Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, earned 37 practice rankings, nine Leading Lawyer rankings and two Hall of Fame placements in the 2022 edition of The Legal 500 US, an annual legal directory that catalogues the nation's top-rated lawyers and law firms based on in-depth research and interviews.

This year, nine Dentons lawyers ranked at the top of their field as “Leading Lawyers,” including partners Kathryn Ashton (Chicago), Eric Berlin (Chicago), Dianne Winter Brookins (Honolulu), Sandra Hauser (New York), Keith Moskowitz (Chicago), Kenneth Pfaehler (Washington, DC), Stephen Senderowitz (Chicago), Heather Sibbison (Washington, DC) and Peter Yim (San Francisco/Oakland). Additionally, partners Michael Barnes (San Francisco) and Bruce Merlin Fried (Washington, DC) were honored in the publication’s Hall of Fame. The Legal 500 US also ranked senior managing associate Joanne Caceres (Chicago) and managing associate Lauren Estevez (Los Angeles) as “Rising Stars.”

Dentons earned 37 practice or industry sector rankings and gained recognition in two new practices: Construction and Energy transactions: conventional power. Dentons is also ranked in Tier 1 in three practice rankings: Cannabis, Insurance: Advice to Insurers and Native American Law.

In total, Dentons’ rankings include:

• 37 practice and industry sector rankings
• Two new practice rankings
• Two lawyers in the Hall of Fame: Michael Barnes and Bruce Merlin Fried
• Nine “Leading Lawyers”: Kathryn Ashton, Eric Berlin, Dianne Winter Brookins, Sandra Hauser, Keith Moskowitz, Kenneth Pfaehler, Stephen Senderowitz, Heather Sibbison and Peter Yim

Four “Rising Stars”: Joanne Caceres and Lauren Estevez