Vedder Recognized in Chambers USA 2026

Vedder is pleased to share that several attorneys and practice groups have been ranked in the 2026 Chambers USA list, including a nationwide Band 1 ranking for Transportation: Aviation Finance for the twenty-first consecutive year. Chambers & Partners is a trusted resource for legal professionals nationwide, and we are proud to be recognized by this respected organization.

Practice Group Rankings

Band 1:

• Transportation: Aviation: Finance (Nationwide)

Band 2:

• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Illinois)
• Media & Entertainment: Litigation (Illinois)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Texas)
• Registered Funds (USA – Nationwide)

Band 3:

• Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (California)
• Bankruptcy & Restructuring (Illinois)
• Labor & Employment: The Elite (Illinois)
• Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance (USA – Nationwide)

Band 4:

• Banking & Finance (Illinois)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Illinois)
• Government Contracts: The Elite (USA – Nationwide)

Band 5:

• Corporate M&A & Private Equity (Illinois)
• Private Equity: Fund Formation (USA – Nationwide)

Attorney Rankings

Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Illinois

• Michael M. Eidelman, Band 3

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Illinois

• Kelly A. Starr, Band 3
• Thomas G. Hancuch, Band 3

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – New York

• Susan Niver, Band 5

Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) – Texas

• Stephanie Sparks, Band 3

Government Contracts – USA – Nationwide

• Kelly Buroker, Band 5
• Kevin Connelly, Band 2

Government Contracts: Bid Protests – USA – Nationwide

• Kevin Connelly, Band 2

Hedge Funds – USA – Nationwide

• Jeff VonDruska, Band 5

Labor & Employment – California

• Candice Zee, Band 6

Labor & Employment – Florida

• Kimberley Lunetta, Band 4

Labor & Employment – Illinois

• Elizabeth Hall, Band 5
• Kenneth Sparks, Band 3
• Thomas Wilde, Band 3

Litigation: General Commercial – Florida

• Javier Lopez, Band 3

Litigation: White-Collar Crimes & Government Investigations – Florida

• Adam Schwartz, Band 3

Litigation: White-Collar Crimes & Government Investigations – Illinois

• Junaid Zubairi, Band 3
• Brooke Conner, Up and Coming

Litigation: White-Collar Crimes & Government Investigations – Texas

• Jeff Ansley, Band 1
• Arianna Goodman, Band 3
• Katherine Devlin, Associate to Watch

Media & Entertainment: Litigation – Illinois

• Blaine Kimrey, Band 2

Private Equity: Buyouts – Illinois

• Michael Nemeroff, Band 4

Private Equity: Fund Formation – USA – Nationwide

• Joseph Mannon, Band 6

Registered Funds – USA – Nationwide

• Marguerite Bateman, Band 2
• Renee Hardt, Band 4
• John Marten, Band 4
• Cathy Gonzales O'Kelly, Band 1
• Amy Ward Pershkow, Band 5
• Deborah Bielicke Eades, Band 5
• David Baum, Band 4

Transportation: Aviation: Finance – USA – Nationwide

• Adam Beringer, Band 1
• Cameron Gee, Band 4
• Geoffrey Kass, Band 2
• Jeffrey Veber, Band 1

Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance – USA – Nationwide

• Hoyoon Nam, Band 3
• John Imhof, Band 3

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