Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that 112 of its lawyers are listed in the 2018 edition of U.S. News & World Report's annual list of The Best Lawyers in America®. A number of Squire Patton Boggs lawyers were noted on the list for their longevity: 44 marked their 10-year anniversary; six marked their 15-year anniversary; 11 marked their 20-year anniversary; three marked their 25-year anniversary; and four marked their 30-year anniversary. Additionally, four lawyers were ranked for the first time.
Best Lawyers in America® 2018 has also recognized 10 Squire Patton Boggs lawyers with the "Lawyer of the Year" distinction, which is given annually to a single outstanding lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area.
Those named to the list include:
- David W. Alexander – Bet-the-Company Litigation – Columbus
- Alberto R. Cardenas – Administrative/Regulatory Law –Miami
- Christopher J. Franzmann – Public Finance Law – Columbus
- David S. Goodman – Public Finance Law – Cleveland
- Osborne Mills, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law – Cleveland
- Lawrence J. Rosenfeld – Litigation – Labor and Employment – Phoenix
- Alex Shumate – Government Relations Practice – Columbus
- Fred A. Summer – Securities/Capital Markets Law – Columbus
The full list of recognitions is as follows:
Cincinnati, Ohio
- James J. Barresi – Banking and Finance Law
- Adam D. Colvin – Healthcare Law
- Scott A. Kane – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
- Stephen D. Lerner – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Stephen C. Mahon – Corporate Law
- Mark J. Ruehlmann – Commercial Litigation
- Edward E. Steiner – Corporate Law
Cleveland, Ohio
- Steven M. Auvil – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
- Cipriano S. Beredo III – Corporate Law
- Daniel G. Berick – Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Jeffrey A. Bomberger – Public Finance Law
- Carolyn J. Buller – Corporate Law
- Patrick J. Burke – Banking and Finance Law
- Ryan K. Callender – Banking and Finance Law
- Carol F. Dakin – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Alan S. Doris – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- Carl A. Draucker – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Steven A. Friedman – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
- D. Bruce Gabriel – Public Finance Law
- Lynn M. Gattozzi – Real Estate Law
- David S. Goodman – Public Finance Law
- Guy F. Guinn – Banking and Finance Law
- Richard S. Gurbst – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- W. Michael Hanna – Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
- Emily Huggins Jones – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
- Colin R. Jennings – Commercial Litigation
- Allen A. Kacenjar– Environmental Law
- Robert D. Labes – Public Finance Law
- John S. Larson – Public Finance Law
- Wendlene M. Lavey – Environmental Law
- Damond R. Mace – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Douglas A. McWilliams – Environmental Law
- Ellen K. Meehan – Trusts and Estates
- G. Christopher Meyer – Bankruptcy, Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Osborne Mills, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law
- Kenneth C. Moore – Litigation – Environmental
- Frederick R. Nance – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation, Government Relations Practice, Sports Law
- Laura D. Nemeth – Corporate Law
- Katherine G. Petrey – Public Finance Law
- Michael L. Sharb – Public Finance Law
- Elliot M. Smith – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- R. Thomas Stanton – Public Finance Law
- Mitch Thompson – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- Catherine C. Tompkins – Public Finance Law
- Gregory J. Viviani – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- George M. von Mehren – Arbitration
- Joseph C. Weinstein – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities
- David A. Zagore – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Columbus, Ohio
- David W. Alexander – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
- Patrick D. Cornelius – Corporate Law
- Gregory R. Daniels – Public Finance Law
- Christopher J. Franzmann – Public Finance Law
- John R. Gall – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Litigation – Securities
- Donald W. Hughes – Corporate Law
- Thomas F. Kibbey – Real Estate Law
- Jill S. Kirila – Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Steven F. Mount – Tax Law
- Peter A. Pavarini – Healthcare Law
- Michael D. Saad – Real Estate Law
- Kendra S. Sherman – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- Alex Shumate – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Corporate Law, Government Contracts, Government Relations Practice
- Keith Shumate – Commercial Litigation
- Fredric L. Smith – Tax Law
- Fred A. Summer – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Lee A. Wendel – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Karen A. Winters – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- C. Craig Woods – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
Los Angeles, California
- Harriet M. Welch – Public Finance Law
Miami, Florida
- Alberto R. Cardenas – Administrative/Regulatory Law
- Alvin B. Davis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation – Securities
- Peter M. Kramer – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- James E. Morgan III – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
- Luis Reiter – Public Finance Law
New York, New York
- Douglas R. Burnett – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Gregory K. Gale – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Stephanie E. Niehaus – Commercial Litigation
- John M. Nonna – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
- John J. Reilly – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Edward S. Sinick – Public Finance Law
- Brian D. Starer – Admiralty and Maritime Law
Phoenix, Arizona
- George Brandon – Commercial Litigation
- Brian A. Cabianca – Commercial Litigation
- D. Lewis Clark, Jr. – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Charles E. James, Jr. – Public Finance Law
- Steven L. Lisker – Real Estate Law
- Daniel B. Pasternak – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Frank M. Placenti – Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Laura Lawless Robertson – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Lawrence J. Rosenfeld – Employment Law – Management, Health Care Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Donald A. Wall – Commercial Litigation
- John M. Welch – Corporate Law
San Francisco, California
- Nicholas Unkovic – Corporate Law
- Gregory A. Wald – Immigration Law
Tampa, Florida
- Jeffrey Drew Butt – Real Estate Law
- Stacy H. Krumin – Real Estate Law
- Alexandra M. MacLennan – Public Finance Law
- Stephen J. Mitchell – Real Estate Law
Tysons Corner, Virginia
- Robert E. Gregg – Corporate Law
- Robert B. Webb III – Corporate Law
Washington DC
- Mark J. Botti – Antitrust Law, Litigation – Antitrust
- Jonathan Jacob Nadler – Communications Law
- Robert I. White – Energy Law