James B. Niehaus, ’80 BA, ’83 J.D.

Franz Ward is pleased to share that Litigation Partner James Niehaus has been named “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland in the area of Litigation – Intellectual Property in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Niehaus focuses his practice on competition law—resolving disputes between and managing the relationships among competitors and businesses at different levels of the distribution chain. This includes litigating and counseling clients with respect to distribution, antitrust, intellectual property, franchising and licensing matters.