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At Patton Boggs, we take pride in the recognition the work of our attorneys and professionals garners from various sources, including industry publications and our peers. Here is a quick look at some of the honors and awards we've received in recent years:
Patton Boggs has been ranked among the nation’s Top 100 AmLaw firms since 2002.
Patton Boggs is consistently ranked as the nation’s top lobbying firm by various industry and national publications, including:
- Patton Boggs outperformed every other lawyer-lobby firm in Washington during the first half of 2009, according to lobby disclosure reports filed with the Senate Office of Public Records. News about the firm’s success was published by The Hill, Roll Call and Politico, July 20, 2009.
Business Week, Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. is among eight people profiles in "Uber Influencers: The lobbyists likely to thrive in the new Washington," January 26, 2009. - The Hill, Number One in Lobbying Revenue as Reported in 2008, January 22, 2009.
- Patton Boggs was ranked the top lobbying firm of 2007 in The National Journal’s “K Street Just Keeps Growing,” April 12, 2008.
- The Hill, Number One, Lobbying Revenue in 2007 for Companies with Federal Clients, February 23, 2008.
- Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. has been recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers by The National Law Journal in a special section called "Profiles in Power", June 19, 2007.
- Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. was listed in The Hill’s survey of top lobbyists, The Hill, May 3, 2007.
- The National Law Journal’s, “Leaders of the Pack,” list ranked Patton Boggs number one based on 2006 revenue reporting, March 31, 2007.
- The Washington Post reported that Patton Boggs was number one in "Lobbying Revenue in 2006 for Companies with Federal Clients," March 13, 2007.
 DC partner Theodore Sonde, Anchorage partner Douglas J. Serdahely and Newark partner James E. Tyrrell, Jr., were all named 2009 Best Lawyers in Commercial Litigation.
New Jersey partner Elissa J. Glasband was named as one of New Jersey Law Journal's 40 Under 40 for her strong litigation experience, numerous administrative roles and dedicated pro bono work, August 11, 2009.
Calling him a “triple threat,” the National Law Journal-Legal Times named DC partner Kevin O’Neill to its list of “40 Under 40: Washington’s Rising Stars,” July 15, 2009.
Chambers Global 2009 has ranked Doha partner Sonia Barber as a leading individual in Qatar in the category Corporate/Commercial. The firm’s Doha office was also ranked as a leading firm in the same category.
 Chambers USA The 2009 edition of Chambers USA has singled out several of the firm’s practice groups for recognition. Those rankings include: number-one rankings in Government: Government Relations (National) and Litigation: General Commercial (Alaska); number-two rankings in Government: Political Law (National), Native American Law (National) and Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries (Alaska); number-three rankings in Food & Beverages (National) and Litigation: General Commercial (New Jersey).
Several of the firm’s partners are also listed in the individual rankings: Firm Chairman Thomas Hale Boggs Jr., ranked number one in Government: Government Relations (National) and Firm Managing Partner Stuart M. Pape, ranked number one in Food & Beverages (National); Partner Douglas J. Serdahely, ranked number one in Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries (Alaska); and ranked number two in Litigation: General Commercial (Alaska); Partner Benjamin L. Ginsberg, ranked number two in Government: Political Law (National); James E. Tyrrell, managing partner of the greater New York/New Jersey offices, ranked number two in Litigation: Products Liability (New Jersey); Partner Heather Sibbison ranked number two in Native American Law (National); Partner Richard Andersen ranked number three in Tax (New York).
 American Lawyer Media (ALM), 2009 Go-To Law Firm® for the Top 500 Companies in the area of litigation. 2008 Go-To Law Firm® for Financial Services Companies in the areas of Litigation, Corporate Transactions/Mergers and Acquisitions, and Securities; and a 2008 Go-To Law Firm® for Technology Companies in the area of IP.
SNL Bank M&A Weekly, Number One, Leading Legal Advisers – Number of Deals (year to date); Number Six, Leading Legal Advisers – Deal Value (year to date); May 12, 2008.
BUYOUTS magazine named the firm’s work with its client Blue Wolf Capital “Deal of the Year Award - Small Deal of the Year (Up to $200 Million).” The Patton Boggs team was led by Dallas-based deputy managing partner Charlie Miller.
In the area of Islamic Finance, the firm was honored by Islamic Finance News with "Qatar Deal of the Year" (Feb. 2008) and was a finalist for "Best Islamic Finance Law Firm" at the Islamic Business & Finance Awards (Dec. 2007). In May 2009, DC partner John Vogel was nominated as a leading lawyer in the category "Islamic Securitization & Structured Finance" in Islamic Finance News' 2009 Leading Lawyers report.
