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Thompson Hine Earns First-Tier Rankings in Chambers USA – Fifteen Practices and 52 Individual Lawyers Ranked

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Thompson Hine LLP has been recognized for the 24th year in a row as a leading law firm in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, which ranks lawyers according to technical legal ability, professional conduct, customer service, commercial awareness, diligence and commitment, based on interviews with clients and peers.

In the 2025 edition, Thompson Hine is named a top firm in 15 practice areas. In five – Construction, Government Contracts, Registered Funds, Transportation: Rail (for Shippers), and Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics) – Thompson Hine is ranked as a top national firm.

  • Banking & Finance
  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  • Construction
  • Corporate/M&A
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
  • Environment
  • Government Contracts
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation: General Commercial
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Funds
  • Tax
  • Transportation: Rail (for Shippers)
  • Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)

In addition, the following 52 Thompson Hine lawyers are recognized as leading lawyers in their practices:

Antitrust
Thomas F. Zych

Banking & Finance
Thomas R. Butchko
Eduardo Kim

Bankruptcy/
Restructuring

Alan R. Lepene
Louis F. Solimine
Curtis L. Tuggle

Construction
Jeffrey R. Appelbaum
William E. Burnett
Daniel M. Haymond
Erin Luke
Alan S. Ritchie

Corporate/M&A
Jurgita Ashley
Frank D. Chaiken
Tony Kuhel
David D. Watson

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Timothy R. Brown
Dominic DeMatties
Katherine B. Kohn
Julia Ann Love
Tim McDonald
Laura A. Ryan
J. Shane Starkey
David Whaley
Kim Wilcoxon

Environment
Joel D. Eagle
Heidi B. Friedman
Andrew L. Kolesar
Heather A. Richardson

Immigration
Sarah C. Flannery
Kelli L. Hayes

Intellectual Property
Louis K. Ebling
Christopher K. Larus

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
Francesca M.S. Guerrero

Labor & Employment
Nancy Barnes
Deborah S. Brenneman
Glianny Fagundo
Tim McDonald
John Wymer
M. Scott Young

Litigation: General Commercial
Brian Lamb
Jennifer S. Roach

Real Estate
James B. Aronoff
Thomas J. Coyne
Robert M. Curry
Stephen M. King
Robyn Minter Smyers
William Weir

Registered Funds
JoAnn M. Strasser

Sports Law
Jeffrey R. Appelbaum

Tax
Thomas J. Callahan

Transportation: Rail
(for Shippers)
Karyn A. Booth
Sandra L. Brown
Jeff Moreno
Jason D. Tutrone

Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Karyn A. Booth
Jason D. Tutrone

Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
Karyn A. Booth

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