Porter Wright practice areas recognized in Chambers USA; Corporate/M&A group moves up in rankings

11 practices, 26 attorneys honored in 2015

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May 20, 2015, 04:56 ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Porter Wright was named again as a leading law firm by Chambers USA, one of the most authoritative referral guides of business law firms and lawyers in the nation. Eleven of the firm's practice areas are ranked among top levels in the 2015 edition, and the firm's Corporate/M&A team moves up in the rankings by one level.

Chambers' researchers describe Porter Wright as "an excellent, full-service firm with excellent client service and commercial awareness." And Chambers refers to the firm's M&A team as a "Strong corporate practice offering services across areas such as regulatory compliance, IPOs and corporate governance. Expert transactional practice regularly attracts a wide client base, including major names from the retail, healthcare and manufacturing sectors."

Porter Wright ranks among Chambers' top levels in the following practice areas:

Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Healthcare
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation/General Commercial
Natural Resources & the Environment
Real Estate
Real Estate/Zoning & Land Use

Porter Wright attorneys individually named as "Leaders in Their Field":

Andrew M. Bojko – Banking & Finance
James P. Botti – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Robert L. Brubaker – Natural Resources & Environment
David T. Croall – Labor and Employment
Timothy E. Grady – Banking and Finance
Jeffrey T. Hayes – Real Estate
Richard J. Helmreich – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Judd Kessler – International Arbitration (national)
Holly D. Kozlowski – Intellectual Property
Curtis A. Loveland – Corporate/M&A
Hugh E. McKay – Litigation: General Commercial
J. Jeffrey McNealey – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Robert A. Meyer Jr. – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Jack R. Pigman – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Fred G. Pressley Jr. – Labor & Employment
James H. Prior – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Robert J. Schmidt Jr. – Natural Resources & Environment
Christopher R. Schraff – Natural Resources & Environment
John M. Stephen – Labor & Employment
Robert J. Tannous – Corporate/M&A
Richard G. Terapak – Healthcare
Kathleen M. Trafford – Litigation: General Commercial
Robert W. Trafford – Litigation: General Commercial
Michael J. Underwood – Labor & Employment
Charles C. Warner – Labor & Employment
William R. Weir – Real Estate

Chambers rankings are based on lawyer and client interviews, among other criteria, and aspects such as technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness and astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities that clients consider relevant.

About Porter Wright
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP is a large law firm that traces its roots to 1846. With offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; and Naples, Florida, Porter Wright provides counsel to a worldwide base of clients.

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