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Dinsmore & Shohl
- Designation: Cincinnati
- Head Count: 412
- Gross Revenues: $171,500,000
- Revenue Per Lawyer: $415,000
- Profits Per Partner: $445,000
- Year Over Year Change: 1
Dinsmore & Shohl is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based law firm; it merged with Woodward, Hobson & Fulton on September 1, 2009 and with Chernesky, Heyman & Kress on May 1, 2008. According to the National Law Journal's 2011 NLJ 250 rankings of firms based on size, Dinsmore & Shohl has 407 attorneys and is the 107th largest firm in the United States. In 2011 the firm ranked on The American Lawyer's Am Law 200 in 150th place with $167,000,000 in gross revenue in 2010. The firm has several offices in the United States, located in Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. Among Dinsmore & Shohl's practice areas are corporate; first amendment and media law; intellectual property and technology; mergers and acquisitions; real estate development, leasing, and ownership; and criminal litigation.
Firm Rankings
| Survey | Rank | Year Over Year Change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am Law 100 | NR | N/A | Gross revenue |
| Am Law 200 | 149 | 1 | Gross revenue |
| NLJ 250 | 108 | 1 | Lawyer head count |
| The A-List | NR | N/A | Overall excellence |
| Pro Bono Scorecard | 110 | 14 | Pro-bono commitment |
| Diversity Scorecard | 208 | 23 | Minority head count |
| Midlevel Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Job satisfaction |
| Summer Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Summer programs |
In the News
Bingham McCutchen Adds IP Partner in Silicon Valley
Julia Love : The Recorder : May 23, 2013
Silicon Valley IP litigator Sasha Rao has jumped from Ropes & Gray to Bingham McCutchen as a partner. Rao holds a degree in physics and brings with her 17 years of patent litigation experience. She arrives at Bingham on the heels of an eight-lawyer team led by partner Richard de Bodo, who joined from DLA Piper last month.
Patterson Belknap Seeks Removal of Trade Secrets Suit
Gina Passarella : The Legal Intelligencer : May 23, 2013
New York-based Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler is seeking to remove a trade secrets case filed against it from state court in Pittsburgh to federal court in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Bingham Adds IP Partner in Silicon Valley
Julia Love : The Recorder : May 21, 2013
Consol Energy Settles Mining Damage Claim
: The Legal Intelligencer : May 7, 2013
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has reached a $36 million settlement with Consol Energy over claims the company's coal mining caused structural damage that required a lake to be drained at a nearby state park.
Two Recent Suits Display Scope of Gas Lease Litigation
Zack Needles : The Legal Intelligencer : April 30, 2013
Two complaints recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania serve as examples of the wide scope of gas lease-related litigation coming out of the state's natural gas plays.
Starting at the Top
Victor Li : The American Lawyer : April 25, 2013
When she argued on behalf of an octogenarian widow challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act before the U.S. Supreme Court in March, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison partner Roberta Kaplan joined the ranks of Am Law lawyers who made their high court debut in landmark cases.
Consol Energy Agrees to Pay $36 Mil. to Pa. to Settle Mining Damage Claim
Gina Passarella : The Legal Intelligencer : April 25, 2013
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has reached a $36 million settlement with Consol Energy over claims the company's coal mining caused structural damage that required a lake to be drained at a nearby state park.
Bingham Takes Five IP Partners From DLA
Julia Love : The Recorder : April 12, 2013
Bingham McCutchen has lured five IP litigation partners from DLA Piper in Los Angeles. Richard de Bodo will help lead Bingham's IP and life sciences practice groups and will be joined by Siegmund Gutman, Andrew Devkar, Olga Berson and Bruce Kuyper. The group is expected to bring some clients and matters with them from DLA Piper.
Bingham Takes Five IP Partners from DLA's L.A. Office
Julia Love : The Recorder : April 10, 2013
The group is fronted by Richard de Bodo, who co-chaired DLA Piper's patent litigation and life sciences practices and will help lead the IP and life sciences practice groups at Bingham.
Bingham Takes 5 IP Partners from DLA's L.A. Office
Julia Love : The Recorder : April 10, 2013
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