AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

Individual Squire Sanders lawyers are frequently recognized as industry leaders. Deals and cases handled by Squire Sanders lawyers are often awarded high praise by publications. So is the way we run our business. The following are representative of the many awards and distinctions received across the firm. 



Guide to the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers  08/2008
Thomas S. Kilbane, partner in the Cleveland office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., has been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2008 Guide to the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers, the international legal market’s leading guide to the top trial lawyers.

Guide to the World's Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers  08/2008
Barry A. Pupkin, partner in the Washington DC office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., has been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2008 Guide to the World's Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers, the international legal market’s leading guide to the top practitioners advising on competition and antitrust law.

Guide to the World's Leading Private Equity Lawyers  08/2008
Christopher A. Rose, European partner, and David M. Wack, partner, both in the Moscow office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., have been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2008 Guide to the World's Leading Private Equity Lawyers, the international legal market’s leading guide to the top practitioners advising on private equity law.

Guide to the World's Leading Real Estate Lawyers  08/2008
Dmitry A. Kunitsa, European partner in the Moscow office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., has been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2008 Guide to the World's Leading Real Estate Lawyers, the international legal market’s leading guide to the top practitioners advising on real estate law.

Virginia Super Lawyers 2008  07/2008
Robert B. Webb III, partner in the Tysons Corner office, was named a 2008 Virginia Super Lawyer in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine.

Northern California Super Lawyers 2008  07/2008
The following lawyers from the Palo Alto and San Francisco offices of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. have been named Northern California Super Lawyers. The listing appears in a special section of the August issue of San Francisco magazine and in Northern California Super Lawyers magazine.

Diane L. Gibson – Business Litigation
Mark C. Goodman – Business Litigation, Appellate, Insurance Coverage
Michael W. Kelly – Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation: Defense, Class Action/Mass Torts
Nathan Lane III – Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Robert H. Olson – Bonds/Government Finance
Rodney R. Patula – Business Litigation, International, Appellate
Nicholas Unkovic – Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities & Corporate Finance
Thomas H. Woofter – Securities & Corporate Finance
Philip Zender – Intellectual Property, Information Technology/Outsourcing, Entertainment & Sports

Florida Trend's Legal Elite 2008  07/2008
The July 2008 issue of Florida Trend magazine lists its Legal Elite – the top lawyers in Florida as selected by their peers. The following lawyers from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. are honored among them:

Scott Monroe Coffey, West Palm Beach - Business Law
Alvin B. Davis, Miami - Commercial Litigation
Patricia E. Lowry, West Palm Beach - Civil Trial
Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga, Miami - International
Thomas R. McGuigan, West Palm Beach - Business Law
John B.T. Murray Jr., West Palm Beach - Commercial Litigation
Luis Reiter, Miami - Public Finance & Bonds
Traci H. Rollins, West Palm Beach - Commercial Litigation
Robert C.L. Vaughan, Miami - Commercial Litigation

The following Squire Sanders lawyers were named in the “Up & Comers” category:

Brent C.J. Britton, Tampa
Suzette M. Marteny, Tampa

The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2008  07/2008
A number of Squire Sanders lawyers have been recognized as among the foremost legal practitioners in their practice areas in the 2008 edition of Who’s Who Legal. The directory is published by Law Business Research Limited, an independent London-based publishing group providing research, analysis and reporting on the international legal services marketplace.

Commercial Arbitration
C. Ryan Reetz, Miami
Iván Szász, Budapest
George von Mehren, Cleveland
James M. Zimmerman, Beijing

Commercial Litigation
Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga, Miami
C. Ryan Reetz, Miami

Competition
Hernando Diaz-Candia, Caracas

Corporate Governance
Mary Ann Jorgenson, Cleveland

Environment
Van Carson, Cleveland
Charles McElwee, Shanghai
Kenneth C. Moore, Cleveland
Christopher D. Thomas, Phoenix

Insolvency & Restructuring
Stephen D. Lerner, Cincinnati
Thomas J. Salerno, Phoenix

Internet & e-Commerce
Herbert E. Marks, Washington DC

Mining
Ivan A. Trifonov, Moscow

Regulatory Communications
Antony B. Corel, Hong Kong
Ann J. LaFrance, London, Brussels
Joseph P. Markoski, Washington DC, Tysons Corner
Herbert E. Marks, Washington DC
Jonathan Jacob Nadler, Washington DC
Thomas Ramsey, Washington DC, Brussels
Petr Slach, Prague

Southern California Rising Stars 2008  06/2008
Lawyers from the Los Angeles office were selected by their peers as being among the top up-and-coming lawyers, defined as 40 years of age and younger or in the practice of law for less than 10 years. The Squire Sanders lawyers receiving this honor and appearing in Los Angeles magazine are:

Alexandra A. Bodnar – labor and employment
Adam R. Fox – business litigation, intellectual property litigation, personal injury defense: products
Anne C. Goodwin – personal injury defense: products, general litigation, intellectual property litigation
Helen H. Huang – general litigation
Jeffrey S. Renzi – business litigation, personal injury defense: products

Florida Super Lawyers 2008  06/2008
Lawyers from the Miami, Tampa and West Palm Beach offices of Squire Sanders have been named 2008 Florida Super Lawyers in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine. The honorees including their office and practice areas of distinction:

Carlos A. Batlle, Miami, estate planning and probate, tax, international
Jeffrey D. Butt, Tampa, real estate, business and corporate
Alvin B. Davis, Miami, ranked in the top 100 overall, business litigation, class action and mass torts, appellate
Albert A. del Castillo, Miami, bonds and government finance
Joseph D. Edwards, Tampa office managing partner, taxation, estate planning and probate, employee benefits and ERISA
Patricia E. Lowry, West Palm Beach, civil litigation defense, personal injury defense: products, employment litigation defense
Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga, Miami, ranked in the top 100 overall, international, general litigation, civil litigation defense
Stephen J. Mitchell, Tampa, real estate, business and corporate, land use and zoning
Thomas R. McGuigan, West Palm Beach, securities and corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, business and corporate
James E. Morgan III, Miami, securities and corporate finance, banking, business and corporate
Lewis F. Murphy, Miami, securities litigation, business litigation, international
John B.T. Murray Jr., West Palm Beach, trust and estate litigation, business litigation
Rebekah J. Poston, Miami, criminal defense: white collar, immigration, international
C. Ryan Reetz, Miami, international, business litigation, alternative dispute resolution
Luis Reiter, Miami, bonds and government finance

Southwest Super Lawyers 2008  06/2008
Lawyers from the Phoenix office of Squire Sanders have been named 2008 Southwest Super Lawyers in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine. Those honored include:

George Brandon – business litigation
Joseph M. Crabb – securities and corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, business/corporate
Craig D. Hansen – bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights
Charles E. James Jr. – bonds/government finance
Christopher D. Johnson – mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance, bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights
David W. Kreutzberg – real estate
Jordan A. Kroop – bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights
K. David Lindner – real estate, securities and corporate finance
Frank M. Placenti – mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance, corporate governance and compliance
Joseph P. Richardson – securities and corporate finance, corporate governance and compliance, mergers and acquisitions
Thomas J. Salerno – bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights, international
Christopher D. Thomas – environmental, environmental litigation

Bankruptcy Tax Specialists  06/2008
Squire Sanders tax and benefits lawyers Alan S. Doris, Robert J. Eidnier, James D. Gray, Thomas G. Havener, Eliot L. Kaplan and Terrence G. Perris were named bankruptcy tax specialists in the United States’ major law firms in a special report issued by Turnarounds & Workouts.

