G&K SECURES TOP RANKINGS AMONG ARIZONA LAW FIRMS
Chambers USA Awards Top Honors to the Firm and Several Lawyers in Numerous Categories

PHOENIX (June 12, 2009) – Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A., a full service business law firm, is proud to announce that Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business ranked the firm and several of its lawyers among the top in Arizona.

Chambers USA ranked Gallagher & Kennedy as a “Leading Arizona Firm” in four practice categories and ranked eight of the firm’s attorneys as “Leading Individuals.” The firm received the following “Leading Arizona Firm” rankings:

Number 1 – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Number 1 – Environment (including water rights)
Number 3 – Litigation: General Commercial
Number 3 – Real Estate

Four of the firm’s attorneys were ranked as Arizona’s “Leading Individuals” in the Environment (including water rights) category:

Number 1 – David P. Kimball III, Environment (including water rights)
Number 1 - James G. Derouin, Environment (including water rights)
Number 2 – J. Stanton Curry, Environment (including water rights)
Number 3 – Chris S. Leason, Environment (including water rights)

Attorneys were also ranked as Arizona’s “Leading Individuals” in the following:

Number 1 – Tom Henze, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Number 2 – Barry D. Mitchell, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Number 3 – Michael K. Kennedy, Litigation: General Commercial
Number 3 – Kevin E. O’Malley, Litigation: General Commercial
Number 4 - Dana Stagg Belknap, Real Estate

Chambers USA produces world-famous directories to the legal profession. The law firms and attorneys featured by Chambers USA are ranked on a scale of one-to-six based on in-depth phone interviews with clients and attorneys. Each firm and attorney is assessed on technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by the client.

About Chambers USA
Chambers and Partners, based in London, began as general book publishers in 1969. Since 1990, they have published the Chambers Guide to the UK legal profession. Chambers' staff of full-time researchers now prepare renowned directories which assess and rank the world’s leading lawyers according to their reputations amongst peers and clients. The USA Guide was first introduced in 2003.