Taft was ranked a 2015 “Highly Recommended Firm” in Ohio and Indiana for Litigation and Plaintiff Litigation by Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading business litigation firms and attorneys.

The following Taft attorneys are recognized by Benchmark 2015.

Named “Local Litigation Stars – Ohio”:
Robert A. Bilott, Environmental and Medical Malpractice
Jeanne M. Cors, Antitrust, General Commercial, Health Care and White Collar Crime
W. Stuart Dornette, General Commercial and Securities
Stephen M. O’Bryan, General Commercial and Securities
Charles R. “Rocky” Saxbe, General Commercial
Russell S. Sayre, General Commercial
David H. Wallace, General Commercial and Securities
 
Named “Local Litigation Stars – Ohio, Plaintiff”:
Robert A. Bilott, Environmental and Medical Malpractice
Ryan C. Edwards, Personal Injury and Product Liability
Mark J. Valponi, Personal Injury and Product Liability
 
Named “Local Litigation Stars – Indiana”:
Thomas A. Barnard, Environmental, Insurance and Securities
Jackie M. Bennett, Jr., General Commercial and White Collar Crime
Thomas R. DeVoe, Labor and Employment
Edward W. Harris III, Antitrust, Appellate and General Commercial
Steven C. Shockley, Appellate, General Commercial, Labor and Employment and Securities
Geoffrey Slaughter, Antitrust, Appellate, Civil Rights and Human Rights and General Commercial
 
Named “Local Litigation Stars– Indiana, Plaintiff”:
Thomas A. Barnard, Environmental, Insurance and Securities
Edward W. Harris III, Antitrust, Appellate and General Commercial
Richard Kempf, Professional Liability
Jonathan G. Polak, General Commercial and Intellectual Property
Gayle A. Reindl, Antitrust
Geoffrey Slaughter, Antitrust, Appellate, Civil Rights and Human Rights and General Commercial
 
About Benchmark
Benchmark exclusively covers the litigation market. While the brand originally focused on the U.S. commercial litigation market, the Benchmark line of publications has grown to include the U.S. plaintiff market and the Canadian litigation market. Benchmark Plaintiff focuses on plaintiff litigation. Some plaintiff-oriented firms and attorneys are ranked and editorialized in Benchmark Litigation, but the guide provides plaintiff lawyers with a separate editorial platform and includes many firms not previously mentioned in Benchmark Litigation. Research for Benchmark Plaintiff mirrors Benchmark Litigation. It occurs over a six-month period, allowing researchers to conduct extensive interviews with litigators and their clients. During the interviews, researchers review recent casework and ask sources to offer their professional opinions on litigators practicing within their state or national practice areas.

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