Benesch has once again been recognized by Chambers and Partners as one of the nation’s leading law firms in its Chambers USA 2026 guide, with 43 Benesch attorneys and 21 practice areas ranked—a 10% increase in both attorney and practice rankings from 2025. Benesch continued its upward momentum in the Chambers USA 2026 rankings, with significant advancements across key practice areas, one new practice ranking and five first-time ranked attorneys, reflecting the strength, depth and dedication of talent across the firm.

Benesch earned a first-time ranking in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, debuting at Band 2. Among those attorneys receiving first-time Chambers rankings:

Jonathan Todd – International Trade: Customs (in addition to his continued national Band 1 ranking in Transportation)
Mark Keaney – Energy & Natural Resources, Ohio
Adam Primm – Labor & Employment, Ohio
Gregory Phillips – Litigation: General Commercial, Ohio
Christopher T. Grohman – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Illinois

Several Benesch attorneys also moved up in band, including Jennifer Hoover and Michael Barrie (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Delaware); Hanna Conger (Energy & Natural Resources, Illinois); Jason Greis (Healthcare, Illinois); Nicole Wrigley (Litigation: General Commercial, Illinois); and Daniel Meier (Healthcare, New York).

The list of Benesch attorneys and practice areas selected are below, by location. Click here for the full rankings.

PRACTICE RANKINGS:

USA – Nationwide

Cannabis Law
Healthcare
Retail
Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)

Delaware

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Illinois

Energy & Natural Resources
Healthcare
Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded
Litigation: General Commercial

New York

Healthcare

Ohio

Banking & Finance
Construction
Corporate & M&A
Energy & Natural Resources
Environment
Healthcare
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Real Estate

RECOGNIZED ATTORNEYS:

Nationwide:

Bryna Dahlin – Cannabis Law
Jonathan Todd – Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Jonathan Todd – International Trade: Customs
Marc Blubaugh – Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Eric Zalud – Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)

Banking & Finance | Ohio

M Casey Kucharson
Ross Kirchick

Bankruptcy/Restructuring | Delaware

Jennifer Hoover
Kevin Capuzzi
Michael Barrie

Construction | Ohio

Barry Miller
Thomas O Crist

Corporate/M&A | Ohio

Ira C Kaplan
Megan L Mehalko

Energy & Natural Resources | Illinois

Hanna Conger
John E Rooney

Energy & Natural Resources | Ohio

Mark Keaney
Trevor Alexander

Environment | Ohio

Kevin D Margolis

Healthcare | Illinois

Jason Greis
Juan Morado, Jr.
Mark Silberman

Healthcare | New York

Daniel Meier

Healthcare | Ohio

Alan Schabes
Frank Carsonie

Intellectual Property | Ohio

Angela Gott
Mark Avsec
Michael D Stovsky

Labor & Employment | Illinois

Margo Wolf O’Donnell

Labor & Employment | Ohio

Adam Primm
Eric Baisden

Litigation: General Commercial | Illinois

J. Erik Connolly
Nicholas Secco
Nicole Wrigley

Litigation: General Commercial | Ohio

Gregory Phillips
Joseph A Castrodale

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations | Illinois

Christopher T Grohman

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government | Ohio

Marisa Darden

Real Estate | Ohio

Jared E Oakes
Jeffrey J Wild
Kathryn Kramer Gaydos
Kelly Noll
Robert Ondak

Tax | Ohio

Richard F. Tracanna

Since 1990, Chambers has published a leading guide to the legal profession and has built a reputation for in-depth, objective research. Chambers ranks lawyers and law firms on several factors and considerations, all of which are investigated by a team of more than 200 researchers, including through interviews with clients and members of the legal community. Research methodology can be found here.