Taft is pleased to announce that 34 attorneys have been recognized by Legal 500 in the latest release of City Elite Rankings in their respective practice areas for 2026. The Legal 500 U.S. Elite rankings emphasize top lawyers practicing in major United States legal markets.

Following are the Taft honorees:

Chicago, Illinois

• Richard Aderman, Tax

• Kathryn Kovitz Arnold, Real estate

• Liz Butler, Real estate

• Kimberly M. Copp, Banking and Finance

• Ian Fisher, Commercial disputes

• Ian Fisher, Digital, data and telecoms

• Jeffrey Friedman, Corporate and M&A

• Ivan Golden, Tax

• Amir Ovcina, Corporate and M&A

• Eric Singer, Construction Guide

Indianapolis, Indiana

• Matt Albaugh, Commercial Disputes
• Stacia A. Buechler, Corporate and M&A
• Blake Burgan, Labour and employment
• Ralph Caruso, Corporate and M&A
• Gregory Coy, Intellectual property
• Thomas DeVoe, Labour and employment
• William Edwards, Labour and employment
• Elijah Hammans, Corporate and M&A
• Manny Herceg, Commercial disputes
• Lonnie Johnson, Corporate and M&A
• Andi Metzel, Commercial disputes
• Jonathan G. Polak, Intellectual property

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Nancy Aiken, Corporate and M&A
• Brett Anderson, Corporate and M&A
• Stacey Drentlaw, Commercial disputes
• Kathleen Eick, Corporate and M&A
• Michael D. Gordon, Banking and finance
• James M. Jorissen, Banking and finance
• Matthew D. Tomback, Banking and finance
• Justin Weinberg, Banking and finance

Ohio

• Justin D. Cook, Tax
• Ralph Kohnen, White-Collar Crime
• John Mitchell, White-Collar Crime
• David Thomas, White-Collar Crime
• Sonya S. Jindal Tork, Tax

About Legal 500
Legal 500 highlights key lawyers operating at regional players across business centers in the United States. Notably, U.S. Elite seeks to recognize key U.S. lawyers outside global elite firms, opting to focus on those at regional powerhouses that may be neglected by other rankings. U.S. Elite emphasizes lawyers who are handling work at the top of the legal market in their respective cities.