Litigation Department of the Year Winners

By Ben Seal
Of the Legal Staff

Nearly six months ago, we asked law firms across the state to tell us what makes their litigation departments the best. Following the example set by Legal affiliate The American Lawyer’s Litigation Department of the Year, we wanted to conduct the same competition but keep the focus on Pennsylvania attorneys. It was the first time we had gone through this process and we weren’t sure just what to expect, but the submissions we received were impressive across the board.

We asked law firms to share with us the big victories and important cases that demonstrate why clients choose them when litigation is on the table. The work submitted was done in Pennsylvania and throughout the rest of the country and abroad. The key, though, was that it was done primarily by Pennsylvania lawyers, showcasing the talented litigators at work in the commonwealth. We had difficult decisions to make in each category as we chose our winners, as it was a truly competitive field.

Each of the winners and finalists will be profiled in our Litigation Departments of the Year supplement, which is scheduled for publication on June 26. Thank you to all the firms that submitted their work for the competition, and we look forward to reading them when we next conduct this process.

An event will be held Oct. 4 to honor the winners. For more information, contact Diane McCollum at dmccollum@alm.com or 215-557-2335.

General Litigation (Large Firms)

Winner: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

Finalist: DLA Piper

Finalist: Cozen O’Connor

General Litigation (Midsize Firms)

Winner: Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller

Finalist: Meyer, Unkovic & Scott

Intellectual Property

Winner: Reed Smith

Products Liability/Mass Torts

Winner: Pepper Hamilton

Labor and Employment

Winner: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

Finalist: Salmanson Goldshaw

Insurance

Winner: Reed Smith

Medical Malpractice

Winner: Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin

Class Action

Winner: Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check

Comments

[Ray Campbell]

A lot of good firms that could end up as winners and have that as a marketing bonus are missing out by not filling out the survey.