Ulmer & Berne LLP is honored in BTI Consulting Group’s latest report on trends in the litigation market – “BTI Litigation Outlook 2020: Changes, Trends, and Opportunities for Law Firms” – and is recognized as a leader in the areas of product liability, employment, and complex employment litigation.
Identified by clients as a firm they turn to for their most pressing litigation needs, Ulmer was named a “Litigation Standout” in Product Liability Litigation, placing it among the top 16 firms in the nation to receive this prestigious designation.
Ulmer’s product liability litigators are nationally recognized for successfully managing matters that are complex, both legally and scientifically, and for their unique and comprehensive approach to addressing clients’ needs. Serving as counsel to numerous companies in the bioscience, pharmaceutical, medical device, and dietary supplement industries, Ulmer’s Product Liability Practice Group is a recognized leader in crafting important legal precedent that continues to shape the litigation landscape for those industries.
BTI also named Ulmer to two Honor Rolls: Employment Litigation and Complex Employment Litigation. BTI’s results confirm that Ulmer is a firm corporate counsel rely on, and that its employment and labor litigators have the proven expertise to provide the creative, results-oriented, and value-driven strategies clients need.
“Ulmer’s litigators are dedicated to helping our clients achieve their best results, and we are grateful that clients continually trust us to handle their most critical matters,” said Michael N. Ungar, Chair of Ulmer’s Litigation Department. “We are incredibly proud that our Product Liability Practice Group has earned this notable distinction, and that our Employment & Labor Litigation Practice Group has been honored as well. Both of these practices have top-notch attorneys who are skilled at addressing our clients’ needs, and it’s wonderful to see their accomplishments recognized in this way.”
With more than 90 attorneys, Ulmer’s litigation team resolves complex disputes and delivers excellent results for a diverse group of clients. The practice has extensive experience handling matters in state and federal courts and before alternative dispute resolution forums throughout the United States. Ulmer’s Litigation Department was recently named the 2019 “Ohio Firm of the Year” by Benchmark Litigation, earning this remarkable designation for the third year in a row and the fourth time in the last six years.
“BTI Litigation Outlook 2020” is based solely on in-depth telephone interviews with leading legal decision makers. This comprehensive analysis trends data from more than 9,000 corporate counsel client interviews conducted over the span of 20 years. The report provides guidance on how clients’ demands and expectations are changing in order to help readers grow, capture new market opportunities, take smart risks, and spur innovation.