Chambers USA 2025 Awards Honigman Six Distinguished ‘Band 1’ Practice Rankings

This year’s survey also ranked nearly 30 of the firm’s attorneys across Illinois and Michigan as some of the best in the nation

Achievements

Honigman LLP was honored with rankings from Chambers USA 2025 across Illinois and Michigan for excellence in 11 practice areas as well as rankings for 29 of its lawyers. Notably, Honigman achieved ‘Band 1’ rankings across six practice areas. Of its ranked attorneys, nearly half attained a prestigious ‘Band 1’ rating.  

A respected directory of leading U.S. business law firms and lawyers, Chambers awarded the highest ‘Band 1’ ranking on the following Honigman practices regionally in Michigan:

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Corporate/M&A
• Insurance
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Real Estate

Also in Michigan, Honigman earned rankings for its Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation* and Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations* practices (both newly ranked this year) as well as for its Immigration and Labor & Employment practices. In Illinois, Honigman’s Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder and Intellectual Property practices were also recognized.

Newly ranked attorneys include Deborah Swedlow (Intellectual Property), Heidi Berven (Intellectual Property), Jeffrey Lamb (Litigation: General Commercial), and Joshua Opperer (Corporate/M&A). Additionally, this year Sarah Iyer received the ‘Up and Coming’ recognition in Michigan in the area of Immigration.   

A few client comments in the Chambers survey include:

• “There has never been an issue that Honigman could not handle for us.”
• “The lawyers at Honigman offer the highest degree of integrity and professionalism. Their knowledge of the law and dynamics of the judicial system is outstanding.”
• “I’m confident when I work with Honigman that I have the best representation out there. They’re very thorough and excellent at what they do.”
• “Honigman has a deep bench and the lawyers have expertise in virtually every situation. They’re smart, have a strong work ethic and a very good sense of urgency.”
• “Honigman is super responsive. I get answers very quickly and they’re very practical in their responses.”
• “Honigman has a way of bringing the right people to the job. The attorneys are extremely quick and responsive, and the advice is always thoughtful.”

The following Honigman lawyers were ranked in this year’s guide:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Michigan)**

• Barbara Kaye
• E. Todd Sable**
• Glenn Walter

Corporate/M&A (Michigan)**

• Barbara Kaye
• David Foltyn (Eminent Practitioners)
• Donald Kunz (Senior Statespeople)
• Joshua Opperer*
• Michael D. DuBay
• Philip D. Torrence
• Tracy T. Larsen**

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Michigan)*

• Samantha Kopacz

Immigration (Michigan)

• Carol Friend**
• Meghan Covino**
• Sarah Iyer* (Up and Coming)

Insurance (Michigan)**

• Sara J. Brundage**

Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Illinois)

• Paula E. Litt **

Intellectual Property (Michigan)**

• Anessa Kramer**
• Deborah Swedlow*
• Heidi Berven*
• J. Michael Huget**
• Jonathan O’Brien**

Labor & Employment (Michigan)

• Sean Crotty

Litigation: General Commercial (Michigan)**

• I.W. Winsten**
• Jeffrey Lamb*
• Joseph Aviv

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Michigan)*

• Mark Pendery
• Matthew Schneider**

Real Estate (Michigan)**

• J. Adam Rothstein
• Karen R. Pifer
• Lowell D. Salesin**

*Indicates a new ranking

** Indicates a Band 1 ranking

Chambers rankings are based on a range of professional qualities and are independently audited by Chambers USA. All rankings are in alphabetical order.

Chambers USA is the definitive resource for consumers of legal services in the United States. Through their ranking tables and editorial, they provide reliable and trusted recommendations to enable businesses to make an informed decision when selecting outside legal counsel. For details, visit chambers.com.