(CHICAGO) Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that 70 attorneys and 18 practices were distinguished as part of The Legal 500 United States 2016 guide. This year, Katten doubled the number of ranked practice areas and added more than 25 attorneys to the list. In addition, Mark R. Grossmann, global head of Katten's Corporate practice, was selected for The Legal 500's elite "Leading Lawyers" list in the area of M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market category.

"The continually increasing number of Katten practice areas and attorneys that are being recognized by Legal 500 each year underscores the tremendous strength and breadth of our practices, and the deep experience and outstanding client service our attorneys provide," said Katten Chairman Roger P. Furey.

The following practice areas were recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2016 guide:

  • Dispute Resolution – Financial Services: Litigation
  • Dispute Resolution – Securities Litigation – Defense
  • Dispute Resolution – White-Collar Criminal Defense
  • Finance – Commercial Lending: Advice to Lenders
  • Finance – Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate
  • Finance ­– Structured Finance
  • Industry Focus – Environment: Litigation
  • Industry Focus – Environment: Regulatory
  • Industry Focus – Healthcare: Service Providers
  • Industry Focus – Sport
  • Intellectual Property – Copyright
  • Intellectual Property – Trademarks: Litigation
  • Investment Fund Formation and Management – Alternative/Hedge Funds
  • M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market
  • M&A/Corporate and Commercial – Private Equity Buyouts
  • Real Estate and Construction – Construction (including Construction Litigation)
  • Real Estate and Construction – Real Estate
  • Tax – US Taxes: Non-Contentious

The following attorneys were recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2016 guide:

Dispute Resolution – Financial Services: Litigation

  • Arthur W. Hahn
  • Christian T. Kemnitz
  • David C. Bohan
  • David L. Goldberg

Dispute Resolution – Securities Litigation – Defense

  • Bruce G. Vanyo
  • Michael J. Diver
  • Richard H. Zelichov

Dispute Resolution – White-Collar Criminal Defense

  • Alan J. Brudner
  • Gil M. Soffer
  • Scott A. Resnik
  • Whitney Ellerman

Finance – Commercial Lending: Advice to Lenders

  • Angela L. Batterson
  • Derek F. Ladgenski
  • Michael A. Jacobson

Finance – Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate

  • Craig A. Barbarosh
  • John P. Sieger
  • Karin H. Berg
  • Kenneth J. Ottaviano
  • Peter A. Siddiqui

Finance – Structured Finance

  • Anna-Liza B. Harris
  • Chris DiAngelo
  • Howard Schickler
  • John Keiserman
  • Joseph Topolski
  • Stanford A. Renas
  • Stephen B. Esko

Industry Focus – Environment: Litigation

  • Daniella D. Landers
  • Greg Dillard

Industry Focus – Environment: Regulatory

  • Daniella D. Landers
  • Greg Dillard
  • Mark L. Farley
  • Steven P. Solow

Industry Focus – Healthcare: Service Providers

  • Joseph V. Willey
  • D. Louis Glaser

Industry Focus – Sport

  • Adam R. Klein

Intellectual Property – Copyright

  • David Halberstadter
  • Floyd A. Mandell
  • Joel R. Weiner

Intellectual Property – Trademarks: Litigation

  • Floyd A. Mandell
  • Karen Artz Ash
  • Kristin J. Achterhof
  • Roger P. Furey

Investment Fund Formation and Management – Alternative/Hedge Funds

  • Allison C. Yacker
  • Fred M. Santo
  • Henry Bregstein
  • Jack P. Governale
  • Lance A. Zinman
  • Ricardo J. Hollingsworth
  • Wendy Cohen

M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market

  • Daniel H. Peters
  • David H. Landau
  • Jeffrey R. Patt
  • Kimberly T. Smith
  • Mara A. Glaser McCahan
  • Mark R. Grossmann
  • Matthew S. Brown
  • Russell M. Black
  • D. Stephen Antion
  • A. Victor Wray

M&A/Corporate and Commercial – Private Equity Buyouts

  • Christopher S. Atkinson
  • Kenneth W. Miller
  • Kimberly T. Smith
  • Martin Q. Ruhaak
  • Walter S. Weinberg

Real Estate and Construction – Construction (including Construction Litigation)

  • Nicole Lynn Kobrine
  • S. Scott Morrison

Real Estate and Construction – Real Estate

  • Alvin Katz
  • Daniel S. Huffenus
  • David J. Bryant
  • David R. Dlugie
  • Jeffrey S. Scharff
  • Kenneth G. Lore

Tax – US Taxes: Non-Contentious

  • Saul E. Rudo

The Legal 500 Series is widely acknowledged as the world's largest legal referral guide. More than 250,000 corporate counsel have been surveyed and interviewed globally in the past 12 months. The Legal 500 is an independent guide, and firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit. The Legal 500 Series' analysis of law firm capabilities extends to 107 jurisdictions worldwide.