Bodman Receives Tier 1 Recognition for Financial and Corporate Law in IFLR1000 2025 Rankings
11/17/25
Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked in Tier 1, the highest level possible, for Financial and Corporate Law in IFLR1000 2025.
Bodman is one of only two Michigan-based law firms recognized in the Michigan Tier 1 category for Financial and Corporate Law and has more individual attorneys listed in IFLR1000’s Michigan rankings than any other law firm.
Bodman also received a “Notable” ranking for M&A Law in IFLR1000’s United States national rankings, with three attorneys receiving United States recognitions in their respective fields.
The three Bodman lawyers recognized with United States rankings and their area of legal specialty, are:
Highly Regarded – State
- Joseph J. Kochanek (Banking)
- Larry R. Shulman (Banking)
Notable Practitioners
- Melissa Lewis (Banking)
The eight Bodman lawyers recognized in the Michigan rankings as “Highly Regarded Practitioners,” with their area of legal specialty, are:
- Gene P. Bowen (M&A)
- Timothy R. Damschroder (M&A)
- Laurence B. Deitch (M&A)
- Robert J. Diehl, Jr. (Banking, Restructuring)
- Kathleen O’Callaghan Hickey (Banking)
- Joseph J. Kochanek (Banking)
- Carrie Leahy (M&A)
- Larry R. Shulman (Banking)
Published internationally since 1987, IFLR1000 is noted within the legal industry for its exclusive focus on financial and corporate transactional work and its extensive research process. IFLR1000 developed state-level rankings in the United States for the first time in 2018 based upon client and peer feedback and a detailed analysis of work examples provided by law firms. As part of the research process, IFLR1000 researchers also interviewed Bodman attorneys to gain a more in-depth understanding of the firm’s capabilities and local market dynamics.