Chambers USA 2008  06/2008
Chambers USA 2008 awarded Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. practice groups with the following rankings:

No. 1 in Arizona – Corporate/M&A
No. 1 in Ohio – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
No. 1 in Ohio – Natural Resources and Environment
No. 2 in Ohio – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
No. 2 in Ohio – Labor and Employment
No. 2 in Ohio – Litigation: General Commercial
No. 2 in Ohio – Corporate/M&A
No. 2 in Florida – Litigation: General Commercial
No. 2 in Ohio – Banking and Finance
No. 3 in Ohio – Real Estate
No. 3 in Arizona – Environment (including water rights)
No. 3 in Ohio – Construction
No. 3 in Florida – Banking and Finance
No. 4 in Florida – Real Estate
No. 4 in Florida – Corporate/M&A

The publication also recognized the following Squire Sanders lawyers as “leaders in their field”:

Corporate/M&A
Joseph M. Crabb, Phoenix
Christopher D. Johnson, Phoenix
Mary Ann Jorgenson, Cleveland
Gordon S. Kaiser Jr., Cleveland
Thomas R. McGuigan, West Palm Beach
Frank M. Placenti, Phoenix
Joseph P. Richardson, Phoenix

Litigation: General Commercial
Alvin B. Davis, Miami
John R. Gall, Columbus
Thomas S. Kilbane, Cleveland
Patricia E. Lowry, West Palm Beach
Lewis F. Murphy, Miami
Mark J. Ruehlmann, Cincinnati
Robin G. Weaver, Cleveland

Banking and Finance
Guy F. Guinn, Cleveland
Osborne Mills Jr., Cleveland
JoEllen Minchak, Cleveland

Banking and Finance: Public Finance
Albert A. del Castillo, Miami
Luis Reiter, Miami

Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Stephen D. Lerner, Cincinnati
Jeffrey A. Marks, Cincinnati
G. Christopher Meyer, Cleveland
Tim J. Robinson, Columbus

Construction
Steven A. Friedman, Cleveland

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Carl A. Draucker, Cleveland
Gregory J. Viviani, Cleveland

Natural Resources and Environment
Geoffrey K. Barnes, Cleveland
Van Carson, Cleveland
Wendlene M. Lavey, Cleveland
Douglas A. McWilliams, Cleveland
Craig A. Sturtz, Columbus
Christopher D. Thomas, Phoenix
Karen A. Winters, Columbus

Labor and Employment
Susan C. Hastings, Cleveland
David J. Millstone, Cleveland
William A. Nolan, Columbus
Timothy J. Sheeran, Cleveland

Real Estate
Stephen J. Mitchell, Tampa
Samuel S. Pearlman, Cleveland

Real Estate: Finance
Samuel S. Pearlman, Cleveland
Michael D. Saad, Columbus
Bryan J. Venesy, Columbus

The Legal 500 US 2008  06/2008
The 2008 edition of The Legal 500 US lists Squire Sanders and its lawyers among the leading US law firms in the following areas:

Project Finance
Advice to Lenders
Advice to Sponsors

  • Luis Reiter

Litigation
Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense - Automotive/Transport

  • Andrew Agati
  • Adam R. Fox
  • C. Craig Woods

Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense - Consumer Products

  • Mark C. Goodman
  • Patricia E. Lowry

M&A
Regional Firms - Midwest

  • Cipriano S. Beredo III
  • Daniel G. Berick
  • Patrick J. Dugan
  • Gordon S. Kaiser
  • Stephen C. Mahon
  • Dynda A. Thomas

Real Estate
Florida - Transactions and Finance

  • Stephen J. Mitchell


Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2008  06/2008
Lawyers from Squire Sanders Beijing, Hong Kong and Tokyo offices were listed in the 2008 edition of Asialaw Leading Lawyers. The individuals, office and practice areas are:

Nicholas Chan, Hong Kong – Competition/Antitrust, Corporate Governance, General Corporate Practice, Intellectual Property, IT, Telecommunications & Media
Steven S. Doi, Tokyo – Mergers & Acquisitions
Sungbo Shim, Beijing – Mergers & Acquisitions
Laura Wang, Beijing – Mergers & Acquisitions
James M. Zimmerman, Beijing – Dispute Resolution and General Corporate Practice


Top 15 Russia and CEE Legal Adviser  05/2008
Squire Sanders was recognized among the top 15 Russia and Central and Eastern European transactional legal advisers for the last three years according to a survey published by Legal Week, a leading UK magazine. The publication also recognized our representation of Český Telecom as one of the top five deals in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe over the same period. We represented the client in its sale of a 51.1-percent stake in the company to Spain-based telecommunications operator Telefónica.

Chambers Europe 2008  05/2008
Squire Sanders lawyers were listed as leaders in their field in Chambers and Partners’ Chambers Europe 2008. In-depth interviews are conducted with lawyers and clients, and the results compiled and analyzed. Here’s how Squire Sanders ranked in the 2008 edition:

Central & Eastern Europe
Banking & Finance (Firm Band 4)
    Tomasz J. Stawecki (Band 3)
Competition/Antitrust (Firm Band 4)

Corporate/M&A (Firm Band 5)
    Kevin T. Connor (Band 3)

Private Equity (Firm Band 4)
    Mara L. Babin (Band 3)

Real Estate (Firm Band 4)

Belgium
Competition/European Law (Firm Band 5)
    Brian N. Hartnett (Band 5)

Czech Republic
Banking & Finance (Firm Band 3)
    Vladimira N. Papirnik (Band 3)

Corporate/M&A (Firm Band 4)
    Vladimira N. Papirnik (Band 3)

Dispute Resolution (Firm Band 1)
    Luboš Tichý (Band 1)

Real Estate (Firm Band 3)
    Jeffrey A. McGehee (Band 3)

TMT (Firm Band 2)
    Petr Slach (Band 2)

Hungary
Corporate/M&A (Firm Band 3)
    Ákos Eros (Band 3)
    Kevin T. Connor (Band 3)

Private Equity (Firm Band 3)

Projects & Energy (Firm Band 3)

Poland
Banking & Finance
    Tomasz J. Stawecki (Band 2)

Corporate/M&A (Firm Band 4)

Russia
Capital Markets (Firm Band 3)
    David M. Wack (Band 3)

Energy & Natural Resources (Firm Band 4)

Private Equity (Firm Band 2)
    Christopher A. Rose (Band 1)
    David M. Wack (Band 2)

Slovakia
Banking & Finance (Firm Band 3)
    Roman Prekop (Band 3)

Corporate/Commercial (Firm Band 2)
    Nataša Nikitinová (Band 2)
    Julian Juhasz (Band 3)
    Roman Prekop (Band 3)
    Adrián Barger (Up and coming)
    Peter Šuba (Up and coming)

PLC Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook 2008/2009  05/2008
The ninth edition of the PLC Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook included a number of Squire Sanders lawyers as leaders in the field including:

Czech Republic
Vladimira N. Papirnik
Petr Slach

Hungary
Kevin T. Connor

Russia
David Wack

Slovak Republic
Kevin T. Connor
Julian Juhasz

United States
Frank M. Placenti
Joseph P. Richardson
Mary Ann Jorgenson
Gordon S. Kaiser

2008 European Legal 500  04/2008
The rankings for the 2008 edition of the The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa have been released and these Squire Sanders offices have been recognized as recommended firms in these areas:

Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Corporate and Commercial, including M&A

Brussels, Belgium
Competition
Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-dumping
EU Regulatory for Chemicals, Energy, and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Budapest, Hungary
Banking and Finance
Capital Markets
Competition
Dispute Resolution
Energy
Mergers and Acquisitions
Project Finance
Real Estate
Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Moscow, Russian Federation
Capital Markets: Russia
Corporate and M&A: Moscow
Real Estate: Russia
Technology, Media & Telecommunications: Russia

Prague, Czech Republic
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Corporate and Commercial, including M&A
Dispute Resolution
Real Estate and Construction
Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Warsaw, Poland
Banking and Finance
Corporate and M&A
Real Estate
Projects, Energy and Natural Resources

Guide to the World's Leading Aviation Lawyers  04/2008
Marshall S. Sinick, partner in the Washington DC office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., has been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2008 Guide to the World's Leading Aviation Lawyers, the international legal market’s leading guide to the top practitioners advising on aviation law.

Top 10 European Energy, Mining and Utility Deals  03/2008
Legal Week, a UK-based weekly magazine, recognized Squire Sanders' involvement in the merger of Gaz de France and Suez, ranked #2 in its three-year roundup of the top deals in the European energy, mining and utility sectors.

Washington DC Super Lawyers 2008  03/2008
Robert B. Webb III, partner in the Tysons Corner office, was named a 2008 Washington DC Super Lawyer in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine.

Southern California Super Lawyers 2008  02/2008
Lawyers from the Squire Sanders Los Angeles office have been named Southern California Super Lawyers 2008 in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine:

James H. Broderick Jr., Business Litigation
Benjamin E. Goldman , Labor & Employment
Stephen T. Owens, Business Litigation
Brian E. Schield, Immigration
Harriet M. Welch, Bonds/Government Finance

 

Top Bond and Underwriters' Counsel  02/2008
Squire Sanders’ continued prominence in public finance offerings in 2007, as ranked by SourceMedia/Thomson Financial, includes:
  • 3rd as bond counsel nationally with 275 issues totaling US$21,247,400,000
  • 8th as underwriters’ counsel nationally with 85 issues totaling US$6,064,300,000
  • Ranked 1st in bond counsel in Arizona, Florida, Ohio, the Southeast and the Mideast


Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers  01/2008
Juan José Delgado, partner, and María Cecilia Rachadell, of counsel, in the Caracas office, and Peter Swiecicki of the Warsaw office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. have been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2008 Guide to the World’s Leading Project Finance Lawyers, the international legal market’s leading guide to the top practitioners advising on project finance law.

Global Arbitration Review 100  01/2008
Global Arbitration Review named Squire Sanders to its GAR 100, a guide to the top 100 international arbitration law firms. The guide profile the firms' arbitration histories and doubles as an approved list, as it only contains firms that have been audited by Global Arbitration Review for reputation, work and experience.

