Chambers USA Guide 2023 Honors 147 BakerHostetler Attorneys and Recognizes 64 Practice Areas

WASHINGTON — June 1, 2023

Chambers and Partners ranked and recognized 147 BakerHostetler attorneys and 64 practice areas in the 2023 edition of the “Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.” Seventeen practice areas secured Band 1 rankings and thirty-six attorneys are newly ranked or received higher rankings on this year’s list.

Attorney rankings – highlights

Star Individual: Elizabeth A. Green (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, FL: North & Central)

Attorneys ranked in Band 1

• Mark Barron (Natural Resources & Environment − CO)
• Edward J. Bernert (Tax − OH)
• Mark A. Cymrot (International Arbitration: Enforcement − Nationwide)
• Linda A. Goldstein (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory − Nationwide)
• Michelle Hervey (Tax − OH)
• Craig A. Hoffman (Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response − Nationwide)
• Amy E. Kellogg (Real Estate − OH)
• Theodore J. Kobus (Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response − Nationwide)
• Gregory D. Lee (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use − FL: North & Central)
• L. Poe Leggette (Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) − Nationwide)
• John J. McGowan Jr (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation − OH)
• Gregory V. Mersol (Labor & Employment − OH)
• Amy Mudge (Advertising: NAD Proceedings – Nationwide and Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory − Nationwide)
• David Proaño (Energy & Natural Resources – OH)
• Carole S. Rendon (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations − OH)
• Kevin W. Shaughnessy (Labor & Employment − FL)
• Stefan Smith (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation − TX: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds)
• Alex Szilvas (Tax − OH)
• Nathan Ware (Tax − OH)
• Daniel R. Warren (Litigation: General Commercial − OH)
• Deborah A. Wilcox (Intellectual Property − OH)

Chambers also recognized Up-and-Coming attorneys and Associates to watch:

• David L. Evans (Real Estate – FL: North & Central)
• Stephen Floyd (Real Estate – GA)
• Matthew Gases (Corporate/M&A – NY)
• Danielle Merola (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
• Lana Muranovic (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Nationwide)
• Alexander Obrecht (Energy & Natural Resources – CO)
• Charlotte Pasiadis (USA Guide: Corporate/M&A [OH: Northern] – OH)
• Paul Rosenberg (Labor & Employment – NY)
• Erin M. Sales (Labor & Employment – FL)
• George Skupski (Banking & Finance – OH)
• Trevor Stanley (Political Law – Nationwide)
• Erica Svoboda (Corporate/M&A – GA)
• Timothy M. Swan (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
• Genevieve York-Erwin (Litigation: General Commercial – WA)
• Grace W. Zoller (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – GA)

Practice area rankings – highlights

Practice areas ranked in Band 1

• Advertising: NAD Proceedings (USA – Nationwide)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (FL: North & Central)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (NY)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (OH)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Corporate/M&A (OH: North)
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (TX)
• Employee Benefits & Exec. Comp. (OH)
• Healthcare: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Intellectual Property (PA)
• International Arbitration: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Labor & Employment (OH)
• Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (CA)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (OH)
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (USA – Nationwide)
• Tax (OH)

BakerHostetler’s ranked practice areas

• Advertising: NAD Proceedings (USA – Nationwide)
• Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (USA – Nationwide)
• Banking & Finance (OH)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (CA)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (DC)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (FL: North & Central)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (OH)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (NY)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (FL: North & Central)
• Corporate/M&A (GA)
• Corporate/M&A (OH: North)
• Corporate/M&A (OH: South & Central)
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (NY)
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (TX)
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Employee Benefits & Exec. Comp. (OH)
• Energy & Natural Resources (CO)
• Environment (DC)
• Healthcare (GA)
• Healthcare (OH)
• Healthcare (TX)
• Healthcare: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory (DC)
• Insurance: Insurer (OH)
• Intellectual Property (GA)
• Intellectual Property (IL)
• Intellectual Property (OH)
• Intellectual Property (PA)
• Intellectual Property (Washington)
• Intellectual Property: Litigation (DC)
• Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution (DC)
• Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright (NY)
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• International Arbitration: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• International Trade: Customs (USA – Nationwide)
• International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (USA – Nationwide)
• Labor & Employment (DC)
• Labor & Employment (FL)
• Labor & Employment (GA)
• Labor & Employment (OH)
• Labor & Employment (TX)
• Labor & Employment (USA – Nationwide)
• Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (CA)
• Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (NY)
• Leisure & Hospitality (USA – Nationwide)
• Litigation: General Commercial (CO)
• Litigation: General Commercial (OH)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (GA)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (OH)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite (NY)
• Oil & Gas Litigation (USA – Nationwide)
• Political Law (USA – Nationwide)
• Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (USA – Nationwide)
• Privacy & Data Security: Litigation (USA – Nationwide)
• Privacy & Data Security: The Elite (USA – Nationwide)
• Real Estate (GA)
• Real Estate (OH)
• Real Estate: Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (FL: North & Central)
• Retail (USA – Nationwide)
• Tax (DC)
• Tax (OH)
• Tax: Controversy (USA – Nationwide)
• Transportation: Road (Automotive) (USA – Nationwide)

