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, MD
Peter D. Guattery - Labor & Employment, MD
Sigrid C. Haines - Healthcare, MD
Vernon E. Inge, Jr. - Litigation: General Commercial, VA
Christopher A. Jones - Bankruptcy/Restructuring, VA
Frank S. Jones, Jr. - Corporate/M&A, MD
James A. Kahl - Political Law, Nationwide
Paul W. Madden - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, MD - Senior Statespeople
Albert J. Mezzanotte, Jr. - Insurance, MD
Joseph J. Mezzanotte - Real Estate, MD
Kimberly J. Min - Real Estate, MD
S. Keith Moulsdale - Intellectual Property, MD
Dale G. Mullen - Environment, VA
Paul M. Nussbaum - Bankruptcy/Restructuring, MD
William F. Ryan, Jr. - Litigation: General Commercial, MD
John C. Selbach - Corporate/M&A, VA
Charles L. Simmons, Jr. * - Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York), Nationwide
Gregory M. Stone - Intellectual Property, MD
Steven E. Tiller - Intellectual Property, MD
Eric A. Vendt - Corporate/M&A, VA
 
Individual lawyers listed in Chambers HNW (High Net Worth) and their areas of recognition are below:
Edwin G. Fee, Jr. - Private Wealth Law, MD
About Whiteford: Whiteford provides a comprehensive range of business law and litigation services to clients ranging from innovative start-ups to middle market companies to Fortune 100 enterprises. With a growing East Coast footprint that includes offices in Delaware, D.C., Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia, we serve clients regionally, nationally and internationally.