Taft, one of the fastest-growing law firms in the nation, has been recognized in the Chambers USA 2025 Guide with 108 attorneys and 45 practices ranked. Chambers and Partners honors leading law firms and lawyers in bands, with band one representing the highest level of distinction. This year, eight Taft practice areas and 18 attorneys earned band one rankings.

As part of this year’s recognitions, 15 Taft/Sherman & Howard attorneys and eight practices were ranked in this year’s guide.

Taft was named a leading firm in 45 practice areas:

Nationwide

• Gaming & Licensing

Arizona 

• Labor & Employment

Colorado 

• Construction
• Corporate/M&A
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Real Estate
• Tax

Illinois

• Intellectual Property
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

Indiana

• Corporate/M&A (Band 1)
• Energy & Natural Resources (Band 1)*
• Environment (Band 1)
• Intellectual Property (Band 1)
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Real Estate

Michigan

• Corporate/M&A*
• Litigation: General Commercial*
• Real Estate

Minnesota

• Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
• Corporate/M&A
• Energy & Natural Resources (Band 1)*
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Real Estate

New Mexico

• Corporate/Commercial

Ohio 

• Antitrust
• Banking & Finance
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Construction
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Environment
• Healthcare
• Immigration (Band 1)
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 1)
• Real Estate
• Tax

Ohio: North

• Corporate/M&A

Ohio: South & Central

• Corporate/M&A (Band 1)
• Labor & Employment

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The following Taft attorneys were named leaders in their field:

Nationwide

• Paul T. Jenson / Gaming & Licensing / Chicago
• Kimberly M. Copp / Gaming & Licensing / Chicago
• Adam K. Hollander / Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder / Chicago
• Rebecca Pearson* / Government Contracts / Washington, D.C.

Arizona

• John Alan Doran / Labor & Employment / Phoenix (Band 1)

Colorado

• Raymond “Ray” Deeny / Labor & Employment / Colorado Springs
• Ryan J. Klein / Construction / Colorado Springs
• Robert L. Brown / Real Estate / Denver
• Ronald M. Eddy / Environment / Denver
• Kristen M. Frost* / Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations / Denver
• Tamir I. Goldstein / Construction / Denver
• Garth B. Jensen / Corporate/M&A / Denver
• James P. Lane / Tax / Denver
• Hilary Morgan / Construction / Denver
• Kirsten Stewart / Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation / Denver
• Cynthia M. Stovall / Real Estate / Denver
• Lyle A. Wallace / Corporate/M&A / Denver

Illinois

• Kathryn Kovitz Arnold / Real Estate / Chicago
• Stephen R. Auten / Intellectual Property / Chicago
• Liz L. Butler / Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use / Chicago
• Karl D. Camillucci / Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use / Chicago
• Philip L. Comella / Environment: Litigation / Chicago
• Nancy DePodesta / Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations / Chicago
• Graham C. Grady / Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use / Chicago
• Ian H. Fisher / Litigation: General Commercial / Chicago
• Adam K. Hollander / Insurance: Dispute Resolution / Chicago (Band 1)
• Edward J. Kus / Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use / Chicago
• Eric L. Singer / Construction / Chicago (Band 1)
• Eugene F. Zelek, Jr. / Antitrust / Chicago
• Ann M. Zwick / Environment: Litigation / Chicago

Indiana

• Jeffrey (Jeff) A. Abrams / Real Estate / Indianapolis
• Scott Alexander / Environment / Indianapolis
• Mark R. Alson / Energy & Natural Resources / Indianapolis
• Jackie M. Bennett, Jr. / Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations / Indianapolis (Band 1)
• Tracy N. Betz / Litigation: General Commercial / Indianapolis
• Blake J. Burgan / Labor & Employment / Indianapolis
• Ralph A. Caruso / Corporate/M&A / Indianapolis
• Kiamesha-Sylvia G. Colom / Real Estate / Indianapolis
• Frank J. Deveau / Environment / Indianapolis (Band 1)
• Will Gardner / Environment / Indianapolis
• David L. Guevara, Ph.D. / Environment / Indianapolis
• Elijah J. Hammans / Corporate/M&A / Indianapolis
• Robert J. Hicks / Corporate/M&A / Indianapolis (Band 1)
• Ryan P. Hiler / Intellectual Property / Indianapolis
• Andrew A. Kleiman / Real Estate / Indianapolis
• Teresa Morton Nyhart / Energy & Natural Resources / Indianapolis (Band 1)
• Kay Pashos / Energy & Natural Resources / Indianapolis (Band 1)
• Jonathan G. Polak / Intellectual Property / Indianapolis (Band 1)
• Erick D. Ponader / Real Estate / Indianapolis
• James H. Schwarz / Real Estate / Indianapolis
• Brad Schwer / Corporate/M&A / Indianapolis (Band 1)
• Michael C. Terrell / Labor & Employment / Indianapolis
• Amy L. Wright / Intellectual Property / Indianapolis

