Ten of Stradley Ronon’s attorneys were recommended as leaders in their field in the upcoming 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Additionally, three Stradley Ronon practice areas were ranked among the top in Pennsylvania.

Practice areas and attorney rankings within Chambers USA come from extensive independently conducted research and in-depth interviews with clients and attorneys. A team of 40 full-time Chambers’ researchers conducted more than 10,000 interviews covering the whole United States for the current edition.

Chambers USA recognized the following individual attorneys who were recommended by clients and peers:

• John Ake: Investment Funds: Registered Funds (National)
• E Carolan Berkley: Investment Funds: Registered Funds (National)
• Kevin R. Casey: Intellectual Property (Pennsylvania)
• Matthew R. DiClemente: Investment Funds: Registered Funds (National)
• Keith R. Dutill: Litigation: General Commercial (Pennsylvania)
• Jeffrey A. Lutsky: Litigation: General Commercial (Pennsylvania)
• Paul A. Patterson: Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Pennsylvania)
• Bennett G. Picker: Litigation: General Commercial (Pennsylvania)
• David F. Scranton: Banking & Finance (Pennsylvania)
• Paula D. Shaffner: Litigation: Securities (National)
• Lawrence P. Stadulis: Investment Funds: Registered Funds (National)

Chambers also recognized Stradley Ronon in the following practice areas:
• Investment Funds: Registered Funds (National)
• Banking & Finance (Pennsylvania)
• Litigation: General Commercial (Pennsylvania)

About Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young – www.stradley.com

Counseling clients since 1926, Stradley Ronon has helped private and public companies – from small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations – achieve their goals. With six offices and more than 190 attorneys located throughout the mid-Atlantic region, Stradley Ronon is the only eastern Pennsylvania member of Meritas, the world's largest affiliation of independent commercial law firms.