116 Vorys Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers in America List; 34 Vorys Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers’ “Ones to Watch” List

One hundred and sixteen lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America^® 2022 edition. In addition, 34 Vorys attorneys were named to the 2022 Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” list.

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer–review survey in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. “Ones to Watch” honors are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. The process for named to this list is the same peer-review process as being named to the Best Lawyers in America list.

Best Lawyers from the Vorys Columbus Office are:

Robin P. Amicon - Health Care Law
Michael J. Ball - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Timothy J. Bechtold - Government Relations Practice
Robert A. Bell, Jr. - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Adam K. Brandt - Corporate Law
Alycia N. Broz - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities
Robin L. Canowitz - Health Care Law
Nelson D. Cary - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Daniel J. Clark - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tiffany Strelow Cobb - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
David W. Cook - Immigration Law
Perry W. Doran II - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Elizabeth Turrell Farrar - Corporate Law
Victor J. Ferguson - Trusts and Estates
Shawn M. Flahive - Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
John F. Furniss III - Trusts and Estates
Thomas H. Fusonie - Commercial Litigation
Sheila Nolan Gartland - Real Estate Law
Rick W. Grady - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Anthony J. Giuliani - Environmental Law
Robert A. Harris - Employment Law – Management
Jolie N. Havens - Health Care Law
Herbert A. Hedden - Franchise Law
Kimberly Weber Herlihy - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Dan L. Jaffe - Tax Law
Allen S. Kinzer - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
William D. Kloss, Jr. - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Mark A. Knueve - Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
John J. Kulewicz - Appellate Practice, Civil Rights Law
John M. Kuhl - Commercial Litigation
John L. Landolfi - Commercial Litigation
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton - Appellate Practice
Judith L. Marsh - Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Franchise Law
Michael D. Martz - Corporate Law
Douglas R. Matthews - Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management
Theodore P. Mattis - Commercial Litigation, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Daniel J. Minor - Real Estate Law
Karen M. Moore - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
Bruce P. Paige - Corporate Law
William G. Porter - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Scott Powell - Tax Law
Lisa Pierce Reisz - Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care
Adam J. Rocco - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Russell R. Rosler - Corporate Law
Gregory D. Russell - Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
Allen L. Rutz - Construction Law
Richard D. Schuster - Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Suzanne J. Scrutton - Health Care Law
Michael J. Settineri - Energy Law
Daniel E. Shuey - Commercial Litigation
Andrew C. Smith - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Elizabeth T. Smith - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Jeffery E. Smith - Corporate Law
Theodore Smith - Construction Law, Real Estate Law
David A. Swift - Trusts and Estates
Thomas E. Szykowny - Insurance Law
Jill S. Tangeman - Land Use and Zoning Law
Travis J. Wahl - Banking and Finance Law
Kristin L. Watt - Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
John B. Weimer - Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Equipment Finance Law
Anthony D. Weis - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
James A. Wilson - Antitrust Law, Litigation - Antitrust
Nancy N. Workman - Banking and Finance Law
Mark E. Vannatta - Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Jonathan R. Vaughn - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Webb I. Vorys - Corporate Law
Scott J. Ziance - Economic Development Law, Public Finance Law

“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Columbus Office are:

Elizabeth S. Alexander - Commercial Litigation
Zachary T. Brumfield - Banking and Finance Law
James A. Carr II - Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law, Real Estate Law
Mary Beth Cubberly - Litigation - Antitrust
Elizabeth Howard - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Lauren M. Johnson - Tax Law
Barbara J. Jordan - Construction Law, Real Estate Law
Kara M. Mundy - Commercial Litigation
Nicklaus J. Reis - Real Estate Law
Lauren E. Sanders - Labor and Employment Law – Management
Michael J. Shoenfelt - Labor and Employment Law - Management
Janay M. Stevens - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Labor and Employment Law - Management

Best Lawyers from the Vorys Cincinnati Office are:

