Vorys Named Top Corporate Law Firm in Columbus

For the sixth consecutive year, directors working in Columbus, Ohio, have named Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP the leading corporate law firm in Columbus, according to Corporate Board Member’s seventh annual Legal Industry Research Study.

The top five corporate law firms in Columbus, Ohio for 2007 (with 2006 rankings in parentheses), according to the directors surveyed by Corporate Board Member/FTI Consulting, are:

1.  Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease LLP (1)

2.  Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP (2)

3.  Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP (3, tie)

4.  (tie) Baker & Hostetler LLP (5)

4.  (tie) Bricker & Eckler LLP (3, tie)

Corporate Board Member/FTI Consulting’s annual study identifies the top 20 national corporate law firms and the top 5 corporate firms in 25 major metropolitan areas, according to directors serving on boards of publicly traded companies listed with the NASDAQ Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange, or American Stock Exchange. The complete national and metropolitan rankings will appear in the July/August issue of Corporate Board Member.