The 2015 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business ranks 101 total Dentons practices and lawyers and marks the advancement of key Firm practices and individuals.

Dentons' Hotels and Leisure practice maintains its Band 1 nationwide ranking for the ninth year in a row. Clients praise the group as "incredibly responsive," with a "great quality of work" and for having "a global cache of good, talented people." Partner Rick Ross is once again recognized as a leading Band 1 individual in the country, also for the ninth consecutive year.

This year, two Dentons practice groups made their first appearance in the nationwide tables.  The Firm secured national recognition in the Healthcare league table, as well as in the Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance & Litigation) category.  San Francisco Healthcare partner Daniel Higgins received a Band 1 ranking in California and a Band 2 ranking for his work Nationwide. Capital Markets partners John Holahan, from Washington, DC and Mathew Yoon, from New York, were listed as Nationwide Recognized Practitioners for Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance & Litigation).

Including those mentioned above, 18 lawyers were individually listed as Band 1, compared to 14 last year. Steve Kudenholdt is ranked as nationwide Band 1 in Capital Markets for the sixth consecutive year.  Phoenix partner Meghan Cocci ascended to Band 1 for Leisure & Hospitality, Nationwide, as did St. Louis Litigation partner Stephen Rovak for Litigation: General Commercial, in the St. Louis and Surrounds region.

In total, Chambers USA recognizes 32 Dentons practices and 89 lawyers this year. The Firm’s rankings include:

• 31 Nationwide lawyers
• 18 Band 1 lawyers
• Twelve Nationwide practices
• Six Senior Statesmen
• Six Band 1 national and regional practices
• Four Up and Coming lawyers