Ranked as Tops in Chambers Guide
The corporate, general commercial litigation and white collar crime litigation practices of Osborn Maledon, P.A. received the number one ranking among Arizona law firms in the 2007 ranking by the prestigious legal resource guide, Chambers USA 2007. Eleven attorneys at the 47-member Phoenix law firm Osborn Maledon, P.A. were selected as “Leaders in Their Field” by Chambers and Partners, an international firm that ranks U.S. attorneys. Osborn Maledon also ranked third among Arizona law firms for labor and employment law and for real estate law.
Chambers and Partners, the London publisher of the guide, assesses the top firms and lawyers in each state. It is distinguished from other nationwide attorney rankings that merely poll lawyers or clients because a detailed research process is conducted by Chambers.
In the area of corporate law/mergers and acquisitions, the guide said Osborn Maledon’s “reputation and knowledge of the local market in this area is unmatched among both peers and clients. ... The commercial litigation practice of this universally admired Phoenix firm is a major contributor to its reputation,” Chambers said. “A further string to the firm’s bow is that it is also ranked in the litigation table for white-collar crime and government investigations.”
The following Osborn Maledon attorneys received number one rankings in their respective practice areas:
--Tom Curzon, corporate law and mergers and acquisitions;
--Larry Hammond, litigation (white collar crime and government investigations).
--Bill Hardin, corporate law and mergers and acquisitions, and
--Bill Maledon, litigation (general commercial law).
In addition, the Chambers report highly ranked these Osborn Maledon attorneys: David Rosenbaum, general commercial litigation, Jones Osborn II, real estate, and Scott Rodgers, labor employment. Mark Harrison, a general commercial law litigator, received a Senior Statesman ranking, and three Osborn Maledon corporate/mergers and acquisition attorneys were ranked as Up and Coming attorneys — Jonathan Ariano, Andrew Kelly and Christopher Stachowiak.
Osborn, the firm’s managing partner, said the high ranking of the firm is testimony to all the attorneys at Osborn Maledon. “Chambers singled a few out, but in reality, everyone at the firm contributes to the excellence recognized in these rankings,” he said.