Practical Law Company's Which Lawyer? Yearbook  01/2008
Squire Sanders lawyers were listed as leaders in their field in PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008. Global lawyers are surveyed and major market trends are monitored to help inform the rankings. Ranking categories used by PLC Which Lawyer? include Leading, Highly Recommended, Recommended and Recognized. Squire Sanders lawyers and practices were acknowledged in the following countries:

China – Recommended in Dispute Resolution and Environment

  • Charles R. McElwee II
  • James M. Zimmerman

Czech Republic – Leading in Dispute Resolution; Recommended in Banking/Finance, Corporate Real Estate and Corporate/M&A

  • Jeffrey A. McGehee
  • Vladimira N. Papirnik
  • Petr Slach
  • Lubos Tichy

England – Recommended in Telecoms/IT

Germany – Recognized in Energy

Hungary – Recommended in Banking/Finance, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution and Restructuring/Insolvency; Recognized in Outsourcing

  • Kevin T. Connor
  • Akos Eros
  • Ivan Szasz

Russian Federation – Recommended in Corporate/M&A and Private Equity/VC

  • Dmitry A. Kunitsa
  • David M. Wack

Slovakia – Leading in Corporate/M&A; Recommended in Corporate Real Estate and Dispute Resolution; Recognized in Banking/Finance

  • Kevin T. Connor
  • Julian Juhasz

Venezuela – Recommended in Corporate/M&A and Energy; Recognized in Competition/Antitrust

  • Juan Jose Delgado

USA – Highly Recommended for Telecoms/IT; Recommended for Dispute Resolution

  • Joseph P. Markoski
  • Herbert E. Marks
  • Jonathan Jacob Nadler

Individual US offices were noted as well:

Phoenix – Recommended in Corporate/M&A

  • Frank M. Placenti
  • Joseph P. Richardson

Miami – Recommended in Corporate/M&A; Recognized in Dispute Resolution

  • Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga

Cleveland – Highly Recommended in Dispute Resolution; Recommended in Corporate/M&A

  • Mary Ann Jorgenson
  • Gordon S. Kaiser Jr.
  • Thomas S. Kilbane

We were also noted in:

European Union – Highly Recommended in Telecoms/IT; Recognized in Competition/Antitrust

  • Brian N. Hartnett
  • Anne J. LaFrance
  • Thomas J. Ramsey


Kaleidoscope Magazine’s 2008 Forty Under Forty Club  01/2008
Each year, Kaleidoscope Magazine names young African American professionals who have distinguished themselves in their business organizations, and in their community, as members of their “Forty Under Forty Club.” This year, Terry M. Billups, a Squire Sanders associate in the Cleveland office, has been honored with inclusion in the club.

Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration  01/2008
Mark C. Dosker, partner in the San Francisco office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., George M. von Mehren, partner in the Cleveland office, and Ivan Szasz, of counsel in the Budapest office, have been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2008 Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration.

Ohio Super Lawyers 2008  01/2008
Lawyers from the Squire Sanders Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus offices have been named Ohio Super Lawyers 2008 in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine:

Cincinnati
Stephen D. Lerner, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights and a top 100 ranking overall
Stephen C. Mahon, Mergers & Acquisitions
Jeffrey A. Marks, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Mark J. Ruehlmann, Business Litigation            

Cleveland
Stacy D. Ballin, Business Litigation
Geoffrey K. Barnes, Environmental
Van Carson, Environmental        
Alan S. Doris, Tax
Robert J. Eidnier, Tax
Steven A. Friedman, Business Litigation
David S. Goodman, Government/Cities/Municipalities
James D. Gray, Tax
Guy F. Guinn, Banking
Richard S. Gurbst, General Litigation
Susan C. Hastings, Employment & Labor
Laura K. Hong, Personal Injury Defense: Products
Mary Ann Jorgenson, Securities & Corporate Finance
Thomas S. Kilbane, Business Litigation and a top 100 ranking overall
Damond R. Mace, Business Litigation
Douglas A. McWilliams, Environmental
Michael G. Meissner, Tax
G. Christopher Meyer, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Osborne Mills Jr, Banking
David J. Millstone, Employment & Labor
Kenneth C. Moore, Environmental
Frederick R. Nance, Business Litigation
James P. Oliver, Business/Corporate
Samuel S. Pearlman, Real Estate
Terrence G. Perris, Tax
Timothy J. Sheeran, Employment & Labor
John F. Shelley, Estate Planning & Probate
Dynda A. Thomas, Banking
James D. Thomas, General Litigation
Robin G. Weaver, General Litigation and a top 100 ranking overall
David C. Weiner, Business Litigation
Joseph C. Weinstein, Business Litigation
David A. Zagore, Business/Corporate               

Columbus
David W. Alexander, General Litigation
D. Lewis Clark Jr, Employment & Labor
Susan M. DiMickele, Employment & Labor
Patrick J. Dugan, Mergers & Acquisitions
John R. Gall, Business Litigation
David W. Grauer, Health Care
John M. Kirsner, Health Care
Steven F. Mount, Tax
William A. Nolan, Employment & Labor
Richard W. Rubenstein, Real Estate
Michael D. Saad, Real Estate
Alex Shumate, Government/Cities/Municipalities
Keith Shumate, Business Litigation
Lee A. Wendel, Estate Planning & Probate
Karen A. Winters, Environmental
C. Craig Woods, General Litigation

Corporate Counsel Go-To Law Firms  12/2007
Corporate Counsel’s fifth annual "In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies" lists seven clients that have named Squire Sanders as one of their go-to law firms for the practices noted:

Eaton – Corporate Transactions/M&A and Litigation
FPL Group – Litigation and Securities
MeadWestvaco – Litigation
Medtronic – Litigation
Owens Corning – Intellectual Property and Litigation
Timken – Labor & Employment
TRW Automotive Holdings – Litigation

Chambers Global 2008  12/2007
Squire Sanders lawyers were listed as leaders in their field in Chambers and Partners’ Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers 2008. Global lawyers were interviewed and, from their comments, results compiled and lawyers and firms ranked accordingly. Squire Sanders lawyers and practices were ranked in the 2008 edition in the following countries:

Belgium
Competition/Antitrust
Brian N. Hartnett

Czech Republic
Banking & Finance
Vladimira N. Papirnik

Corporate/M&A
Vladimira N. Papirnik

Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT)
Petr Slach

Dispute Resolution
Luboš Tichý

Dominican Republic
Corporate/Commercial
Pedro O. Gamundi
Alejandro Peña-Prieto

Poland
Banking & Finance
Tomasz J. Stawecki

Corporate/M&A

Hungary
Corporate/M&A
Ákos Erõs
Kevin T. Connor

Russia
Capital Markets
David M. Wack

Energy & Natural Resources

Slovakia
Corporate/Commercial
Nataša Nikitinová
Roman Prekop
Julian Juhasz

Corporate/Commercial Up and Coming
Adrian Barger
Peter Šuba

Banking & Finance
Roman Prekop

Venezuela
Corporate/M&A
Hernando Diaz-Candia
Juan José Delgado

Energy & Natural Resources
Alfredo G. Anzola
Juan José Delgado

Regionally, Squire Sanders was ranked by Chambers and Partners’ Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers 2008 in Central & Eastern Europe as a recommended firm for Corporate/Commercial matters. The publication specifically noted Kevin T. Connor’s work.

Who's Who Legal: Florida 2008  11/2007
Who’s Who Legal: Florida 2008 recognized Squire Sanders lawyers in the following practice areas:

Capital Markets
Tom R. McGuigan

Commercial Arbitration
C. Ryan Reetz

Commercial Litigation
Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga, C. Ryan Reetz

Corporate Governance
Thomas R. McGuigan

Employee Benefits
Joseph D. Edwards

Product Liability
Patricia E. Lowry

Project Finance
Scott M. Coffey

Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America  11/2007
Squire Sanders lawyers Patricia E. Lowry, Thomas R. McGuigan and Frank M. Placenti were among those listed in the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. The annual list includes the most elite group of legal professionals in the country and represents less than one percent of the legal profession.

Guy F. Guinn, Christopher D. Johnson, Thomas S. Kilbane, Stephen D. Lerner and Osborne Mills were noted as finalists for the publication.

