CHICAGO, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, Handler Thayer, LLP has been recognized by Private Asset Management Magazine ("PAM") for excellence and innovation.  At the Annual PAM Awards Dinner held in New York City, Handler Thayer won the award for Best Private Client Law Firm in the United States.

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"It was a true honor to win this award and be short-listed in the two additional law firm award categories: Best Overall Law Firm and Best Law Firm for Client Service.  We are humbled and very grateful for this wealth industry recognition," said Thomas J. Handler, Partner and Chairman of the Advanced Planning and Family Office Practice Group at Handler Thayer, LLP.

The 2013 PAM Awards event, held at Cipriani's 42nd Street Ballroom in New York, attracted a large number of wealth industry professionals from across the United States. The PAM Awards are organized to recognize those firms and institutions that have successfully served Ultra-High Net Worth individuals in an increasingly complex economic environment and have provided innovative services and demonstrated growth and excellence in client satisfaction.

ABOUT HANDLER THAYER, LLP

Handler Thayer, LLP is one of the premier private client law firms in the United States. Its international practice, based out of Chicago, Illinois and Washington, D.C., utilizes interdisciplinary teams of advanced planning attorneys.  In 2012, Handler Thayer was named "Best Overall Law Firm in the United States." by Private Asset Management Magazine, and "Best Private Client Law Firm in North America" by Family Office Review.  The Firm has also been named to the U.S. News & World Report List of Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms in America.  Handler Thayer, LLP is dedicated to providing distinctive, technologically-current and responsive services to affluent families, family businesses and family offices.  The firm's practice is concentrated in Corporate, Real Estate & Securities Law, Sports & Entertainment Law, Federal, State & International Taxation, Trusts & Estates, and Financial & Estate Planning.  Firm clientele include foundations, multinational corporations, professional athletes, prominent entrepreneurs, celebrities and family offices.  See WWW.HANDLERTHAYER.COM.

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