American Banker Magazine ranks Patton Boggs number seven as a Top Lead Legal Adviser in their August M&A Mid-year edition. The ranking selects the top primary advisers in domestic bank and thrift merger deals announced in the first half of 2006.
Intellectual Property Today, Top Patent Firms, March, 2005.
NJBiz, number two on "Best Places to Work in New Jersey" list for medium-sized companies, April 2008.
The Denver Business Journal ranked Patton Boggs' Denver office at 21 out of 27, in its annual Book of Lists for Professional Services, which provides an inside look at the services clients can find.
Denver Business Journal, Top 25 Firm in Denver, 2006-2009.
The Dallas Morning News, Top 100 Places to Work, 2009.
The firm’s commitment to diversity has been consistently recognized as being top notch:
Patton Boggs was ranked in Yale Law School's "2009 Top Ten Family Friendly Firms List" for leadership in developing and implementing family-friendly work policies, August 20, 2009.
 Vault, Inc.: 2009 National ranking (as seen by peers): 75th out of 160; Top 20 DC firms ranking (as seen by peers): number 15; Quality of Life categories: Pro Bono - number two; Best Firms To Work For - number six; Best Overall Satisfaction - number nine (tie); Formal Training - number 14; Diversity categories: Diversity with Respect to Women - number six. August 2008.
Multicultural Law magazine has ranked the firm as one of the nation's Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity every year since 2005.
For two years in a row, Patton Boggs has been named one of the nation’s "Best Law Firms for Women" by Working Mother magazine and national legal consulting firm Flex-Time Lawyers LLC (2007 and 2008). The firm was specifically singled out for its vision, accomplishment and unparalleled success supporting working mothers with a healthy work/life balance, retaining female attorneys and promoting outstanding women.
For more information about Patton Boggs and our diversity efforts, please visit our diversity pages.
Custom Publishing Awards
Shortly after the Capital Thinking magazine was launched in 2006, it won the Custom Publishing Council's (CPC) Silver Pearl Award for “Editorial: Best New Magazine.” Capital Thinking magazine was also awarded a Silver Pearl Award in 2007 for "Best Distribution Strategy" in 2007. Also in 2007, CPC awarded the firm's 2006 Annual Review Gold Pearl Awards for "Best New Publication/Other" in the design and editorial categories. The Annual Review also garnered a Silver Pearl Award in the Strategy category for "Best Achievement of Corporate Objectives." In 2008, Capital Thinking was awarded Gold in “Design: Best Special Issue” and “Editorial: Best Feature Article/Package (less than 250,000); and a Bronze for “Design: Best Use of Illustration (Less than 50,000).” In 2009, Patton Boggs was awarded five Pearl Awards by the Custom Publishing Council for Capital Thinking magazine and WorldView. This marks the third year in a row that the firm has received Pearl Awards for its work.
Patton Boggs won in the following categories:
GOLD: Design: Best Opening Spread (Less than 50,000 circ.), Capital Thinking magazine, “Tales of the Transformation,” Spring/Summer Special Stimulus Report 2009
SILVER: Editorial: Best Overall (Less than 50,000 circ.), WorldView, 2008 annual report
BRONZE: Design: Best Use of Photography (Less than 50,000 circ.), WorldView, 2008 annual report
BRONZE: Design: One-Shot, WorldView, 2008 annual report
BRONZE: Editorial: Best One-Shot (Less than 50,000 circ.), WorldView, 2008 annual report
In all, 158 Pearl Awards were presented to 41 companies this year representing a wide range of industries including retailers, hotel chains, car manufacturers and service providers.
For a look at all of the winners, the 2009 Pearl Awards program can be viewed by visiting: http://www.zinio.com/reader.jsp?issue=416105712&o=ext
Burton Awards
In 2007, Patton Boggs received three Burton Awards from the Burton Foundation and the Association of Legal Administrators: Capital Thinking won in the category “Best Law Firm Publication.” Partners Robert Luskin and Andrew Friedman earned a legal writing award for their article, “When Congress Calls,” which was published by Inside Litigation magazine in the Spring/Summer 2006 issue. The firm was presented with a “Record of Distinction” Award, having won a Burton Award for three consecutive years. The honor was particularly noteworthy because only eight law firms received this award in 2007. In 2009, Patton Boggs joins 19 other law firms on a recently released "Decade Awards" list released by The Burton Awards. The list names the nations top law firms of the decade in legal writing and is based on firms with the greatest number of legal writing awards over the last 10 years.
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