Thompson Hine LLP is pleased to announce its inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 United States, a directory of client- and peer-recommended firms, practices and lawyers used by clients throughout the country to guide their selection of lawyers and law firms. The Legal 500 series “highlights the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.”
The guide recommends Thompson Hine’s Construction, Corporate Transactions & Securities, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Government Contracts, Investment Management, Real Estate, Sport and Transportation practices and recognizes 33 of its lawyers.
Additionally, Construction partner Jeffrey R. Appelbaum and Frank D. Chaiken, chair of the Corporate Transactions & Securities practice, are noted as “Hall of Fame” members, hailed as one of the top 16 lawyers in the Construction (including construction litigation) category and one of the top 14 in the M&A Middle-Market (sub-$500M) category, respectively. According to Legal 500, lawyers in this category are “at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work."
Transportation practice group chair Karyn A. Booth is one of 13 “Leading Partners” for Transport: Rail and Road, and Will Henry is one of 36 lawyers recognized on the “Leading Partners” list for M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500M). According to Legal 500, lawyers with this designation are the strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Also called out for special recognition as a “Next Generation Partner” is Erin Luke, one of 21 named for Construction. David E. Benz is one of four named a “Leading Associate” for Transport: Rail and Road, and Jack Clark is one of five “Leading Associates” named for Construction.
Garrett D. Evers and Stuart Welburn are among 30 lawyers named to Legal 500’s first New York City Elite list for Corporate and M&A, while Frank D. Chaiken is one of 32 recognized on the debut Chicago Elite list for Corporate and M&A.
The guide recognizes the following Thompson Hine lawyers by name:
Jeffrey R. Appelbaum (Construction, Sport)
James B. Aronoff (Real Estate)
David E. Benz (Transport: Rail and Road)
Karyn A. Booth (Transport: Rail and Road, Shipping)
Sandra L. Brown (Transport: Rail and Road)
Timothy R. Brown (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
Frank D. Chaiken (M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500M); Chicago Elite Corporate M&A)
Jack Clark (Construction, Sport)
Thomas J. Coyne (Real Estate)
Garrett D. Evers (New York City Elite Corporate M&A)
James E. Frankel (Construction)
Daniel M. Haymond (Construction)
Will Henry (M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500M))
Katherine B. Kohn (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
Tony Kuhel (M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500M))
Julia Ann Love (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
Erin Luke (Construction)
Jeff Moreno (Transport: Rail and Road)
Kevin D. Oles (Construction)
Francis E. Purcell, Jr. (Government Contracts)
Alan S. Ritchie (Construction, Sport)
Todd M. Schild (M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500M))
Robyn Minter Smyers (Real Estate)
Sarah Sparer (Construction)
Ryan S. Spiegel (Government Contracts)
JoAnn M. Strasser (Mutual/Registered/Exchange-Traded Funds)
Bibb Strench (Mutual/Registered/Exchange-Traded Funds)
Jason D. Tutrone (Transport: Rail and Road, Shipping)
Dan Ujczo (Transport: Rail and Road, Shipping)
Andrés M. Vera (Government Contracts)
Stuart Welburn (M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500M); New York City Elite Corporate M&A)
David Whaley (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)
Kim Wilcoxon (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans)