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CLEVELAND – May 3, 2018 – Chambers and Partners ranked and recognized 118 BakerHostetler attorneys and 45 practice areas in the 2018 edition of the Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Four practice areas are new to the list, and five practice areas are ranked in Band 1. Eight attorney recognitions are new on this year’s list, and seven attorneys are ranked in Band 1.
<h5>Attorney rankings – highlights</h5>
Attorneys ranked in Band 1 include: <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/DennisPDuffy">Dennis P. Duffy</a> (Labor &amp; Employment, TX); <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/JohnMGherlein">John M. Gherlein</a> (Corporate/M&amp;A, OH); <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/ElizabethAGreen">Elizabeth A. Green</a> (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, FL); Joseph F. Hutchinson Jr. (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, OH); <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/RonaldGLinville">Ronald G. Linville</a> (Labor &amp; Employment, OH); <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/JohnJMcGowanJr">John J. McGowan Jr.</a> (Employee Benefits &amp; Executive Compensation, OH); and <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/GeorgeannGPeters">Georgeann G. Peters</a> (Employee Benefits &amp; Executive Compensation, OH). <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/lindagoldstein">Linda Goldstein</a> (Advertising: Transactional &amp; Regulatory, Nationwide) was again ranked a “Star Individual.”

Additionally, the firm had 12 attorneys move up in this year’s rankings: <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/DavidKBrown">David K. Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/EmilyCCrosby">Emily Crosby</a>, Edward L. Friedman, <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/RStevenKestner">R. Steven Kestner</a>, <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/GilbertSKeteltas">Gilbert S. Keteltas</a>, <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/GeorgeannGPeters">Georgeann Peters</a>, <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/KatrinaMQuicker">Katrina M. Quicker</a>, <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/LaurenJResnick">Lauren J. Resnick</a>, <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/DrewBTipton">Drew B. Tipton</a>, <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/PeterWVanEuwenIII">Peter W. Van Euwen</a>, <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/DanielRWarren">Daniel R. Warren</a>, <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/RobertJWebb">Robert J. Webb</a>.

New attorney rankings include: <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/MarkSBarron">Mark Barron</a> (Natural Resources &amp; Environment, CO); <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/JasonDCruz">Jason D’Cruz</a> (Employment &amp; Labor, GA); <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/EricRGoodman">Eric Goodman</a> (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, DC); <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/MatthewDGraban">Matthew Graban</a> (Corporate/M&amp;A, OH); <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/StevenBSamuels">Steven B. Samuels</a> (Intellectual Property, PA); and <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/DonaldAWorkman">Donald Workman</a> (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, DC).

Twenty attorneys were named "Recognized" practitioners. Those new to the list include <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/KerryTScarlott">Kerry T. Scarlott</a> (Litigation, Nationwide); <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/JohnSiegal">John Siegal</a> (Litigation, NY); <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/MichaelSSnarr">Michael S. Snarr</a> (Litigation, Nationwide); <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/AlexanderJSzilvas">Alex Szilvas</a> (Business, OH).

<a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/JasonPGrier">Jason P. Grier</a> and <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/AndrewVLayden">Andrew V. Layden</a> were named “Associates to Watch” category, <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/JamesASherer">James Sherer</a> was named “Up &amp; Coming” and Bruce W. Sanford was named a “Senior Statesman.”
<h5>Practice area rankings – highlights</h5>
Practice areas ranked in Band 1 are Bankruptcy/Restructuring (OH), Corporate/M&amp;A (OH), Employee Benefits &amp; Executive Compensation (OH), Intellectual Property (PA) and Labor &amp; Employment (OH). The firm moved up in the rankings in Labor &amp; Employment (FL). Also new to the list is the Advertising: Transactional &amp; Regulatory (Nationwide) category.

Seventeen practice areas were named to the "Recognized" list, three for the first time. Those new to the list are Advertising: Transactional &amp; Regulatory (Nationwide), Banking/Restructuring (DC and Nationwide), and Real Estate (TX).

Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business is an independent and objective directory based on interviews with thousands of in-house and outside counsel across the country. Interviews are conducted by Chambers USA, a division of Chambers and Partners. Individual lawyers and practice areas are ranked on the following factors: legal knowledge and experience, ability, effectiveness and client-service. Additionally, practice areas are ranked on effectiveness and capability of the department as a whole.
<h5>BakerHostetler’s ranked practice areas are:</h5>
<ul>
 	<li>Advertising: Transactional &amp; Regulatory, Nationwide</li>
 	<li>Bankruptcy/Restructuring (FL)</li>
 	<li>Corporate/M&amp;A &amp; Private Equity (FL)</li>
 	<li>Corporate/M&amp;A: Highly Regarded (NY)</li>
 	<li>Employee Benefits &amp; Executive Compensation (OH)</li>
 	<li>Healthcare (FL, GA, OH, TX)</li>
 	<li>Intellectual Property (OH, GA, PA)</li>
 	<li>Intellectual Property: Trade Mark &amp; Copyright (NY)</li>
 	<li>International Trade: Customs (Nationwide)</li>
 	<li>International Trade: Export Controls &amp; Economic Sanctions (Nationwide)</li>
 	<li>International Trade: Trade Remedies &amp; Trade Policy (Nationwide)</li>
 	<li>Labor &amp; Employment (FL, OH, TX)</li>
 	<li>Leisure &amp; Hospitality (Nationwide)</li>
 	<li>Litigation: General Commercial (OH)</li>
 	<li>Media &amp; Entertainment (DC)</li>
 	<li>Privacy &amp; Data Security (Nationwide)</li>
 	<li>Real Estate (FL, OH, TX) (TX new)</li>
 	<li>Tax (DC)</li>
</ul>
<h5>BakerHostetler’s “recognized” practice areas are:</h5>
<ul>
 	<li>Banking &amp; Finance (OH)</li>
 	<li>Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Nationwide, DC) (both new)</li>
 	<li>Environment (DC, FL)</li>
 	<li>Healthcare : Privacy &amp; Data Security (Nationwide)</li>
 	<li>Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory (DC)</li>
 	<li>Intellectual Property: Litigation (DC)</li>
 	<li>Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution (DC)</li>
 	<li>Labor &amp; Employment (CA, DC)</li>
 	<li>Litigation: General Commercial (CO)</li>
 	<li>Litigation: General Commercial (FL)</li>
 	<li>Natural Resources &amp; Environment (CO)</li>
 	<li>Real Estate (TX) (new)</li>
 	<li>Retail (Nationwide)</li>
 	<li>Tax: Controversy (Nationwide)</li>
</ul>
<h5>BakerHostetler’s ranked attorneys are:</h5>
Advertising: Transactional &amp; Regulatory
<ul>
 	<li>Linda A. Goldstein (Star Individual)</li>
</ul>
Antitrust
<ul>
 	<li>Robert G. Abrams</li>
</ul>
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
<ul>
 	<li>Brian A. Bash</li>
 	<li>Matthew R. Goldman</li>
 	<li>Eric Goodman (new)</li>
 	<li>Elizabeth A. Green</li>
 	<li>Joseph F. Hutchinson Jr</li>
 	<li>Andrew V. Layden (Associates to Watch)</li>
 	<li>Jimmy D. Parrish</li>
 	<li>Tiffany D. Payne</li>
 	<li>Irving H. Picard</li>
 	<li>Michael A. VanNiel</li>
 	<li>Donald A. Workman</li>
</ul>
Construction
<ul>
 	<li>Brian C. Blair</li>
 	<li>Denis L. Durkin</li>
</ul>
Corporate/M&amp;A
<ul>
 	<li>John Allotta</li>
 	<li>David K. Brown</li>
 	<li>Matt Graban</li>
 	<li>Steven Goldberg</li>
 	<li>Ronald A. Stepanovic</li>
 	<li>Peter W. Van Euwen</li>
