Duane Morris LLP
About Duane Morris LLP
Duane Morris LLP is a leading law firm with 280 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 10 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 1983. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' Purely Peer Review® emphasizes the lawyers’ credibility and reputation for their practice amongst peers in their practice areas and regions. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Duane Morris LLP has on its team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law, Employment Law - Individuals, Energy Regulatory Law, and Litigation - Labor and Employment.
Duane Morris LLP also appears in Best Law Firms® accolades. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Duane Morris LLP has 240 rankings in Admiralty and Maritime Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Commercial Litigation, Communications Law, Construction Law, Copyright Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Education Law, Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law - Individuals, Employment Law - Management, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television, Environmental Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Franchise Law, Gaming Law, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, Immigration Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Patent, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Securities, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Mutual Funds Law, Oil and Gas Law, Patent Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Privacy and Data Security Law, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Railroad Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Tax Law, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law, Transportation Law, Trusts and Estates, Venture Capital Law, and Water Law, echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.
*Unactivated firm profiles show a limited selection of up to 10 practice areas.
These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for Duane Morris LLP's skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.
Office Locations in America:
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Austin, Texas
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Boca Raton, Florida
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Chicago, Illinois
- Dallas, Texas
- Florham Park, New Jersey
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Houston, Texas
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Los Angeles, California
- Marlton, New Jersey
- Miami, Florida
- New York, New York
- Palo Alto, California
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco, California
- Seattle, Washington
- Truckee, California
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Wilmington, Delaware
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Recognized Lawyers at Duane Morris LLP
Cyndie M. Chang is the Managing Partner of the firm's Los Angeles office and a member of the firm's governing Partners Board. Ms. Chang manages risks and resolves business challenges. She advises and partners with clients to defend them in commercial disputes, enforce their rights, mitigate exposure, and litigate their commercial disputes. She has often handled corporate litigation involving mergers & acquisitions, asset or stock sales, fraud, securities, purchase and sale agreements, bus...
Matthew W. Gaspari is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Transportation Law. Matthew W., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Kathryn M. White is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Government Relations Practice, Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Kathryn M., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kathryn M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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