Mr. Gross is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the corporate and finance practice group.  Mr. Gross has a diverse corporate, securities and municipal law practice representing public and private businesses, boards of directors and special committees, nonprofit organizations, trade associations and public bodies.

Career highlights include:

• Counseling clients in numerous mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, as well as high profile hostile takeovers
• Bexley, Ohio, City Attorney, 1985-2007

Mr. Gross is a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, the Takeover Advisory Committee of the Ohio Division of Securities, the Columbus Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Foundation, and the District of Columbia Bar Association.

Mr. Gross has spoken on mergers and acquisitions, going private transactions, corporate governance, including Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 compliance, executive compensation, media law and liability issues for corporate and nonprofit directors, officers and volunteers.

Mr. Gross received his LL.B. from Harvard Law School. He received his B.A. summa cum laude from The Ohio State University.

Publications

• The Broadcasters' Guide to Advertising in Ohio, March 2004 (Ohio Association of Broadcasters)
• The Special Committee in Going Private Transactions, December 2000 (Columbus Bar Association)

Professional and Community Activities

• The Ohio State University, President's Alumni Advisory Council, Chair, 2003-2005
• The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Ex-officio Member of the Board of Directors, 2003-2005

Honors and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, 2006-2008
• White House Fellow, 1972-1973
• Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation since 1989

News

• Vorys named the "2008 Leading Ohio Law Firm" by Best Lawyers