Chambers USA Recognizes Three Snell & Wilmer California Attorneys as 'Leaders in Their Field'

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - May 21, 2015 - PRLog -- Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that three attorneys from the firm’s California offices have been named as leaders in their respective fields by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2015. These prestigious rankings are driven by independent interviews with clients and members of the legal community at outside law firms.

The Snell & Wilmer California attorneys ranked in this year’s edition are:


Rick Derevan, Litigation: Appellate (California). Derevan is a Certified Specialist in Appellate Law, California State Bar Association, Board of Legal Specialization. He has been lead counsel in more than 300 state and federal appeals and writ proceedings. Substantive areas have included business torts, product liability, contracts, securities, and various business and commercial issues. Derevan's bio available online at http://www.swlaw.com/attorneys/richard_derevan.

Susan Grueneberg, Franchising (Nationwide). Grueneberg is certified as a Franchise & Distribution Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization. She focuses on advising clients on franchise and distribution law, including regulatory compliance. Grueneberg’s practice emphasizes both domestic and international franchises and licensing, as well as area development arrangements and sub-franchises. Grueneberg's bio available online at http://www.swlaw.com/attorneys/susan_grueneberg.

Mary-Christine M.C. Sungaila, Litigation: Appellate (California). Sungaila has consistently briefed and argued cutting-edge appeals raising core business issues and has helped secure important rights for women and girls, nationally and internationally. Described by clients in her “Notable Appellate Practitioner” Chambers listings as a “gifted appellate lawyer who consistently delivers bottom line results” and “advise[s] on the business side just as well as she does on the legal side,” Sungaila received a 2015 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) award from California Lawyer Magazine for her path-breaking franchise win on behalf of Domino’s Pizza in the California Supreme Court and the 2015 Attorney of the Year Award from the OC Hispanic Bar Association for her longtime pro bono appellate work. Sungaila's bio available online at http://www.swlaw.com/attorneys/mc_sungaila.

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Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 400 attorneys practicing in nine locations throughout the western United States and in Mexico, including Los Angeles and Orange County, California; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.swlaw.com.