February 18, 2011

The March 2011 edition of Atlanta magazine named six Schiff Hardin attorneys, including two first-time honorees, as Georgia Super Lawyers. In addition, five Schiff Hardin attorneys were named Georgia Rising Stars, three of which are first-time honorees. The attorneys were selected for this honor by balloting among more than 25,000 Georgia attorneys who were asked to name the best lawyers they had personally observed in action, along with independent research by the Super Lawyers staff.

The following Schiff Hardin attorneys were named 2011 Georgia Super Lawyers, with their categories of selection (* denotes first-time honorees to the Super Lawyers list):

Eric L. Barnum*/”Employment Litigation: Defense, General Litigation, Business Litigation”
Robert J. Muething/”Tax”
Tracy S. Plott/”Real Estate”
Leah Ward Sears*/”Appellate, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Government Relations”
David H. Williams/”Employee Benefits/ERISA, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax”
Michael K. Wolensky/”Securities Litigation, Business Litigation, Corporate Governance & Compliance”

The following Schiff Hardin attorneys were named 2011 Georgia Rising Stars, with their categories of selection (*denotes first-time honorees to the Rising Stars list):

Han C. Choi*/”Bonds/Government Finance, Banking, Non-Profit”
Laura Robertson McGuffey/”Business/Corporate, Information Technology/Outsourcing”
Byung J. (“BJay”) Pak/”White Collar, General Litigation”
James R. Robinson*/”Estate Planning & Probate, Tax, Closely Held Business”
Amy E. Sullivan*/”Real Estate”