Washington DC, July 21, 2014 -- Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced that five lawyers were recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as "some of the best and brightest minds in the legal field," according to the organization. Homer E. Moyer, Jr., Kathryn Cameron Atkinson, Mark Rochon, James G. Tillen and Matteson Ellis were named to the 2014 Ethisphere Attorneys Who Matter list. Established in 2009, the list recognizes leading legal professionals from private practice and federal agencies, as well as in-house counsel and ethics and compliance officers of major corporations, who have excelled in and made a significant contribution in the corporate compliance area. Moyer and Atkinson were named Top Guns and Rochon, Tillen and Ellis were named Specialists -- Private Practice.

The research-focused Ethisphere Institute is a leading international think tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability. The following criteria were used by Ethisphere in determining the 2014 list of lawyers: recognized expertise and experience, peer and client endorsements, high-profile cases and number of litigation successes, commitment to public service, legal community engagement, academic involvement and other awards and recognitions.

About Miller & Chevalier

Founded in 1920, Miller & Chevalier is a Washington, DC law firm with a global perspective and leading practices in Tax, Employee Benefits (including ERISA), International Law and Business, White Collar and Internal Investigations, Complex Litigation and Government Affairs. In an era of big law, Miller & Chevalier is a top-ranked firm sharply focused on targeted areas that interact with the federal government. Over the past three years, the firm's lawyers have represented more than 40 percent of the Fortune 100, one-quarter of the Fortune 500 and approximately 30 percent of the Global 100. Based in Washington, DC, a significant number of firm lawyers have held senior positions in the U.S. government and have written many of the regulations they currently help clients navigate. For more information on the firm, visit www.millerchevalier.com.

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