SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RECORD

Chambers and Partners ranked and recognized 145 BakerHostetler attorneys and 62 practice areas in the 2022 edition of the “Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.” Fourteen practice areas and 17 attorneys are ranked in Band 1. Twenty-eight attorneys are newly ranked or received higher rankings on this year’s list.

Attorney rankings – highlights

Star Individual: Elizabeth A. Green (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, FL: North & Central)

Attorneys ranked in Band 1

• Amy Ralph Mudge (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory and Advertising: NAD Proceedings, both USA – Nationwide) 
• Linda A. Goldstein (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory, USA – Nationwide) 
• John M. Gherlein (Corporate/M&A, OH: North) 
• John J. McGowan Jr. (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, OH) 
• Mark S. Barron (Energy & Natural Resources, CO) 
• Deborah A. Wilcox (Intellectual Property, OH) 
• Gregory V. Mersol (Labor & Employment, OH) 
• Kevin W. Shaughnessy (Labor & Employment, FL) 
• Carole S. Rendon (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, OH) 
• L. Poe Leggette (Oil & Gas Litigation, USA – Nationwide) 
• Amy E. Kellogg (Real Estate, OH) 
• Gregory D. Lee (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, FL: North & Central) 
• Edward J. Bernert (Tax, OH) 
• Michelle F. Hervey (Tax, OH) 
• Alexander J. Szilvas (Tax, OH) 
• Nathan Ware (Tax, OH) 

Chambers also recognized

• Spotlight Tables
  • Mark A. Cymrot (International Arbitration: Enforcement, USA – Nationwide) 
  • Craig A. Hoffman (Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response, USA – Nationwide) 
  • Theodore J. Kobus III (Privacy & Data Security: Incident Response, USA – Nationwide) 
• Up and coming partners
  • Andrew V. Layden (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, FL: North & Central) 
  • Timothy M. Swan (Corporate/M&A, OH: South & Central) 
  • Lana Muranovic (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions USA – Nationwide) 
  • Paul Rosenberg (Labor & Employment, NY) 
  • David L. Evans (Real Estate, FL: North & Central) 
  • Stephen M. Floyd (Real Estate, GA)

Associates to watch

• George R. Skupski (Banking & Finance, OH)
• Danielle L. Merola (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, FL: North & Central) 
• Matthew D. Gases (Corporate/M&A, NY) 
• Charlotte W. Pasiadis (Corporate/M&A, OH: North) 
• Erica Svoboda (Corporate/M&A, GA) 
• Erin M. Sales (Labor & Employment, FL) 
• Grace W. Zoller (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, GA) 
• Anna Altizer Dix (Real Estate, GA) 

Attorneys who moved up in the rankings

• Jeffrey E. Decker (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, FL: North & Central) 
• Todd H. Lebowitz (Labor & Employment, OH) 
• M. Scott McIntyre (Labor & Employment, OH) 
• Mark D. Temple (Labor & Employment, TX) 
• John J. Carney (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, NY) 
• Brian McEvoy (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, GA) 
• Stephen M. Floyd (Real Estate, GA) 

New attorney rankings

• Amy Ralph Mudge (Advertising: NAD Proceedings, USA – Nationwide) 
• Nathan F. Ware (Banking & Finance, OH) 
• Danielle L. Merola (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, FL: North & Central) 
• Jason A. Brady (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, FL: North & Central) 
• Matthew D. Gases (Corporate/M&A, NY) 
• John J. Harrington (Corporate/M&A, OH: North) 
• Matthew Thurlow (Energy & Natural Resources, DC)
• Timothy D. Casey (Intellectual Property, WA) 
• Lisa N. Collins (Intellectual Property, GA) 
• Heather J. McDonald (Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, NY) 
• Lana Muranovic (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions, USA – Nationwide) 
• Paul Rosenberg (Labor & Employment, NY) 
• Erin M. Sales (Labor & Employment, FL) 
• Douglas W. Greene (Litigation: Securities, NY) 
• Jonathan R. Barr (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, DC) 
• Steven M Dettelbach (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, OH)
• Mark S. Barron (Oil & Gas Litigation, USA – Nationwide) 
• W. Ray Whitman (Oil & Gas Litigation, USA – Nationwide) 
• David L. Evans (Real Estate, FL: North & Central)
• Elizabeth McNellie  (Transportation: Road (Automotive), USA – Nationwide)

