Calfee Earns National and Regional Recognition in 2026 "Best Law Firms" Rankings

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Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP earned 16 national and 65 regional rankings in Ohio in the 2026 edition of the “Best Law Firms” rankings published by Best Lawyers^®.

Firms included in the “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers on the quality of their law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

Calfee earned 16 “Best Law Firm” national rankings:

National Tier 1

• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Securities Regulation

National Tier 2

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – ERISA
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

National Tier 3

• Energy Law
• Information Technology Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

Calfee earned 65 “Best Law Firm” regional rankings:

Metropolitan Tier 1

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation

Cleveland, Ohio

• Banking and Finance Law
• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Health Care Law
• Information Technology Law
• Insurance Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – ERISA
• Litigation – Insurance
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Patent Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Columbus, Ohio

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Environmental Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Metropolitan Tier 2

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law – Management
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Litigation – Securities
• Patent Law

Cleveland, Ohio

• Antitrust Law
• Appellate Practice
• Construction Law
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• International Mergers and Acquisitions
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Municipal
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Columbus, Ohio

• Energy Law
• Litigation – Construction

Metropolitan Tier 3

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Banking and Finance

Cleveland, Ohio

• Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Workers' Compensation Law – Employers

Columbus, Ohio

• Litigation – Environmental

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About Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP is a full-service corporate law firm with 160 attorneys and professionals and five offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Washington, D.C. Calfee serves clients in the Midwest, nationally and globally in the areas of Corporate and Finance, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Energy and Utilities, Estate and Succession Planning and Administration, Government Relations and Legislation, Intellectual Property, Investment Management Law, Labor and Employment, Litigation, and Real Estate Law. Calfee has been recognized as a leading law firm by Chambers USA 2025 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Construction, Corporate/M&A, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Government Relations, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, and Real Estate, and by Chambers HNW 2025 in Private Wealth Law. A founding member of Lex Mundi, Calfee offers international representation through a network of independent law firms with access to 22,000 attorneys located in more than 125 countries. Additional information is available at Calfee.com. 

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