Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Richard C. Stanley as the “New Orleans Best Lawyers Litigation – Antitrust Lawyer of the Year” for 2012. Best Lawyers designates “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” The lawyers being honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in our surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, L.L.C. has earned excellent placement in the U.S. News 2011-2012 - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”. Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Richard C. Stanley selected as a Top Lawyer in the 2011-2012 Best Lawyers of America, Inc.®, and listed in New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyers in seven categories: Bet-The-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Real Estate; and Litigation - Securities.

Richard C. Stanley and Bryan C. Reuter have been selected as 2011-2012 Super Lawyers®. Super Lawyers® Magazine names attorneys in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through independent research.

William M. Ross and Jennifer L. Thornton listed as 2011-2012 Louisiana Super Lawyers® Rising Stars.

Richard C. Stanley listed in Chambers U.S.A. as a Leading Lawyer in Louisiana; Litigation: General Commercial, Band 1. Chambers USA ranks the leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America. The research is in-depth and client-focused and the guide is read by industry-leading companies and organizations throughout the US and worldwide. It is also widely used by firms in all states for referral purposes.