One hundred and fifteen attorneys from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2022. In addition, 34 Vorys attorneys were named to America’s Best Lawyers list for 2022 “Ones to Watch”.
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has been widely recognized as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on a comprehensive peer-reviewed survey in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast nearly 3.1 million votes on the legal capabilities of other attorneys in their practice areas, and because attorneys are not or may not be required to pay a fee numbers is listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a unique distinction. Ones to Watch awards are recognition of early career attorneys for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. The process for inclusion on this list is the same peer-reviewed process as for inclusion on America’s Best Lawyers list.
The best lawyers from the Vorys Columbus office are:
- Robin P. Amicon – health law
- Michael J. Ball – Litigation – work and employment
- Timothy J. Bechtold – Practice for government relations
- Robert A. Bell, Jr. – Bankruptcy and creditor law / bankruptcy and restructuring law
- Adam K. Brandt – corporate law
- Alycia N. Broz – Commercial disputes, litigation – Securities
- Robin L. Canowitz – health law
- Nelson D. Cary – Labor Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Daniel J. Clark – Litigation – work and employment
- Tiffany Strelow Cobb – Bankruptcy and creditor law / bankruptcy and restructuring law, litigation – bankruptcy
- David W. Cook – Immigration law
- Perry W. Doran II – Mass crime disputes / class actions – Defendant
- Elizabeth Turrell Farrar – corporate law
- Victor J. Ferguson – Trusts and estates
- Shawn M. Flahive – Corporate compliance law, corporate governance law, company law
- John F. Furniss III – Trusts and estates
- Thomas H. Fusonie – Commercial litigation
- Sheila Nolan Gartland – Real estate law
- Rick W. Grady – Construction law, litigation – construction
- Anthony J. Giuliani – Environmental law
- Robert A. Harris – Labor law – management
- Jolie N. Havens – health law
- Herbert A. Hedden – Franchise law
- Kimberly Weber Herlihy – Commercial disputes, litigation – Labor law
- Dan L. Jaffe – tax law
- Allen S. Kinzer – Labor Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- William D. Kloss Jr. – Litigation for personal injury – defendant
- Mark A. Knueve – Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- John J. Kulewicz – Appeals practice, civil law
- John M. Kuhl – Commercial litigation
- John L. Landolfi – Commercial litigation
- Evelyn Lundberg Stratton – Appeal practice
- Judith L. Marsh – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Franchise Law
- Michael D. Martz – corporate law
- Douglas R. Matthews – Commercial disputes, labor law – Management
- Theodore P. Mattis – Commercial disputes, employee compensation law – employers
- Daniel J. Minor – Real estate law
- Karen M. Moore – Litigation – trusts and estates, trusts and estates
- Bruce P. Paige – corporate law
- William G. Porter – Bet-the-Company litigation, commercial disputes, eminent domain and conviction law
- Scott Powell – tax law
- Lisa Pierce Reisz – Health law, litigation – health care
- Adam J. Rocco – Litigation – work and employment
- Russell R. Rosler – corporate law
- Gregory D. Russell – Energy law, oil and gas law
- Allen L. Rutz – Building law
- Richard D. Schuster – Commercial disputes, personal injury disputes – plaintiffs
- Suzanne J. Scrutton – health law
- Michael J. Settineri – Energy law
- Daniel E. Shuey – Commercial litigation
- Andrew C. Smith – Labor Law Management, Labor Law Management
- Elizabeth T. Smith – Litigation for personal injury – defendant
- Jeffery E. Smith – corporate law
- Theodore Smith – Construction law, real estate law
- David A. Swift – Trusts and estates
- Thomas E. Chic – Insurance law
- Jill S. Tangeman – Land Use and Zoning Act
- Travis J. Wahl – Banking and finance law
- Kristin L. Watt – environmental law, litigation – environmental law, raw material law
- John B. Weimer – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Equipment Finance Law
- Anthony D. Weis – Merger and takeover law
- James A. Wilson – Antitrust law, litigation – Antitrust law
- Nancy N. Workman – Banking and finance law
- Mark E. Vannatta – Non-Profit / Charitable Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Jonathan R. Vaughn – Labor Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Webb I. Vorys – corporate law
- Scott J. Ziance – Business development law, public finance law
“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Columbus Office are:
- Elizabeth S. Alexander – Commercial litigation
- Zachary T. Brumfield – Banking and finance law
- James A. Carr II – Energy law, oil and gas law, real estate law
- Mary Beth Cubberly – Litigation – Antitrust law
- Elizabeth Howard – Employee Benefits Act (ERISA)
- Lauren M. Johnson – tax law
- Barbara J. Jordan – Construction law, real estate law
- Kara M. Mundy – Commercial litigation
- Nicklaus J. Reis – Real estate law
- Lauren E. Sanders – Labor and labor law – management
- Michael J. Shoenfelt – Labor and labor law – management