South Florida Legal Guide  11/2007
The South Florida Legal Guide 2008 recognized the following Squire Sanders lawyers as Top Lawyers in South Florida:

Miami
Alvin B. Davis - Litigation
Peter M. Kramer - Insurance Litigation, Pharmaceutical Liability
Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga - International Litigation
James E. McDonald - Civil Litigation
Lewis F. Murphy - Litigation, Corporate
Rebekah J. Poston - White Collar Criminal Defense

West Palm Beach
Patricia E. Lowry - Labor & Employment, Products Liability
Thomas R. McGuigan - Corporate, Securities Law

The guide also listed these Squire Sanders lawyers as Top Up & Comers in South Florida:

Miami
Robert C.L. Vaughan - Litigation, Appellate

West Palm Beach
John B.T. Murray Jr - Probate and Commercial Litigation

Asia Pacific Legal 500  11/2007
The rankings in the 2007/08 edition of Asia Pacific Legal 500 have been released and Squire Sanders has been listed as a recommended firm for the following:

China
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual property
Private equity/venture capital

Hong Kong
TMT

Japan
Banking and finance: international firms and joint ventures
Capital markets: international firms and joint ventures
Corporate/M&A: international firms and joint ventures
Projects: international firms and joint ventures

In addition, both James M. Zimmerman in China and Ken Kurosu in Japan were listed as Leading Individuals in Corporate/M&A.

Benchmark: Litigation  11/2007
In the debut edition of Benchmark: Litigation, Squire Sanders’ litigation practice was highly recommended in Ohio. Partners, Thomas S. Kilbane, John R. Gall, Keith Shumate and C. Craig Woods were each called out for specific merit in Ohio.

In addition, partner Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga was recognized for his litigation practice in Florida.

The Best Lawyers in America 2008  09/2007
Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is pleased to announce that more than 100 of its lawyers are listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008.

Cincinnati
James J. Barresi - Banking Law
Stephen D. Lerner (10) - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Jeffrey A. Marks - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Mark J. Ruehlmann - Commercial Litigation

Cleveland
Geoffrey K. Barnes (10) - Environmental Law
Daniel G. Berick - Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
Jeffrey A. Bomberger - Public Finance Law
Carolyn J. Buller (*) - Corporate Law
Van Carson (10) - Environmental Law
Charles F. Clarke (20) - Personal Injury Litigation
Carol F. Dakin - Employee Benefits Law
Ernie K. Demanelis (*) - Public Finance Law
Alan S. Doris (10) - Tax Law
Carl A. Draucker - Employee Benefits Law
Robert J. Eidnier (10) - Tax Law
Steven A. Friedman - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
D. Bruce Gabriel (*) - Public Finance Law
David S. Goodman (*) - Public Finance Law
Guy F. Guinn (10) - Banking Law
Richard S. Gurbst - Commercial Litigation
W. Michael Hanna (10) - Education Law, Labor and Employment Law, Workers' Compensation Law
Pamela I. Hanover - Public Finance Law
Susan C. Hastings - Education Law, Labor and Employment Law
Barbara L. Hawley - Public Finance Law
Mary Ann Jorgenson (10) - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Gordon S. Kaiser Jr (10) - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
F. Barry Keefe - Public Finance Law
Thomas S. Kilbane (10) - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation
Robert D. Labes (*) - Public Finance Law
Damond R. Mace - Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation
Richard D. Manoloff (*) - Public Finance Law
Douglas A. McWilliams - Environmental Law
Michael G. Meissner (10) - Tax Law
G. Christopher Meyer (10) - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Osborne Mills Jr (10) - Banking Law
David J. Millstone (10) - Education Law, Labor and Employment Law
JoEllen M. Minchak - Banking Law
Kenneth C. Moore (10) - Environmental Law
Frederick R. Nance - Commercial Litigation, Securities Law, Sports Law
Howard J. C. Nicols - Commercial Litigation
James P. Oliver - Trusts and Estates
Samuel S. Pearlman (10) - Real Estate Law
Terrence G. Perris (20) - Tax Law
Timothy J. Sheeran - Education Law, Labor and Employment Law
John F. Shelley - Trusts and Estates
James D. Thomas - Commercial Litigation
Mitchell S. Thompson - Tax Law
Gregory J. Viviani - Employee Benefits Law
Robin G. Weaver - Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation
Jeffrey J. Wedel - Workers' Compensation Law
David C. Weiner (10) - Commercial Litigation
David A. Zagore - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Columbus
David W. Alexander - Commercial Litigation
D. Lewis Clark Jr - Labor and Employment Law
Philomena M. Dane - Commercial Litigation
Susan M. DiMickele - Education Law, Labor and Employment Law
Patrick J. Dugan - Banking Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Christopher J. Franzmann - Public Finance Law
John R. Gall (10) - Commercial Litigation
David W. Grauer - Health Care Law
John M. Kirsner - Health Care Law, Insurance Law
Daniel M. Maher - Corporate Law
Steven F. Mount - Tax Law
Richard R. Murphey Jr (20) - Corporate Law
William A. Nolan - Education Law, Labor and Employment Law
Richard W. Rubenstein (10) - Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
Michael D. Saad (10) - Real Estate Law
Alex Shumate - Administrative Law, Corporate Law, Government Relations Law
Fredric L. Smith (20) - Tax Law
Gregory W. Stype - Corporate Law, Public Finance Law
Fred A. Summer - Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Lee A. Wendel - Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Karen A. Winters - Environmental Law
C. Craig Woods - Commercial Litigation

Los Angeles
James H. Broderick Jr - Commercial Litigation

Miami
Barry G. Craig - Corporate Law
Alvin B. Davis (10) - Commercial Litigation
Albert A. del Castillo - Public Finance Law
James E. Morgan III - Banking Law, Corporate Law
Lewis F. Murphy - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Securities Law
Rebekah J. Poston - Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, White-Collar Criminal Defense
Luis Reiter - Public Finance Law
Shanker A. Singham (*) - International Trade and Finance Law

New York
Jackson B. Browning Jr (*) - Public Finance Law
Eugene W. Harper Jr - Public Finance Law
Edward S. Sinick (*) - Public Finance Law

Palo Alto
Nicholas Unkovic - Corporate Law

Phoenix
Craig D. Hansen - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Charles E. James Jr - Public Finance Law
Christopher D. Johnson (10) - Corporate Law, Securities Law
David W. Kreutzberg - Real Estate Law
K. David Lindner (*) - Real Estate Law
Robert L. Matia - Banking Law, Public Finance Law
Timothy E. Pickrell - Public Finance Law
Frank M. Placenti - Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
Joseph P. Richardson (*) - Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
Thomas J. Salerno (10) - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Norman C. Storey (*) - Real Estate Law
Christopher D. Thomas - Environmental Law

Tallahassee
Charles A. Guyton - Energy Law
Gary P. Timin (*) - Insurance Law

Tampa
Jeffrey Drew Butt - Real Estate Law
Joseph D. Edwards (10) - Employee Benefits Law
Alexandra M. MacLennan - Public Finance Law
Stephen J. Mitchell (20) - Real Estate Law

Tysons Corner
Robert B. Webb III - Corporate Law

Washington
Donald T. Bucklin (10) - Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense
John C. Henry - Public Finance Law

West Palm Beach
Patricia E. Lowry - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law, Mass Tort Litigation
Thomas R. McGuigan (10) - Corporate Law

(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
(10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.
(20) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.

Florida Governor’s Point of Light Award  08/2007
Florida Governor Charlie Crist has recognized Jeffrey D. Butt, partner in the Tampa office, as the recipient of the Governor's Points of Light Award for his work over the last 16 years with the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay. Established in 2000, the Governor's Points of Light Award program recognizes those Florida residents and organizations that demonstrate exemplary volunteer service to their community.

 

Southern California Rising Stars 2007  08/2007
Lawyers from the Los Angeles office were selected by their peers as being among the top up-and-coming lawyers, defined as 40 years of age and younger or in the practice of law for less than 10 years. The Squire Sanders lawyers receiving this honor and appearing in Los Angeles magazine are:

Alexandra A. Bodnar – Labor and Employment
Adam R. Fox – Litigation
Anne Choi Goodwin – Litigation
Stacie Yee – Labor and Employment

Northern California Super Lawyers 2007  08/2007
The following lawyers from the Palo Alto and San Francisco offices of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. have been named Northern California Super Lawyers. The listing appears in a special section of the August issue of San Francisco magazine and in Northern California Super Lawyers magazine.

Diane L. Gibson – Business Litigation
Nathan Lane III – Intellectual Property Litigation
Nicholas C. Unkovic – Business/Corporate

Florida Trend's Legal Elite 2007  07/2007
The July 2007 issue of Florida Trend magazine lists its Legal Elite – the top lawyers in Florida as selected by their peers. The following lawyers from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. are honored among them:

Scott M. Coffey, West Palm Beach
Alvin B. Davis, Miami
Patricia E. Lowry, West Palm Beach
John B.T. Murray, West Palm Beach
Robert C.L. Vaughan, Miami

Virginia Super Lawyers 2007  06/2007
Robert B. Webb III, partner in the Tysons Corner office, was named a 2007 Virigina Super Lawyer in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine.