 	<li>John M. Gherlein</li>
 	<li>Suzanne K. Hanselman</li>
 	<li>R. Steven Kestner</li>
 	<li>Robert A. Weible</li>
</ul>
Corporate/M&amp;A &amp; Private Equity
<ul>
 	<li>Jeffrey E. Decker</li>
</ul>
Employee Benefits &amp; Executive Compensation
<ul>
 	<li>Raymond M. Malone</li>
 	<li>Ruth Ann Maloney</li>
 	<li>John J. McGowan Jr.</li>
 	<li>Georgeann G. Peters</li>
</ul>
Oil &amp; Gas (Regulatory &amp; Litigation)
<ul>
 	<li>L. Poe Leggette</li>
</ul>
Environment
<ul>
 	<li>Mark DeLaquil</li>
 	<li>William L. Pence</li>
 	<li>Robert N. Steinwurtzel</li>
</ul>
First Amendment Litigation
<ul>
 	<li>Bruce W. Sanford (Senior Statesman)</li>
</ul>
Healthcare
<ul>
 	<li>Emily Crosby</li>
 	<li>Mark A. Kadzielski</li>
 	<li>Charlene L. McGinty</li>
 	<li>James C. Rawls</li>
 	<li>Robert K. Rupp</li>
 	<li>David L. Schick</li>
 	<li>Lynn Sessions</li>
 	<li>Christopher J. Swift</li>
 	<li>Robert M. Wolin</li>
</ul>
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
<ul>
 	<li>Lindsay P. Holmes</li>
 	<li>Lee H. Rosebush (Up &amp; Coming)</li>
</ul>
Immigration
<ul>
 	<li>James D. Levine</li>
</ul>
Intellectual Property
<ul>
 	<li>John P. Donohue Jr.</li>
 	<li>Nancy R. Frandsen</li>
 	<li>Jason P. Grier (Associates to Watch)</li>
 	<li>Dale M. Heist</li>
 	<li>John S. Letchinger</li>
 	<li>Joseph Lucci</li>
 	<li>Katrina M. Quicker</li>
 	<li>Steven J. Rocci</li>
 	<li>Kevin W. Kirsch</li>
 	<li>David A. Mancino</li>
 	<li>Steven B. Samuels (new)</li>
 	<li>Thomas H. Shunk</li>
 	<li>Deborah A. Wilcox</li>
</ul>
Intellectual Property: Litigation
<ul>
 	<li>William Bergmann</li>
</ul>
Intellectual Property: Patent
<ul>
 	<li>Benjamin C. Hsing</li>
</ul>
Intellectual Property: Trade Mark &amp; Copyright
<ul>
 	<li>Robert (Red) Horowitz</li>
 	<li>Oren Warshavsky</li>
</ul>
International Trade: Customs
<ul>
 	<li>Melvin S. Schwechter</li>
</ul>
International Trade: Export Controls &amp; Economic Sanctions
<ul>
 	<li>Melvin S. Schwechter</li>
</ul>
International Trade: Trade Remedies &amp; Trade Policy
<ul>
 	<li>Elliot J. Feldman</li>
</ul>
Labor &amp; Employment
<ul>
 	<li>Joyce Ackerbaum Cox</li>
 	<li>M.J. Asensio</li>
 	<li>Eric L. Barnum</li>
 	<li>Dennis P. Duffy</li>
 	<li>Edward L. Friedman</li>
 	<li>Daniel J. Guttman</li>
 	<li>Todd Lebowitz</li>
 	<li>Ronald G. Linville</li>
 	<li>M. Scott McIntyre</li>
 	<li>Gregory V. Mersol</li>
 	<li>Patrick M. Muldowney</li>
 	<li>Kevin W. Shaughnessy</li>
 	<li>Drew B. Tipton</li>
 	<li>Amy J. Traub</li>
 	<li>Martin T. Wymer</li>
</ul>
Leisure &amp; Hospitality
<ul>
 	<li>John Melicharek Jr</li>
 	<li>Robert J. Webb</li>
</ul>
Litigation: E-Discovery
<ul>
 	<li>Gilbert S. Keteltas</li>
 	<li>James Sherer (Up &amp; Coming)</li>
</ul>
Litigation: General Commercial
<ul>
 	<li>Douglas Greene</li>
 	<li>Paul G. Karlsgodt</li>
 	<li>Robert M. Kincaid Jr.</li>
 	<li>Thomas R. Lucchesi</li>
 	<li>Ernest E. Vargo</li>
 	<li>Daniel R. Warren</li>
 	<li>Thomas D. Warren</li>
</ul>
Litigation: Securities
<ul>
 	<li>Marc D. Powers</li>
</ul>
Litigation: White-Collar Crime &amp; Government Investigations
<ul>
 	<li>Jonathan R. Barr</li>
 	<li>John J. Carney</li>
 	<li>Lauren J. Resnick</li>
 	<li>George A. Stamboulidis</li>
