Eimer Stahl LLP has earned Tier 1 rankings in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 United States, recognized in the national Commercial Disputes – Boutique Firms category and Chicago City Elite for Commercial Disputes. The firm was also ranked in Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense.
Dan Birk, Greg Schweizer, and Alec Solotorovsky were individually ranked in Chicago City Elite for Commercial Disputes, and Sarah Catalano and Ryan Walsh were individually recognized in Wisconsin Elite for the same category. Nate Eimer was named a Leading Partner in Commercial Disputes – Boutique Firms. Legal 500 credited the firm's commercial litigators with a strong presence on high-value matters in the petrochemical, manufacturing, and infrastructure sectors, noting recent work across environmental litigation, international arbitration, and class action discrimination cases, as well as governmental and political disputes tied to civil rights and executive orders. The Chicago practice is co-led by Scott Solberg and Brent Austin, both recognized for trial and class action experience across industries, while Nate Eimer was noted for his track record in financial services, product liability, insurance coverage, and antitrust disputes. Legal 500 named Walsh a key contact in Madison for class action defense work and pointed to Robert Dunn as the firm's leading name on commercial disputes in Silicon Valley.
Vanessa Jacobsen was individually ranked in the Chicago City Elite for Antitrust. The firm's ranking in Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense reflects its antitrust practice, which Legal 500 described as litigation-driven, with partners closely involved in strategy and execution on matters spanning agriculture, technology, energy, manufacturing, and media. The publication named Nate Eimer as the practice's lead, who is "regularly entrusted with high-stakes disputes," and also pointed to Jacobsen's involvement in major cases and joint defense efforts, Michael McCluggage's three decades of experience in antitrust class actions across regulated industries, and Benjamin Waldin's work on case strategy, economic analysis, and expert coordination.
Clients interviewed by Legal 500 noted the trust in Eimer Stahl's lean teams and the firm's business acumen and ability to provide advice that makes sense both legally and strategically for their business.
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