DUBAI PARTNER NAMED IN WHOS WHO COVETED LEGAL LIST

– DLA Piper was the most highly nominated firm in the research for the publication with more nominations from clients and peers than any other worldwide. Twenty-two practitioners are featured from 13 of the firm’s offices across the globe including the UAE, a figure unrivalled by any other firm.

DLA Piper is the current holder of Who’s Who Legal’s Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, having won the award every year since its inception in 2006.

The book is a result of six months of independent research incorporating feedback from lawyers and in-house counsel, and covers 470 lawyers in 39 separate jurisdictions.

Editor-in-chief Callum Campbell said, “It is impossible to buy entry into this publication, only those lawyers who receive sufficient nominations from their peers are included. This book represents a truly global, highly qualitative survey of only the best real estate lawyers, based on exhaustive research. The unparalleled levels of positive feedback we received for DLA Piper from numerous countries worldwide testifies to its continued excellence confirms it as the leading firm in this field.”

DLA Piper lawyers included in the book are:

o   Tom O'Grady, Dubai

o   Edward J. Levin, Baltimore

o   Elliot M. Surkin, Boston

o   Francois de Montpellier, Brussels

o   Charles L. Edwards, Chicago

o   David Glickstein, Chicago

o   Robert H. Goldman, Chicago

o   Howard E. Kane, Chicago

o   Portia Owen Morrison, Chicago

o   Theodore J. Novak, Chicago

o   Harold Pomerantz, Chicago

o   Philip D Weller, Dallas

o   David Taylor, London

o   Alan Wayte, Los Angeles

o   Michael E. Meyer, Los Angeles

o   Olaf Schmidt, Milan

o   Martin D. Polevoy, New York

o   Stephen A. Cowan, San Francisco

o   Oskar Winkler, Vienna

o   Frederick L. Klein, Washington

o   Jay A. Epstien, Washington

The sixth edition of The International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers will be included in the 2010 edition of The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, a compendium volume of all 31 practice areas covered by Who’s Who Legal’s separate single volume publications. The information is also available without charge on WhosWhoLegal.com and is updated on a daily basis.

In 2008, Who’s Who Legal was named the Strategic Research Partner of the American Bar Association Section of International Law, in addition to its position as Official Research Partner of the International Bar Association. In 2006, Who’s Who Legal’s parent company Law Business Research was recognised by The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the area of international trade. These awards are the most prestigious a British company can receive.

About The International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers

·         Research for each practice area publication is conducted through conversations with private practice lawyers of repute in the practice area in question and in related fields, as well as with general counsel

·         Subsequent telephone and face-to-face interviews are conducted internationally to permit the refining of the listing to a selection of between 100 and 600 lawyers who, by general agreement, are considered the pre-eminent lawyers in the field

·         It is impossible to buy entry into this publication, only lawyers who have met independent international research criteria are listed

·         The International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers 2009 acts as a reference source for purchasers of legal services seeking to corroborate the reputations of expert lawyers recommended to them by another party

·         Who’s Who Legal aims to reduce the short-term costs incurred in finding a lawyer, but more significantly, to minimise the transactional expense and risk of receiving poor counsel