- Janay M. Stevens – Corporate organizations (including LLCs and partnerships), labor and labor law – management
The best attorneys at the Vorys Cincinnati Office are:
- William DG Baldwin – Real estate law
- Melvin A. Bedree – Banking and finance law, franchise law
- Charles C. Bissinger Jr. – Real estate law
- Kent A. Britt – Commercial disputes, litigation – ERISA
- Whitney C. Gibson – Commercial litigation
- David A. Groenke – Trusts and estates
- David F. Hine – Commercial litigation
- Hani R. Kallas – Banking and finance law
- Andrew M. Kaplan – Employee Compensation Law – Employer
- Nathaniel Lampley Jr. – Commercial litigation
- Roger E. Lautzenhiser Jr. – Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions
- JB Lind – Commercial litigation
- Jeffrey A. Marks – Bankruptcy and creditor law / bankruptcy and restructuring law
- Mark A. Norman – Environmental law, litigation – Environment
- Anthony L. Österlund – Litigation – Real Estate
- Emily Pan – Trusts and estates
- Eric W. Richardson – Commercial litigation
- Kimberly J. Shepherd – Company law, merger and takeover law
- Michael G. Schwartz – Commercial disputes, tax law, trusts and estates
- Victor A. Walton Jr. – Corporate and family business law, commercial disputes, litigation – banking and finance law, litigation – labor law
- Elizabeth EW Weinewuth – Litigation – Trusts and estates
- Rosemary D. Welsh – Product Liability Disputes – Defendant
“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Cincinnati Office are:
- Wesley R. Abrams – Commercial litigation
- Jessica K. Baverman – Commercial litigation
- Brian P. Baxter – Company law, merger and takeover law
- Emily E. St. Cyr – Trusts and estates
- Andrew E. DeBord – tax law
- Erin D. French – Labor and labor law – management
- Lauren L. Gilbert – Banking and finance law
- Clifford W. Lauchlan – Commercial disputes, transport law
- Joel M. Lund – Real estate law
- Gabriel A. Moyer – Real estate law
- Patrick J. Reardon – Real estate law
The best attorneys at the Vorys Cleveland Office are:
- Kari B. Rabbit – Bankruptcy and creditor-debtor law / bankruptcy and restructuring law, commercial disputes
- Marcel C. Duhamel – Commercial litigation
- Bryan H. Falk – Banking and finance law, real estate law
- Bryan J. Farkas – Bankruptcy and creditor law / bankruptcy and restructuring law, litigation – bankruptcy
- Jeffrey A. Fickes – corporate law
- Michael J. Garvin – Litigation – Intellectual property, patent law, trademark law
- Martin S. Gates – Banking and finance law, financial services regulation law
- James J. McMonage – Arbitration, mediation
- Drew T. Parobek – Bankruptcy and creditor law / bankruptcy and restructuring law
- Anthony J. O’Malley – Commercial disputes, litigation – Securities
- David J. Tocco – Commercial disputes, litigation – Securities
“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Cleveland Office are:
- Sarah R. D’Amore – Corporate governance and compliance law, merger and takeover law
- Jeffrey W. Bieszczak – Banking and finance law, bankruptcy and creditor law / bankruptcy and restructuring law
- Nicholas R. House – Banking and finance law, corporate organizations (including LLCs and partnerships), real estate law
- Gregory C. Scheiderer – Litigation – work and employment
- Lindsay Doss Spillman – tax law
- Aaron M. Williams – Copyright law
The best lawyers out of the Akron office are:
- Aaron S. Berke – Business development law
- Thomas R. Crookes – Commercial disputes, labor law – Management
- Philip F. Downey – Commercial litigation
- Jacinto Nunez – Business development law
- Bret Treier – Banking and finance law, corporate governance law, company law
- Mark A. Watkins – Litigation – Intellectual property, patent law, trademark law
- Elia O. Woyt – Bankruptcy and creditor law / bankruptcy and restructuring law
“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Akron Office are:
- Christopher J. DePizzo – Merger and takeover law
- Andrew P. Guran – Commercial litigation
Best lawyers from the Houston Office are:
- Stephen D. Browning – Real estate law
- Monica A. Fitzgerald – Labor law – management
- Jacklyn J. Ford – Labor Law – Individuals, Labor Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Carey C. Jordan – patent law
- Iona N. Kaiser – patent law
- Steven R. Rech – Commercial litigation
“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Houston Office are:
- John S. Collins – Commercial litigation
The best attorneys at the Vorys California office are:
- Cory B. Catignani – Litigation – work and employment
- Jocelyn M. Hoffmann – Labor and labor law – management
- Thomas N. McCormick – Commercial disputes, litigation – Labor law
“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Washington, DC Office are:
- Peter C. Nanov – Commercial litigation
2021 “LAWYERS OF THE YEAR”
In addition, 10 Vorys lawyers were named Best Lawyers 2022 Lawyers of the Year. Only one lawyer in each area of expertise in each community is honored as “Lawyer of the Year” each year. To learn more about these lawyers, click here.
About Vorys: Vorys was founded in 1909 and currently has nearly 375 attorneys in eight offices in Ohio, Washington, DC, Texas, Pennsylvania, and California. According to American Lawyer Magazine, Vorys is currently one of the 200 largest law firms in the United States.