Thirty-Nine Vorys Attorneys included in 2015 Chambers USA Guide
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is pleased to announce that 39 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA. Chambers USA conducts in-depth research and ranks the leading firms and attorneys in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America.
Vorys attorneys ranked in 12 different practice areas for their technical legal skill, professional conduct and client service. In addition to individual attorney rankings, Vorys is ranked as a leading Ohio law firm in 10 practice areas: banking & finance; bankruptcy/restructuring; corporate/M&A; employee benefits & executive compensation; health care; labor & employment; litigation: general commercial; natural resources & environment; real estate; and real estate: zoning/land use.
Vorys received band 1 rankings, the highest awarded, for its natural resources, real estate and employee benefits & executive compensation practices in the state of Ohio. Attorneys Reginald Jackson, Linda Mendel, Drew Parobek, Jill Tangeman and James Wilson were individually ranked as band 1 attorneys, showcasing their preeminence in their particular fields.
Leading lawyers, listed with their field of practice and office, include:
Banking & Finance (Ohio)
- Melvin Bedree, Cincinnati
- Hani Kallas, Cincinnati
- Thomas Ruby, Columbus
Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Ohio)
- Reginald Jackson, Columbus
- Randall LaTour, Columbus
- Jeffrey Marks, Cincinnati
- Drew Parobek, Cleveland
Corporate/M&A (Ohio)
- Adam Brandt, Columbus
- Roger Lautzenhiser, Cincinnati
- Jeffery Smith, Columbus
- John Vorys, Columbus
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Ohio)
- Anthony Ciriaco, Columbus
- Jennifer Dunsizer, Columbus
- Linda Mendel, Columbus
Health Care (Ohio)
- Matt Albers, Cleveland
- Jolie Havens, Columbus
- Suzanne Scrutton, Columbus
Intellectual Property (Ohio)
- Michael Garvin, Cleveland
- Mark Watkins, Akron
Labor & Employment (Ohio)
- Barton Bixenstine, Cleveland
- Mark Knueve, Columbus
- Jonathan Vaughn, Columbus
Litigation: Antitrust (Ohio)
- James Wilson, Columbus
Litigation: General Commercial (Ohio)
- Daniel Buckley, Cincinnati
- Mary Ellen Fairfield, Columbus
- Anthony O’Malley, Cleveland
- William Porter, Columbus
- Glenn Whitaker, Cincinnati
Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations (Ohio)
- Glenn Whitaker, Cincinnati
Natural Resources & Environment (Ohio)
- John Keller, Columbus
- Mark Norman, Cincinnati
- M. Howard Petricoff, Columbus
- Gregory Russell, Columbus
- Kristin Watt, Columbus
Real Estate (Ohio)
- Charles Bissinger, Cincinnati
- Donald Shuller, Cincinnati
- J. Theodore (Ted) Smith, Columbus
- John Wellner, Columbus
- Kristin Woeste, Cincinnati
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Ohio)
- Jill Tangeman, Columbus
About Vorys: Vorys was established in 1909 and has grown to be one of the largest Ohio-based law firms with more than 375 attorneys in seven offices in Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Akron, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Houston, Texas; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Vorys currently ranks as one of the 200 largest law firms in the United States according to American Lawyer magazine.