</ul>
Media &amp; Entertainment
<ul>
 	<li>Bruce W. Sanford</li>
</ul>
Natural Resources &amp; Environment
<ul>
 	<li>Mark Barron</li>
 	<li>Martin T. Booher</li>
 	<li>L. Poe Leggette</li>
</ul>
Privacy &amp; Data Security
<ul>
 	<li>Theodore J. Kobus</li>
 	<li>Lynn Sessions</li>
</ul>
Real Estate
<ul>
 	<li>Gary M. Alletag</li>
 	<li>Joann Gallagher Jones</li>
 	<li>Amy E. Kellogg</li>
 	<li>Lawrence V. Lindberg</li>
 	<li>Michael J. Pappert</li>
</ul>
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
<ul>
 	<li>Gregory D. Lee</li>
</ul>
Tax
<ul>
 	<li>John D. Bates (Up &amp; Coming)</li>
 	<li>Kevin M. Johnson</li>
 	<li>Mark S. Lange</li>
 	<li>Jeffrey H. Paravano</li>
 	<li>Paul M. Schmidt</li>
</ul>
<h5>BakerHostetler’s recognized attorneys are:</h5>
<ul>
 	<li>John W. Boyd (Employee Benefits &amp; Executive Compensation)</li>
 	<li>John J. Burke (International Trade: Export Controls &amp; Economic Sanctions)</li>
 	<li>Phillip M. Callesen (Banking &amp; Finance)</li>
 	<li>Sashe D. Dimitroff (International Arbitration)</li>
 	<li>Daniel J. Goettle (Intellectual Property)</li>
 	<li>David A. Grant (Labor &amp; Employment)</li>
 	<li>Elizabeth A. Green (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)</li>
 	<li>Bruce R. Greene (Real Estate)</li>
 	<li>Kurt P. Gruber (Leisure &amp; Hospitality)</li>
 	<li>Craig A. Hoffman (Privacy)</li>
 	<li>Jay P. Krupin (Labor &amp; Employment )</li>
 	<li>Wendy W. Markham (Real Estate)</li>
 	<li>Margaret Rosenthal (Labor &amp; Employment)</li>
 	<li>Kerry T. Scarlott (International Trade: Export Controls &amp; Economic Sanctions) (new)</li>
 	<li>James W. Seegers (Labor &amp; Employment)</li>
 	<li>John Siegal (Litigation: General Commercial) (new)</li>
 	<li>Michael S. Snarr (International Trade: Trade Remedies &amp; Trade Policy) (new)</li>
 	<li>Alex Szilvas (Real Estate) (new)</li>
 	<li>W. Ray Whitman (Litigation: Energy &amp; Natural Resources)</li>
</ul>
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<h10>About BakerHostetler</h10>
<h10>Recognized as one of the top firms for client service, BakerHostetler is a leading national law firm that helps clients around the world to address their most complex and critical business and regulatory issues. With five core national practice groups – Business, Employment, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Tax – the firm has more than 940 lawyers located in 14 offices coast to coast. BakerHostetler is widely regarded as having one of the country’s top 10 tax practices, a nationally recognized litigation practice, an award-winning data privacy practice and an industry-leading business practice. The firm is also recognized internationally for its groundbreaking work recovering more than $12 billion in the Madoff Recovery Initiative, representing the SIPA Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. Visit bakerlaw.com.</h10>
<h5>Contact:</h5>
<a href="mailto:idelgado@bakerlaw.com">Ivette Delgado</a>, 212.847.7089&nbsp;(<a href="mailto:idelgado@bakerlaw.com">idelgado@bakerlaw.com</a>) or <a href="mailto:jfischler@bakerlaw.com">Jacob Fischler</a>, 202.861.1647 (<a href="mailto:jfischler@bakerlaw.com">jfischler@bakerlaw.com</a>)

