Thompson Hine LLP is pleased to announce its inclusion in the 2022 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. Published for almost 30 years, The Legal 500 series provides information and opinions about firms and lawyers across the globe based on interviews with lawyers and representatives from client companies. Thompson Hine’s Construction, Corporate Transactions & Securities, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Government Contracts, Government Enforcement, Internal Investigations & White-Collar Defense, Immigration, Investment Management, Real Estate, Sport and Transportation practices are recommended, along with 42 of its lawyers, as listed below.
Additionally, Construction practice chair 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 13 lawyers in the Construction category and one of the top 12 in the M&A: Middle-Market category, respectively. Transportation practice group chair Karyn A. Booth is one of seven “Leading Lawyers” for Transport: rail and road, and Will M. Henry is one of 17 lawyers recognized on the “Leading Lawyers” list for M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m). Also called out for special recognition as “Next Generation Partners” are Erin Luke, one of 15 named for Construction, Emma Off, one of 16 listed for M&A, and Kim Wilcoxon, one of three listed for Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans. Jack Clark, an associate in the firm’s Construction practice, was named one of nine Construction “Rising Stars,” as was David E. Benz, one of four listed for Transportation: rail and road.
The guide recommends the following Thompson Hine lawyers by name:
| Jeffrey R. Appelbaum (Construction, Sport) | Tom Mason (Government Contracts) |
| Corby J. Baumann (M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)) | Joan Meyer (Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense) |
| David E. Benz (Transport: Rail and Road) | Jeff Moreno (Transport: Rail and Road) |
| Norman A. Bloch (Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense) | Emma Off (M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)) |
| Karyn A. Booth (Transport: Rail and Road, Shipping) | Francis E. Purcell, Jr. (Government Contracts) |
| Sandra L. Brown (Transport: Rail and Road) | Kimberly E. Ramundo (Construction) |
| Timothy R. Brown (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans) | Alan S. Ritchie (Construction, Sport) |
| Frank D. Chaiken (M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)) | Laura A. Ryan (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans) |
| Jack Clark (Construction) | Todd M. Schild (M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)) |
| Thomas J. Coyne (Real Estate) | Sarah Sparer (Construction) |
| Robert M. Curry (Real Estate) | Ryan S. Spiegel (Government Contracts) |
| Andrew J. Davalla (Mutual/Registered/Exchange-Traded Funds) | JoAnn M. Strasser (Mutual/Registered/Exchange-Traded Funds) |
| Darrel R. Davison (Real Estate) | Bibb Strench (Mutual/Registered/Exchange-Traded Funds) |
| Dominic DeMatties (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans) | Patrick J. Sweeney (Construction, Sport) |
| Tim Goodman (Transport: Rail and Road) | Bill Thrush (Construction) |
| Jessica V. Haire (Government Contracts) | Jason D. Tutrone (Transport: Rail and Road, Shipping) |
| Daniel M. Haymond (Construction) | Dan Ujczo (Transportation – Shipping) |
| Will M. Henry (M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)) | Stuart Welburn (M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)) |
| John B. Kopf (Construction) | David Whaley (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans) |
| Julia Ann Love (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans) | Michael V. Wible (Mutual/Registered/Exchange-Traded Funds) |
| Erin Luke (Construction) | Kim Wilcoxon (Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans) |