Southwest Super Lawyers 2007  06/2007
Lawyers from the Phoenix office of Squire Sanders have been named 2007 Southwest Super Lawyers in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine. Those honored include:

George Brandon
Craig D. Hansen
Charles E. James Jr.
Christopher D. Johnson
David W. Kreutzberg
Jordan A. Kroop
Robert L. Matia
Frank M. Placenti
Thomas J. Salerno
Christopher D. Thomas

Ohio Rising Stars 2007  06/2007
Lawyers from the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus offices were selected by their peers as being among the top up-and-coming lawyers, defined as 40 years of age and younger or in the practice of law for less than 10 years. The Squire Sanders lawyers receiving this honor and appearing in the July issue of Ohio Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition are:

Cincinnati
Pierre H. Bergeron – Appellate
Scott A. Kane – Business Litigation
Jill S. Kirila – Employment and Labor

Cleveland
Andrew Agati – Class Action/Mass Torts
Stephen P. Anway – General Litigation
Cipriano S. Beredo III – Business/Corporate
Patrick J. Burke – Business/Corporate
J. Philip Calabrese – General Litigation
Massimo Capretta – Business/Corporate
Stephanie E. Niehaus – General Litigation
Christina Henagen Peer – Schools and Education
Sarah K. Rathke – General Litigation

Columbus
Laing P. Akers – Business/Corporate
Patrick D. Cornelius - Business/Corporate
Holly H. Heer – Real Estate
Donald W. Hughes – Business/Corporate
Aneca E. Lasley – Business Litigation
Erik J. Rickard – Real Estate
Aaron A. Seamon – Securities and Corporate Finance
Kendra S. Sherman - Environmental
Craig A. Sturtz – Environmental
Greg R. Wehrer – Business Litigation
Philip R. Westerman – Real Estate


Florida Super Lawyers 2007  06/2007
Lawyers from the Miami, Tampa and West Palm Beach offices of Squire Sanders have been named 2007 Florida Super Lawyers in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine. Those honored include:

Carlos A. Batlle, Miami, estate planning and probate
Jeffrey D. Butt, Tampa, real estate
Alvin B. Davis, Miami, business litigation
Albert A. del Castillo, Miami, bonds and government finance
Thomas V. Eagan, Miami, real estate
Joseph D. Edwards, Tampa office managing partner, taxation
Wendy S. Leavitt, Miami, securities and corporate finance
Patricia E. Lowry, West Palm Beach, civil litigation defense
Stephen J. Mitchell, Tampa, real estate
Thomas R. McGuigan, West Palm Beach, securities and corporate finance
James E. Morgan III, Miami, securities and corporate finance
Lewis F. Murphy, Miami, securities litigation
John B.T. Murray Jr., West Palm Beach, business litigation
Rebekah J. Poston, Miami, white collar criminal defense

 

Chambers USA 2007  06/2007
Chambers USA 2007 awarded Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. practice groups with the following rankings:

No. 1 in Ohio – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Environment
No. 2 in Arizona – Corporate/M&A
No. 2 in Ohio – Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Litigation
No. 3 in Arizona – Environment (including water rights)
No. 3 in Ohio – Construction, Labor & Employment, Real Estate
No. 3 in Florida – Litigation, Corporate/M&A
No. 4 in Florida – Real Estate

The publication also recognized the following Squire Sanders lawyers as “leaders in their field:”

National
Marshall S. Sinick – Aviation

Arizona
Christopher D. Johnson – Corporate/M&A
Frank M. Placenti – Corporate/M&A
Joseph P. Richardson – Corporate/M&A
Christopher D. Thomas – Environment (including water rights)

Florida
Alvin B. Davis – Litigation: General Commercial
Albert A. del Castillo – Public Finance
Patricia E. Lowry – Litigation: General Commercial 
Thomas R. McGuigan – Corporate/M&A
Stephen J. Mitchell – Real Estate
Lewis F. Murphy – Litigation: General Commercial

Ohio
Geoffrey K. Barnes – Environment
Van Carson – Environment
D. Lewis Clark Jr. – Labor & Employment
Susan M. DiMickele – Labor & Employment
Carl A. Draucker – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Steven A. Friedman – Construction
John R. Gall – Litigation: General Commercial
Guy F. Guinn – Banking & Finance
Susan C. Hastings – Labor & Employment
Mary Ann Jorgenson – Corporate/M&A
Gordon S. Kaiser Jr. – Corporate/M&A
Thomas S. Kilbane – Litigation: General Commercial 
Wendlene M. Lavey – Environment
Stephen D. Lerner – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Damond R. Mace – Litigation: General Commercial 
Jeffrey A. Marks – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Douglas A. McWilliams – Environment
G. Christopher Meyer – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Osborne Mills Jr. – Banking & Finance
William A. Nolan – Labor & Employment
Samuel S. Pearlman – Real Estate
Tim J. Robinson – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Michael D. Saad – Real Estate
Timothy J. Sheeran – Labor & Employment
Craig A. Sturtz – Environment
Bryan J. Venesy – Real Estate
Gregory J. Viviani – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Robin G. Weaver – Litigation: General Commercial 
Karen A. Winters – Environment
David J. Young – Litigation: General Commercial 
David A. Zagore – Corporate/M&A

2007 The Legal 500 US  06/2007
The 2007 edition of The Legal 500 US lists Squire Sanders among the elite US law firms in the area of automotive and transport product liability and mass tort defense. Their analysis concluded that our firm is noteworthy for its excellence in settlement and mass tort resolution plans and appellate support.

The American Lawyer Arbitration Scorecard  06/2007
The American Lawyer 2007 summer supplement, Focus Europe, recently listed a Squire Sanders win among the Ten Big Arbitration Awards during the last two years. They wrote, "Kudos are due to law firms that succeed in converting eyebrow-raising demands into eye-catching awards . . . . Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, representing Gas Natural SDG S.A., secured a declaration reducing the price by more than a half billion dollars of liquefied natural gas from Nigeria LNG Ltd."

The same report also ranked the Squire Sanders arbitration practice 15th among the Top 30 Firms appearing as arbitration counsel worldwide.

Ohio Women's Hall of Fame  05/2007
Mary Ann Jorgenson, partner in Squire Sanders Cleveland office, was named by Governor Ted Strickland as an inductee into the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame. Inductees are selected for their extraordinary commitment to excellence, achievement and service to others. Ms. Jorgenson was selected for her leadership example for today’s young men and women through the promotion of her peers and her efforts to develop and retain Ohio’s best talent.

Governing Board, South Florida Water Management District  05/2007
Eric Buermann, of counsel in the Miami office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., was elected chair of the Governing Board, South Florida Water Management District. With approximately 1,700 employees and jurisdiction running from Orlando south to Key West, the South Florida Water Management District administers the plan set by the legislature to conserve, protect, manage and control state waters including the preservation of natural resources, fish and wildlife, and the promotion of recreational protection.

Chambers Europe 2007  05/2007
Squire Sanders lawyers were listed as leaders in their field in Chambers and Partners’ Chambers Europe 2007. In-depth interviews with lawyers and clients are taken and the results compiled and analyzed. Here’s how Squire Sanders ranked in the inaugural edition:

Central & Eastern Europe
Banking & Finance (Firm Band 4)
Corporate/M&A (Firm Band 3)
     Kevin T. Connor (Band 3)
Private Equity (Firm Band 3)
     Mara L. Babin (Band 3)
Real Estate (Firm Band 3)

Czech Republic
Banking & Finance (Firm Band 3)
     Vladimira N. Papirnik (Band 3)
Competition/Antitrust (Firm Band 3)
Corporate/M&A (Firm Band 3)
     Vladimira N. Papirnik (Band 3)
Dispute Resolution (Firm Band 1)
     Luboš Tichý (Band 1)
Real Estate (Firm Band 3)
     Jeffrey A. McGehee (Band 3)
Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) (Firm Band 2)
     Petr Slach (Band 2)

Hungary
Corporate/M&A (Firm Band 3)
     Ákos Eros (Band 3)
     Kevin T. Connor (Band 3)

Slovakia
Banking & Finance (Firm Band 3)
General Business Law (Firm Band 3)
     Nataša Nikitinová (Band 3)
     Peter Suba (Up and coming)

Ukraine
General Business Law (Band 4)
     Helen Z. Kryshtalowych (Band 3)

George von Mehren appointed by the ICC Court of Arbitration  05/2007
George von Mehren, partner in the Cleveland office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., was appointed by the ICC Court of Arbitration to its new Task Force on the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, known as the New York Convention of 1958. The New York Convention governs the enforcement of arbitration awards in many jurisdictions worldwide. 

Guide to the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers  05/2007
Thomas S. Kilbane, partner in the Cleveland office, has been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2007 Guide to the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers.

