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Full-service firm Squire Patton Boggs was founded in the UK in 1886. Over 135 years later, the firm has expanded to 44 offices in four continents. In the United States, the firm has 17 offices across the country. The firm has been lauded for its commitment to a healthy work-life balance.

Focusses / specialisms

The firm’s Ohio offices are a market leader in the region across financial and corporate practices. It also has highly regarded teams in Georgia, Florida and Arizona.

In financing, it acts on the borrower and lender side in loan agreements and credit facilities for general working capital financing and acquisition financing.

The corporate practice largely works on financing and acquisitions. In acquisitions, teams are on the buy and sell side in strategic acquisitions and joint ventures.

Key clients

Key clients for the firm include Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Walton International, Abercrombie & Fitch, Amtech Systems, Western Alliance Bancorp, Balbec Capital, East West Manufacturing, Delta, Tsuneishi Holdings and NSI-MI Technologies.

Research period review: 30th edition (2019/2020)

Throughout the research period the Atlanta team worked mainly on M&A transactions, while the Phoenix office worked on a mix of acquisitions and general corporate financing. In financing matters, it represented mainly borrowers.

The Atlanta office brought over corporate partner Scott Rafshoon from Hunton Andrews Kurth in 2019.

In 2020 the firm expanded its global reach with the opening of its Milan, Italy office. 

Deal highlights: 30th edition (2019/2020)

Nuverra $41.9 million acquisition of Clearwater Solutions 

Wheels Up acquisition of Delta Private Jets

Taft Stettinius & Hollister has over 100 years of experience, dating all the way back to 1885. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, but has 10 other offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Delaware (Ohio), Denver, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Northern Kentucky and Phoenix. 

In the corporate and M&A practice, the firm acts on the buy and sell side in strategic and private equity acquisitions, joint ventures and mergers. Many of the acquisitions are related to wider real estate transactions. Recently, Taft Stettinius & Hollister represented their client, a big player in the semiconductor, aerospace, energy, and industrial sectors, in an important acquisition.

Full service business firm Thompson Hine was founded in 1911 in Cleveland. It has since opened offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, New York and Washington DC. 

The firm is best known for its work in the corporate and M&A practice, but also does notable work in banking, capital markets and real estate. In banking the firm acts for lenders and borrowers in real estate financing and mortgage financing. The M&A practice represents clients in strategic acquisitions and sales. The firm often leads on complex negotiations and deals across multiple jurisdictions. 

Founded in 2003, Tucker Ellis is a growing full-service firm based in the Midwest. Cleveland, Ohio serves as the firm’s largest office and headquarters. The firm is best known for its work in the corporate and M&A practice, but also does notable work in banking, capital markets and real estate. In banking the firm acts for lenders and borrowers in real estate financing and mortgage financing. The M&A practice represents clients in strategic acquisitions and sales. The firm often leads on complex negotiations and deals across multiple jurisdictions.