Keating Muething & Klekamp Has Been Named a 2025 Leading Law Firm by Chambers USA
The Cincinnati-based law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law®) has been recognized as a 2025 Leading Law Firm in Ohio or Ohio: South & Central by Chambers USA in the following two practice areas:
- Banking & Finance (Band 3) — Ohio
- Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (Band 2) — Ohio: South & Central
In addition, 10 attorneys at KMK Law have been ranked in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers®, published by Chambers & Partners Publishing. The KMK attorneys designated as “Leaders in their Field” in Ohio or Ohio: South & Central by Chambers USA are 2025 as follows:
James E. (Jim) Burke — General Commercial Litigation (Senior Statespeople) — Ohio
Kevin E. Irwin — Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 4) — Ohio
Shannon D. Lawson — Banking & Finance (Band 4) — Ohio
Robert C. Lesan, III — Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (Band 3) — Ohio: South & Central
Julie T. Muething — Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (Band 3) — Ohio: South & Central
F. Mark Reuter — Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (Band 2) — Ohio: South & Central
Robert G. (Bob) Sanker — Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 4) — Ohio
P. Andrew Spoor — Public Finance (Band 1) — Ohio
Kelley Brandstetter Tracy — Banking & Finance (Band 2) — Ohio
Jerad T. Whitt — Banking & Finance (Up and Coming) — Ohio
The Chambers & Partners research team spent a year canvassing clients and lawyers across the country to obtain a consistent market view of those firms and lawyers that are considered leaders in their fields. The directory contains a detailed and independently-researched editorial describing each listed law firm and lawyer as well as the firm’s strengths, details of recent work, quotes from clients and peers and a list of active clients within each practice area. Law firms and individual attorneys are ranked in bands from one to six, with one being the best. Additional information may be found at https://chambers.com/.
About Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
The law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law®), based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a nationally-recognized law firm delivering sophisticated legal solutions to businesses of all sizes—from Fortune 50 corporations to start-up companies. KMK Law has been awarded a Top Workplaces honor by The Enquirer Media since 2012. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers® 2025 recognized KMK as a leading law firm in Ohio in Banking & Finance and in Ohio: South Central in Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions. KMK Law earned four National Rankings in Corporate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Project Finance Law and Venture Capital Law and 40 Metropolitan Rankings in the 2025 “Best Law Firms” Report. Founded in 1954, KMK has approximately 140 lawyers and a support staff of 120 employees. Additional information is available at www.kmklaw.com.
