News & Rankings
Chambers USA 2025 Honors Blank Rome Maritime Attorneys and Practices Chambers USA 2025 nationally ranked Blank Rome’ s Maritime practice and attorneys in the following areas:
• Transportation: Shipping / Maritime: Finance
• Transportation: Shipping / Maritime: Litigation( New York)- # 1 ranking
• Transportation: Shipping / Maritime: Litigation( outside New York)- # 1 ranking
• Transportation: Shipping / Maritime: Regulatory- # 1 ranking
• Offshore Energy
The firm’ s ranked Maritime attorneys include: Thomas H. Belknap, Michael Bell, William R. Bennett, Jeanne Grasso, John D. Kimball, Keith B. Letourneau, Richard Singleton, Anthony Salgado, Douglas Shoemaker, Matthew J. Thomas, and Jonathan K. Waldron. Read More »
Blank Rome Global Leader: Chambers Global 2025 Ranks Blank Rome Attorneys and Shipping, Energy, International Trade, and Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practices Chambers Global 2025 recognized Blank Rome as a global leader in Shipping: Litigation, as well as Maritime partner John D. Kimball describing him as“ an experienced practitioner who handles complex shipping disputes. His practice sees him work on commercial and environmental litigation, among other disputes.” Read More »
Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2025 Blank Rome’ s Maritime group and attorneys have been highly ranked and recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2025. Researchers at The Legal 500 conduct annual, in-depth market research and gather information from individual law firms as well as feedback from peers and clients to form an objective analysis and prepare comprehensive rankings and editorial of the U. S. legal market. Read More »
Blank Rome Highly Ranked in Best Lawyers ® 2025 Edition of“ Best Law Firms” Blank Rome was named“ Law Firm of the Year” in Admiralty and Maritime Law in the 2025“ Best Law Firms” survey. Only one law firm per legal practice area received the“ Best Law Firm” recognition. Read More »
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America ® Blank Rome was recognized in the 2025 Best Lawyers in America survey, which ranked 225 firm attorneys in the annual categories of“ Lawyers of the Year,”“ Ones to Watch,” and“ Best Lawyers” in 50 practice groups across 13 regions. Read More »
The firm’ s Maritime practice was ranked both nationally and regionally:
• National 2025 Rankings: TIER 1- Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Regional 2025 Rankings: TIER 1- Admiralty and Maritime Law in Houston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D. C.
9 • MAINBRACE