Chambers and Partners USA Honors 134 BakerHostetler Attorneys and 55 Practice Areas in 2021 USA Guide

Press Releases / May 20, 2021

WASHINGTON – May 21, 2021 – Chambers and Partners ranked and recognized 134 BakerHostetler attorneys and 55 practice areas in the 2021 edition of the “Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.” Twelve practice areas are ranked in Band 1. Thirty-one attorney rankings are new on this year’s list, and 17 attorneys are ranked in Band 1.

Attorney rankings – highlights

Attorneys ranked in Band 1:

  • Linda A. Goldstein (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory, Nationwide)
  • Amy Ralph Mudge (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory, Nationwide)
  • John M. Gherlein (Corporate/M&A, OH)
  • John J. McGowan Jr. (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, OH)
  • Georgeann G. Peters (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, OH)
  • Mark S. Barron (Natural Resources & Energy, CO)
  • Deborah A. Wilcox (Intellectual Property, OH)
  • Gregory V. Mersol (Labor & Employment, OH)
  • Kevin W. Shaughnessy (Labor & Employment, FL)
  • Carole S. Rendon (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, OH)
  • L. Poe Leggette (Oil & Gas Litigation, Nationwide)
  • Amy E. Kellogg (Real Estate, OH)
  • Gregory D. Lee (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, FL)
  • Edward J. Bernert (Tax, OH)
  • Michelle M. Hervey (Tax, OH)
  • Alexander J. Szilvas (Tax, OH)
  • Nathan F. Ware (Tax, OH)

Chambers also recognized:

  • Star Individual: Elizabeth A. Green Bankruptcy/Restructuring, FL: North & Central)
  • Spotlight Tables
    • Craig A. Hoffman (Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response)
    • Mark A. Cymrot (International Arbitration: Enforcement, Nationwide)
    • Theodore J. Kobus III (Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response, Nationwide)
  • Up and Coming Partners
    • Andrew V. Layden (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, FL: North & Central)
    • Timothy M. Swan (Corporate/M&A, OH: South & Central)

Associates to Watch:

  • Anna Altizer Dix (Real Estate, GA)
  • Stephen M. Floyd (Real Estate, GA)
  • Lindsay P. Holmes (Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory, Washington, D.C.)
  • Charlotte W. Pasiadis (Corporate/M&A, OH: North)
  • George Skupski (Banking & Finance, OH)
  • Erica Svoboda (Corporate/M&A, GA)
  • Casey Weaver (International Trade: Customs, Nationwide).

Twelve attorneys moved up in the rankings:

  • M.J. Asensio (OH – Labor & Employment)
  • Eric L. Barnum (GA – Labor & Employment)
  • David K. Brown (GA – Corporate/M&A)
  • Mark A. Cymrot (International Arbitration: Enforcement, Nationwide)
  • Daniel J. Goettle (PA – Intellectual Property)
  • Gregory D. Lee (FL: North and Central – Real Estate: Zoning & Land Use)
  • Kevin W. Kirsch (OH – Intellectual Property)
  • Mark W. DeLaquil (DC – Environment)
  • James D. Levine (GA – Immigration)
  • William W. Oxley (CA – Litigation: General Commercial)
  • Deborah A. Wilcox (OH – Intellectual Property)
  • Donald A. Workman (DC – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)

New attorney rankings:

