Tydings proudly announces that our attorneys and Firm have again been recognized in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA. Five attorneys earned the elite distinction of being recognized for their outstanding work and leadership in their fields. These rankings reflect the team's deep industry knowledge, client-focused approach, and commitment to delivering strategic counsel in complex matters.
Chambers and Partners is a highly respected global legal rankings and insights intelligence company. Their research teams conduct rigorous, independent assessments and gather marketplace and client feedback. For more than 30 years, Chambers has been the go-to resource for identifying the legal leaders in the USA.
Chambers has ranked the bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice group for many years in recognition of their excellent reputation and superb capabilities in handling bankruptcy matters. This year, Tydings is again one of the firms with a bankruptcy and creditors’ rights department that was named in Maryland; with individually ranked members of the bankruptcy department including Richard L. Costella, Alan M. Grochal, and Joseph M. Selba. Stephen B. Gerald was also ranked by Chambers for his bankruptcy and creditors’ rights work in Delaware. These rankings serve as a testament to the high esteem they hold among their peers across the Maryland and Delaware legal markets.
The firm’s bankruptcy practice group has once again maintained its Chambers’ ranking for 2026. The department is known and respected for its work representing creditors’ committees, individual creditors, and debtors in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and related litigation. The department has resolved hundreds of cases in the bankruptcy courts of Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, and Virginia; and has handled numerous out of court workouts and restructurings. Recognition by Chambers emphasizes that the group is highly skilled and is held in high esteem by their peers.
Alexander M. Giles, is named among the leading attorneys recognized for their nationwide shipping and maritime litigation expertise. Recommended for his significant marine litigation expertise, he has close to three decades of extensive and diverse experience handling the unique business, regulatory, and claims-related issues that arise in this distinct and complex area of the law. Attorneys must demonstrate tremendous capabilities to earn a sought-after spot in this practice area.
More than 90 years old, Tydings is a Maryland-based law firm serving clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region from their Baltimore, Towson, and Wilmington, Delaware offices. The firm provides a wide range of legal services across a variety of areas, including bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business, corporate, and tax law, general and commercial litigation, health care provider representation, employment counseling and litigation, intellectual property, real estate, estates and trusts, and family law.