Chambers USA Guide 2025 Recognizes 171 BakerHostetler Attorneys and 73 Practice Areas

WASHINGTON — June 5, 2025

BakerHostetler proudly announces that Chambers and Partners has ranked and recognized 171 firm attorneys and 73 practice areas in this year’s edition of the “Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.” The firm received 24 attorney rankings in Band 1; 22 practice areas received that commendation. In this year’s edition, 56 attorneys are newly ranked or received higher rankings.

Attorney rankings – highlights

Star Individual: Elizabeth Green (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)

Star Individual: Carole Rendon (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – OH)

Star Associate: Marc Wagner (Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory Antitrust – DC)

Attorneys ranked in Band 1

• Greg Dillard (Occupational Safety and Health – Nationwide)
• Linda Goldstein (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
• Michelle Hervey (Tax – OH)
• Todd Kegler (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
• Amy Kellogg (Real Estate – OH)
• Gregory Lee (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – FL: North & Central)
• L. Poe Leggette (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide)
• Joe Lucci (Intellectual Property – PA)
• Brian McEvoy (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Investigations – GA)
• Charlene McGinty (Healthcare – GA)
• Gregory Mersol (Labor & Employment – OH: North)
• Amy Ralph Mudge (Advertising: NAD Proceedings – Nationwide; Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
• William Pence (Environment – FL)
• James Phillips (Product Liability: Toxic Torts – Nationwide)
• David Proano (Energy & Natural Resources – OH)
• Lynn Sessions (Healthcare – TX; Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare – Nationwide)
• Kevin Shaughnessy (Labor & Employment – FL)
• Stefan Smith (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – TX)
• Alexander Szilvas (Tax – OH)
• Gregory Ulmer (Product Liability: Toxic Torts – Nationwide)
• Nathan Ware (Tax – OH)
• Daniel Warren (Litigation: General Commercial – OH)

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

• Elise Barajas (Healthcare – TX)
• David Ebersole (Tax – OH)
• Stefanie Ferrari (Healthcare – IL)
• Jack Ferry (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
• Jenny Givens (Healthcare – TX)
• Sara Goldstein (Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare – Nationwide)
• Kimberly Gordy (Healthcare – TX)
• Ashlee Grant (Labor & Employment – TX)
• Jeremiah Hart (Labor & Employment – Ohio: South & Central)
• Seth Hanft (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
• Courtney Litchfield (Healthcare – IL)
• Danielle Merola (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
• Alexander Obrecht (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide, Energy & Natural Resources – Colorado)
• Charlotte Pasiadis (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Scott Prince (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
• Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky (International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide)
• Erin Sales (Labor & Employment – FL)
• Alyse Stach (Antitrust – PA)
• Erica Svoboda (Corporate/M&A – GA)
• Lucas Witters (Tax – OH)

Practice area rankings – highlights

Practice areas ranked in Band 1

• Advertising: NAD Proceedings (USA – Nationwide)
• Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (USA – Nationwide)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (FL: North & Central)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (OH)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Corporate/M&A (OH: North)
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (TX)
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (OH)
• Healthcare: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Intellectual Property (PA)
• International Arbitration: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Labor & Employment (OH: North)
• Labor & Employment (OH: South & Central)
• Labor & Employment (FL)
• Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (CA)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (OH)
• Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (USA – Nationwide)
• Privacy & Data Security: Litigation (USA Nationwide)
• Product Liability: Toxic Torts (USA – Nationwide)
• Tax (OH)
• Transportation: Road (Automotive) (USA – Nationwide)

BakerHostetler’s ranked practice areas

• Advertising: NAD Proceedings (USA – Nationwide)
• Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (USA – Nationwide)
• Banking & Finance (OH)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (FL: North & Central)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (OH)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (CA)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (NY)
• Corporate/M&A: (OH: North)
• Corporate/M&A (GA)
• Corporate/M&A (OH: South & Central)
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (FL: North & Central)
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (TX)
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (NY)
• E-Discovery & Information Governance (USA – Nationwide)
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (OH)
• Energy & Natural Resources (CO)
• Energy & Natural Resources (OH)
• Environment (DC)
• Government Contracts: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Healthcare (GA)
• Healthcare (OH)
• Healthcare (TX)
• Healthcare: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory (DC)
• Insurance: Insurer (OH)
• Intellectual Property (CO)
• Intellectual Property (GA)
• Intellectual Property (IL)
• Intellectual Property (OH)
• Intellectual Property (PA)
• Intellectual Property (WA)
• Intellectual Property: Litigation (DC)
• Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution (DC)
• Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (NY)
• International Arbitration: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• International Trade: Customs (USA – Nationwide)
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (USA – Nationwide)
• Labor & Employment (OH: North)
• Labor & Employment (OH: South & Central)
• Labor & Employment (FL)
• Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (CA)
• Labor & Employment (GA)
• Labor & Employment (USA – Nationwide)
• Labor & Employment (TX)
• Labor & Employment (DC)
• Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (NY)
• Leisure & Hospitality (USA – Nationwide)
• Litigation: General Commercial (CO)
• Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (NY)
• Litigation: General Commercial (OH)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (DE)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (GA)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (OH)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (TX)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite (NY)
• Occupational Safety and Health (USA – Nationwide)
• 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)
• Product Liability: Toxic Torts (USA – Nationwide)
• Real Estate (FL: North & Central)
• Real Estate (GA)
• Real Estate (OH)
• Retail (USA – Nationwide)
• Tax (OH)
• Tax (DC)
• Tax: Controversy (USA – Nationwide)
• Transportation: Road (Automotive) (USA – Nationwide)