  • Amy E. Fouts (Healthcare, GA)
  • Charlotte A. Combre (Healthcare, GA)
  • Christopher M. Arena (Intellectual Property, GA)
  • John J. Allotta (Corporate/M&A, OH: North)
  • John M. Gherlein (Corporate/M&A, OH: North)
  • John Siegal (Litigation: General Commercial, NY)
  • Jonathan New (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, NY)
  • Kenneth B. Reisenfeld (International Arbitration: Counsel, Nationwide)
  • Kristen McDermott Woodrum (Healthcare, GA)
  • Lee H. Rosebush (Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory, DC)
  • Mark A. Cymrot (International Arbitration: Counsel, Nationwide)
  • Mark S. Barron (Energy & Natural Resources, CO)
  • Matthew D. Graban (Corporate/M&A, OH: North)
  • Matthew A. Tenerowicz (Banking & Finance, OH)
  • Michael S. Snarr (International Trade: Customs, Nationwide and International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy, Nationwide)
  • Michael S. Chamberlin (Labor & Employment, CA)
  • Michael W. Moyer (Corporate/M&A, WA)
  • Nathan F. Ware (Tax, OH)
  • Peter W. Van Euwen III (Corporate/M&A, OH: North)
  • R. Steven Kestner (Corporate/M&A, OH: North)
  • Randal M. Shaheen (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory, Nationwide)
  • Robert A. Weible (Corporate/M&A, OH: North)
  • Ronald A. Stepanovic (Corporate/M&A, OH: North)
  • S. Derek Bauer (Healthcare, GA)
  • Sashe D. Dimitroff (International Arbitration: Counsel, Nationwide)
  • Suzanne K. Hanselman (Corporate/M&A, OH: North)
  • Terry M. Brennan (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, OH)
  • W. Ashley Hess (Corporate/M&A, OH: South & Central)
  • William C. Bergmann (Intellectual Property: Litigation, DC)
Practice area rankings – highlights

Practice areas ranked in Band 1:

  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (Nationwide)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (OH)
  • Corporate/M&A (OH: North)
  • Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (TX)
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (OH)
  • Energy & Natural Resources (CO)
  • Healthcare: Highly Regarded (Nationwide)
  • Intellectual Property (PA)
  • International Arbitration: Highly Regarded (Nationwide)
  • Labor & Employment (OH)
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (OH)
  • Tax (OH)

Practice areas that moved into The Elite rankings:

  • Digital Assets and Data Management moved into the Privacy & Data Security
  • White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation joined Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Practice areas that moved up in rankings:

