Contact Kira Hennessey, communications coordinator, for all media inquiries. She can be reached at 216.622.8893 or khennessey@calfee.com.
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP (Calfee) is a full-service, corporate law firm that counsels a range of private and public clients - entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 companies, governments and individuals - in all the areas that matter most to them and their success:
Our industry experience includes:
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BioScience/LifeSciences
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Construction
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Consumer Products
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Education
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Financial
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Government (State of Ohio, public agencies, counties and municipalities)
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Health Care
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Hospitality
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Individuals (white collar defense and investigations, estate planning)
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Information Technology
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Insurance
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Manufacturing
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Medical Device
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Mining
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Performance Materials
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Public/Private Partnerships
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TechTransfer
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Utilities
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Venture Capital/Private Equity
Year Firm was Founded
1903
Executive Management
Approximate Number of Attorneys Per Office
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Cleveland - 150
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Columbus - 20
Office Locations
Cleveland
1400 KeyBank Center
800 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2688
216.622.8200
Columbus
1100 Fifth Third Center
21 East State Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4243
216.614.1500
Awards/Rankings
Some of Calfee’s most recent recognitions include:
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Go-To Law Firm - In recent surveys of in-house law departments at Fortune 500 companies, conducted by Corporate Counsel /ALM, Calfee has been named a Go-To Law Firm in intellectual property (2007, 2009) and litigation (2008). Less than one half of one percent of all the law firms in the U.S. and abroad receive this distinction.
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Chambers USA Leading Lawyers - Calfee is repeatedly recognized by clients and Chambers & Partners as providing high quality legal service. In the 2010 edition of the guide, Chambers refers to Calfee as an “excellent firm with strong expertise in all areas.” Calfee has been recognized in the areas of Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, General Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Real Estate. In addition to the firm rankings, 18 of the firm’s attorneys were ranked individually as leaders in their respective fields.
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Client Service All Star - Tom McKee, co-chair of Calfee, was honored in 2008 as part of an exclusive group of 148 attorneys nationwide to be named “Client Service All-Stars.” The BTI Consulting Group, Inc., a national strategic market research firm located in Wellesley, MA, interviewed corporate counsel of Fortune 1000 companies across the country on all aspects of client relationships. Unprompted with firm or individual names, Tom was honored among the select few who truly stand out and deliver “the absolute best client service.”
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Best Lawyers - Twenty-Eight Calfee attorneys have been honored among 2010's Best Lawyers in America. Calfee had the highest number of Best Lawyers in the areas of banking, biotechnology, securities, venture capital, and workers’ compensation law.
Additional recurring honors for our attorneys and firm include being named as:
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Leading Lawyers (Inside Business)
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Most Active Law Firms in Private Equity (Private Equity Analyst)
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Ohio Super Lawyers (Law & Politics magazine)
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Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Stars (Law & Politics magazine)
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Top 25 Law Firms in Real Estate (Midwest Real Estate News)
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Top Five Corporate Law Firm in Cleveland (Corporate Board Member)
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Top Women Rainmakers (Northern Ohio Live)
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Family Friendly Award (Ohio Women’s Bar Association)
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40 Under 40 (Crain’s Cleveland)
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40 Under 40 (Columbus Business First)
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Pillar Award (SmartBusiness)
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Women of Note (Crain’s Cleveland)
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Women of Achievement (YWCA)
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The Most Powerful and Influential Women in Ohio (Ohio Diversity Magazine)
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Corporate Caring Awards (Columbus Business First)