Husch Blackwell Earns Three National Rankings, Including in M&A, in 2025 IFLR 1000 United States
July 29, 2025 - Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that the IFLR 1000, a directory of leading transactional and financial services lawyers, has recognized 19 attorneys in its 2025 IFLR 1000 United States edition.
The firm earned a national ranking in Mergers & Acquisitions for the first time, and saw its Energy & Natural Resources industry team and Consumer Financial Services practice team move up a tier in its national recognition for Project development: Energy and Financial services regulatory, respectively.
Earlier this year, Husch Blackwell was honored as the Texas Firm of the Year at the IFLR Americas Awards 2025.
The firm also earned seven state jurisdictional rankings:
Colorado Financial and Corporate
Missouri Financial and Corporate
Nebraska Financial and Corporate
Texas Banking
Texas Real Estate
Texas Restructuring and Insolvency
Wisconsin Financial and Corporate
The 19 Husch Blackwell lawyers ranked in the 2025 IFLR 1000 United States directory include:
Banking
Marci Kawski (Wisconsin, Highly regarded)
Susan Seaman (Highly regarded)
Banking & finance
Dan Bray (Colorado, Highly regarded)
Cynthia Fletcher (Wisconsin, Highly regarded)
Nate Volz (Wisconsin, Highly regarded)
Financial and corporate
David Agee (Missouri, Market leader)
Mergers & acquisitions
Jim Ash (Missouri, Experienced Consultant)
Ashley Edwards (Missouri, Rising star)
David Gardels (Nebraska, Highly regarded)
Philip Koutnik (Wisconsin, Notable practitioner)
Kirstin Salzman (Missouri, Highly regarded)
Victoria Sitz (Nebraska, Highly regarded)
Edward Wilson (Missouri, Highly regarded)
Restructuring and insolvency
Lynn Butler (Texas, Market leader)
Michael Fielding (Missouri, Highly regarded)
Real estate
Brad Dallet (Wisconsin, Highly regarded)
David Linenbroker (Missouri, Highly regarded)
Charles Renner (Missouri, Highly regarded)
Ernesto Segura (Missouri, Rising star)
IFLR1000 is the only international legal market research brand focused on ranking law firms and lawyers on the basis of financial and corporate transactional work. IFLR1000 publishes more than 750 practice area law firm rankings and more than 21,000 lawyer ratings across more than 250 jurisdictions globally.