Washington, DC, June 20, 2025 – Miller & Chevalier Chartered announced today that the firm received numerous practice and individual rankings in the 2025 edition of Legal 500 United States. The firm was ranked across nine practices. Members Layla Asali and Michael Desmond were awarded Hall of Fame status, Members Kirby Behre, Kevin Kenworthy, Joanne Roskey, and Anthony Shelley were recognized as Leading Partners, and Members Lauren Briggerman and Lisandra Ortiz were named Next Generation Partners. Overall, 23 Miller & Chevalier lawyers were recommended by Legal 500.

Practices Ranked

• Antitrust: Cartel
• Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense – Advice to Corporates
• Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense – Advice to Individuals
• Government: Government Contracts
• Government: Government Relations
• Labor and Employment: ERISA Litigation 
• Tax: International Tax
• Tax: U.S. Taxes: Contentious 
• Tax: U.S. Taxes: Non-Contentious

Hall of Fame

• Layla J. Asali – Tax: International Tax
• Michael J. Desmond – Tax: U.S. Taxes: Contentious 

Leading Partners

• Kirby D. Behre – Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense
• Kevin L. Kenworthy – Tax: U.S. Taxes: Contentious
• Joanne Roskey – Labor and Employment: ERISA Litigation
• Anthony F. Shelley – Labor and Employment: ERISA Litigation

Next Generation Partners

• Lauren E. Briggerman – Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense
• Lisandra Ortiz – Tax: U.S. Taxes: Contentious

Recommended in Legal 500 United States Editorial

Dispute Resolution

• Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense
  • Alejandra Montenegro Almonte
  • William P. Barry
  • Kirby D. Behre (Leading Partner)
  • Lauren E. Briggerman (Next Generation Partner) 
  • Andrew T. Wise

Government

• Government Contracts
  • Scott N. Flesch
  • Ashley Powers
  • Alejandro (Alex) L. Sarria
  • Jason N. Workmaster
• Government Relations
  • Jorge E. Castro
  • Marc J. Gerson

Labor and Employment: ERISA Litigation

• Joanne Roskey (Leading Partner)
• Anthony F. Shelley (Leading Partner)

Tax

• International Tax
  • Layla J. Asali (Hall of Fame)
  • Rocco V. Femia
• U.S. Taxes: Contentious
  • Michael J. Desmond (Hall of Fame) 
  • James R. Gadwood
  • Brian S. Gleicher
  • George A. Hani
  • Kevin L. Kenworthy (Leading Lawyer)
  • Lisandra Ortiz (Next Generation Partner)
• U.S. Taxes: Non-Contentious
  • Layla J. Asali
  • Rocco V. Femia
  • James R. Gadwood
  • Jeffrey M. Tebbs

About Miller & Chevalier 

Founded in 1920, Miller & Chevalier is a Washington, DC law firm with a global perspective and leading practices in Tax, International Law, Litigation, ERISA, White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations, Government Contracts, and Government Affairs. Miller & Chevalier is a top-ranked firm sharply focused on targeted areas that interact with the federal government. 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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