  • Banking & Finance (OH)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (CA)
  • Corporate/M&A (OH: South & Central)
  • Corporate/M&A (GA)
  • Environment (DC)
  • Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory (DC)
  • Intellectual Property (IL)
  • Intellectual Property: Litigation (DC)
  • Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution (DC)
  • International Arbitration: Enforcement (Nationwide)
  • International Trade: Customs (Nationwide)
  • Labor & Employment (Nationwide, DC, GA)
  • Litigation: General Commercial (CO)
  • Media & Entertainment (DC)
  • Oil & Gas Litigation (Nationwide)
BakerHostetler’s ranked practice areas are:
  • Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide
  • Banking & Finance – OH
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring – CA, FL: North & Central, OH
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded – Nationwide
  • Corporate/M&A – GA, OH: North, OH: South & Central
  • Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – FL: North & Central
  • Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded – NY, TX
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH
  • Energy & Natural Resources – CO
  • Environment – DC
  • Healthcare – GA, OH, TX
  • Healthcare: Highly Regarded – Nationwide
  • Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory – DC
  • Intellectual Property – GA, IL, OH, OH: South & Central
  • Intellectual Property: Litigation – DC
  • Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution – DC
  • Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets – NY
  • International Arbitration: Enforcement – Nationwide
  • International Arbitration: Highly Regarded – Nationwide
  • International Trade: Customs – Nationwide
  • International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy – Nationwide
  • Labor & Employment – Nationwide, CA, DC, FL, GA, OH, TX
  • Leisure & Hospitality – Nationwide
  • Litigation: General Commercial – CO, OH
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – OH
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite – NY
  • Media & Entertainment – DC
  • Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide
  • Privacy & Data Security: The Elite – Nationwide
  • Real Estate – FL: North & Central, GA, OH
  • Retail – Nationwide
  • Tax – DC, OH
  • Tax: Controversy – Nationwide
  • Transportation: Road (Automotive) – Nationwide
BakerHostetler’s ranked attorneys are:
  • Linda A. Goldstein (Nationwide – Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory)
  • Amy Ralph Mudge (Nationwide – Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory)
  • Randal M. Shaheen (Nationwide – Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory)
  • Marc G. Schildkraut (DC – Antitrust)
  • Phillip M. Callesen (OH – Banking & Finance)
  • George R. Skupski (OH – Banking & Finance)
  • Matthew A. Tenerowicz (OH – Banking & Finance)
  • Brian A. Bash (OH – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
  • Cecily A. Dumas (CA – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
  • Tiffany Payne Geyer (FL: North & Central – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
  • Elizabeth A. Green (FL: North & Central – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
  • Matthew R. Goldman (OH – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
  • Andrew V. Layden (FL: North & Central – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
  • Jimmy D. Parrish (FL: North & Central – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
  • Eric E. Sagerman (CA – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
  • Michael A. VanNiel (OH – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
  • Donald A. Workman (DC – Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
  • Brian C. Blair (FL – Construction)
  • Denis L. Durkin (FL – Construction)
  • John J. Allotta (OH: North – Corporate/M&A)
  • David K. Brown (GA – Corporate/M&A)
  • John M. Gherlein (OH: North – Corporate/M&A)
  • Steven H. Goldberg (NY – Corporate/M&A)
  • Matthew D. Graban (OH: North – Corporate/M&A)
  • Suzanne K. Hanselman (OH: North – Corporate/M&A)
  • W. Ashley Hess (OH: South & Central – Corporate/M&A)
  • R. Steven Kestner (OH: North – Corporate/M&A)
  • Michael W. Moyer (WA – Corporate/M&A)
  • Charlotte W. Pasiadis (OH: North – Corporate/M&A)
  • Ronald A. Stepanovic (OH: North – Corporate/M&A)
  • Erica Svoboda (GA – Corporate/M&A)
  • Timothy M. Swan (OH: South & Central – Corporate/M&A)
  • Peter W. Van Euwen III (OH: North – Corporate/M&A)
  • Robert A. Weible (OH: North – Corporate/M&A)
  • Jeffrey E. Decker (FL: North & Central – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity)
  • Gilbert S. Keteltas (Nationwide – E–Discovery & Information Governance)
  • Ann M. Caresani (OH – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
  • Georgeann G. Peters (OH – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
  • John J. McGowan Jr (OH – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
  • Raymond M. Malone (OH – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
  • Susan N. Lubow (OH – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
  • Mark S. Barron (Colorado – Energy & Natural Resources)
  • Mark W. DeLaquil (DC – Environment)
  • William L. Pence (FL – Environment)
  • Mark I. Bailen (Nationwide – First Amendment Litigation, DC – Media & Entertainment)
  • S. Derek Bauer (GA – Healthcare)
  • Charlotte A. Combre (GA – Healthcare)
