WASHINGTON — June 5, 2026

BakerHostetler proudly announces that Chambers and Partners has ranked and recognized 179 firm attorneys and 81 practice areas in this year’s edition of the “Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.” The firm received 26 attorney rankings in Band 1; 23 practice areas received that commendation. In this year’s edition, 57 attorneys are newly ranked or received higher rankings.

Attorney rankings – highlights

Star Individual: Elizabeth Green (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)

Star Individual: Carole Rendon (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – OH)

Star Associate: Marc Wagner (Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory – DC)

Star Associate: Jack Ferry (Advertising: NAD Proceedings – Nationwide)

Attorneys ranked in Band 1

  • Mark Barron (Energy & Natural Resources – CO)
  • Martin Booher (Environment – OH)
  • Greg Dillard (Occupational Safety and Health – Nationwide)
  • Michelle Hervey (Tax – OH)
  • W. Ashley Hess (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
  • Todd Kegler (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
  • Amy Kellogg (Real Estate – OH)
  • L. Poe Leggette (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide)
  • Joseph Lucci (Intellectual Property – Pennsylvania)
  • Edward McAndrew (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Investigations – DE)
  • Brian McEvoy (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Investigations – GA)
  • Charlene McGinty (Healthcare – GA)
  • Amy Ralph Mudge (Advertising: NAD Proceedings – Nationwide; Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
  • Adam Nazette (Banking & Finance – OH)
  • William Pence (Environment – FL)
  • James Phillips (Product Liability: Toxic Torts – Nationwide)
  • David Proaño (Energy & Natural Resources – OH)
  • Lynn Sessions (Healthcare – TX; Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare – Nationwide)
  • Kevin Shaughnessy (Labor & Employment – FL)
  • Stefan Smith (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – TX: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds)
  • Alexander Szilvas (Tax – OH)
  • Gregory Ulmer (Product Liability: Toxic Torts – Nationwide)
  • Nathan Ware (Tax – OH)
  • Daniel Warren (Litigation: General Commercial – OH)

Chambers also recognized Up-and-Coming attorneys and Associates to watch:

  • Cory Barnes (Environment – OH)
  • David Ebersole (Tax – OH)
  • Stefanie Ferrari (Healthcare – IL)
  • Jack Ferry (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
  • Sara Goldstein (Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare – Nationwide)
  • Jeremiah Hart (Labor & Employment – Ohio: South & Central)
  • Tyson Herrold (Antitrust – PA)
  • Adam Kaye (Real Estate – GA)
  • Courtney Litchfield (Healthcare – IL)
  • Danielle Merola (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
  • Michael Neminski (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Investigations – DE)
  • Alexander Obrecht (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide)
  • Charlotte Pasiadis (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
  • Scott Prince (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
  • Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky (International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide)
  • Gretchen Rogge (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
  • Erin Sales (Labor & Employment – FL)
  • Nikki Sanford (Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution – WA)
  • Alyse Stach (Antitrust – PA)

Practice area rankings – highlights

Practice areas ranked in Band 1

  • Advertising: NAD Proceedings (USA – Nationwide)
  • Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (USA – Nationwide)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (FL: North & Central)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (OH)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
  • Corporate/M&A (Ohio: North)
  • Corporate/M&A (Ohio: South & Central)
  • Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (TX)
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (OH)
  • Healthcare: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
  • Intellectual Property (PA)
  • International Arbitration: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
  • Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (CA)
  • Labor & Employment (FL)
  • Labor & Employment (OH: North)
  • Labor & Employment (OH: South & Central)
  • Litigation: General Commercial (OH)
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (OH)
  • Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (USA – Nationwide)
  • Privacy & Data Security: Litigation (USA Nationwide)
  • Product Liability: Toxic Torts (USA – Nationwide)
  • Tax (OH)
  • Transportation: Road (Automotive) (USA – Nationwide)

