Chambers USA, one of the premier ranking services of lawyers and law firms in the U.S. and globally, has named Leonard, Street and Deinard among Minnesota’s top law firms in the 2011 edition of its annual America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide.

The firm’s Construction, Corporate/M&A, Labor and Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate disciplines were ranked among the top practice groups in Minnesota.

In addition, Joseph M. Finley and David W. Kelley (Real Estate); Todd A. Noteboom (Litigation: General Commercial); Robert J. Huber, Steven R. Lindemann and Lowell J. Noteboom (Construction); Stephen M. Quinlivan, Thomas P. Sanders, Morris M. Sherman and Mark S. Weitz (Corporate/M&A); and Joel E. Abrahamson, Dominic J. Cecere and Ellen G. Sampson (Labor and Employment) each were singled out by the publication as top attorneys in their respective fields.

The research staff of Chambers USA conducts extensive confidential interviews with clients and attorneys each year. The findings are used to rank practice groups and individual attorneys in a completely new directory published annually.