Ranking tables
Corporate/M&A | USA
Ohio: South & Central
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Senior Statespeople
Charles Kegler Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter15 Years Ranked
Neil Ganulin Frost Brown Todd LLP16 Years Ranked- Mark J JahnkeKatz, Teller, Brant & Hild
Band 2
Band 3
Amy M Shepherd BakerHostetler LLP2 Years Ranked
F Mark Reuter Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL12 Years Ranked
Roger Lautzenhiser Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP12 Years Ranked
Stephen C Barsotti Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter15 Years Ranked
Steven C Karzmer Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP4 Years Ranked
W Ashley Hess BakerHostetler LLP12 Years Ranked
Band 4
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 TaftCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedTaft offers extensive experience counseling clients on acquisitions and divestitures, offering considerable expertise in distressed asset transactions, private equity buyouts and venture capital investments. It provides additional strengths in regulatory compliance and corporate governance issues, particularly with regard to securities reporting. The firm calls upon strong regional expertise, bolstered by notable strengths in cross-border transactions.
1 Thompson Hine LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedThompson Hine LLP has a well-respected team handling a wide range of corporate law matters, including securities offerings, fund formation work, M&A and wider governance issues. It advises a wide range of investors and corporate clients, alongside particular expertise in acting for emerging companies on commercial and corporate matters.
1 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedVorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP has a highly regarded team acting for an impressive corporate client base. It assists both public and private companies domestically and internationally in relation to securities, corporate governance and M&A matters. The firm has a strong foothold in the retail sector, as well as advising clients such as manufacturers and financial institutions.
Band 2
2 BakerHostetler LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedBakerHostetler LLP offers an acclaimed team of corporate practitioners renowned for their adept handling of mid-market transactional work, alongside additional expertise in securities offerings and corporate governance matters. The firm acts for a broad spectrum of public and private corporates and private equity investors.
2 Keating Muething & Klekamp PLLCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedKeating Muething & Klekamp PLL assists clients with a wide range of corporate and transactional matters, including M&A, joint ventures and franchising. The firm possesses additional strength in securities regulation compliance and public offerings. The team is experienced in cross-border transactions.
2 Kegler, Brown, Hill & RitterCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedKegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter has a solid offering in the corporate law space, with notable areas of strength including midmarket M&A, private placements and corporate governance. The firm is known for matters pertaining to the education sector. It offers transaction-adjacent experience in areas including employee benefits, taxation and wider commercial contracts matters.
2 Squire Patton BoggsCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedSquire Patton Boggs offers a distinguished corporate law practice with a strong footprint in Ohio, bolstered by an extensive global network. The firm is particularly well regarded for its excellent strengths in high value M&A transactions, with notable experience in cross-border work. It demonstrates broad strengths across a diverse range of sectors, with experience handling deals in the industrials, automotive and healthcare fields.
Band 3
3 Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedCalfee, Halter & Griswold LLP draws from an impressive statewide team with a strong track record across a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, acting on behalf of public and private businesses and financial institutions. Areas of excellence include M&A, securities offerings and private equity and venture capital fund formation. The firm also offers notable capital markets expertise, with particular strengths in acting for underwriters.
3 Dickinson Wright PLLCCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedDickinson Wright PLLC is adept at handling complex transactions such as M&A. The team regularly handles deals in the manufacturing, education and technology sectors, among others.
3 Frost Brown Todd LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedFrost Brown Todd is a compact practice recognized for its strength in M&A. It possesses particular experience in the automotive and manufacturing sectors, as well as increasing activity in the healthcare space. Its broad client base includes corporate entities, financial institutions, investors and senior officers and directors.
3 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedPorter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP acts for a range of midmarket companies on transactional matters, including M&A and SEC compliance. It offers additional corporate law expertise in areas including business formation and commercial contracts matters. The team demonstrates broad sectoral strengths, with expertise acting for companies in areas such as technology.