2007 European Legal 500  05/2007
The rankings for the 2007 edition of the European Legal 500 have been released and these Squire Sanders offices have all been recognized as recommended firms in the following areas:

Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Corporate and Commercial, including M&A

Brussels, Belgium
Competition
Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-dumping
EU Regulatory

Budapest, Hungary
Banking and Finance
Capital Markets
Competition
Corporate and Commercial
Dispute Resolution
Energy
Mergers and Acquisitions
Real Estate
Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Moscow, Russian Federation
Corporate and M&A: Moscow
Technology, Media & Telecommunications: Russia

Prague, Czech Republic
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Corporate and Commercial (including M&A)
Dispute Resolution
Real Estate and Construction
Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Warsaw, Poland
Corporate and M&A
Real Estate
Projects, Energy and Natural Resources

Pena-Prieto Elected to AmCham-Dominican Republic Board  04/2007
Alejandro Pena-Prieto, partner in the Santo Domingo office, has been elected first vice president to the 2007 Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic. The chamber’s members represent more than 2,900 commercial and professional companies doing business in the Dominican Republic.

Golden Angel  04/2007
Javier A. Lopez, an associate in the Miami office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., was honored as a Golden Angel, a distinction for individuals or organizations who donate a minimum of $50,000 to the Jackson Memorial Foundation – a goal that Mr. Lopez was able to meet through JUNTOS, the philanthropic foundation he co-founded in 2004.

Ohio Women’s Bar Association Family Friendly Award  04/2007
Squire Sanders was awarded the 2007 Ohio Women’s Bar Association Family Friendly Award, an honor that reflects our commitment to work-life balance arrangements and our belief that professional excellence springs from personal happiness.

Guide to the World's Leading International Trade Lawyers  03/2007
Shanker A. Singham of the Miami and Washington DC offices of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its Guide to the World’s Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers.

Southern California Super Lawyers 2007  02/2007
Five lawyers from the Squire Sanders Los Angeles office have been named Southern California Super Lawyers 2007 in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine:

James H. Broderick Jr., Litigation
Benjamin E. Goldman , Labor & Employment
Stephen T. Owens, Litigation
Brian E. Schield, Labor & Employment
Harriet M. Welch, Public Finance

Product Liability Law 360 Survey  02/2007
In an analysis of federal court dockets published by Product Liability Law 360, Squire Sanders was the seventh most hired product liability defense practice in 2006 among the 300 largest firms in the United States.

Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers  02/2007
Alfredo G. Anzola of the Caracas office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2007 Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers.

Top Bond and Underwriters’ Counsel in 2006  02/2007
Squire Sanders continues as a leader in public finance offerings in 2006 as ranked by SourceMedia/Thomson Financial:
  • 4th as bond counsel with 257 issues totaling US$15,490,900,000
  • 4th as underwriters’ counsel with 104 issues totaling US$9,455,000,000
  • Ranked 1st in bond counsel in Arizona and Florida and 2nd in Ohio


Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year 2006  01/2007
Latin Lawyer magazine named a Dominican Republic corporate bond issue in which Squire Sanders served as counsel – the largest corporate bond issue in the Dominican Republic to date – a Landmark deal in its “Deal of the Year 2006” survey, published in February 2007.

Lawyers for Children America Child Advocacy Award  01/2007
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has been selected to receive a Child Advocacy Award from Lawyers for Children America. The award is given to a law firm that demonstrates ongoing support of Lawyers for Children America’s mission and efforts to provide quality pro bono representation of abused children. In a letter to Squire Sanders, Lawyers for Children America’s Miami Program Director, Daleta Christensen, wrote, “Frankly, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey is the backbone of LFCA’s Miami program and this award is a small token of our deep gratitude to the law firm.”

Ohio Super Lawyers 2007  01/2007

A total of 53 lawyers from the Squire Sanders Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus offices have been named Ohio Super Lawyers 2007 in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine:

Cincinnati
Stephen D. Lerner, Bankruptcy & Restructuring and a top 10 statewide ranking overall
Stephen C. Mahon, Corporate
Jeffrey A. Marks, Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Mark J. Ruehlmann, Litigation            

Cleveland
Stacy D. Ballin, Litigation
Geoffrey K. Barnes, Environmental, Health & Safety
Van Carson, Environmental, Health & Safety        
Alan S. Doris, Taxation
Robert J. Eidnier, Taxation
Steven A. Friedman, Litigation
Susan C. Hastings, Labor & Employment
Barbara L. Hawley, Public Finance
Laura K. Hong, Litigation
Mary Ann Jorgenson, Corporate
Gordon S. Kaiser Jr, Financial Services
F. Barry Keefe, Public Finance
Thomas S. Kilbane, Litigation and a top 100 ranking overall
Damond R. Mace, Litigation
Michael G. Meissner, Taxation
G. Christopher Meyer, Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Osborne Mills Jr, Financial Services
David J. Millstone, Labor & Employment
Kenneth C. Moore, Litigation
Frederick R. Nance, Litigation
Samuel S. Pearlman, Real Estate
Terrence G. Perris, Taxation
Timothy J. Sheeran, Labor & Employment
John F. Shelley, Taxation
Charna E. Sherman, Litigation
Dale E. Stephenson, Environmental, Health & Safety
James D. Thomas, Litigation
George M. von Mehren, International Dispute Resolution
Robin G. Weaver, Litigation
David C. Weiner, Litigation
Joseph C. Weinstein, Litigation
David A. Zagore, Corporate               

Columbus
David W. Alexander, Litigation
D. Lewis Clark Jr, Labor & Employment
Susan M. DiMickele, Labor & Employment
Patrick J. Dugan, Financial Services
John R. Gall, Litigation
David W. Grauer, Health Care
John M. Kirsner, Health Care
William A. Nolan, Labor & Employment
Richard W. Rubenstein, Real Estate
Michael D. Saad, Real Estate
Alex Shumate, Public Law
Keith Shumate, Litigation
Lee A. Wendel, Taxation
Karen A. Winters, Environmental, Health & Safety
C. Craig Woods, Litigation
David J. Young, Litigation

Kaleidoscope Magazine’s 2007 Forty Under Forty Club  01/2007
Each year, Kaleidoscope Magazine names young African American professionals who have distinguished themselves in their business organizations, and in their community, as members of their “Forty Under Forty Club.” This year, the following Squire Sanders lawyers have been honored with inclusion in the club:

Chaundra C. King
Jennifer Jenkins Meadows

Legal 500 US  12/2006
The inaugural edition of Legal 500 US recognized Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. as a recommended firm in project finance, specifically noting strong energy, transport and infrastructure deals.

Legal 500 US also noted Dynda A. Thomas and David S. Goodman’s role in leading our successful finance practice.

Cleveland Inside Business 2007 Leading Lawyers  12/2006
Cleveland Inside Business recognized the following Squire Sanders lawyers as 2007 Leading Lawyers:

Banking Law
David S. Goodman
Osborne Mills Jr.

Bankruptcy Law
Patrick J. Brooks

Business Litigation
Thomas S. Kilbane

Civil Litigation
Richard S. Gurbst

Commercial Law
James P. Oliver

Corporate Law
Mary Ann Jorgenson

Environmental Law
Van Carson

General Practice
Frederick R. Nance

Governmental Law
Pamela I. Hanover

Guide to the World's Leading Product Liability Lawyers  12/2006
Damond R. Mace and Robin G. Weaver, partners in the Cleveland office, have been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2007 Guide to the World's Leading Product Liability Lawyers.

South Florida Legal Guide 2007 Edition  11/2006
The South Florida Legal Guide 2007 Edition recognized the following Squire Sanders lawyers as Top Lawyers in South Florida:

Miami
Alvin B. Davis
Peter M. Kramer
James E. McDonald
Lewis F. Murphy
Rebekah J. Poston

West Palm Beach
Patricia E. Lowry
Thomas R. McGuigan

The South Florida Legal Guide 2007 Edition listed these Squire Sanders lawyers as Up & Comers in South Florida:

Miami
Robert C.L. Vaughan

West Palm Beach
J.B. Murray

The International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration 2007  10/2006
Squire Sanders lawyers, George von Mehren, of the Cleveland office, and Iván Szász, of the Budapest office, have been selected for inclusion in The International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration 2007.

The International Who’s Who of Regulatory Communications Lawyers 2007  10/2006
Seven Squire Sanders lawyers have been selected for inclusion in The International Who's Who of Regulatory Communications Lawyers 2007. Those receiving this distinction are:

Washington DC
Joseph P. Markoksi
Herbert E. Marks
Jonathan Jacob Nadler

London
Antony B. Corel
Ann J. LaFrance

Prague
Petr Slach

Brussels
Thomas J. Ramsey

Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers  10/2006
Juan Jose Delgado and Maria Cecilia Rachadell of the Caracas office have been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2006 Guide to the World's Leading Project Finance Lawyers.

Guide to the World's Leading Private Equity Lawyers  10/2006
David M. Wack, partner in the Moscow office, has been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2006 Guide to the World's Leading Private Equity Lawyers.

Squire Sanders Lawyers in European Legal Experts 2007  09/2006
The following lawyers from Squire Sanders European offices have been named as leading practice area experts in European Legal Experts 2007.

