Twenty-Six Calfee Attorneys Selected for Inclusion to 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars

News Release

Super Lawyers

CLEVELAND, December 14, 2018 – Twenty-six Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP attorneys have been selected for inclusion to the 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars lists.

Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers is a comprehensive listing of outstanding lawyers in more than 70 areas of practice. Each attorney listed in Ohio Super Lawyers has been chosen by their peers as being among the best in their profession. The Calfee attorneys selected for inclusion to the 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list are noted below with the primary practice area for which they are ranked:

Mitchell G. (Mitch) Blair, Vice Chairman – Business Litigation (Cleveland)

William E. (Bill) Coughlin, Partner – Business Litigation (Cleveland)

Terrence F. (Terry) Doyle, Partner – Mergers & Acquisitions (Cleveland)

Maura L. Hughes, Partner – Business Litigation (Cleveland)

• Named to the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Ohio 2019 Super Lawyers list
• Named to the Top 25 Women Attorneys in Cleveland 2019 Super Lawyers list

Gus Kallergis, Partner – Bankruptcy: Business (Cleveland)

James F. (Jim) Lang, Partner – Utilities (Cleveland)

James M. (Jim) Lawniczak, Of Counsel – Bankruptcy: Business (Cleveland)

Matthew M. (Matt) Mendoza, Partner – Business Litigation (Cleveland)

Douglas A. (Doug) Neary, Vice Chairman – Mergers & Acquisitions (Cleveland)

Colleen M. O’Neil, Partner – Business Litigation (Cleveland)

• Named to the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Ohio 2019 Super Lawyers list

Todd F. Palmer, Partner – Employment & Labor (Cleveland)

Jamie M. Ramsey, Partner – Business Litigation (Cincinnati)

• Named to the Top 100 Attorneys in Ohio 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list
• Named to the Top 50 Attorneys in Cincinnati 2019 Super Lawyers list

K. James Sullivan, Partner – Insurance Coverage (Cleveland)

• Named to the Top 100 Attorneys in Ohio 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list
• Named to the Top 50 Attorneys in Cleveland 2019 Super Lawyers list

Jennifer L. (Jenn) Vergilii, Partner – Business/Corporate (Cleveland)

Thomas M. (Tom) Welsh, Partner – Mergers & Acquisitions (Cleveland)

Christopher S. (Chris) Williams, Partner – Business Litigation (Cleveland)

• Named to the Top 100 Attorneys in Ohio 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list

In addition, 10 Calfee attorneys have been named to the 2019 Ohio Rising Stars list. The selection process for Rising Stars is the same as the Super Lawyers selection process except that to be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

The Calfee attorneys selected for inclusion to the 2019 Ohio Rising Stars are listed below with the primary practice area for which they are ranked:

• Blake C. Beachler, Partner – Business/Corporate (Cleveland)
• Jason J. (Jake) Blake, Associate – Business Litigation (Columbus)
• Daniel J. (Dan) Bollinger, Associate – Business Litigation (Cleveland)
• David T. Bules, Partner – Business Litigation (Cincinnati)
• Matthew A. (Matt) Chiricosta, Associate – Business Litigation (Cleveland)
• Brendan L. Heil, Associate – Business Litigation (Cleveland)
• Michael B. Hurley, Associate – Mergers & Acquisitions (Cincinnati)
• Alexander B. (Alex) Reich, Partner – Business Litigation (Cleveland)
• Lindsey E. Sacher, Associate – Business Litigation (Cleveland)
• Michael G. (Mike) VanBuren, Partner – Health Care (Cleveland)

About Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP is a full-service corporate law firm with attorneys located throughout its Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. offices, serving business, governmental and individual clients in the U.S. and globally. As a founding member of Lex Mundi, Calfee offers international representation through a network of independent law firms with access to 21,000 attorneys located in more than 100 countries.