Michigan

• Jordan S. Bolton* / Litigation: General Commercial / Detroit
• Mark P. Krysinski / Real Estate / Detroit
• Mark D. Rubenfire / Real Estate / Detroit
• Jeffrey Weiss* / Corporate/M&A / Detroit
• Richard A. Zussman / Real Estate / Detroit

Minnesota

• Ashley Bennett Ewald / Intellectual Property / Minneapolis
• Elizabeth M. Brama* / Energy & Natural Resources / Minneapolis (Band 1)
• Thomas L. Bray / Real Estate / Minneapolis
• Christopher Carlisle / Corporate/M&A / Minneapolis
• Jennifer Debrow / Intellectual Property / Minneapolis
• Julie A. Drewes / Real Estate / Minneapolis
• Valerie T. Herring* / Energy & Natural Resources / Minneapolis
• Ann Huntrods / Labor & Employment / Minneapolis
• Marcus C. Laman / Corporate/M&A / Minneapolis
• Michael T. Miller / Labor & Employment / Minneapolis
• Timothy S. Murphy / Corporate/M&A / Minneapolis
• Steven J. Ryan / Corporate/M&A / Minneapolis
• Kristin Stastny* / Energy & Natural Resources / Minneapolis
• Gregory J. Stenmoe / Labor & Employment / Minneapolis

New Mexico 

• Jill K. Sweeney / Corporate/Commercial / Albuquerque (Band 1)
• T. Parker Schenken / Corporate/Commercial / Albuquerque

Ohio

• Andrew Agati / Insurance / Cleveland
• Philip R. Bautista / Intellectual Property / Cleveland
• Gregory W. Bee / Healthcare / Cincinnati
• Jeanne M. Cors / Antitrust / Cincinnati
• E. Chase Dressman / Environment / Cincinnati
• Jeremy Hayden / Tax / Cincinnati (Band 1)
• Timothy J. Hurley / Bankruptcy/Restructuring / Cincinnati (Band 1)
• Staci M. Jenkins / Immigration / Cincinnati (Band 1)
• Marc J. Kessler / Litigation: General Commercial / Columbus
• Ralph W. Kohnen / Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations / Cincinnati (Band 1)
• Michael A. Laing / Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation / Cincinnati
• Margaret Avril Lawson / Intellectual Property / Cincinnati
• Edward J. Leader / Real Estate / Cleveland
• Bruce J.L. Lowe / Bankruptcy/Restructuring / Cleveland
• Earl Messer / Construction / Cincinnati
• W. Timothy Miller / Bankruptcy/Restructuring / Cincinnati
• John R. Mitchell / Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations / Cleveland (Band 1)
• Antonia Mitroussia / Immigration / Cincinnati
• Stephen G. Nesbitt / Real Estate / Cincinnati
• Russell S. Sayre / Litigation: General Commercial / Cincinnati
• Jeffrey S. Schloemer / Banking & Finance / Cincinnati
• Lynn M. Schulte / Banking & Finance / Cincinnati
• Eric M. Simon / Healthcare / Cleveland
• Jennifer M. Snead / Immigration / Cincinnati
• Peter A. Solimine / Banking & Finance / Cincinnati
• Erica M. Spitzig / Environment / Cincinnati
• David R. Tavolier / Tax / Cleveland
• Thomas Terp / Environment / Cincinnati
• David H. Thomas / Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations / Columbus
• David H. Wallace / Litigation: General Commercial / Cleveland
• Daniel R. Warncke / Antitrust / Cincinnati

Ohio: North

• Dominic A. DiPuccio / Corporate/M&A / Cleveland

Ohio: South & Central

• Michael J. Moeddel* / Corporate/M&A / Cincinnati
• Janica Pierce Tucker / Labor & Employment / Columbus
• James M. Zimmerman / Corporate/M&A / Cincinnati (Band 1)

 

* indicates a new practice area or honoree.

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