BakerHostetler’s ranked attorneys

• Joyce Ackerbaum Cox (Labor & Employment – FL)
• Robb C. Adkins (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – CA)
• John Allotta (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Christopher M. Arena (Intellectual Property – GA)
• M.J. Asensio (Labor & Employment – OH)
• Eric L Barnum (Labor & Employment – GA)
• Jonathan R. Barr (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – DC)
• Mark Barron (Natural Resources & Environment – CO and Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide)
• Brian A. Bash (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
• Christopher Bator (Insurance – OH)
• Derek S. Bauer (Healthcare – GA)
• Alexis Beachdell (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
• William C. Bergmann (Intellectual Property: Litigation – DC)
• Edward J. Bernert (Tax – OH)
• Martin T. Booher (Natural Resources & Environment – OH)
• E. Mark Braden (Political Law – Nationwide)
• Jason Brady (Corporate/M&A – FL: North & Central)
• Terry Brennan (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – OH)
• David K. Brown (Corporate/M&A – GA)
• Matthew W. Caligur (International Trade: Customs – Nationwide)
• Phillip M. Callesen (Banking & Finance – OH)
• Todd Canni (Government Contracts – Nationwide)
• Ann M. Caresani (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
• John J. Carney (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
• Timothy Casey (Intellectual Property – WA)
• Michael S Chamberlin (Labor & Employment – CA)
• Shawn Cleveland (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – TX)
• Clayton Coley (Corporate/M&A – GA)
• Casie Collignon (Privacy & Data Security: Litigation – Nationwide)
• Lisa N. Collins (Intellectual Property – GA)
• Charlotte Combre (Healthcare – GA)
• Emily Crosby (Healthcare – GA)
• Mark A. Cymrot (International Arbitration: Arbitrators – Nationwide, International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide and International Arbitration: Enforcement – Nationwide)
• Jason D'Cruz (Labor & Employment – GA)
• Jeffrey E. Decker (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – FL: North & Central)
• Mark DeLaquil (Environment – DC)
• Sashe D. Dimitroff (International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide)
• Billy M Donley (Transportation: Road (Automotive) – Nationwide)
• Cecily Dumas (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – CA)
• Denis L. Durkin (Construction – FL)
• David L. Evans (Real Estate – FL: North & Central)
• Elliot J. Feldman (International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy – Nationwide)
• Adam Fletcher (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
• Stephen Floyd (Real Estate – GA)
• Amy E. Fouts (Healthcare – GA)
• Matthew Gases (Corporate/M&A – NY)
• Daniel J. Goettle (Intellectual Property – PA)
• Steven Goldberg (Corporate/M&A – NY)
• Linda A. Goldstein (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
• Matthew Graban (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Elizabeth A. Green (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
• Douglas Greene (Litigation: Securities – NY)
• Daniel J. Guttman (Labor & Employment – OH)
• Suzanne K. Hanselman (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• John J. Harrington (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Michelle Hervey (Tax – OH)
• W. Ashley Hess (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
• Craig A. Hoffman (Privacy & Data Security – Nationwide and Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response – Nationwide)
• Joann Gallagher Jones (Real Estate – GA)
• Matthew C. Kane (Labor & Employment – CA)
• Paul G. Karlsgodt (Litigation: General Commercial – CO)
• Amy E. Kellogg (Real Estate – OH)
• Kevin W. Kirsch (Intellectual Property – OH)
• Theodore J. Kobus (Privacy & Data Security – Nationwide and Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response – Nationwide)
• Jay P. Krupin (Labor & Employment – DC)
• Andrew Layden (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
• Todd Lebowitz (Labor & Employment – OH)
• Gregory D. Lee (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – FL: North & Central)
• L. Poe Leggette (Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) – Nationwide)
• John S. Letchinger (Intellectual Property – IL)
• James D Levine (Immigration – GA)
• Barbara Linney (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Nationwide)
• Ronald G. Linville (Labor & Employment – OH)
• Stephanie Lodise (Intellectual Property – PA)
• Susan Lubow (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
