According to the publication, registered lawyers in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southern Indiana submitted ballots nominating the best among their colleagues.  The results were fact checked and approved by an advisory board.  This year’s list includes 169 lawyers.  

Ulmer & Berne attorneys recognized this year include: 

Reuel D. Ash ­– Banking
B. Scott Boster – Mergers & Acquisitions
Tiffany Reece Clark – Class Action/Product Liability
Scott P. Kadish – Real Estate
Michael A. Marrero – Copyright & Trademark
Joseph P. Thomas – Biotech 

Ulmer & Berne, established in 1908, is a full-service Midwest regional firm with 175 attorneys in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Chicago.  Ulmer & Berne represents publicly traded and privately held companies, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, family businesses, international joint ventures and affiliations, investor groups, start-ups and emerging businesses, public bodies and nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.ulmer.com. 

Detailed information on Ulmer & Berne’s “2010 Leading Lawyers” follows. 

Reuel D. Ash focuses his practice on bankruptcy, insolvency, creditors’ rights and commercial litigation.  In businesses as diverse as real estate, retail, construction, manufacturing and restaurants, he represents individuals and corporate debtors, creditors’ committees and secured creditors in Chapter 11 reorganizations and liquidations.  His expertise includes sales and purchases of assets from bankruptcy estates and composition agreements and non-bankruptcy workouts.  Reuel has presented cases in bankruptcy courts and state courts throughout the region.  He has been named a “Leading Lawyer” by Cincy magazine since 2006. 

B. Scott Boster focuses on advising businesses and their owners, corporate transactions, estate planning and probate matters.  In corporate transactions, he negotiates and drafts documents for both stock and asset transactions for the sale and purchase of businesses.  He also prepares incorporations, limited liability company formations, dissolutions, reorganizations and implementation strategies to minimize federal and state taxes.  Scott offers estate planning and counsel on a variety of trust instruments. He also probates and administers estates in Ohio and Kentucky.  Scott has been named a “Leading Lawyer” by Cincy magazine since 2006. 

Tiffany Reece Clark focuses her practice on product liability defense, drug and medical device defense, and environmental litigation.  She handles complex civil, commercial, environmental, and other types of mass tort litigation at both the state and federal level.  Tiffany has experience with class actions and multidistrict litigation.  She has experience with all aspects of complex litigation, including removal, fact and expert discovery, motion practice, and trial preparation.  She also has experience in resolving cases through alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation.  Tiffany has been named a “Leading Lawyer” by Cincy magazine since 2006. 

Scott P. Kadish, partner-in-charge of the Firm’s Cincinnati office, is responsible for its leadership, operations, business development and client relationships. He is also a member of the Firm’s Management Committee.  Scott chairs the Firm’s Shopping Center Group as the result of his nationwide representation of landlords and tenants in the development and lease up of shopping centers.  Additionally, Scott counsels clients on other real estate and business transactions and general business law.  He has been named a “Leading Lawyer” by Cincy magazine since 2005. 

Michael A. Marrero concentrates his practice in trademark law, such as trademark clearance, prosecuting trademark applications and office actions before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, opposition and cancellation actions, and litigation.  His areas of expertise include copyrights and licensing, business planning, shareholder and investor relations, mergers and acquisitions, advertising and promotional law, and administrative law. He has extensive experience representing closely held corporations in business matters, venture-capital funding, acquisitions and divestitures.  He was in-house counsel with a Fortune 500 company for more than 10 years in intellectual property, acquisitions, divestitures, administrative law and truth-in-advertising matters.  Mike has been named a “Leading Lawyer” by Cincy magazine since 2006. 

Joseph P. Thomas, chair of the Life Sciences Group, has extensive experience in scientifically complex litigation.  He holds undergraduate and doctorate degrees in pharmacy, has conducted clinical research and has published in scientific literature. He also is a member of the patent bar.  Recent national counsel engagements have included the fen/phen, PPA, ephedra, antidepressant and hormone-replacement-therapy litigations, among others.  His experience includes class actions, MDL litigation, mass torts and catastrophic-injury litigation.