Kean Miller LLP Ranked as Top Tier Firm by Chambers USA

Four key practice areas at Kean Miller LLP were recently recognized by Chambers USA as Top Tier legal resources in Louisiana. The firm was ranked first in Environmental Law, second in both Energy & Natural Resources and Litigation/General Commercial, and third in Corporate/M&A. Chambers USA is widely regarded as the preeminent European referral guide for the U.S. legal profession. Compiled through exhaustive telephone surveys with thousands of lawyers from Maine to Hawaii, the guide is based solely on market recommendations. Forty full-time researchers spent one year canvassing clients and lawyers across the U.S. to obtain a consistent market view of which firms and attorneys are considered leaders in their field.

Six Partners Listed As Leaders

In addition, six attorneys from Kean Miller LLP are listed in the 2009 edition as leaders in their respective fields. The Kean Miller LLP lawyers listed in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA- America’s Leading Lawyers for Business include: Katherine W. King (Energy & Natural Resources: Utilities); Ben R. Miller, Jr. (Corporate/M&A); Charles S. McCowan, Jr. (Environmental); G. Blane Clark, Jr. (Corporate/M&A); Leonard L. "Len" Kilgore, III (Environmental); and Isaac McPherson "Mack" Gregorie, Jr. (Real Estate).

Chambers USA Rankings

Ranked 1 - Environmental - Louisiana
Ranked 2 - Energy & Natural Resources - Louisiana
Ranked 2 - Litigation: General Commercial - Louisiana
Ranked 3 - Corporate/M&A - Louisiana
Ranked 1 - Katherine W. King / Energy & Natural Resources: Utilities - Louisiana
Ranked 1 - Charles S. McCowan, Jr. / Environmental - Louisiana
Ranked 2 - Leonard L. "Len" Kilgore III / Environmental - Louisiana
Ranked 3 - Ben R. Miller, Jr / Corporate/M&A - Louisiana
Ranked 3 - G. Blane Clark, Jr / Corporate/M&A - Louisiana
Ranked 3 - Isaac McPherson "Mack" Gregorie, Jr / Real Estate - Louisiana

About Kean Miller LLP

With more than 125 lawyers, Kean Miller LLP is the largest law firm in the Capital Region. The firm maintains offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lake Charles, and Plaquemine, Louisiana. The firm serves clients in numerous industries including energy, petrochemical and chemical, technology and telecommunications, transportation, media and advertising, banking and finance, government and education, health care, admiralty and maritime, manufacturing, real estate, retail, construction and leasing. The firm combines the talent and expertise of its lawyers into multi-disciplinary client and industry teams. These teams are comprised of seasoned legal professionals from a variety of disciplines who are equipped to identify legal and business needs and to develop superior service strategies that provide unmatched support to the client.

For more information, contact Steve Boutwell at 225.389.3736 or steve.boutwell@keanmiller.com