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2021 Best Lawyers: The Global Issue

The 2021 Global Issue features top legal talent from the most recent editions of Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch worldwide.

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Written by Best Lawyers

Published: October 8, 2021

The 2021 Best Lawyers Fall Business Edition, The Global Issue, features top-ranked legal talent from more than 30 countries and 170 practice areas around the world. Highlighting recognitions around the world in Best Lawyers, recipients of the prestigious "Law Firm of the Year" awards and an international introduction to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in three countries, we are proud to bring you the preeminent guide to global legal talent.

In this issue, we feature an in-depth look at the Olympics, the world's premier sporting event of more than 200 competing nations.

Thought leaders from firms in Australia, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom bring you engaging editorial that explores:

  • A cover story on banned substances in the games, including a look at Russia's 2019 doping disaster and the drug testing failures of 20 track-and-field athletes
  • The controversy faced by female athletes regarding uniforms in the most recent 2020 Tokyo Olympics
  • Legislation surrounding sponsorships and branding for advertising, athletes and the games themselves
  • The legal and financial costs and responsibilities of being an Olympics host country

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Michael T. Short
Michael T. Short
Littler
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Recognized since 2014 in
Michael T. Short
Michael T. Short

Michael T. Short represents management clients in a wide range of labor and employment matters. He also actively represents employers in workers’ compensation cases before the Industrial Commission of Ohio, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, and all levels of Ohio courts. He has extensive experience representing public sector clients in collective bargaining negotiations, arbitrations, and before the Ohio State Employment Relations Board. He regularly counsels employers on: Labor...

Michael T. Short
Michael T. Short
Lawyer of the Year Badge
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Courtney Hanna
Joseph & Joseph & Hanna Co., LPA
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Collaborative Law: Family Law
Litigation - Real Estate
Recognized since 2024 in
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Courtney Hanna

Courtney Hanna is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Collaborative Law: Family Law and Litigation - Real Estate. Courtney, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Courtney is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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Courtney Hanna
Eric J. Estadt
Eric J. Estadt
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Recognized since 2024 in
Eric J. Estadt
Eric J. Estadt

Eric Estadt joined Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP in 2022 and is a member of the firm’s Business Law Practice Group. He has experience supporting a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to individuals, protecting and enforcing their trademarks in a wide array of industries. Eric specializes in utility and design patents in the mechanical, medical device, pharmaceutical, and electronics industries.

Eric J. Estadt
Eric J. Estadt
Christopher L. Miller
Christopher L. Miller
Taft
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Energy Regulatory Law
Recognized since 2020 in
Christopher L. Miller
Christopher L. Miller

Christopher L. Miller is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Regulatory Law. Christopher L., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christopher L. Miller
Christopher L. Miller
Heather B. Sobel
Heather B. Sobel
Wolinetz, Horvath & Brown LLC
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Family Law
Recognized since 2026 in
Heather B. Sobel
Heather B. Sobel

Heather B. Sobel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Heather B., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Heather B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Heather B. Sobel
Heather B. Sobel
Gregory B. Foliano
Gregory B. Foliano
Arnold Todaro Welch & Foliano
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Specific Focus
Birth Trauma
Recognized since 2007 in
Gregory B. Foliano
Gregory B. Foliano

Greg Foliano has been defending professionals for his entire career. He has represented physicians, nurses, hospitals, lawyers and nursing homes throughout Ohio. Greg's career began in 1990 with a law firm dedicated exclusively to the defense of professional malpractice lawsuits. He tried his first case to verdict within months after receiving his law license and had his first solo case tried to verdict within a year of practice. Since that time, Greg has continued to try lawsuits throughout ...

Gregory B. Foliano
Gregory B. Foliano
Michael D. Bridges
Michael D. Bridges
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Real Estate Law
Specific Focus
Commercial
Recognized since 2008 in
Michael D. Bridges
Michael D. Bridges

Michael has over twenty-five years of experience representing clients in commercial real estate and commercial financing for projects throughout the United States. Michael represents clients in the leasing, disposition and acquisition of industrial, office, multi-family, and hospitality properties throughout the United States. Such representation includes structuring joint venture agreements, public-private partnerships, build-to-suit leasing, and credit tenant leasing. Mr. Bridges also repre...

Michael D. Bridges
Michael D. Bridges
David H. Thomas
David H. Thomas
Taft
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Recognized since 2011 in
David H. Thomas
David H. Thomas

Dave Thomas is a partner in Taft’s Compliance, Investigations, and White Collar Defense practice. He advises and represents companies, executives, public officials, health care providers, and other professionals who are the subject of state and federal investigations and prosecutions involving the United States Department of Justice and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, as well as county prosecutors throughout the state. He has defended clients in complex matters involving feder...

David H. Thomas
David H. Thomas
Steven M. Loewengart
Steven M. Loewengart
Fisher Phillips LLP
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Specific Focus
COVID-19
Recognized since 2019 in
Steven M. Loewengart
Steven M. Loewengart

Steven M. Loewengart is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Steven M., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Steven M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Steven M. Loewengart
Steven M. Loewengart
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Frederick A. Sewards
Arnold Todaro Welch & Foliano
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Recognized since 2026 in
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Frederick A. Sewards

Frederick A. Sewards is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. Frederick A., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Frederick A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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Frederick A. Sewards

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