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Orlando

Partner

Joyce Ackerbaum Cox

Houston

Gary M. Alletag

Cleveland

John J. Allotta

Washington, D.C.

Jonathan R. Barr

William C. Bergmann

Brian C. Blair

Martin T. Booher

Phillip M. Callesen

New York

John J. Carney

Jeffrey E. Decker

Mark W. DeLaquil

Elliot J. Feldman

Steven H. Goldberg

Matthew D. Graban

Elizabeth A. Green

Columbus

Daniel J. Guttman

Suzanne K. Hanselman

Cincinnati

Craig A. Hoffman

Denver

Seattle

Paul G. Karlsgodt

Amy E. Kellogg

Gilbert S. Keteltas

Kevin W. Kirsch

Jay P. Krupin

Andrew V. Layden

Todd H. Lebowitz

Gregory D. Lee

Thomas R. Lucchesi

David A. Mancino

Patrick M. Muldowney

Michael J. Pappert

Jeffrey H. Paravano

Jimmy D. Parrish

William L. Pence

Irving H. Picard

Lauren J. Resnick

Robert K. Rupp

Chairman

Paul M. Schmidt

James W. Seegers

Kevin W. Shaughnessy

John Siegal

Michael S. Snarr

Ronald A. Stepanovic

Alexander J. Szilvas

Amy J. Traub

Michael A. VanNiel

Chicago

Daniel R. Warren

Oren J. Warshavsky

Robert J. Webb B.C.S., RRP

George A. Stamboulidis

Theodore J. Kobus III

Peter W. Van Euwen III

M.J. Asensio III

Dallas

W. Ray Whitman

Lee H. Rosebush

Lynn Sessions

M. Scott McIntyre

Philadelphia

Joseph Lucci

James A. Sherer

Wilmington

Daniel J. Goettle

Of Counsel

Steven B. Samuels

John S. Letchinger

L. Poe Leggette

Mark S. Barron

Sashe D. Dimitroff

Atlanta

Joann Gallagher Jones

Wendy W. Markham

Charlene L. McGinty

David K. Brown

Emily C. Crosby

Los Angeles

Eric L. Barnum

Mark S. Lange

Douglas W. Greene

Jason D’Cruz

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International Trade: Trade Remedies and Trade Policy

Intellectual Property

Industries

Hospitality

Executive Compensation

Energy

Securities and Governance Litigation

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

International Trade – Export Controls and Economic Sanctions

International Arbitration and Litigation

Corporate Governance

Real Estate

Labor and Employment

Private Equity

Antitrust and Competition

Restructuring and Bankruptcy

Litigation

Environmental

Sports

Healthcare

Patent Litigation

Construction

White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation

Global Trademark and Brand Protection

Pharmacy and Reimbursement

Immigration

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Digital Assets and Data Management

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