BakerHostetler’s ranked attorneys

• Joyce Ackerbaum Cox (Labor & Employment – FL)
• Robb Adkins (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – CA)
• John Allotta (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Christopher Arena (Intellectual Property – GA)
• M.J. Asensio III (Labor & Employment – OH: South & Central)
• Elise Barajas (Healthcare – TX)
• Eric Barnum (Labor & Employment – GA)
• Jonathan Barr (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – DC)
• Mark Barron (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide, Energy & Natural Resources – Colorado)
• Cynthia Bast (Real Estate – TX)
• Christopher Bator (Insurance – OH)
• S. Derek Bauer (Healthcare – GA)
• Alexis Beachdell (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
• William Bergmann (Intellectual Property: Litigation – DC)
• Martin Booher (Environment – OH)
• E. Mark Braden (Political Law – Nationwide)
• Terry Brennan (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – OH)
• David Brown (Corporate/M&A – GA)
• Matthew Caligur (International Trade: Customs – Nationwide)
• Phillip Callesen (Banking & Finance – OH)
• Todd Canni (Government Contracts – Nationwide)
• Ann Caresani (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
• John Carney (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
• Timothy Casey (Intellectual Property – WA)
• C. Shawn Cleveland (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – TX)
• Clayton Coley (Corporate/M&A – GA)
• Casie Collignon (Privacy & Data Security: Litigation – Nationwide)
• Lisa Collins (Intellectual Property – GA)
• Charlotte Combre (Healthcare – GA)
• Emily Crosby (Healthcare – GA)
• Jason D’Cruz (Labor & Employment – GA)
• Jeffrey Decker (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – FL: North & Central)
• Mark DeLaquil (Environment – DC)
• Jeffrey Diener (Leisure & Hospitality – Nationwide)
• Greg Dillard (Environment – TX; Occupational Safety and Health – Nationwide)
• Sashe Dimitroff (International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide)
• Billy Donley (Transportation: Road (Automotive) – Nationwide)
• David Ebersole (Tax – OH)
• David Evans (Real Estate – FL: North & Central)
• Shareef Farag (Labor & Employment – CA)
• David Farsiou (Intellectual Property – PA)
• Elliot Feldman (International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy – Nationwide)
• Stefanie Ferrari (Healthcare – IL)
• Jack Ferry (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
• Adam Fletcher (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
• Stephen Floyd (Real Estate – GA)
• Amy Fouts (Healthcare – GA)
• Jenny Givens (Healthcare – TX)
• Daniel Goettle (Intellectual Property – PA)
• Stephen Goldberg (Corporate/M&A – NY)
• Linda Goldstein (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
• Sara Goldstein (Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare – Nationwide)
• Kimberly Gordy (Healthcare – TX, Native American Law – Nationwide)
• Matthew Graban (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Ashlee Grant (Labor & Employment – TX)
• Elizabeth Green (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
• Douglas Greene (Litigation: Securities – NY)
• Daniel Guttman (Labor & Employment – OH: South & Central)
• Seth Hanft (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
• Suzanne Hanselman (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Brian Harris (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – GA)
• Jeremiah Hart (Labor & Employment – OH: South & Central)
• Ryan Hedges (Litigation: White -Collar Crime & Government Investigations – IL)
• Michelle Hervey (Tax – OH)
• W. Ashley Hess (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
• Carl Hittinger (Antitrust – PA)
• Craig Hoffman (Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity – Nationwide)
• Thomas Hogan (Environment – DC)
• Rachael Israel (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – OH)
• Edward Jacobs (E-Discovery & Information Governance – Nationwide)
• Joann Gallagher Jones (Real Estate – GA)
• Robert Julian (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – CA)
• Andreas Kaltsounis (Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity – Nationwide)
• Matthew Kane (Labor & Employment – CA)
• Paul Karlsgodt (Privacy & Data Security: Litigation – Nationwide)
• Daniel Kaufman (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
• Susan Kayser (Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - DC)
• Todd Kegler (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
• Amy Kellogg (Real Estate – OH)
• Gilbert Keteltas (E-Discovery & Information Governance – Nationwide)
• Kevin Kirsch (Intellectual Property – OH)
• Theodore Kobus III (Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity – Nationwide; Privacy & Data Security: Privacy – Nationwide)
• Jay Krupin (Labor & Employment – DC)
• Sarah La Voi (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
• Andrew Layden (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
• Todd Lebowitz : North (Labor & Employment – OH: North)
• Gregory Lee (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – FL: North & Central)
• L. Poe Leggette (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide)
• John Letchinger (Intellectual Property – IL)
