Midsize “Hot List” Released

The National Law Journal has released its 2010 “Hot List” of midsize law firms in the U.S.  The list contains “20 law firms that have thrived amid the downturn … that experienced a string of successes and that showed innovative ways to run their operations despite the economy.”  The journal defines a midsized firm as having between 50 and 150 attorneys.

And the winners are:

Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, Hartford, Conn.
Bowman and Brooke, Minneapolis
BuckleySandler, Washington, D.C.
Carter Ledyard & Milburn, New York
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, Wilmington, Del.
Dow Lohnes , Washington, D.C.
Farella Braun + Martel, San Francisco
Goldberg Segalla , Buffalo, N.Y.
Hollingsworth, Washington, D.C.
Kaufman & Canoles, Hampton, Va.
Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans
McKool Smith , Houston
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Los Angeles
Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt, Alexandria, Va.
Pierce Atwood, Portland, Maine
Porter Hedges, Houston Shartsis Friese, San Francisco
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, Milwaukee
Zuckerman Spaeder, Washington, D.C.