Bratislava
Julian Juhasz

Brussels
Brian N. Hartnett
Thomas J. Ramsey

Budapest
Kevin T. Connor
Judit Kelemen

Moscow
Sarah C. Carey
Ivan A. Trifonov

Prague
Radek Janecek
Jeffrey A. McGehee
Vladimira N. Papirnik
Lubos Tichy

Guide to the World’s Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers  09/2006
Barry A. Pupkin of the Washington DC office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. again has been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its Guide to the World’s Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers, in the publication’s new 7th edition.

The Best Lawyers in America® 2007  09/2006
Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is pleased to announce that nearly 100 of its lawyers are listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007.

Cincinnati
James J. Barresi – Banking Law
Stephen D. Lerner* – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Jeffrey A. Marks – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Mark J. Ruehlmann – Commercial Litigation

Cleveland
Geoffrey K. Barnes* – Environmental Law
Daniel G. Berick – Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law
Jeffrey A. Bomberger – Public Finance Law
Van Carson* – Environmental Law
Charles F. Clarke* – Personal Injury Litigation
Carol F. Dakin – Employee Benefits Law
Alan S. Doris* – Tax Law
Carl A. Draucker – Employee Benefits Law
Robert J. Eidnier* – Tax Law
Steven A. Friedman – Construction Law
Richard S. Gurbst – Commercial Litigation
W. Michael Hanna* – Workers' Compensation Law
Pamela I. Hanover – Public Finance Law
Susan C. Hastings – Education Law, Labor and Employment Law
Barbara L. Hawley – Public Finance Law
Mary Ann Jorgenson* – Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Gordon S. Kaiser, Jr.* – Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
F. Barry Keefe – Public Finance Law
Thomas S. Kilbane* – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation
Damond R. Mace – Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation
Douglas A. McWilliams – Environmental Law
Michael G. Meissner* – Tax Law
G. Christopher Meyer* – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Osborne Mills, Jr.* – Banking Law
David J. Millstone* – Education Law, Labor and Employment Law
Kenneth C. Moore* – Environmental Law
Frederick R. Nance – Commercial Litigation, Securities Law, Sports Law
Howard J. C. Nicols – Commercial Litigation
James P. Oliver – Trusts and Estates
Samuel S. Pearlman* – Real Estate Law
Terrence G. Perris* – Tax Law
Timothy J. Sheeran – Education Law, Labor and Employment Law
John F. Shelley – Trusts and Estates
James D. Thomas – Commercial Litigation
Mitchell S. Thompson – Tax Law
Gregory J. Viviani – Employee Benefits Law
Robin G. Weaver – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation
Jeffrey J. Wedel – Workers' Compensation Law
David C. Weiner* – Commercial Litigation
David A. Zagore – Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Columbus
David W. Alexander – Commercial Litigation
D. Lewis Clark, Jr. – Labor and Employment Law
Philomena M. Dane – Commercial Litigation
Susan M. DiMickele – Labor and Employment Law
Patrick J. Dugan – Banking Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Christopher J. Franzmann – Public Finance Law
John R. Gall* – Commercial Litigation
David W. Grauer – Health Care Law
John M. Kirsner – Health Care Law
Daniel M. Maher – Corporate Law
Steven F. Mount – Tax Law
Richard R. Murphey, Jr.* – Corporate Law
William A. Nolan – Labor and Employment Law
Richard W. Rubenstein* – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
Michael D. Saad* – Real Estate Law
Alex Shumate – Administrative Law, Government Relations Law
Fredric L. Smith* – Tax Law
Gregory W. Stype – Corporate Law, Public Finance Law
Fred A. Summer – Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Lee A. Wendel – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Karen A. Winters – Environmental Law
C. Craig Woods – Commercial Litigation
David J. Young* – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law

Los Angeles
James H. Broderick, Jr. – Commercial Litigation

Miami
Barry G. Craig – Corporate Law
Alvin B. Davis* – Commercial Litigation
Albert A. del Castillo – Public Finance Law
Jorge Luis López – Administrative Law
James E. Morgan III – Banking Law
Lewis F. Murphy – Commercial Litigation, Securities Law
Rebekah J. Poston – Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, White-Collar Criminal Defense
Luis Reiter – Public Finance Law

New York
Eugene W. Harper, Jr. – Public Finance Law

Palo Alto
Nicholas Unkovic – Corporate Law

Phoenix
Craig D. Hansen – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Charles E. James, Jr. – Public Finance Law
Christopher D. Johnson* – Corporate Law, Securities Law
David W. Kreutzberg – Real Estate Law
Robert L. Matia – Public Finance Law
Timothy E. Pickrell – Public Finance Law
Thomas J. Salerno* ­– Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Christopher D. Thomas – Environmental Law

Tallahassee
Charles A. Guyton – Energy Law

Tampa
Jeffrey Drew Butt – Real Estate Law
Joseph D. Edwards* – Employee Benefits Law
Alexandra M. MacLennan – Public Finance Law
Stephen J. Mitchell* – Real Estate Law

Tysons Corner
Robert B. Webb III – Corporate Law

Washington
Donald T. Bucklin* – Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense
John C. Henry – Public Finance Law

West Palm Beach
Patricia E. Lowry – Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law
Thomas R. McGuigan* – Corporate Law

* These lawyers have been listed for 10 or more consecutive years.

Squire Sanders Lawyers on Lawdragon’s List of Leading Lawyers in America  08/2006
Eight lawyers from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. were recently listed in the “3000 Leading Lawyers in America 2006” posted on Lawdragon.com. This list represents less than one percent of the legal profession and thus includes the most elite group of legal professionals in the country. The Squire Sanders lawyers receiving this distinction are J. Lee Covington II, Christopher D. Johnson, Mary Ann Jorgenson, Thomas S. Kilbane, Stephen D. Lerner, Osborne Mills Jr., Frank M. Placenti and David A. Zagore.

Christopher D. Johnson, Stephen D. Lerner, Osborne Mills Jr. and Frank M. Placenti were also included in the print version of the list honoring the top 500 lawyers in America.

Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2007  08/2006
Squire Sanders lawyers were listed as leaders in their field in Chambers and Partners’ Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers 2007. Global lawyers were interviewed and, from their comments, results compiled and lawyers and firms ranked accordingly. Here’s how Squire Sanders ranked in the 2007 edition:

Prague
Vladimira Papirnik (Corporate/M&A)
Petr Slach (Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT))
Luboš Tichý (Dispute Resolution)

Santo Domingo
Pedro Gamundi (Corporate/Commercial)
Alejandro Peña-Prieto (Corporate/Commercial)

Budapest
Ákos Erõs (Corporate/M&A)

Kyiv
Helen Kryshtalowych (Corporate/Commercial)

Bratislava
Nataša Nikitinová (Corporate/Commercial)

Caracas
Alfredo Anzola (Energy & Natural Resources)
Juan José Delgado (Corporate/M&A and Energy & Natural Resources)
Hernando Diaz-Candia (Corporate/M&A)

Regionally, Squire Sanders was ranked by Chambers and Partners’ Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers 2007 for the following:

Czech Republic
Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution and TMT

Dominican Republic
Corporate/Commercial

Hungary
Corporate/M&A

Slovakia
Corporate/Commercial

Venezuela
Corporate/M&A and Energy & Natural Resources

Southern California Rising Stars 2006  08/2006
The following lawyers from the Los Angeles office of Squire Sanders were named Southern California Rising Stars for 2006. The honor will be covered in an upcoming issue of Los Angeles magazine and in the September issue of Southern California Super Lawyers.

Alexandra A. Bodnar – Labor and Employment
Adam R. Fox – Litigation
Anne Choi Goodwin – Litigation
Michael T. Purleski – Litigation

All Rising Stars are 40 or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less and are chosen by Southern California Super Lawyers. Only 2.5 percent of Southern California lawyers are named Rising Stars.

Charna Sherman appointed to ABA Commission  08/2006
Charna E. Sherman, partner in the Cleveland office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., was appointed to the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Commission on Women in the Profession. The Commission is comprised of 12 members appointed by the ABA president. Its mission is to secure the full and equal participation of women in the ABA, the legal profession and the justice system. Her term begins in August 2006.

AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers  07/2006
James M. Zimmerman, partner in the Beijing office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., is listed in the 2006 edition of AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers, published by Asia Law & Practice. He was recognized for his work in dispute resolution.

Silicon Valley’s Top Attorneys  07/2006
The following lawyers from the San Francisco and Palo Alto offices of Squire Sanders are listed in the July 2006 issue of San Jose Magazine as “Silicon Valley’s Top Attorneys.” They made the list because they were highly recommended by their fellow lawyers.