• Barbara Linney (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Nationwide)
• Ronald Linville (Labor & Employment – OH: South & Central)
• Courtney Litchfield (Healthcare – IL)
• Stephanie Lodise (Intellectual Property – PA)
• Susan Lubow (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
• Thomas Lucchesi (Litigation: General Commercial – OH)
• Joseph Lucci (Intellectual Property – PA)
• Raymond Malone (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
• Melissa Mannino (International Trade: CFIUS Experts – Nationwide; International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Nationwide)
• Wendy Markham (Real Estate – GA)
• Edward McAndrew (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – DE)
• Heather McDonald (Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets – NY)
• Brian McEvoy (Healthcare – GA; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – GA)
• Charlene McGinty (Healthcare – GA)
• M. Scott McIntyre (Labor & Employment – OH: South & Central)
• Elizabeth McNellie (Transportations: Road (Automotive) – Nationwide)
• Danielle Merola (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
• Gregory Mersol (Labor & Employment – OH: North)
• Jennifer Mills (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
• Michael Moyer (Corporate/M&A – WA)
• Amy Ralph Mudge (Advertising: NAD Proceedings – Nationwide; Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
• Patrick Muldowney (Labor & Employment – FL)
• Lana Muranovic (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Nationwide)
• Adam Nazette (Banking & Finance – OH)
• Jonathan New (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
• Alexander Obrecht (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide, Energy & Natural Resources – Colorado)
• Carlos Ortiz (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
• Michael Pappert (Real Estate – TX)
• Jeffrey Paravano (Tax – DC)
• Jimmy Parrish (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
• Charlotte Pasiadis (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Tayan Patel (Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution – DC)
• Timothy Payne (Immigration – IL)
• William Pence (Environment – FL)
• James Phillips (Product Liability: Toxic Torts – Nationwide; Litigation: General Commercial – TX)
• Scott Prince (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
• David Proano (Energy & Natural Resources – OH)
• Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky (International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide)
• Kristina Ramsey (Environment – FL)
• Carole Rendon (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – OH)
• Lauren Resnick (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
• David Richardson (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – CA)
• Lee Rosebush (Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory – DC)
• Paul Rosenberg (Labor Relations – NY)
• Robert Rupp (Healthcare – OH)
• J. Keith Russell (Transportation: Road (Automotive) – Nationwide)
• Eric Sagerman (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – CA)
• Gregory Saikin (Healthcare – TX; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations -- TX)
• Erin Sales (Labor & Employment – FL)
• Steven Samuels (Intellectual Property – PA)
• Paul Schmidt (Tax – DC)
• James Seegers (Labor & Employment – FL)
• Lynn Sessions (Healthcare – TX and Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare – Nationwide)
• Randal Shaheen (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
• Kevin Shaughnessy (Labor & Employment – FL)
• Amy Shepherd (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
• John Siegal (Litigation: General Commercial – NY)
• Leif Sigmond (Intellectual Property – IL)
• George Skupski (Banking & Finance – OH)
• Micah Smith (Occupational Safety and Health – Nationwide)
• Stefan Smith (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – TX)
• Michael Snarr (International Trade: Customs – Nationwide; International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy – Nationwide)
• Janet Spreen (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Alyse Stach (Antitrust – PA)
• George Stamboulidis (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
• Trevor Stanley (Political Law – Nationwide)
• Ronald Stepanovic (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Erica Svoboda (Corporate/M&A – GA)
• Timothy Swan (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
• Alexander Szilvas (Tax – OH)
• Mark Temple (Labor & Employment – TX)
• Matthew Tenerowicz (Banking & Finance – OH)
• Amy Traub (Labor & Employment – NY)
• Gregory Ulmer (Product Liability: Toxic Torts – Nationwide)
• Peter Van Euwen (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
• Michael VanNiel (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
• Marc Wagner (Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory – DC)
• Nathan Ware (Banking & Finance – OH and Tax – OH)
• Daniel Warren (Litigation: General Commercial – OH)
• Oren Warshavsky (Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets – NY)
• W. Ray Whitman (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide)
• Lucas Witters (Tax – OH)

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