  • Emily C. Crosby (GA – Healthcare)
  • Amy E. Fouts (GA – Healthcare)
  • Charlene L. McGinty (GA – Healthcare)
  • Gregory S. Saikin (TX – Healthcare)
  • David L. Schick (FL – Healthcare)
  • Lynn Sessions (TX – Healthcare, Nationwide – Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare)
  • Christopher J. Swift (OH – Healthcare)
  • Kristen McDermott Woodrum (GA – Healthcare)
  • Robert K. Rupp (OH – Healthcare)
  • Robert M. Wolin (TX – Healthcare)
  • Lindsay P. Holmes (DC – Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory)
  • Lee H. Rosebush (DC – Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory)
  • James D. Levine (GA – Immigration)
  • Christopher M. Arena (GA – Intellectual Property)
  • Nancy R. Frandsen (PA – Intellectual Property)
  • Daniel J. Goettle (PA – Intellectual Property)
  • Kevin W. Kirsch (OH – Intellectual Property)
  • John S. Letchinger (IL – Intellectual Property)
  • Stephanie Lodise (PA – Intellectual Property)
  • Joseph Lucci (PA – Intellectual Property)
  • David A. Mancino (OH – Intellectual Property)
  • Steven B. Samuels (PA – Intellectual Property)
  • Deborah A. Wilcox (OH – Intellectual Property)
  • William C. Bergmann (DC – Intellectual Property: Litigation)
  • Kenneth J. Sheehan (DC – Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution)
  • Robert (Red) BG Horowitz (NY – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets)
  • Oren J. Warshavsky (NY – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets)
  • Kenneth B. Reisenfeld (Nationwide – International Arbitration: Arbitrators, Nationwide – International Arbitration: Counsel)
  • Mark A. Cymrot (Nationwide – International Arbitration: Arbitrators, Nationwide – International Arbitration: Counsel, Nationwide – International Arbitration: Enforcement)
  • Sashe D. Dimitroff (Nationwide – International Arbitration: Counsel)
  • Michael S. Snarr (Nationwide – International Trade: Customs, Nationwide – International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy)
  • Casey E. Weaver (Nationwide – International Trade: Customs)
  • Elliot J. Feldman (Nationwide – International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy)
  • M.J. Asensio (OH – Labor & Employment)
  • Eric L. Barnum (GA – Labor & Employment)
  • Joyce Ackerbaum Cox (FL – Labor & Employment)
  • Michael S. Chamberlin (CA – Labor & Employment)
  • Jason D'Cruz (GA – Labor & Employment)
  • Daniel J. Guttman (OH – Labor & Employment)
  • Jay P. Krupin (DC – Labor & Employment)
  • Todd H. Lebowitz (OH – Labor & Employment)
  • Ronald G. Linville (OH – Labor & Employment)
  • M. Scott McIntyre (OH – Labor & Employment)
  • Gregory V. Mersol (OH – Labor & Employment)
  • Patrick M. Muldowney (FL – Labor & Employment)
  • Amy J. Traub (NY – Labor & Employment)
  • Kevin W. Shaughnessy (FL – Labor & Employment)
  • Margaret Rosenthal (CA – Labor & Employment)
  • Mark Temple (TX – Labor & Employment)
  • Martin T. Wymer (OH – Labor & Employment)
  • John Melicharek Jr (Nationwide – Leisure & Hospitality)
  • Robert J. Webb (Nationwide – Leisure & Hospitality)
  • Douglas W. Greene (WA – Litigation: General Commercial)
  • Paul G. Karlsgodt (Colorado – Litigation: General Commercial)
  • Thomas R. Lucchesi (OH – Litigation: General Commercial)
  • William W. Oxley (CA – Litigation: General Commercial)
  • John Siegal (NY – Litigation: General Commercial)
  • Daniel R. Warren (OH – Litigation: General Commercial)
  • Robb C. Adkins (CA – Litigation: White–Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
  • Jonathan R. Barr (DC – Litigation: White–Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
  • Terry M. Brennan (OH – Litigation: White–Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
  • John J. Carney (NY – Litigation: White–Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
  • C. Shawn Cleveland (TX – Litigation: White–Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
  • Jonathan B. New (NY – Litigation: White–Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
  • Carole S. Rendon (OH – Litigation: White–Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
  • Lauren J. Resnick (NY – Litigation: White–Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
  • George A. Stamboulidis (NY – Litigation: White–Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
  • Martin T. Booher (OH – Natural Resources & Environment)
  • L. Poe Leggette (Nationwide – Oil & Gas Litigation)
  • Craig A. Hoffman (Nationwide – Privacy & Data Security, Nationwide – Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response)
  • Theodore J. Kobus III (Nationwide – Privacy & Data Security, Nationwide – Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response)
  • Gary M. Alletag ( TX – Real Estate)
  • Anna Altizer Dix (GA – Real Estate)
  • Stephen M. Floyd (GA – Real Estate)
  • Joann Gallagher Jones (GA – Real Estate)
  • Amy E. Kellogg (OH – Real Estate)
  • Lawrence V. Lindberg (OH – Real Estate)
  • Michael J. Pappert (TX – Real Estate)
  • Wendy W. Markham (GA – Real Estate)
  • Gregory D. Lee (FL: North & Central – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use)
  • Edward J. Bernert (OH – Tax)
  • Michelle F. Hervey (OH – Tax)
  • Jeffrey H. Paravano (DC – Tax)
  • Paul M. Schmidt (DC – Tax)
  • Alexander J. Szilvas (OH – Tax)
  • Nathan Ware (OH – Tax)
  • Billy M. Donley (Nationwide – Transportation: Road (Automotive)

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