TAMPA, Fla. - Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty & Hooker, P.A. announces that four shareholders, Sharon Docherty Danco, Robert B. Glenn, Robert C. Rasmussen, and Edwin G. Rice, have been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA 2009, which ranks the attorneys and firms considered leaders in their field.

Sharon Docherty Danco, ranked in Corporate/M&A by Chambers and Partners, has experience with both public and private companies, and her practice emphasizes mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, general SEC reporting and compliance, executive benefit and compensation arrangements, internal corporate governance matters, and solid waste management contracts and procurements.

Robert B. Glenn, ranked in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, is one of the founding shareholders of the firm and heads the Banking and Insolvency group. He has extensive experience representing lenders and has handled commercial, industrial, real estate, and asset-based lending transactions as well as virtually every kind of loan enforcement litigation. 

Robert C. Rasmussen, ranked in Corporate/M&A, is one of the founding shareholders of the firm and heads Corporate Finance group.  He is well-known for his diverse experience in securities offerings, venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, and shareholder control arrangements, as well as many other corporate and securities law matters. 

Edwin G. Rice, ranked in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, has represented lenders, lessors, trustees, committees, and debtors in chapter 11 cases and has extensive legal experience in mortgage foreclosures, workouts, lending transactions, lending-related litigation, and assignments for the benefit of creditors.

Chambers and Partners, based in London, prepares several renowned directories worldwide.  The qualities on which rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client. The rankings and editorial comment about lawyers are independent and objective. Inclusion in this section of the guide is based solely on the research team's findings.