BakerHostetler’s ranked practice areas

  • Advertising: NAD Proceedings (USA – Nationwide)
  • Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (USA – Nationwide)
  • Antitrust (PA)
  • Banking & Finance (OH)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (CA)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (FL: North & Central)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (OH)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (NY)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
  • Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (FL: North & Central)
  • Corporate/M&A (GA)
  • Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (NY)
  • Corporate/M&A (OH: North)
  • Corporate/M&A (OH: South & Central)
  • Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (TX)
  • Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
  • E-Discovery & Information Governance (USA – Nationwide)
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (OH)
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (TX: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds)
  • Energy & Natural Resources (CO)
  • Energy & Natural Resources (OH)
  • Environment (DC)
  • Environment (OH)
  • Government Contracts: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
  • Healthcare (GA)
  • Healthcare (OH)
  • Healthcare (TX)
  • Healthcare: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
  • Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory (DC)
  • Immigration (IL)
  • Insurance: Insurer (OH)
  • Intellectual Property (CO)
  • Intellectual Property (GA)
  • Intellectual Property (IL)
  • Intellectual Property (OH)
  • Intellectual Property (PA)
  • Intellectual Property (WA)
  • Intellectual Property: Litigation (DC)
  • Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution (DC)
  • Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (NY)
  • International Arbitration: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
  • International Trade: Customs (USA – Nationwide)
  • International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: The Elite (USA – Nationwide)
  • International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (USA – Nationwide)
  • Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (CA)
  • Labor & Employment (DC)
  • Labor & Employment (FL)
  • Labor & Employment (GA)
  • Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded (NY)
  • Labor & Employment (OH: North)
  • Labor & Employment (OH: South & Central)
  • Labor & Employment (TX)
  • Labor & Employment (USA – Nationwide)
  • Leisure & Hospitality (USA – Nationwide)
  • Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (CA)
  • Litigation: General Commercial (CO)
  • Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (NY)
  • Litigation: General Commercial (OH)
  • Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (DE)
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (DC)
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (GA)
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (IL)
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite (NY)
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (OH)
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (TX)
  • Occupational Safety and Health (USA – Nationwide)
  • Oil & Gas Litigation (USA – Nationwide)
  • Political Law (USA – Nationwide)
  • Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (USA – Nationwide)
  • Privacy & Data Security: Litigation (USA – Nationwide)
  • Privacy & Data Security: The Elite (USA – Nationwide)
  • Product Liability: Toxic Torts (USA – Nationwide)
  • Real Estate (FL: North & Central)
  • Real Estate (GA)
  • Real Estate (OH)
  • Retail (USA – Nationwide)
  • Tax (DC)
  • Tax (OH)
  • Tax: Controversy (USA – Nationwide)
  • Transportation: Road (Automotive) (USA – Nationwide)

