Washington, DC, October 15, 2015 -- Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced that the firm was named the 2015 U.S. Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Team of the Year by The Legal 500. Firm Member Anthony Provenzano, Vice-Chair of the Employee Benefits practice, accepted the award at the second annual United States Awards ceremony and dinner, held last night at The Loeb Boathouse in Central Park in New York City.

According to The Legal 500, the United States Awards recognize and reward the best in-house and private practice teams and individuals over the past 12 months, as identified by comprehensive research into the U.S. legal market. More than 50,000 interviews were conducted to ascertain the winners. The publication said the firm's work on federal matters for high-level clients led to the award.

About The Legal 500

For 27 years, The Legal 500 has been analyzing the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research program revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in 106 jurisdictions. The rankings are based on a series of criteria, which highlight the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. The Legal 500 research is based on feedback from 250,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers and a team of researchers who have unrivalled experience in the legal market. The Legal 500 produces a wide ranging series of resources for in-house lawyers including roundtables, client insight reports, and recognizes and rewards the best in-house lawyers through its The Legal 500 Awards.

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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