Washington (April 30, 2009) – Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP is pleased to announce that 12 firm partners have been selected as 2009 Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers by their colleagues in other law firms.  Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers is a comprehensive and diverse list limited to only 5% of Washington attorneys who represent the very elite of the legal profession.

The following Sutherland partners were selected as Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers for 2009:

Herbert N. Beller
Steven B. Boehm
George H. Bostick
Hamilton P. Fox III
Edward J. Grenier Jr.
Jerome B. Libin
Keith R. McCrea
Lloyd Leva Plaine
Douglas L. Siegler
W. Mark Smith
Carol A. Weiser
Dena E. Wiggins
 
Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers has also chosen Jerome B. Libin and Lloyd Leva Plaine among its "Top 100 Washington Attorneys" and Lloyd Leva Plaine was also named among its "Top 50 Female Washington Attorneys."

ABOUT SUTHERLAND.
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP is a law firm with global reach known for solving challenging business problems and resolving sophisticated legal issues for many of the world’s largest companies. Founded in 1924, the firm handles matters throughout the United States and worldwide. Seven major practice areas—corporate, financial services, energy and environmental, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, and tax—provide the framework for an extensive range of focus areas, allowing Sutherland attorneys to serve a diverse client base that ranges from small and medium-sized start-up businesses to a significant number of Fortune 100 companies.

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