BakerHostetler’s ranked attorneys

  • Joyce Ackerbaum Cox (Labor & Employment – FL)
  • Robb Adkins (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – CA)
  • John Allotta (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
  • Christopher Arena (Intellectual Property – GA)
  • M.J. Asensio III (Labor & Employment – OH: South & Central)
  • Adam Baas (Environment – CA)
  • Elise Barajas (Healthcare – TX)
  • Cory Barnes (Environment – OH)
  • Eric Barnum (Labor & Employment – GA)
  • Jonathan Barr (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – DC)
  • Mark Barron (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide; Energy & Natural Resources – CO)
  • Cynthia Bast (Real Estate – TX)
  • Christopher Bator (Insurance: Insurer – OH)
  • S. Derek Bauer (Healthcare – GA)
  • Alexis Beachdell (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
  • William Bergmann (Intellectual Property: Litigation – DC)
  • Martin Booher (Environment – OH)
  • E. Mark Braden (Political Law – Nationwide)
  • Terry Brennan (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – OH)
  • David Brown (Corporate/M&A – GA)
  • Matthew Caligur (International Trade: Customs – Nationwide)
  • Phillip Callesen (Banking & Finance – OH)
  • Todd Canni (Government Contracts – Nationwide)
  • Ann Caresani (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
  • John Carney (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
  • Timothy Casey (Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution – WA)
  • C. Shawn Cleveland (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – TX)
  • Clayton Coley (Corporate/M&A – GA)
  • Casie Collignon (Privacy & Data Security: Litigation – Nationwide)
  • Lisa Collins (Intellectual Property – GA)
  • Charlotte Combre (Healthcare – GA)
  • Emily Crosby (Healthcare – GA)
  • Jason D’Cruz (Labor & Employment – GA)
  • Jeffrey Decker (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – FL: North & Central)
  • Mark DeLaquil (Environment – DC)
  • Steven Dettelbach (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – OH)
  • Jeffrey Diener (Leisure & Hospitality – Nationwide)
  • Greg Dillard (Environment – TX; Occupational Safety and Health – Nationwide)
  • Sashe Dimitroff (International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide)
  • Billy Donley (Transportation: Road (Automotive) – Nationwide)
  • David Ebersole (Tax – OH)
  • David Evans (Real Estate – FL: North & Central)
  • Shareef Farag (Labor & Employment – CA)
  • David Farsiou (Intellectual Property – PA)
  • Stefanie Ferrari (Healthcare – IL)
  • Jack Ferry (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide; Advertising: NAD Proceedings – Nationwide)
  • Peter Fischer (Labor & Employment – DC)
  • Adam Fletcher (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
  • Stephen Floyd (Real Estate – GA)
  • Daniel Goettle (Intellectual Property – PA)
  • Stephen Goldberg (Corporate/M&A – NY)
  • Sara Goldstein (Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare – Nationwide)
  • May Tal Gongolevsky (E-Discovery & Information Governance – Nationwide)
  • Analia Gonzalez (International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide)
  • Kimberly Gordy (Healthcare – TX; Native American Law – Nationwide)
  • Matthew Graban (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
  • Elizabeth Green (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
  • Douglas Greene (Litigation: Securities – NY)
  • Daniel Guttman (Labor & Employment – OH: South & Central)
  • Seth Hanft (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
  • Suzanne Hanselman (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
  • Jeremiah Hart (Labor & Employment – OH: South & Central)
  • Ryan Hedges (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – IL)
  • Tyson Herrold (Antitrust – PA)
  • Michelle Hervey (Tax – OH)
  • W. Ashley Hess (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
  • Carl Hittinger (Antitrust – PA)
  • Craig Hoffman (Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity – Nationwide)
  • Jason Hoffman (Intellectual Property: Litigation – DC)
  • Thomas Hogan (Environment – DC)
  • Rachael Israel (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – OH)
  • Edward Jacobs (E-Discovery & Information Governance – Nationwide)
  • Joann Gallagher Jones (Real Estate – GA)
  • Robert Julian (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – CA)
  • Andreas Kaltsounis (Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity – Nationwide)
  • Matthew Kane (Labor & Employment – CA)
  • Paul Karlsgodt (Privacy & Data Security: Litigation – Nationwide)
  • Daniel Kaufman (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
  • Adam Kaye (Real Estate – GA)
  • Susan Kayser (Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets – DC)
  • Todd Kegler (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
  • Amy Kellogg (Real Estate – OH)
  • Kevin Kirsch (Intellectual Property – OH)
  • Theodore Kobus III (Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity – Nationwide; Privacy & Data Security: Privacy – Nationwide)
  • Jay Krupin (Labor & Employment – DC)
  • Sarah La Voi (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
  • Andrew Layden (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
  • Todd Lebowitz: (Labor & Employment – OH: North)
  • Gregory Lee (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – FL: North & Central)
  • L. Poe Leggette (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide)
  • John Letchinger (Intellectual Property – IL)
  • Paul Levine (International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide)