William D.G. Baldwin - Real Estate Law
Melvin A. Bedree - Banking and Finance Law, Franchise Law
Charles C. Bissinger, Jr. - Real Estate Law
Kent A. Britt - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – ERISA
Whitney C. Gibson - Commercial Litigation
David A. Groenke - Trusts and Estates
David F. Hine - Commercial Litigation
Hani R. Kallas - Banking and Finance Law
Andrew M. Kaplan - Workers' Compensation Law - Employer
Nathaniel Lampley, Jr. - Commercial Litigation
Roger E. Lautzenhiser, Jr. - Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions
J.B. Lind - Commercial Litigation
Jeffrey A. Marks - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Mark A. Norman - Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
Anthony L. Osterlund - Litigation - Real Estate
Emily Pan - Trusts and Estates
Eric W. Richardson - Commercial Litigation
Kimberly J. Schaefer - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michael G. Schwartz - Commercial Litigation, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Victor A. Walton, Jr. - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Elizabeth E. W. Weinewuth - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Rosemary D. Welsh - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Cincinnati Office are:

Wesley R. Abrams - Commercial Litigation
Jessica K. Baverman - Commercial Litigation
Brian P. Baxter - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Emily E. St. Cyr - Trusts and Estates
Andrew E. DeBord - Tax Law
Erin D. French - Labor and Employment Law - Management
Lauren L. Gilbert - Banking and Finance Law
Clifford W. Lauchlan - Commercial Litigation, Transportation Law
Joel M. Lund - Real Estate Law
Gabriel A. Moyer - Real Estate Law
Patrick J. Reardon - Real Estate Law

Best Lawyers from the Vorys Cleveland Office are:

Kari B. Coniglio - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
Marcel C. Duhamel - Commercial Litigation
Bryan H. Falk - Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Bryan J. Farkas - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Jeffrey A. Fickes - Corporate Law
Michael J. Garvin - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Martin S. Gates - Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
James J. McMonagle – Arbitration, Mediation
Drew T. Parobek - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Anthony J. O'Malley - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Securities
David J. Tocco - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Securities

“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Cleveland Office are:

Sarah R. D'Amore - Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jeffrey W. Bieszczak - Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Nicholas R. House - Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law
Gregory C. Scheiderer - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Lindsay Doss Spillman - Tax Law
Aaron M. Williams - Intellectual Property Law

Best Lawyers from the Akron Office are:

Aaron S. Berke - Economic Development Law
Thomas R. Crookes - Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management
Philip F. Downey - Commercial Litigation
Jacinto Núñez - Economic Development Law
Bret Treier - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
Mark A. Watkins - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Elia O. Woyt - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Akron Office are:

Christopher J. DePizzo - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Andrew P. Guran - Commercial Litigation

Best Lawyers from the Houston Office are:

Stephen D. Browning - Real Estate Law
Monica A. Fitzgerald - Employment Law – Management
Jacklyn J. Ford - Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law - Management
Carey C. Jordan - Patent Law
Iona N. Kaiser - Patent Law
Steven R. Rech - Commercial Litigation

“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Houston Office are:

John S. Collins - Commercial Litigation

Best Lawyers from the Vorys California Office are:

Cory B. Catignani - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Jocelyn M. Hoffman - Labor and Employment Law - Management
Thomas N. McCormick - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment

Best Lawyers from the Vorys Pittsburgh Office are:

Phillip Binotto - Labor and Employment - Management

“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Washington, D.C. Office are:

Peter C. Nanov - Commercial Litigation

2021 "LAWYERS OF THE YEAR"

In addition, 10 Vorys attorneys have been named Best Lawyers’ 2022 Lawyers of the Year. Each year, only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” To learn more about those lawyers, click here.

About Vorys: Vorys was established in 1909 and currently has nearly 375 attorneys in eight offices in Ohio, Washington, D.C., Texas, Pennsylvania and California. Vorys currently ranks as one of the 200 largest law firms in the United States according to American Lawyer magazine.