Moore & Van Allen PLLC is pleased to announce that Chambers & Partners has ranked seven firm practice groups and 26 firm attorneys in the 2019 edition of its legal directory Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Moore & Van Allen’s Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A and Real Estate practice groups earned Band 1 top-tier recognition in the 2019 directory, which was released on April 25. Additionally, the firm’s Intellectual Property and Litigation practice groups, along with the finance arm of the firm’s Real Estate group, were ranked in this year’s guide.

In addition to Moore & Van Allen’s practice group rankings, Chambers & Partners recognized the following 25 attorneys as leaders in their respective practice areas for North Carolina recognition and one attorney for USA – Nationwide recognition:

North Carolina

Richard (Rick) M. Bange III, Member – Corporate/M&A

Carol Ewald Bowen, Member – Healthcare

Jefferson (Jeff) W. Brown, Member – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

David L. Eades, Member – Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Jeffrey (Jeff) W. Glenney, Member – Real Estate

Jeremy H. Godwin, Member – Corporate/M&A

Stephen E. Gruendel, Member – Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Arlene D. Hanks, Member – Intellectual Property

Charles (Charlie) J. Harris, Member – Banking & Finance

Richard J. Hazlett, Member – Banking & Finance

Stephen (Steve) D. Hope, Member – Corporate/M&A

James (Jim) W. Hovis, Member – Banking & Finance

Dickson M. Lupo, Member – Intellectual Property

Valecia M. McDowell, Member – Litigation: General Commercial

Karin M. McGinnis, Member – Labor & Employment

Peter J. McGrath Jr., Member – Environment

Wayne McKinzie, Member – Banking & Finance

James (Jim) P. McLoughlin, Jr., Member – Litigation: General Commercial

Thomas (Tom) L. Mitchell, Member – Banking & Finance

Thomas (Tom) D. Myrick, Member – Litigation: General Commercial

Christopher (Chris) Oates, Member – Real Estate

Alan W. Pope, Member – Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Charles (Trey) R. Rayburn, Member – Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Christopher D. Thompson, Member – Real Estate: Finance

James R. Wyche, Member – Corporate/M&A

USA-Nationwide

Edward P O’Keefe, Member – Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)

Chambers USA annually ranks leading law firms and lawyers in a wide range of practice areas across the nation. The rankings and accompanying editorial commentary are based on in-depth, client-focused research. Chambers’ findings are used widely for referral purposes. Moore & Van Allen’s complete list of 2019 rankings can be found at https://chambers.com/profile/organisation/65713?publicationTypeId=5, and additional information on Chambers can be found at http://chambersandpartners.com/about-chambers.