Practice area rankings – highlights

Practice areas ranked in Band 1 

• Advertising: NAD Proceedings (USA – Nationwide)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (FL: North & Central)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (OH) 
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Corporate/M&A (OH: North) 
• 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) 
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Labor & Employment (OH)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (OH)
• Tax (OH)

Additional practice highlights

• BakerHostetler’s International Trade: Compliance team has joined the Highly Regarded rankings for International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
• Two practice areas were newly listed on a Spotlight Table
  • International Arbitration: Enforcement (USA – Nationwide)
  • Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (USA – Nationwide)
• Other practice areas that moved up or are new in the rankings
  • Advertising: NAD Proceedings (USA -- Nationwide)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (DC)
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (FL: North & Central)
  • Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (USA -- Nationwide)
  • Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (GA)
  • Insurance: Insurer (OH)
  • Intellectual Property (WA)

BakerHostetler’s ranked practice areas

• Advertising: NAD Proceedings (USA – Nationwide) 
• Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory (USA – Nationwide)
• Banking & Finance (OH)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (CA) 
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (DC),
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (FL: North & Central)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (OH)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Corporate/M&A (GA)
• Corporate/M&A (OH: North)
• Corporate/M&A (OH: South & Central)
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (FL: North & Central)
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (NY)
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (TX) 
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (OH)
• Energy & Natural Resources (CO)
• Environment (DC)
• Healthcare (GA)
• Healthcare (OH)
• Healthcare (TX)
• Healthcare: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory (DC) 
• Insurance: Insurer (OH)
• 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: Enforcement (USA – Nationwide)
• International Arbitration: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• International Trade: Customs (USA – Nationwide) 
• International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded (USA – Nationwide)
• International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (USA – Nationwide)
• Labor & Employment (DC)
• Labor & Employment (FL)
• Labor & Employment (GA)
• Labor & Employment (OH)
• Labor & Employment (TX)
• Labor & Employment (USA – Nationwide)
• Labor & Employment: The Elite (CA)
• Leisure & Hospitality (USA – Nationwide)
• Litigation: General Commercial (CO)
• Litigation: General Commercial (OH) 
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (GA)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (OH)
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite (NY)
• Media & Entertainment (DC)
• Oil & Gas Litigation (USA – Nationwide)
• Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (USA – Nationwide)
• Privacy & Data Security: The Elite (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

