Pillsbury Continues to Add Leading Practice Rankings, Individual Honors in the 2022 Legal 500 United States Guide

These strong results include six Tier 1 and Tier 2 national rankings for M&A: Middle-Market; Outsourcing; Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power; Government Contracts; Insurance; and Aviation: Litigation and Regulation, as well as a first-time ranking for Real Estate Finance and improved standing in both the Venture Capital and Emerging Companies and Technology Transactions categories.

Pillsbury practices that were identified in the Firms to Watch category included Capital Markets: Debt Offerings, Private Equity Buyouts, and Corporate Restructuring.

In 2022, five Pillsbury lawyers were honored in the Hall of Fame, which is the top ranking category for individuals. The Hall of Fame includes James Alberg (Outsourcing); John Heisse (Construction); Shaalu Mehra (Technology); Aaron Oser (Outsourcing), and Christopher Wall (International Trade).

Additionally, Charles Donley (Aviation: Litigation and Regulation); Nancy Fischer (International Trade); Mark Lessard (Aviation: Finance) and Jonathan Russo (M&A: Middle-Market) were named Leading Lawyers. Stephen Ashley (Finance: Capital Markets); Charles Conrad (Construction); Melissa Jones-Prus (Aviation: Finance) and Meighan O’Reardon (Outsourcing) were named Next Generation Partners. Laura Jennings (Aviation: Litigation and Regulation); Jessica Nyman (Media, Technology & Telecoms: Regulatory); Matthew Rabinowitz (International Trade) and Pat Reisinger (Aviation: Finance) were praised as Rising Stars.

To view Pillsbury’s full results and commentary from the 2022 guide, click here.

The Legal 500 rankings are based on a series of criteria highlighting the practice area teams that are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Their research is based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms, interviews with leading lawyers and a team of researchers who have deep experience in the legal market.