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Chambers USA 2025 Recognizes 20 McGlinchey Attorneys, 7 Practices
Read Time: 3 minsMcGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce the recognition of 7 practices and 20 attorneys in the 2025 Chambers USA Guide. These honors span McGlinchey’s capabilities across seven offices in five states and Washington, DC.
Click here to view McGlinchey’s ranked practice areas and attorneys based on client commentary in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA.
Ranked Practices
With accompanying client commentary and analysis from Chambers’ researchers:
Nationwide – Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) – Band 3
- “The team’s subject matter experts provide guidance demonstrating a nuanced understanding of the complex and evolving FinTech regulatory landscape.”
- “The firm has strong knowledge of state level regulations and efficient processes to get the right answers.”
- “The firm is impressively thorough and detailed on federal and state law issues.”
Nationwide – Cannabis Law – Band 3
- “McGlinchey Stafford offers robust strengths in its handling of transactional, regulatory and disputes work in the cannabis sector. The firm offers significant expertise on the West Coast.”
Louisiana – Construction – Band 3
- “There has never been an issue that this firm has not been able to handle for us. The depth of talent has always taken care of our needs.”
Louisiana – Corporate/M&A – Band 2
- “McGlinchey Stafford’s team has the ability to communicate very complex issues in a simplistic way.”
Louisiana – Insurance – Band 2
- “The McGlinchey Stafford team are responsive and knowledgeable.”
Louisiana – Labor & Employment – Band 2 (up from Band 3)
- “McGlinchey Stafford provides expert analysis and advice. It provides realistic recommendations tailored to each client.”
- “McGlinchey Stafford have personable staff. They genuinely listen to questions, concerns and explain them in layman’s terms.”
Louisiana – Litigation: General Commercial – Band 3
- “McGlinchey Stafford maintains deep relationships in order to drill down to the precise resources that can be most meaningfully applied.”
- McGlinchey Stafford’s attention to detail and thoroughness of engagement has been excellent.”
Ranked Attorneys
Nationwide
- Jeffrey Barringer, Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) (Nationwide) – Band 4 (Up from Up and Coming)
- Mark Edelman, Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) (Nationwide) – Band 4
- Kelly Lipinski, Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) (Nationwide) – Band 4
- Robert Savoie, Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) (Nationwide) – Band 3
Statewide
Louisiana
- Rodolfo J. “Rudy” Aguilar Jr., Corporate/M&A (Louisiana) – Band 2
- J. Patrick Beauchamp, Public Finance (Louisiana) – Band 2
- Stephen P. Beiser, Labor & Employment (Louisiana) – Band 2
- Magdalen Bickford, Labor & Employment (Louisiana) – Band 1
- Rudy J. Cerone, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Louisiana) – Band 2
- Katherine Conklin, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Louisiana) – Band 2
- Susan Desmond, Labor & Employment (Louisiana) – Band 3
- Zelma Murray Frederick, Construction (Louisiana) – Up and Coming
- R. Marshall Grodner, Real Estate (Louisiana) – Band 3
- Christine Lipsey, Litigation: General Commercial (Louisiana) – Eminent Practitioners
- Deirdre C. McGlinchey, Litigation: General Commercial (Louisiana) – Band 2
- Jean-Paul Perrault, Corporate/M&A (Louisiana) – Band 1 (Up from Band 2)
- Kristi W. Richard, Corporate/M&A (Louisiana) – Band 3
- Michael H. Rubin, Litigation: Appellate (Louisiana) – Band 1
Mississippi
- G. Dewey Hembree III, Litigation: General Commercial (Mississippi) – Band 4
Washington, DC
- Douglas Charnas, Tax (District of Columbia) – Band 3
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