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PLC Which Lawyer? 2011 Recommends Farella Braun + Martel Practices and Attorneys

June 2, 2011 Accolades

SAN FRANCISCO (June 2, 2011):  PLC Which Lawyer?, a guide to law firms and lawyers published by Practical Law Company, ranks Farella Braun + Martel practices and recommends ten attorneys in the areas of Construction, Dispute Resolution, Environmental, Insurance Coverage, and Restructuring and Insolvency.

Below is the complete list of recommended individual lawyer and practice rankings:

Construction (Highly Recommended)
     Adam Dawson, Charles Sink and Jeffrey Sykes

Dispute Resolution (Recognized)
     Rod Thompson and Doug Young

Environmental (Leading)
     James Bruen

Insurance Coverage: Policyholder (Highly Recommended)
     Deborah Ballati, William Friedrich and Mary McCutcheon

Restructuring and Insolvency (Recommended)
     Gary Kaplan

PLC Which Lawyer? rankings are based on responses to surveys of in-house counsel and on interviews with private practitioners.

Farella Braun + Martel represents clients throughout the United States and abroad in sophisticated business transactions and high-stakes commercial, civil and criminal litigation. Founded in 1962, the firm is headquartered in San Francisco and maintains an office in the Napa Valley focused on the wine industry. Farella Braun + Martel lawyers are known for their imaginative legal solutions, dynamism and intellectual creativity. With an unwavering service ethic and interdisciplinary team approach, the firm is committed to advancing clients' objectives in the most effective, coordinated and efficient manner. Farella Braun + Martel is a green business. 

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