William D.G. Baldwin
Mr. Baldwin is a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati office and a member of the commercial and real estate group. His practice focuses on commercial real estate and related business matters, with a specialty in housing finance, including representing lenders and owners in the financing of multifamily, senior housing and senior health care facilities under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) insured and capital advance funding programs. Mr. Baldwin also specializes in development and construction documentation, including the preparation of acquisition, design, development, construction, and management documents on behalf of owners and contractors.
Career highlights include:
- Closing numerous complex transactions involving multiple layers of financing, including bonds, tax credits, TIFs, state and municipal agency grants and loans, and other credit and subsidy facilities
- Working on several high-profile local construction projects, including preparation of the construction and development documents in connection with the Great American Ballpark, Queen City Tower, and The Banks developments, and preparation of project management documents in connection with the $2 billion sewer construction project in Hamilton County, Ohio
Mr. Baldwin is a member of the Cincinnati Bar Association.
Mr. Baldwin has given presentations on key subcontractor issues in construction law, Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), securitization of HUD-insured loans, eminent domain and adverse possession and he has participated in radio discussions regarding Kelo v. City of New London and City of Norwood v. Horney.
Mr. Baldwin received his J.D. magna cum laude from the Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law and received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin.
Before joining Vorys, Mr. Baldwin worked in the institutional trust areas at the Northern Trust Company in Chicago and Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati. In addition, he served as General Counsel of Chavez Properties / Parking Company of America, Inc. from 2008 to 2010.
Professional and Community Activities
- Price Hill Will Community Development and Action Board, Board Member, 2007 – present; Treasurer 2008-2010; Vice Chair 2010-present
- Kentucky Mountain Bike Association, Board Member and General Counsel, 2010-present
- Mount Lookout Swim Club, Board Member, 2009-present
- Downtown Cincinnati Inc., Parking and Access Committee, Member, 2002–2008; Downtown Parking Subcommittee, Chair, 2006-2008
- Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, Trustee, 2006-2007
- Hamilton County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board, Trustee, 1999-2006; Treasurer, 2005-2006
- Downtown Cincinnati Inc., Downtown Environment Committee, Member, 1997-2002
Honors & Awards
- Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, Person of the Year Award, 2007
- Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Real Estate, 2005-2006
- Cincinnati Business Courier Forty Under 40, September 2006