New Orleans and Lafayette, LA – Thirteen attorneys from Liskow & Lewis have been selected for inclusion in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Each year Chambers and Partners, an independent research-based company, identifies a select group of attorneys based on client and peer recommendations.

Those selected and the practice areas in which they were named for Louisiana are: Donald R. Abaunza (General Commercial Litigation); Marguerite L. Adams (Real Estate); Wm. Blake Bennett (Energy & Natural Resources: Marine Finance; Gaming & Licensing); James A. Brown (General Commercial Litigation); James C. Exnicios (Corporate/M&A: Tax); Robert E. Holden (Environmental); Jonathan A. Hunter (Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas); Brian A. Jackson (White Collar Crime & Government Investigations); Philip K. Jones, Jr. (Bankruptcy/Restructuring); Thomas J. McGoey II (Labor & Employment); Robert B. McNeal (Environmental); Leon J. Reymond, Jr. (Real Estate); John D. Wogan (Banking & Finance and Corporate: M&A).

Liskow & Lewis is also ranked as a firm in the following sections for Louisiana: Energy & Natural Resources (Ranked 1), Environmental (Ranked 1), General Commercial Litigation (Ranked 1), Banking & Finance (Ranked 2), Real Estate (Ranked 2), Corporate/M&A (Ranked 3).

“We are extremely pleased that Chambers and Partners have selected several attorneys within our firm for the 2008 edition,” said managing partner, S. Gene Fendler. “This honor will allow our clients to view the skills of our selected attorneys.”

Liskow & Lewis is a 100-member law firm serving a variety of clients from offices in New Orleans, Lafayette and Houston.