Washington, D.C. and Seattle – Once again, Van Ness Feldman received high praise in the newly released Chambers USA 2016 rankings, including continued national rankings for all of the firm’s major practice areas.  In addition, the firm received inaugural rankings for Partner Ed Gehres Native American Law - Nationwide; and Partner Susan Shyne Real Estate – Washington State.   

Van Ness Feldman received top rankings in the Electricity, Oil & Gas, Government Relations, Environmental, Native American, Transportation, Real Estate, and Land Use and Zoning practice areas.  Chambers USA named 19 Van Ness Feldman attorneys as “Leaders in Their Field.”

Chambers & Partners is recognized as one of the legal industry’s preeminent guides to the legal profession and has built a reputation for in-depth, objective research.  Chambers conducts thousands of interviews with lawyers and their clients worldwide to identify and rank the world’s best law firms according to the criteria most valued by clients – such as technical expertise, business acumen, prompt delivery, and value.  On the basis of this research, Chambers recognizes firms and individual attorneys around the world.

 Van Ness Feldman’s Practice Area rankings include:

• Climate Change – National
• Energy: Electricity – National
• Energy: Oil & Gas – National
• Environment – National
• Government: Government Relations – National
• Native American Law – National
• Transportation:  Rail (for Shippers) – National
• Environment – Washington, DC
• Environment – Washington State
• Real Estate – Washington State
• Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – Washington State 

 Van Ness Feldman lawyers recognized include:

• Lawrence Acker – Energy: Electricity, Oil and Gas
• Gary Bachman – Energy: Electricity
• Brent Carson – Real Estate: Land Use and Zoning
• Kyle Danish – Climate Change, Environment
• Jay Derr – Real Estate: Land Use and Zoning
• Stephen Fotis – Climate Change
• Ed Gehres - Native American Law
• Joel Gordon – Real Estate
• Paul Korman – Energy: Oil & Gas
• Matthew Love – Environment
• Michael McBride – Transportation
• Peg Moore – Energy: Electricity
• Bob Nordhaus – Energy: Electricity
• Brian O’Neill – Energy: Oil and Gas
• Marlys Palumbo – Environment
• Dick Penna – Environment
• Susan Shyne - Real Estate
• Doug Smith – Energy: Electricity
• Bob Szabo – Transportation