Contact:  Ms. Barrie Handy, Senior Marketing Manager, (206) 757-8494 or barriehandy@dwt.com

ANCHORAGE, AK, MAY 21, 2015 – In its latest guide to the U.S. legal market, Chambers USA has recognized Davis Wright Tremaine LLP’s Anchorage office as a leader in the state of Alaska.

Chambers ranked Davis Wright Tremaine as a leading firm in four of the five practice areas that the group researched in Alaska. Chambers also awarded the firm its top ranking—Band 1—in three of those areas.

Chambers selects law firms and individuals for inclusion in the guide, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, based on research gathered through extensive in-depth interviews with in-house counsel, industry experts, and leading private practice attorneys.

Davis Wright Tremaine’s Anchorage office received a Band 1 ranking in Corporate/M&A, Labor and Employment, and Real Estate. The office also received a Band 3 ranking in General Commercial Litigation.

The full list of Chambers-ranked Davis Wright Tremaine attorneys in Anchorage follows.

Corporate/M&A
Jon S. Dawson (Band 1)
Barbara Simpson Kraft (Band 2)
Joseph Reece (Band 1)

Environment
Michael Jungreis (Band 3)

Labor & Employment
Gregory Fisher (Band 2)
Elizabeth Pifke Hodes (“Up and Coming”)
Robert K. Stewart (Band 2)

Litigation: General Commercial
Jon S. Dawson (Band 3)

Real Estate
Jon Dawson (Band 2)
Barbara Simpson Kraft (Band 2)
Joseph Reece (Band 2)

About Davis Wright Tremaine
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a national law firm with approximately 500 lawyers representing clients based throughout the United States and around the world. For more information, visit www.dwt.com.