Congratulations to Robert J. Bates, Jr., Scott L. Carey, Maria G. Enriquez, and Adam H. Fleischer who were recently selected to the prestigious international listing of Who's Who Legal: Insurance and Reinsurance 2015! London-based Who's Who conducted interviews and collected questionnaires and research from across the world to identify the preeminent insurance and reinsurance coverage attorneys in 59 different countries. We are pleased to announce that Bob, Scott, Maria and Adam were among those 559 attorneys worldwide that were ultimately selected for this recognition, with only 32 from Illinois.

Jordon S. Steinway has been invited to join the prestigious Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. The CLM is a nonpartisan alliance comprised of thousands of insurance companies, corporations, corporate counsel, litigation and risk managers, claims professionals, and attorneys. Through education and collaboration the organization's goals are to create a common interest in the representation by firms of companies, and to promote and further the highest standards of litigation management in pursuit of client defense. Selected attorneys and law firms are extended membership by invitation only based on nominations from CLM Fellows.

BatesCarey LLP is pleased to announce that David L. Koury and Jordon S. Steinway have been elected to the partnership, effective January 1, 2015.

BatesCarey LLP is pleased to announce that 11 of its partners have been selected to the prestigious Leading Lawyers list by Law Bulletin Publishing Company. The survey involves a four phase process, including: the solicitation of recommendations of leading attorneys from all lawyers throughout the state; detailed further interviews with nominees; verification of the ethical history of each nominee and, finally; review by the Leading Lawyers Advisory Board to select no more than five percent of the state's lawyers to be named a Leading Lawyer. Congratulations to: Robert J. Bates, Jr; Arthur F. Brandt; Scott L. Carey; Maria G. Enriquez; Stanley V. Figura; Adam H. Fleischer; Maryann C. Hayes; Matthew M. Murphy; Joseph P. Pozen; John E. Rodewald, and; Mark G. Sheridan!

BatesCarey LLP is pleased to have been recognized as a "Best Law Firm" in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" 2015 rankings. BatesCarey received this honor both with respect to the national rankings and the metropolitan Chicago rankings.

BatesCarey LLP was awarded these honors following a rigorous evaluation of firms in 74 nationally ranked practice areas and 120 metropolitan practice areas. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" annual ranking was based on client and lawyer evaluations, peer review, information provided by law firms, and a new Law Firm Leaders Survey.

Jordon S. Steinway will present a 3-hour course to claims adjusters and risk managers on October 27, 2014 at the home office of Continental Western Group in Urbandale, Iowa. The program is sponsored by The Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, and will address the ability to analyze a claim based on good faith claim-handling practices and litigation strategies. The goal is to ensure that claim professionals and risk managers have a current and working knowledge of bad faith actions, trends, damages, and defenses. By using case studies to provide examples of bad faith outcomes, Jordon will construct a multi-jurisdictional framework for the content of the good faith claim file by identifying and discussing its common and necessary elements. In addition, the course will identify and discuss litigation strategies for defending bad faith claims from the perspective of the claim executive and front line claim professional as they work with defense counsel to achieve a favorable outcome in crucial litigation.

BatesCarey LLP is pleased to announce that Robert J. Bates, Jr. and Scott L. Carey were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015. Selection to Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey of over 52,000 attorneys who vote for the leading attorneys in their practice area. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers® "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

Who's Who Legal has named BatesCarey LLP partners Robert J. Bates Jr., Scott L. Carey, and Adam H. Fleischer as preeminent attorneys in the insurance and reinsurance field. Who's Who Legal based the selection on extensive peer research conducted by the London-based organization. The 2014 global listing included fewer than 600 attorneys worldwide, and Mssrs. Bates, Carey and Fleischer were 3 of only 28 attorneys selected from the State of Illinois. More information concerning Who's Who Legal can be found here.

Ommid C. Farashahi has been appointed as a General Committee Vice-Chair of the ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Professionals' Officers' and Directors' Liability Committee for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. The one-year term appointment comes with many responsibilities and obligations. The Committee meets several times a year, and is open to all 25,000 TIPS members. Further information regarding the ABA's Tort Trial and insurance Practice Section can be found here: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/tort_trial_insurance_practice.html. Congratulations to Ommid!

Maria G. Enriquez has been selected as a Top Rated Lawyer in Chicago by the rating service, ALM. ALM rates top lawyers around the nation to be included in a magazine that is distributed with the Wall Street Journal, the American Lawyer, and the National Law Journal, among others. An online version of the magazine will also be available at www.law.com and www.chicagotribune.com. Congratulations Maria!