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Farella Braun + Martel Shortlisted for 2015 Chambers USA Award

April 3, 2015 Announcement

SAN FRANCISCO, April 04, 2015 – For the third consecutive year, Farella Braun + Martel has been shortlisted for a Chambers USA Award 2015 in Construction. Farella is consistently ranked a top tier for construction in California and is also nationally ranked.

The awards are based on the research for the 2015 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and reflect a law firm’s pre-eminence in key practice areas. They also reflect notable achievements over the past 12 months including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service.

Farella’s Construction Group represents public and private owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and design professionals throughout the United States and overseas on projects ranging from power plants, renewable energy projects, hospitals, water and waste treatment facilities, dams, airports, roadways and jails to university housing, laboratories and classrooms, commercial, mixed-use and multi-family residential developments.

Farella Braun + Martel represents clients throughout the United States and abroad in sophisticated business transactions and complex commercial, civil and criminal litigation. Farella lawyers are known for their imaginative legal solutions to today’s business challenges, 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. Founded in 1962, the firm is headquartered in San Francisco and maintains an office in the Napa Valley focused on the wine industry. www.fbm.com

Contact:
Cheryl Loof
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
415.954.4433 / [email protected]

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