Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized multiple Davis+Gilbert practice areas (five) and individual attorneys (12) in its 2025 edition. Davis+Gilbert continues its tradition of being recognized on a national and state level in this year’s guide.
Practice Area Rankings
Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (Nationwide)
- Band 1 (20th consecutive year in the guide): The Advertising + Marketing practice has again received the highest ranking. This ranking reflects the group’s outstanding performance in advertising law, including regulatory compliance, claim substantiation, and emerging issues in digital media and influencer marketing, such as the use of artificial intelligence.
- Client feedback: “The team focuses on immersing themselves in its clients’ policies, practices and preferences, which makes its recommendations and approach more strategic, productive and impactful.”
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (New York)
- Band 4 (8th consecutive year in the guide): The practice was praised for its consistent success in handling the full range of trademark, copyright, and false advertising matters, drawing upon established strength in marketing and communications matters.
- Client feedback: “The Davis+Gilbert team is outstanding at providing smart strategies that set your business up very well for the future.”
Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (New York)
- Band 1 (13th consecutive year in the guide): The ranking underscores the Labor + Employment practice’s reputation for representing employers in a broad range of industries encompassing both employment law and traditional labor law matters.
- Client feedback: “Regardless of the issue or jurisdiction, I can count on them to provide stellar and informed counsel. They prioritize client service in a way that makes you feel like their most important client.”
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt (New York)
- Band 4 (19th consecutive year in the guide): The Real Estate practice was touted for its extensive experience negotiating and renegotiating leases for retail and office space. The group is also adept at real estate transactional matters, including acquisitions, dispositions and financings.
- Client feedback: “The firm provides efficiency and commercially-minded lawyers who can put themselves in the client’s shoes.”
Retail (Nationwide)
- Band 3 (12th year in the guide): The multidisciplinary Retail practice was commended for its cross-functional counsel to major retailers on leasing, employment, intellectual property management, and transactional matters.
- Client feedback: “The team has the ability to identify the important issues from the outset allowing both sides to save money by not having to do multiple rounds of negotiations.”
Individual Attorney Rankings
- Sharon Cohen – Labor & Employment (New York)
- Daniel Feinstein – Labor & Employment (New York)
- Allison Fitzpatrick – Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (Nationwide)
- Shira Franco – Labor & Employment (New York)
- Gregg Gilman – Labor & Employment (New York)
- Robert Karin – Retail (Nationwide)
- Mark Maltz – Real Estate: Mainly Dirt (New York)
- Marc Rachman – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (New York)
- Alexa Meera Singh – Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (Nationwide: Associates to Watch)
- Gerald Uram – Real Estate: Mainly Dirt (New York)
- Ronald Urbach – Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (Nationwide)
- Howard Weingrad – Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (Nationwide)
View the firm’s complete 2025 Chambers USA practice area and attorney rankings here.