Seventy-seven Calfee Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2022

News Release

CLEVELAND, August 24, 2021 – Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP is pleased to announce that 77 lawyers have been named to the 2022 Best Lawyers list, with four of those lawyers named "Lawyer of the Year" in Ohio and 21 named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. Additionally, Calfee was earned two "Top-Listed Law Firm" awards in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©.

Four “Lawyers of the Year” in Ohio

Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year," making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.

• Calfee Partner Steven C. Karzmer was recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2022 "Lawyer of the Year" for Mergers and Acquisitions Law in Columbus.
• Calfee Partner Robert A. Miller was recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2022 "Lawyer of the Year" for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law in Cleveland.
• Calfee Partner and Firm Chairman Douglas A. Neary was recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2022 "Lawyer of the Year" for Mergers and Acquisitions Law in Cleveland.
• Calfee Partner Christopher S. Williams was recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2022 "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation – ERISA in Cleveland.

Calfee Named “Top Listed Law Firm” in Ohio for Securities/Capital Markets Law and in Cleveland for Corporate Law

Calfee earned the Best Lawyers 2022 "Top-Listed Law Firm" award in two categories. The "Top-Listed" designation is given to the firm that has the most recognized lawyers in a particular location and practice area. This award is based exclusively on the number of recognized lawyers.

• Top-Listed State Award for Securities / Capital Markets Law in Ohio with 5 recognized lawyers
• Top-Listed City Award for Corporate Law in Cleveland with 10 recognized lawyers

56 Calfee Attorneys Selected for Inclusion to 2022 Best Lawyers in America

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Lawyers selected for inclusion to The Best Lawyers in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. The list below includes attorneys from Calfee’s Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and New York offices who were recognized in the 2022 Best Lawyers in America publication, along with the year the attorney was first recognized and the practice areas for which each attorney is recognized.

Cincinnati, OH

• David T. Bules (2021) – Commercial Litigation
• Patrick D. Hayes (2022) – Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Charlie Luken (2020) – Government Relations Practice
• John A. Mongelluzzo (2022) – Corporate Law

Cleveland, OH

• Brent D. Ballard (2006) – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• John Paul Batt (2008) – Venture Capital Law
• Blake C. Beachler (2020) – Public Finance Law
• Virginia D. Benjamin (2005) – Public Finance Law
• Fritz E. Berckmueller (2020) – Commercial Litigation
• Karl S. Beus (2006) – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law
• Mitchell G. Blair (2005) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• John R. Cernelich (2013) – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law - Management
• John S. Cipolla (2012) – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law

• Mara E. Cushwa (2020) – Real Estate Law
• Steven W. Day (2020) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
• Jason Dejelo (2022) – Labor Law - Management
• Terrence F. Doyle (2020) – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Amy K. Friedmann (2021) – Trusts and Estates
• Michael K. Gall (2019) – Tax Law
• Elizabeth Zoller Golish (2020) – Real Estate Law
• Arthur C. Hall III  (2016) – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Jean M. Hillman (2020) – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Maura L. Hughes (2021) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
• John J. Jenkins (2008) – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tracy Scott Johnson (2022) – Commercial Litigation
• Joseph K. Juster (2013) – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Venture Capital Law
• Gus Kallergis (2016) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Sheryl K. Kelly (2022) – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Public Finance Law
• James F. Lang (2021) – Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law
• John J. McGuire (2021) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Thomas F. McKee (2001) – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Brian A. McMahon (2010) – Banking and Finance Law
• Ronald M. McMillan (2022) – Commercial Litigation
• Daniel J. McMullen (2020) – Copyright Law; Information Technology Law
• Matthew M. Mendoza (2018) – Construction Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Joseph M. Mentrek (2018) – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Robert A. Miller (2008) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Douglas A. Neary (2010) – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Colleen M. O'Neil (2021) – Commercial Litigation
• Todd F. Palmer (2019) – Employment Law - Management
• Brent M. Pietrafese (2020) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Alexander B. Reich (2021) – Litigation – Insurance; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Karla M. Rogers (2021) – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• Joshua M. Ryland (2021) – Privacy and Data Security Law; Trade Secrets Law
• Ann Z. Seger (2022) – Banking and Finance Law
• Anthony F. Stringer (2022) – Insurance Law
• K. James Sullivan (2017) – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Michael G. VanBuren (2021) – Health Care Law
• Jennifer L. Vergilii (2021) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Christopher S. Williams (2013) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - ERISA

Columbus, OH

• Christopher Jones (2012) – Environmental Law
• Steven C. Karzmer (2013) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Albert J. Lucas (2010) – Commercial Litigation
• Leah Pappas Porner (2013) – Government Relations Practice
• Stephen C. Wiley (2012) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law

New York, NY

• H. Jeffrey Schwartz (2006) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

21 Attorneys Selected for Inclusion to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes partners, associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP congratulates the following 21 lawyers recognized in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch:

Cincinnati, OH

• Michael B. Hurley (2021) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Cleveland, OH

• Michael W. Bowen (2021) – Government Relations Practice
• Abbey Kinson Brown  (2021) – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Brandon E. Brown (2022) – Commercial Litigation
• Kelly A. Callam (2021) – Commercial Litigation
• Matthew A. Chiricosta (2021) – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• Anthony J. Cox (2021) – Corporate Governance; Compliance Law
• Kyle T. Deighan (2022) – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Alexandra R. Forkosh (2022) – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• Joshua A. Friedman (2022) – Litigation - Patent
• Aaren R. Host (2022) – Appellate Practice; Insurance Law
• Riya A. Kurian (2022) – Commercial Litigation
• Bradley S. Pulfer (2021) – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Patent
• John L. Reulbach III (2022) – Litigation - Patent
• Salvatore J. Totino (2021) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mark D. Tupa Jr. (2021) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jaclyn M. Vary (2022) – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Veronica Lambillotte Vasu (2022) – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Lydia E. Warkentin (2022) – Corporate Law

Columbus, OH

• Jason J. Blake (2021) – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Construction
• Adam Pretty (2022) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  
  

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