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Announcing the 2021 Best Lawyers in Chile, Colombia, and Puerto Rico

Explore this year’s most-searched practice areas and top-ranked cities for legal talent across Chile, Colombia, and Puerto Rico.

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Written by Best Lawyers

Published: November 12, 2020

Best Lawyers announced this week the 2021 Editions of Best Lawyers in Chile, Colombia, and Puerto Rico. Best Lawyers remains one of the top resources in the Latin American market for identifying industry leaders practicing law.

The Best Lawyers in Chile

We are excited to be partnering with Diario Financiero—a Chilean economic news outlet—for the third time to bring this valuable data to the Chilean market. For this 11th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Chile, Santiago, CL, is the top metropolitan area by the number of recognized lawyers.

Tax Law was the most-searched practice area on bestlawyers.com in Chile, which was followed by Litigation and then Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law which had the most recognized lawyers. The two practice areas that followed were Litigation, and Arbitration and Mediation.

The Best Lawyers in Colombia

For the 11th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Colombia, we're spotlighting Bogotá, the top metropolitan area by number of recognized lawyers.

The most-searched practice area in Colombia was Tax Law, followed by Labor and Employment Law, Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Litigation. Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law saw the most growth in terms of the number of recognized lawyers in that practice area. Arbitration and Mediation, Labor and Employment Law, and Tax Law followed.

The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico

In the Eighth Edition of The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico, through our sophisticated and transparent peer-review methodology, we found San Juan to be the top metropolitan area by the number of lawyers recognized.

The most-searched practice area was Litigation followed by Labor and Employment Law, Corporate and M&A Law, and Real Estate Law. Litigation was also the practice area with the most recognized lawyers in that field, followed by Corporate and M&A Law, Labor and Employment Law, and Tax Law.

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Lawyers in Columbus, Ohio

Paul-Michael La Fayette
Paul-Michael La Fayette
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Municipal Law
Recognized since 2021 in
Paul-Michael La Fayette
Paul-Michael La Fayette

Paul-Michael La Fayette is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Municipal Law. Paul-Michael, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paul-Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Paul-Michael La Fayette
Paul-Michael La Fayette
Steven E. Seasly
Steven E. Seasly
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Cleveland, OH
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Recognized since 2024 in
Steven E. Seasly
Steven E. Seasly

A Partner in Hahn Loeser’s Cleveland office since 2007 and current Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Group, Steven E. Seasly has nearly 30 years of labor and employment law experience – exclusively representing and counseling employers across the country on the wide variety of employment and labor law issues. His breadth of experience includes complex employment law litigation, collective and/or class action wage and hour litigation, labor arbitrations, union avoidanc...

Steven E. Seasly
Steven E. Seasly
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Jane Higgins Marx
Jane Higgins Marx
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Trusts and Estates
Recognized since 2019 in
Jane Higgins Marx
Jane Higgins Marx

Jane Higgins Marx joined Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP in August 2000 and practices estate and business planning, probate, probate litigation, business succession planning and elder law. Jane counsels individuals, business owners, executives and caregivers on matters of estate planning, estate and gift taxation, income taxation of trusts and estates, charitable giving, business succession and probate. She provides comprehensive planning for disability, including counseling on special needs...

Jane Higgins Marx
Jane Higgins Marx
R. Leland Evans
R. Leland Evans
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Railroad Law
Specific Focus
Defendants
Recognized since 2008 in
R. Leland Evans
R. Leland Evans

R. Leland Evans is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Railroad Law. R. Leland, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which R. Leland is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

R. Leland Evans
R. Leland Evans
Brent D. Rosenthal
Brent D. Rosenthal
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Real Estate Law
Specific Focus
Commercial
Recognized since 2020 in
Brent D. Rosenthal
Brent D. Rosenthal

Brent Rosenthal joined Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP in July 2007. Brent focuses on representing closely-held businesses and their owners in a broad scope of their legal needs including – business formation and structuring, finance, transactions (including acquisitions and contract preparation and analysis), employment and general business and legal counseling. Brent’s commercial real estate practice includes representing buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and developers in th...

Brent D. Rosenthal
Brent D. Rosenthal
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
David A. Kadela
David A. Kadela
Littler
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Recognized since 2013 in
David A. Kadela
David A. Kadela

Represent management in all aspects of employment and labor law, with extensive experience: litigating employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, wage and hour, and benefits cases; handling union representation and unfair labor practice cases; negotiating collective bargaining agreements; arbitrating grievances; managing election campaigns; and counseling management on preventive labor relations measures and the formulation and administration of human resources policies and procedures.

David A. Kadela
David A. Kadela
Jon J. Saia
Jon J. Saia
Saia, Marrocco & Jensen, Inc.
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
DUI / DWI Defense
Recognized since 2012 in
Jon J. Saia
Jon J. Saia

Jon J. Saia has over 34 years of experience in defending criminal cases. The focus of his practice is OVI Defense. Beyond representing individuals charged with OVI, Mr. Saia provides consultation services and expert testimony with respect to the administration of field sobriety and and is often consulted by colleagues with regard to issues surrounding breath, blood and urine alcohol testing. Mr. Saia is has completed training in both the administration and instruction of DUI Detection and Sta...

Jon J. Saia
Jon J. Saia
Jordan C. Butler
Jordan C. Butler
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Recognized since 2026 in
Jordan C. Butler
Jordan C. Butler

Jordan Butler is a Partner with Carlile Patchen & Murphy. Jordan helps individuals and business owners with tax advice and planning, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, trademark registrations, and other commercial and business matters. His experience includes drafting and negotiating, asset and equity purchase agreements, real estate purchases, income tax settlements, lease agreements, and various business contracts. Jordan also has experience with ...

Jordan C. Butler
Jordan C. Butler
Douglas M. Oldham
Douglas M. Oldham
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Recognized since 2023 in
Douglas M. Oldham
Douglas M. Oldham

Doug Oldham advises employers of all sizes on a broad range of fair employment and wage and hour policies and practices to avoid disputes with employees. When those disputes are inevitable, Doug represents employers in employment discrimination and wage and hour litigation in courts across the country. Since joining the firm more than a decade ago, Doug has accumulated significant labor and employment litigation experience. Doug is actively involved in briefing motions for summary judgment, m...

Douglas M. Oldham
Douglas M. Oldham

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