Chambers USA Ranks Eight Kummer Kaempfer Lawyers
For release June 17, 2008
Contacts: Diane Lancaster Gibes, Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario, (702) 792-7000 or dgibes@kkbrf.com
Chambers USA ranks eight Kummer Kaempfer lawyers as leaders in gaming, corporate law, litigation and real estate/zoning and land use
Michael Bonner, John Brewer, Mark Ferrario, Mark Fiorentino, Robert Gronauer Christopher Kaempfer, Neal Klegerman and Thomas Kummer recognized
LAS VEGAS – Chambers USA 2008 – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has named Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario (Kummer Kaempfer) attorneys Michael Bonner, John Brewer, Mark Ferrario, Mark Fiorentino, Robert Gronauer, Christopher Kaempfer, Neal Klegerman and Thomas Kummer among the best lawyers in their fields in its annual ranking released June 13. Kummer Kaempfer was also ranked as a leading firm in the practice areas of gaming and licensing, corporate and commercial law, general commercial litigation and real estate/zoning and land use law.
Michael Bonner, managing partner; John Brewer, senior partner; and Neal Klegerman, of counsel; were named leading lawyers for corporate and commercial law. Partners Mark Ferrario and Thomas Kummer were recognized as leading lawyers in general commercial litigation. Partners Mark Fiorentino, Robert Gronauer and Christopher Kaempfer were named leading lawyers for real estate, zoning and land use law. Bonner was also recognized as a leading lawyer in gaming and licensing.
“We are pleased to receive recognition this year for an additional practice area,” said Bonner. “We are also honored that two of our attorneys attained this leading industry ranking for the first time. It’s especially gratifying since the rankings are based on the opinions of our clients and our peers and colleagues in the legal profession. We’re very proud to be listed alongside some of the largest law firms in the country,” he added.
Published annually, Chambers and Partners (www.chambersandpartners.com) are the publishers of the world-famous guides to law firms and lawyers, including Chambers Europe, Chambers UK, Chambers USA, Chambers Global, Chambers Asia and Chambers Student. For the current U.S. directory, more than 14,000 interviews were conducted covering the entire country. They were carried out by a team of 40 full-time researchers over a period of six months.
Rankings are based on technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by the client. Editorial comment is also derived from the research, with quotations used when they sum up the prevailing opinion of the market.
The top firms and top attorneys are ranked and their merits are usually described in the words of clients who were interviewed by the publication. According to Chambers, it is the weight of client interviews that gives the guides their highly valued reliability.
The methodology has been approved by the British Market Research Bureau, which audits the research annually. In-depth interviews with clients and attorneys are done over the telephone, each one lasting about half an hour.
Kummer Kaempfer is a prominent force in Nevada, serving local, regional, national and international clients in the real estate development, hospitality, gaming, manufacturing, service, high-technology, and energy and utilities industries. Founded in 1994, Kummer Kaempfer is one of Nevada’s largest law firms, specializing in complex corporate transactions, federal and state securities matters, commercial litigation, zoning and land use and regulatory law.
With offices in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City, Kummer Kaempfer’s lawyers provide counsel to top corporations, business owners, corporate executives and individuals. Kummer Kaempfer is the Las Vegas member of Meritas, an affiliation of outstanding business law firms that serve international customers worldwide. The firm’s attorneys are routinely rated among the best corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and litigation lawyers in Nevada, including high-ranking recognition by the prestigious “Chambers USA – America’s Leading Business Lawyers” since its inception in 2003. For more information about Kummer Kaempfer, call (702) 792-7000 or visit www.kkbrf.com Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario, Ltd. is a Nevada professional corporation.
