James H. Gross

Practice Areas

• Corporate and Business Organizations
  • Corporate Governance and Fiduciary Duties
  • Counseling New, Emerging, and Mature Business Clients
  • Federal and State Securities Law Compliance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
• Litigation
  • Constitutional Law and Media
  • Corporate Takeovers and Changes of Control
  • Public Records and Open Meetings

Industries

• Governments
• Trade Associations

Education

• Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1966
• The Ohio State University, B.A., 1963, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Bar & Court Admissions

• Ohio
• District of Columbia (inactive)
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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 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.

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 & Awards

• Columbus CEO, Top Lawyers in Columbus, 2010
• The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, 2006-2010
• White House Fellow, 1972-1973
• Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation since 1989

News

• Vorys ranked #1 law firm in Ohio on 2010 Best Lawyers in America® list
• Vorys Attorneys Named on 2009 Best Lawyers in America List
• Vorys named the "2008 Leading Ohio Law Firm" by Best Lawyers

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)

• Securities Alert: Passage of Dodd-Frank Bill
• Securities Alert: Public Company Impact of Dodd-Frank Bill
• Securities Alert: Public Company Impact of Financial Reform Measures
• Securities Alert: XBRL Requirements Become Effective for All Large Accelerated Filers on June 15, 2010
• Securities Alert: Newly Adopted Proxy Disclosures Address Risk Oversight, Compensation and Corporate Governance Matters
• Securities Alert: NYSE Proposes Modifications to Corporate Governance Listing Standards
• Securities Alert: SEC Issues Proposed Rule to Enhance Proxy Disclosure and Solicitation Requirements
• Securities Alert: SEC Approves NYSE's Elimination of Broker Discretionary Voting, Proposes New Proxy Disclosure Requirements and Proposes "Say on Pay" Vote for TARP Recipients