  • Barbara Linney (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Nationwide)
  • Courtney Litchfield (Healthcare – IL)
  • Stephanie Lodise (Intellectual Property – PA)
  • Susan Lubow (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
  • Thomas Lucchesi (Litigation: General Commercial – OH)
  • Joseph Lucci (Intellectual Property – PA)
  • Christopher Luken (Real Estate – OH)
  • Melissa Mannino (International Trade: CFIUS Experts – Nationwide; International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Nationwide)
  • Wendy Markham (Real Estate – GA)
  • Edward McAndrew (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – DE)
  • Brian McEvoy (Healthcare – GA; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – GA)
  • Charlene McGinty (Healthcare – GA)
  • M. Scott McIntyre (Labor & Employment – OH: South & Central)
  • Elizabeth McNellie (Transportation: Road (Automotive) – Nationwide)
  • Danielle Merola (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
  • Jennifer Mills (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
  • Christina Moser (Intellectual Property – OH)
  • Amy Ralph Mudge (Advertising: NAD Proceedings – Nationwide; Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
  • Patrick Muldowney (Labor & Employment – FL)
  • Michael Mumford (Insurance: Insurer – OH)
  • Lana Muranovic (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Nationwide)
  • Justin Murphy (Antitrust – DC)
  • Susan Natland (Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets – CA)
  • Adam Nazette (Banking & Finance – OH)
  • Michael Neminski (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – DE)
  • Jonathan New (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
  • Alexander Obrecht (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide; Energy & Natural Resources – CO)
  • Carlos Ortiz (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
  • Michael Pappert (Real Estate – TX)
  • Jeffrey Paravano (Tax – DC; Tax: Controversy – Nationwide)
  • Jimmy Parrish (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – FL: North & Central)
  • Charlotte Pasiadis (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
  • Tayan Patel (Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution – DC)
  • William Pence (Environment – FL)
  • James Phillips (Product Liability: Toxic Torts – Nationwide; Litigation: General Commercial – TX: Houston & Surrounds)
  • Scott Prince (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
  • David Proaño (Energy & Natural Resources – OH)
  • Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky (International Arbitration: Counsel – Nationwide)
  • Kristina Ramsey (Environment – FL)
  • Carole Rendon (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – OH)
  • Lauren Resnick (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
  • David Richardson (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – CA)
  • Gretchen Rogge (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
  • Lee Rosebush (Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory – DC)
  • Paul Rosenberg (Labor Relations – NY)
  • Robert Rupp (Healthcare – OH)
  • Eric Sagerman (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – CA)
  • Gregory Saikin (Healthcare – TX; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations — TX)
  • Erin Sales (Labor & Employment – FL)
  • Steven Samuels (Intellectual Property – PA)
  • Nikki Sanford (Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution – WA)
  • Paul Schmidt (Tax – DC)
  • James Seegers (Labor & Employment – FL)
  • Lynn Sessions (Healthcare – TX; Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare – Nationwide)
  • Sabrina Shadi (Labor & Employment – CA)
  • Randal Shaheen (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory – Nationwide)
  • Kevin Shaughnessy (Labor & Employment – FL)
  • Amy Shepherd (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
  • John Siegal (Litigation: General Commercial – NY)
  • Leif Sigmond (Intellectual Property – IL)
  • George Skupski (Banking & Finance – OH)
  • Micah Smith (Occupational Safety and Health – Nationwide)
  • Stefan Smith (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – TX: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds)
  • Michael Snarr (International Trade: Customs – Nationwide; International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy – Nationwide)
  • Jenna Solari (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – GA)
  • Alyse Stach (Antitrust – PA)
  • George Stamboulidis (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – NY)
  • Trevor Stanley (Political Law – Nationwide)
  • Ronald Stepanovic (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
  • Peter Stuhldreher (Labor & Employment – TX)
  • Erica Svoboda (Corporate/M&A – GA)
  • Timothy Swan (Corporate/M&A – OH: South & Central)
  • Alexander Szilvas (Tax – OH)
  • Mark Temple (Labor & Employment – TX)
  • Matthew Tenerowicz (Banking & Finance – OH)
  • Amy Traub (Labor & Employment – NY)
  • Gregory Ulmer (Product Liability: Toxic Torts – Nationwide)
  • Peter Van Euwen (Corporate/M&A – OH: North)
  • Michael VanNiel (Bankruptcy/Restructuring – OH)
  • Marc Wagner (Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory – DC)
  • Nathan Ware (Banking & Finance – OH; Tax – OH)
  • Daniel Warren (Litigation: General Commercial – OH)
  • W. Ray Whitman (Oil & Gas Litigation – Nationwide)
  • Stacy Wilhite (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – OH)
  • Lucas Witters (Tax – OH)
  • Timothy Worrall (Intellectual Property – CO)
  • Aric Wu (Litigation: Securities – NY)

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