Accolades

Chambers USA Legal Guide

Calfee has consistently been recognized as a "Leading Law Firm" in Ohio by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers^®. Chambers USA 2024 recognized 43 Calfee attorneys as Leading Lawyers, and the following 17 Calfee practice areas are ranked in Chambers USA 2024:

Antitrust (Ohio: Band 2)
Banking & Finance (Ohio: Band 2)
Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Ohio: Band 3)
Corporate/M&A (Ohio-North: Band 2)
Corporate/M&A (Ohio-South & Central: Band 3)
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Ohio: Band 2)
Energy & Natural Resources (Indiana: Band 1)
Energy & Natural Resources (Ohio: Band 1)
Environment (Ohio: Band 3)
Government Relations: State & Local (USA-Nationwide: Band 1)
Insurance: Policyholder (Ohio: Band 1)
Intellectual Property (Ohio: Band 1)
Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance (USA-Nationwide: Band 3)
Labor & Employment (Ohio: Band 3)
Litigation: General Commercial (Ohio: Band 2)
Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Ohio: Band 2)
Real Estate (Ohio: Band 3)

Chambers and Partners have published guides to the legal profession since 1990. With a team of 200+ full-time researchers at its London head office, Chambers and Partners identifies and ranks the world's best lawyers and law firms based on in-depth, objective research.

Chambers High Net Worth Guide

Calfee's Estate and Succession Planning and Administration practice group was ranked in Chambers HNW 2024 as a "Leading Law Firm" in Private Wealth Law in Ohio (Band 1). Four Calfee attorneys are ranked as Leading Lawyers in Chambers HNW 2024.

Chambers Global Legal Guide

Patrick D. Hayes, Partner and Chair of Calfee's Investment Management Law practice group, has been recognized as a 2024 "Leading Lawyer" in the U.S. in Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance (Band 3) in the most recent edition of Chambers Global Legal Guide, which ranks the top lawyers and law firms in over 200 jurisdictions across the world. Each ranking is based on in-depth research conducted by a dedicated team of researchers.

The Legal 500

Douglas A. Neary, Firm Chair and Partner with Calfee's Corporate and Finance practice group, was selected for inclusion in The Legal 500's inaugural M&A Private Practice Powerlist – USA. Doug was one of only four practicing Ohio attorneys to be named to this prestigious list by The Legal 500. Launched in 2024 and drawing on extensive research by The Legal 500, the publication is designed to highlight the region’s leading M&A counsel covering all aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions.

"Best Law Firms" Rankings

Calfee earned 16 national rankings and 59 regional rankings in Ohio and New York in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms” report.

Firms included in the “Best Law Firms” listings are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers on the quality of their law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

BTI Client Service A-Team

Calfee was ranked in the top 21% of U.S. law firms identified by BTI Consulting Group, Inc. as the core firms serving large and Fortune 1000 corporations. For the third consecutive year, Calfee was named to the BTI Client Service A-Team list (2021-2023).

Benchmark Litigation

The Benchmark Litigation 2025 Guide recognized Calfee as a Highly Recommended law firm in Ohio and 16 Calfee partners were selected for inclusion to the Guide.

Dispute Resolution – Highly Recommended Law Firm

Benchmark Litigation is the only publication on the market to focus exclusively on litigation in the United States.

The International Financial Law Review's IFLR1000

Three Calfee partners were recognized in Ohio and the firm earned recognition in four practice areas in the 2024 IFLR1000 – Guide to the World's Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms rankings lists:

Banking – USA: Notable; Ohio: Tier 1
Capital Markets – Ohio Active
M&A – Ohio Tier 2
Restructuring and Insolvency – Ohio Tier 2

The International Financial Law Review 1000 Guide recognizes the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers and remains the only international legal directory dedicated to ranking law firms and lawyers based on financial and corporate transactional work.

Best Lawyers^®

98 Calfee attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^®, 2025 edition.

1 Calfee partner has been named 2025 Best Lawyers "Lawyers of the Year" in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
68 Calfee attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
30 Calfee attorneys have been named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for 2025.
Calfee is "Top-Listed" in Ohio in Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, and Patent Law.
Calfee is "Top-Listed" in Cleveland in Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, and Mergers & Acquisitions Law.

Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Thirty-five Calfee attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars lists.

Jack R. Smith, patent attorney, was selected to the 2023 District of Columbia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list.

World Trademark Review 1000

Calfee's Intellectual Property practice group has been recognized as a leading law firm in Trademark Law and Calfee Intellectual Property Partner Raymond Rundelli has been selected as a leading lawyer by World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals (2015-2024). The annual WTR 1000 research directory recognizes the world’s leading trademark firms and professionals. Each year, WTR conducts exhaustive qualitative research to identify the firms and individuals that are deemed outstanding in this critical area of practice.

Cincy Leading Lawyers

Ten Calfee attorneys were named 2023 Cincy Leading Lawyers. Hundreds of members of Greater Cincinnati’s legal community nominated colleagues for this honor, specifying a particular strength and area of practice for each nominated attorney, and a jury of peers made the final selections. Cincy Leading Lawyers recognizes the Tristate’s best lawyers annually in Cincy magazine's “The Power 100” issue.