• Randal M. Shaheen (Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory, USA – Nationwide) 
• Marc G. Schildkraut (Antitrust, DC) 
• Phillip M. Callesen (Banking & Finance, OH) 
• Matthew A. Tenerowicz (Banking & Finance, OH) 
• Brian A. Bash (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, OH) 
• Cecily A. Dumas (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, CA) 
• Matthew R. Goldman (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, OH)
• Jimmy D. Parrish (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, FL: North & Central)
• Eric E. Sagerman (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, CA) 
• Michael A. VanNiel (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, OH) 
• Donald A. Workman (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, DC) 
• Denis L. Durkin (Construction, FL) 
• John J. Allotta (Corporate/M&A, OH: North)
• David K. Brown (Corporate/M&A, GA) 
• Steven H. Goldberg (Corporate/M&A, NY) 
• Matthew D. Graban (Corporate/M&A, OH: North) 
• Suzanne K. Hanselman (Corporate/M&A, OH: North) 
• W. Ashley Hess (Corporate/M&A, OH: South & Central)
• R. Steven Kestner (Corporate/M&A, OH: North) 
• Michael W. Moyer (Corporate/M&A, WA) 
• Ronald A. Stepanovic (Corporate/M&A, OH: North) 
• Peter W. Van Euwen III (Corporate/M&A, OH: North) 
• Robert A. Weible (Corporate/M&A, OH: North) 
• Jason Brady (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, FL: North & Central)
• Jeffrey E. Decker (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, FL: North & Central) 
• Gilbert S. Keteltas (E-Discovery & Information Governance, USA – Nationwide) 
• Ann M. Caresani (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, OH) 
• Susan N. Lubow (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, OH) 
• Raymond M. Malone (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, OH) 
• John J. McGowan Jr. (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, OH) 
• Mark W. DeLaquil (Energy & Natural Resources, DC) 
• William L. Pence (Energy & Natural Resources, FL) 
• S. Derek Bauer (Healthcare, GA) 
• Charlotte A. Combre (Healthcare, GA) 
• Emily C. Crosby (Healthcare, GA) 
• Amy E. Fouts (Healthcare, GA) 
• Brian F. McEvoy (Healthcare, GA) 
• Charlene L. McGinty (Healthcare, GA) 
• Robert K. Rupp (Healthcare, OH) 
• Gregory S. Saikin (Healthcare, TX) 
• David L. Schick (Healthcare, FL) 
• Lynn Sessions (Healthcare, TX) 
• Christopher J. Swift (Healthcare, OH) 
• Lee H. Rosebush (Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory, DC) 
• James D. Levine (Immigration, GA) 
• Christopher M. Arena (Intellectual Property, GA)
• Nancy R. Frandsen (Intellectual Property, PA) 
• Daniel J. Goettle (Intellectual Property, PA) 
• Kevin W. Kirsch (Intellectual Property, OH)
• John S. Letchinger (Intellectual Property, IL) 
• Stephanie Lodise (Intellectual Property, PA) 
• Joseph Lucci (Intellectual Property, PA) 
• Steven B. Samuels (Intellectual Property, PA) 
• Timothy A. Worrall, Ph.D. (Intellectual Property, CO) 
• William C. Bergmann (Intellectual Property: Litigation, DC) 
• Kenneth J. Sheehan (Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution, DC) 
• Oren J. Warshavsky (Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, NY) 
• Mark A. Cymrot (International Arbitration: Arbitrators and International Arbitration: Counsel, both USA – Nationwide) 
• Kenneth B. Reisenfeld (International Arbitration: Arbitrators and International Arbitration: Counsel, both USA – Nationwide) 
• Sashe D. Dimitroff (International Arbitration: Counsel, USA – Nationwide) 
• Matthew W. Caligur (International Trade: Customs and International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy, both USA – Nationwide) 
• Michael S. Snarr (International Trade: Customs, USA – Nationwide) 
• Melissa B. Mannino (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions, USA – Nationwide)
• Elliot J. Feldman (International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy, USA – Nationwide) 
• M.J. Asensio (Labor & Employment, OH) 
• Eric L. Barnum (Labor & Employment, GA) 
• Michael S. Chamberlin (Labor & Employment, CA) 
• Joyce Ackerbaum Cox (Labor & Employment, FL) 
• Jason D'Cruz (Labor & Employment, GA) 
• Daniel J. Guttman (Labor & Employment, OH) 
• Matthew C. Kane (Labor & Employment, CA) 
• Jay P. Krupin (Labor & Employment, DC) 
• Ronald G. Linville (Labor & Employment, OH) 
• M. Scott McIntyre (Labor & Employment, OH) 
• Patrick M. Muldowney (Labor & Employment, FL) 
• Margaret Rosenthal (Labor & Employment, CA) 
• Amy J. Traub (Labor & Employment, NY) 
• John Melicharek Jr. (Leisure & Hospitality, USA – Nationwide) 
• Robert J. Webb (Leisure & Hospitality, USA – Nationwide) 
• Paul G. Karlsgodt (Litigation: General Commercial, CO) 
• Thomas R. Lucchesi (Litigation: General Commercial, OH) 
• William W. Oxley (Litigation: General Commercial, CA) 
• John Siegal (Litigation: General Commercial, NY) 
• Daniel R. Warren (Litigation: General Commercial, OH)
• Robb C. Adkins (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, CA) 
• Terry M. Brennan (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, OH) 
• C. Shawn Cleveland (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, TX) 
• Jonathan New (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, NY)
• Carlos F. Ortiz (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, NY)
• Brian T. Rafferty (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, GA) 
• Lauren J. Resnick (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, NY) 
• George A. Stamboulidis (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, NY) 
• Martin T. Booher (Natural Resources & Environment, OH) 
• Craig A. Hoffman (Privacy & Data Security and Privacy & Data Security Incident Response, both USA -- Nationwide) 
• Theodore J. Kobus III (Privacy & Data Security and Privacy & Data Security Incident Response, both USA – Nationwide) 
• Lynn Sessions (Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare, USA – Nationwide) 
• Joann Gallagher Jones (Real Estate, GA) 
• Wendy W. Markham (Real Estate, GA) 
• Gary M. Alletag (Real Estate, TX)
• Michael J. Pappert (Real Estate, TX) 
• Jeffrey H. Paravano (Tax, DC)
• Paul M. Schmidt (Tax, DC) 
• Billy M. Donley (Transportation: Road (Automotive), USA – Nationwide)

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