• Thomas R. Lucchesi (Litigation: General Commercial – OH)
• Joseph Lucci (Intellectual Property – PA)
• Raymond M. Malone (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
• Melissa B. Mannino (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Nationwide)
• Wendy W. Markham (Real Estate – GA)
• Heather McDonald (Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets – NY)
• Brian McEvoy (Healthcare and Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – GA)
• Charlene L. McGinty (Healthcare – GA)
• John J. McGowan Jr (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
• M Scott McIntyre (Labor & Employment – OH)
• Elizabeth McNellie (Transportation: Road (Automotive) – Nationwide)
• John Melicharek Jr (Leisure & Hospitality – Nationwide)
• Danielle Merola (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
• Gregory V. Mersol (Labor & Employment – OH)
• Mike Moyer (Corporate/M&A – WA)
• Amy Mudge (Advertising: NAD Proceedings – Nationwide and Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
• Patrick M. Muldowney (Labor & Employment – FL)
• Lana Muranovic (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Nationwide)
• Adam R. Nazette (Banking & Finance – OH)
• Jonathan New (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
• Alexander Obrecht (Energy & Natural Resources – CO)
• Carlos F. Ortiz (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
• Michael J. Pappert (Real Estate – TX)
• Jeffrey H. Paravano (Tax – DC)
• Jimmy D. Parrish (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
• Charlotte Pasiadis (USA Guide: Corporate/M&A [OH: Northern] – OH)
• William L. Pence (Environment – FL)
• David Proaño (Energy & Natural Resources – OH)
• Brian T. Rafferty (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – GA)
• Kenneth B. Reisenfeld (International Arbitration: Arbitrators – Nationwide and International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide)
• Carole S. Rendon (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – OH)
• Lauren J. Resnick (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
• Lee Rosebush (Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products – DC)
• Paul Rosenberg (Labor & Employment – NY)
• Robert K. Rupp (Healthcare – OH)
• Eric E. Sagerman (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – CA)
• Gregory Saikin (Healthcare – TX)
• Erin M. Sales (Labor & Employment – FL)
• Steven B. Samuels (Intellectual Property – PA)
• Marc Schildkraut (Antitrust – DC)
• Paul M. Schmidt (Tax – DC)
• Lynn Sessions (Healthcare – TX and Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare – Nationwide)
• Randal Shaheen (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
• Kevin W. Shaughnessy (Labor & Employment – FL)
• Amy Shepherd (Corporate – OH: South & Central)
• John Siegal (Litigation: General Commercial – NY)
• George Skupski (Banking & Finance – OH)
• Stefan Smith (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – TX: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds)
• Michael S. Snarr (International Trade: Customs – Nationwide and International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy – Nationwide)
• George A. Stamboulidis (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
• Trevor Stanley (Political Law – Nationwide)
• Ronald A. Stepanovic (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Erica Svoboda (Corporate/M&A – GA)
• Timothy M Swan (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
• Christopher J. Swift (Healthcare – OH)
• Alex Szilvas (Tax – OH)
• Mark Temple (Labor & Employment – TX)
• Matt Tenerowicz (Banking & Finance – OH)
• Matthew Thurlow (Environment – DC)
• Amy J. Traub (Labor & Employment – NY)
• Peter W. Van Euwen (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Michael A. VanNiel (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
• Nathan Ware (Banking & Finance – OH and Tax – OH)
• Daniel R. Warren (Litigation: General Commercial – OH)
• Oren Warshavsky (Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright – NY)
• Robert J. Webb (Leisure & Hospitality – Nationwide)
• W. Ray Whitman (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide)
• Deborah A. Wilcox (Intellectual Property – OH)
• Donald A. Workman (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – DC)
• Timothy A. Worrall, Ph.D. (Intellectual Property – CO)
• Genevieve York-Erwin (Litigation: General Commercial – Washington)
• Grace W. Zoller (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – GA)

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