Special Report
Legal Directory
Smart Business Cleveland | November 2009
Baker Hostetler LLP
1900 E. 9th St., Suite 3200
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 621-0200
www.bakerlaw.comHewitt B. Shaw
Managing partner
About
Baker Hostetler LLP is a law firm that represents business and individual global leaders. The firm is committed to the continuous development of its professional staff and the support of its clients’ needs.
Founded: 1916
Selected services
Business, employment, litigation, global practices, real estate
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
200 Public Square, Suite 2300
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 363-4500
www.beneschlaw.comIra Kaplan
Managing partner
About
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP is a business law firm with five offices in the United States and Asia. The firm’s areas of specialty include business reorganization, commercial finance, and banking and securities.
Founded: 1938
Selected services
Business reorganization, finance, securities, litigation, labor and employment
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP
1375 E. 9th St., Suite 1700
Cleveland, OH 44144
(216) 621-5300
www.bdblaw.comPatrick J. Keating
President, CEO and partner
About
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in Cleveland, Akron, Boca Raton, Fla., and West Palm Beach, Fla. The firm represents a wide variety of businesses.
Founded: 1913
Selected services
Business law, environment, public law, litigation, intellectual property
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
800 Superior Ave., Suite 1400
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 622-8200
www.calfee.comThomas F. McKee
Chairman
About
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP has been providing legal counsel for more than 100 years. With offices in Cleveland and Columbus, the firm recognizes that every client, business and deal is unique and treats each situation with integrity and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Founded: 1903
Selected services
Business services, transactions, government, intellectual property, litigation
Gallagher Sharp
1501 Euclid Ave., 7th floor
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 241-5310
www.gsfn.comThomas Dover
Managing partner
About
Gallagher Sharp is a Cleveland-based law firm with more than 85 lawyers and a variety of specialty areas. With a history that goes back more than 95 years, the firm has been involved in several high-profile cases.
Founded: 1912
Selected services
Business, litigation, employment, mass torts, professional liability
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
200 Public Square, Suite 2800
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 621-0150
www.hahnlaw.comAlan S. Kopit
Partner-in-charge
About
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP is a full-service law firm that has provided sophisticated counsel to a broad spectrum of clients for nearly 90 years. The firm is headquartered in Cleveland and has offices in Ohio and Florida.
Founded: 1920
Selected services
Business, litigation, creditors’ rights, labor and employment, intellectual property
Hermann, Cahn & Schneider LLP
1301 E. 9th St.
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 781-5515
www.hcsattys.comGary D. Hermann
Founding partner
About
Hermann, Cahn & Schneider is a specialty law firm located in Cleveland that focuses primarily in civil litigation. The firm has a reputation for effective and creative advocacy.
Selected services
Business, class-action, construction, environment, surety
Jones Day
901 Lakeside Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 586-3939
www.jonesday.comLyle G. Ganske
Partner-in-charge
About
Jones Day has a history of more than 100 years and now encompasses more than 2,400 lawyers in 32 locations around the world. As one of the world’s largest law firms, Jones Day has a global reach and the experience to solve a variety of business issues.
Founded: 1893
Selected services
Corporate, employment and labor, mergers, capital markets, tax
McDonald Hopkins LLC
600 Superior Ave. E.,
Suite 2100
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 348-5400
www.mcdonaldhopkins.comCarl J. Grassi
President
About
McDonald Hopkins LLC is a business advisory and advocacy law firm. The company has five offices across the country and a diverse and loyal customer base. The firm provides comprehensive legal services and teams of specialized attorneys.
Selected services
Commercial services, finance, litigation, real estate, taxation
Reminger Co. LPA
1400 Midland Building
101 Prospect Ave. W.
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 687-1311
www.reminger.comStephen E. Walters
Managing partner
About
Reminger is a results-oriented law firm that seeks the most efficient solution to clients’ problems. The full-service firm has offices across Ohio and Kentucky and is equipped to handle a wide array of legal matters.
Selected services
Corporate, mediation, environment, trusts, real estate
Roetzel & Andress
1375 E. 9th St.
One Cleveland Center, 9th floor
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 623-0150
www.ralaw.comRobert E. Blackham
Partner-in-charge
About
Roetzel & Andress has more than 220 attorneys in 11 offices in Ohio, Florida and Washington, D.C., that serve the legal needs of clients on a regional, national and international basis. The firm has a history of more than 125 years.
Founded: 1876
Selected services
Corporate, employment, international business, litigation, real estate
Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP
127 Public Square, Suite 4900
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 479-8500
www.ssd.comFrederick R. Nance
Regional managing partner
About
Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP is a legal firm with a global presence, with 32 offices around the world and lawyers who operate in 30 languages. The firm represents a wide range of companies, industries and entities.
Founded: 1890
Selected services
Corporate, environment, real estate, taxation, labor and employment
Thompson Hine LLP
3900 Key Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 566-5500
www.thompsonhine.comApril Miller Boise
Partner-in-charge
About
Thompson Hine LLP is a law firm whose attorneys serve as counselors, advisers and advocates to a full spectrum of corporations, nonprofits and entrepreneurs. The firm partners with clients to become a trusted adviser and to achieve the maximum results.
Founded: 1911
Selected services
Business litigation, construction, energy, real estate tax, international
Tucker Ellis & West LLP
1150 Huntington Building
925 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 592-5000
www.tuckerellis.comRobert C. Tucker
Partner
About
Tucker Ellis & West LLP is a law firm that offers clients unique alternatives to traditional methods, such as alternative payment methods. The full-service firm has offices in Ohio, Colorado and California.
Selected services
Antitrust, bankruptcy, litigation, health care, real estate, liability, taxation
Ulmer & Berne LLP
1660 W. 2nd St., Suite 1100
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 583-7000
www.ulmer.comKip Reader
Managing partner
About
Ulmer & Berne LLP is a law firm that seeks to provide clients with superior service at every opportunity. The firm was recently recognized as being one of the best values in legal service.
Founded: 1908
Selected services
Litigation, business, tax, real estate, financial services
Weltman Weinberg & Reis Co. LPA
323 W. Lakeside Ave, Suite 200
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 685-1000
www.weltman.comAlan Weinberg
Managing partner
About
Weltman Weinberg & Reis Co. LPA is a law firm with strong guiding principles that govern the way the firm conducts business. The firm has won numerous awards and has nine offices in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Founded: 1930
Selected services
Bankruptcy, commercial, equipment leasing, real estate, legal action recovery