Donald R. Davis – Corporate Law
Michael W. Kelly – Labor Law
Caroline H. Mead – Computer Law
Michael Moyle – Corporate Law
Rodney R. Patula – Civil Litigation
Noriyuki Shimoda – Corporate Law
James M. Smith – Patent, Copyright, and Intellectual Property Law
Nicholas C. Unkovic – Corporate Law
Philip Zender – Computer Law

Northern California Super Lawyers 2006  07/2006
The following lawyers from the Palo Alto and San Francisco offices of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. have been named Northern California Super Lawyers. The listing appears in a special section of the August issue of San Francisco magazine and in Northern California Super Lawyers magazine. The two publications will reach a combined audience of nearly half a million readers.

Mark C. Dosker – Alternative Dispute Resolution
Diane L. Gibson – Real Estate/Eminent Domain
Mark C. Goodman – Business Litigation
Nathan Lane III – Intellectual Property Litigation
Ethan A. Miller – Business Litigation
Nicholas C. Unkovic – Business/Corporate
Philip R. Zender Jr. – Intellectual Property

Alexandra MacLennan honored for legal public service  06/2006
In May 2006, Alexandra MacLennan, partner in Squire Sanders Tampa office, was awarded the Paul S. Buchman Public Service Award for outstanding contribution in the area of legal public service. She received the honor at the annual meeting of the City, County and Local Government Law Section of The Florida Bar. The award is named after Paul S. Buchman, longtime city attorney for Plant City, Florida, who is noted throughout Florida and nationally for his contributions to municipal law and his service to the community.

Squire Sanders Lawyers on Lawdragon’s List of New Stars, New Worlds  06/2006
J. Lee Covington II and Laura D. Nemeth from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. were among the 500 lawyers selected to appear in Lawdragon’s quarterly magazine, “New Stars, New Worlds.” This summer edition highlighted up and coming lawyers or lawyers in cutting-edge fields of law. The list represents the top 1 percent of the legal profession.

Florida Trend's 2006 Legal Elite and Up and Comers  06/2006
The July 2006 issue of Florida Trend magazine lists its Legal Elite – the top lawyers in Florida as selected by their peers. The following lawyers from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. are honored among them:

Alvin B. Davis, Miami
Albert A. del Castillo, Miami
Patricia E. Lowry, West Palm Beach
Thomas R. McGuigan, West Palm Beach
Stephen J. Mitchell, Tampa
John B.T. Murray, West Palm Beach
Luis Reiter, Miami

The Florida Legal Elite ballot also asked for nominations of lawyers who could be described as the "Best Up-and-Coming Attorneys" and were admitted to The Florida Bar between 1989 and 2003. These three Squire Sanders lawyers were among the top vote getters for this distinction:

Scott M. Coffey, Miami and West Palm Beach
Robert C.L. Vaughan, Miami

Ohio Rising Stars 2006  06/2006
The following lawyers from Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. have been named Ohio Rising Stars for 2006. Each year, Law & Politics magazine surveys Super Lawyers in the state asking them to vote for the best lawyers who are either 40 or under or who have been practicing 10 or fewer years.

Cincinnati
James J. Barresi – Banking
Pierre H. Bergeron – Appellate
Scott A. Kane – Business Litigation

Cleveland
Andrew Agati – Class Action/Mass Torts
Stephen Anway – General Litigation
J. Philip Calabrese – General Litigation
Sherri L. Dahl – Bankruptcy
Christina H. Peer – Labor and Employment
Sarah K. Rathke – General Litigation

Columbus
Laing P. Akers – Business/Corporate
Patrick D. Cornelius – Business/Corporate
Christopher J. Franzmann – Cities/Municipalities
Holly H. Heer – Real Estate Transactions
Donald W. Hughes – Business/Corporate
Jill S. Kirila – Labor and Employment
Erik J. Rickard – Real Estate Transactions
Aaron A. Seamon – Securities and Corporate Finance
Kendra S. Sherman – Environmental/Land Use
Craig A. Sturtz – Environmental/Land Use
Greg R. Wehrer – Business Litigation
Philip R. Westerman – Real Estate Transactions

Florida Super Lawyers 2006  06/2006
Several lawyers from the Miami, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach offices of Squire Sanders have been named 2006 Florida Super Lawyers in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine:

Jeffrey D. Butt, Real Estate
Alvin B. Davis, Litigation
Joseph D. Edwards, Taxation
Charles A. Guyton, Energy
Patricia E. Lowry, Litigation
Thomas R. McGuigan, Corporate
Stephen J. Mitchell, Real Estate
James E. Morgan, Corporate Finance
Lewis F. Murphy, Litigation
Rebekah J. Poston, Litigation
Shanker A. Singham, Economic Regulation

Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration  06/2006
Mark C. Dosker, partner in the San Francisco office, and Ivan Szasz, of counsel in the Budapest office, have been named by Legal Media Group, the legal publishing arm of Euromoney Institutional Investor, to its 2006 Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration.

Chambers USA 2006  06/2006
Chambers USA 2006 awarded Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. practice groups with the following rankings:

No. 1 in Ohio - Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Environment
No. 2 in Arizona - Corporate/M&A, Environment (including water rights)
No. 2 in Florida - Corporate/M&A
No. 2 in Ohio - Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Employment: Mainly Defendant, Litigation: General Commercial, Real Estate
No. 3 in Arizona - Real Estate
No. 3 in Ohio - Construction
No. 4 in Florida - Litigation: General Commercial, Real Estate, Tax

The publication also recognized the following 37 lawyers as “leaders in their field:”

Arizona
Christopher D. Johnson - Corporate/M&A
Christopher Thomas - Environment (including water rights)

Florida
Alvin B. Davis - Litigation: General Commercial 
Patricia E. Lowry - Litigation: General Commercial 
Thomas R. McGuigan - Corporate/M&A
Stephen J. Mitchell - Real Estate

Ohio
Geoffrey K. Barnes - Environment
Van Carson - Environment
D. Lewis Clark Jr. - Employment: Mainly Defendant
Susan M. DiMickele - Employment: Mainly Defendant
Carl A. Draucker - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Steven A. Friedman - Construction
John R. Gall - Litigation: General Commercial
Susan C. Hastings - Employment: Mainly Defendant
Mary Ann Jorgenson - Corporate/M&A
Gordon S. Kaiser Jr. - Corporate/M&A
Thomas S. Kilbane - Litigation: General Commercial 
Wendlene M. Lavey - Environment
Stephen D. Lerner - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Damond R. Mace - Litigation: General Commercial 
Jeffrey A. Marks - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Douglas A. McWilliams - Environment
G. Christopher Meyer - Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Osborne Mills Jr. - Banking & Finance
David J. Millstone - Employment: Mainly Defendant
William A. Nolan - Employment: Mainly Defendant
Samuel Pearlman - Real Estate
Michael D. Saad - Real Estate
Timothy J. Sheeran - Employment: Mainly Defendant
Craig A. Sturtz - Environment
Bryan Venesy - Real Estate
Gregory J. Viviani - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
George M. von Mehren - International Arbitration
Karen A. Winters - Environment
David J. Young - Litigation: General Commercial 
David A. Zagore - Corporate M&A

Bratislava a Leading Firm in PLC's Cross-Border Handbook  06/2006
The Bratislava office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. was named a "Leading" law firm for mergers and acquisitions 2006-07 in the Cross-Border Handbook published by Practical Law Company. This is the highest ranking given by this publication. The office was one of only three firms listed in the Leading category in Slovakia.

Success South Florida  April/May 2006
Mia Burroughs, associate in the Miami office, was selected as one of Success South Florida’s "40 under 40." She was one of only three recipients under the age of 30 nominated by her peers and is featured on the cover of the April/May 2006 issue. Success South Florida is the leading publication for South Florida’s Black community and annually honors the 40 most influential young black business professionals.

The Business Journal South Florida  05/2006
Robert C.L. Vaughan, partner in Squire Sanders Miami office, was selected as a finalist in the South Florida Business Journal’s "Up & Comers" competition. Annually, the publication recognizes the outstanding young business leaders under the age of 40 who have achieved a solid measure of success in their field and made their mark in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Minority Law Journal  05/2006
Reporting the findings of its 2006 survey of the largest and highest grossing law firms in the United States, the Minority Law Journal rates Squire Sanders in the top quarter of its Diversity Scorecard. It also ranks Squire Sanders in the top 10 firms on its Diversity Scorecard Snapshot for highest percentage of minority partners and highest number of minority partners. 

Squire Sanders Listed on BTI Power Rankings  04/2006
Squire Sanders is listed in BTI’s 2006 Power Rankings and noted as a firm that "exceeds the expectations of world-class clients." In compiling the list, the consulting group interviewed corporate counsel at Fortune 1000 companies and large organizations.

Southern California Super Lawyers 2006  04/2006
Five lawyers from the Squire Sanders Los Angeles office have been named Southern California Super Lawyers 2006 in a survey distributed by Law & Politics magazine:

James H. Broderick Jr., Litigation
Benjamin E. Goldman , Labor & Employment
John C. Holberton, Corporate
Stephen T. Owens, Litigation
Brian E. Schield, Labor & Employment