Awards & Recognition

We are honored by the fact that the service we provide to our clients continuously receives commendation and praise. Our firm’s preeminence and the recognition that our attorneys receive at the local, state, and national level serve as a testament to the exceptional work and superior service that we provide

A Preeminent Firm

Vorys is a leader among law firms. Thanks to the excellence of its attorneys, in 2023 Vorys was named one of three Ohio "Regional Powerhouse" firms by Law360. According to Law360, the firm's recognized for this honor "have capitalized on Ohio's robust business environment while still looking beyond geographic limitations to build nationally recognized brands.”

In addition:

Vorys was recognized as a “Leading Firm” in 15 practice areas by Chambers and Partners (Chambers USA 2024 and Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2024).
Vorys was recognized by clients for delivering the best levels of client service and named a "Client Service A-Team" firm. (2024 BTI Consulting Client Service survey).
Vorys was named a "Best Law Firm" nationally in 21 practice areas and in 101 metropolitan–based practices (2025 Best Lawyers Best Law Firms).
In 2020, Vorys was named one of only six “Midsize Powerhouse” firms nationally by BTI Consulting Group. Through its in-depth interviews of more than 340 companies in 17 industries, BTI says Vorys was recognized by clients as “bringing the same level of confidence and reliability as the big firms” and is known to “provide up-close counsel and trusted advice."
Vorys represents 16 of the 24 Ohio-based Fortune 500 companies (based upon 2021 Fortune 500 list).
Vorys represents more than half of the NRF’s Top 25 retailers and nearly one-third of the Top 100 (based on NRF’s Top 100 for 2020).
Vorys provides legal services to 15 of the 20 largest companies in Central Ohio.
Vorys was recognized as one of America's Top Corporate Law Firms in 2019 (Forbes Magazine survey).
Vorys has been identified by 23 Fortune 500 companies as a Go-To Law Firm. The firm was recognized by these clients in six practice areas: contracts litigation, intellectual property litigation, labor and employment law, labor litigation, patent prosecution and torts litigation. Vorys has been on this annual Corporate Counsel list for 14 consecutive years.
Vorys was ranked a “Primary Firm” in the practice of corporate law and securities law in a survey of general counsel, in-house counsel, CEOs, and CFOs of Fortune 1000 Companies (2008 BTI Consulting Group’s Power Rankings survey).
Vorys was named a Top Lead Legal Advisor by American Banker magazine (2007).
Vorys was recognized by the general counsel, in-house counsel, CEOs, and CFOs of the Fortune 1000 businesses as one of the top 25 law firms nationally that provides legal services to the Industrial Manufacturing and Retail Trades industries (2006 BTI Consulting Group’s Power Rankings survey).

Vorys is proud to announce that the firm has been named one of three “Ohio Powerhouse” firms by Law360. According to the publication, the law firms recognized as Ohio Powerhouses for 2023 “have capitalized on Ohio's robust business environment while still looking beyond geographic limitations to build nationally recognized brands”

More specifically, Law360 notes that Vorys “corporate and mergers and acquisition work, along with full-service labor-and-employment, litigation and retail teams, has made Vorys a Midwest standout.”

Vorys was named a Best Law Firm nationally in 21 practice areas and in 101 metropolitan–based practices areas across seven of the firm’s offices. According to Best Lawyers, achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

Acclaimed Attorneys

Many of our lawyers have been recognized as national leaders in their practice area. Vorys attorneys have been inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, the American College of Bankruptcy, and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Additionally:

The firm has 126 lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America List and 48 lawyers on The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America List (2025).

Vorys has 16 Super Lawyers (2023) and 25 Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2023).

Thirty-eight Vorys attorneys were recognized as “Leading Lawyers” by Chambers and Partners - a legal industry publishing company that selects attorneys based upon the results of interviews with in-house counsel and private practitioners (Chambers USA 2024 and Chambers High Net Worth 2024).

The Vorys eControl team received the InnovAction Award by The College of Law Practice Management. The award recognizes firms for outstanding innovation in the delivery of legal services (2017).

Several Vorys attorneys have been recognized by the general counsel, in-house counsel, CEOs, and CFOs of the Fortune 1000 businesses as Client Service All-Stars for their unsurpassed excellence in serving clients (BTI Consulting Group’s Survey of Client Service Performance for Law Firms).

174 Vorys attorneys were included on the 2025 Best Lawyers in America lists. Vorys’ lawyers were included in all three of the individual award categories: Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America and “Lawyer of the Year”