Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been listed in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2013 “Best Law Firms” rankings, which are presented in tiers both nationally and by metropolitan area. Taft is recognized in 21 practice areas nationally, and the firm has a Tier 1 ranking for 33 practice areas in Cincinnati, nine areas in Cleveland, 12 areas in Columbus, five areas in Dayton and 14 areas in Indianapolis.

Following is the complete list of the firm’s national and Tier 1 metropolitan rankings. Full data is available online here.

National Rankings:

Tier 1
•    Trademark Law

Tier 2
•    Corporate Law
•    Environmental Law
•    Health Care Law
•    Litigation – Labor & Employment
•    Patent Law
•    Real Estate Law
•    Venture Capital Law

Tier 3
•    Banking and Finance Law
•    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Employment Law – Management
•    Litigation – Bankruptcy
•    Litigation – Construction
•    Litigation – Environmental
•    Litigation – Intellectual Property
•    Litigation – Securities
•    Litigation – Tax
•    Mergers & Acquisitions Law
•    Securities / Capital Markets Law
•    Tax Law

Metropolitan Rankings:

Cincinnati

Tier 1
•    Antitrust Law
•    Appellate Practice
•    Banking and Finance Law
•    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Corporate Compliance Law
•    Corporate Law
•    Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Governmental Investigations
•    Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Litigation
•    Employment Law – Management
•    Environmental Law
•    Financial Services Regulation Law
•    Health Care Law
•    Information Technology Law
•    International Trade and Finance Law
•    Labor Law – Management
•    Litigation – Antitrust
•    Litigation – Banking & Finance
•    Litigation – Bankruptcy
•    Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
•    Litigation – Environmental
•    Litigation – Labor & Employment
•    Litigation – Municipal
•    Litigation – Real Estate
•    Litigation – Securities
•    Litigation – Tax
•    Litigation – Trusts & Estates
•    Non-Profit/Charities Law
•    Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
•    Real Estate Law
•    Tax Law
•    Trusts & Estates Law
•    Venture Capital Law

Cleveland

Tier 1
•    Administrative / Regulatory Law
•    Arbitration
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Corporate Law
•    Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
•    Litigation – Intellectual Property
•    Mediation
•    Real Estate Law
•    Venture Capital Law

Columbus

Tier 1
•    Administrative / Regulatory Law
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Communications Law
•    Corporate Law
•    Employment Law – Management
•    Government Relations Practice
•    Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
•    Litigation – Labor & Employment
•    Municipal Law
•    Oil & Gas Law
•    Trusts & Estates Law
•    Water Law

Dayton

Tier 1
•    Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
•    Employment Law – Management
•    Labor Law – Management
•    Litigation – Tax
•    Real Estate Law

Indianapolis

Tier 1
•    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
•    Commercial Litigation
•    Corporate Governance Law
•    Corporate Law
•    Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Governmental Investigations
•    Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Litigation
•    Environmental Law
•    Litigation – Bankruptcy
•    Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
•    Litigation – Environmental
•    Litigation – Securities
•    Mergers & Acquisitions Law
•    Technology Law
•    Trademark Law

About U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
The U.S.News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer who is included in Best Lawyers as part of the annual peer review assessment.