Akron Events

The Vorys Akron office will be hosting a labor and employment seminar on November 7, 2019.

The rapid growth of Amazon and other online marketplaces has created a new ecosystem in which brands struggle to control their product sales. Brands now find their products sold by anonymous online sellers and face new challenges on an unprecedented scale. The eControl360 Summit is a first-of-its-kind event that will bring together thought leaders in each of the disciplines necessary to tackle these challenges and allow brands to retake control of their online sales.

Vorys Associate Bill Ryan spoke at Kent State University to Ohio First Scholars in STEM on October 17, 2019.

Vorys Partners Phil Downey, Sheila Nolan Gartland and Mike Settineri presented at the 40th Annual Institute Energy & Mineral Law Foundation on June 10, 2019.

Vorys was proud to host a complimentary webinar series for commercial bankers. Attorneys Jeff Bieszczak, Drew Parobek and Elia Woyt presented the second webinar, titled “Loan Modification and Forbearance Agreements,” on June 4, 2019.

Vorys Partner Jeff Fickes participated as a guest executive for The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business’s Cullman Executive Series on April 8, 2019.

Vorys hosted the annual Akron Labor and Employment Seminar on November 8, 2018.

Vorys Partners Lisa Forbes and Phil Downey spoke to the Akron Bar Association's Estate Planning, Probate and Elder Law Section on October 19, 2018. They presented on digital age considerations for probate practitioners.

Vorys attorneys Phil Downey, Mike Settineri and Wes Abrams presented at the Kentucky Mineral Law Conference in Lexington, Kentucky on October 17, 2018.

On June 19, 2018, Vorys attorneys Phil Downey and John Conley presented at the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation’s 39th Annual Institute.

Vorys Partners Marcel Duhamel and Lisa Pierce Reisz presented at Tech Show 2018 on May 17 and 18, 2018.

Vorys partner Jackie Ford and associate Alex Bluebond presented Sexual Harassment: What Companies Should Know in the #MeToo Era on February 7, 2018.

Vorys Partner Bret Treier spoke at SEC Hot Topics Institute: Cleveland, OH on November 16, 2017. Bret presented on Gender Pay Equity Proposals and Update on Board Composition Policies.

Vorys attorneys Tom Cookes, Meg Everett, Chris Poth, Ashley Manfull and Ken Stump presented at the 2017 Akron Labor and Employment Seminar on November 2, 2017.

Vorys Partner Lisa Forbes was a speaker at the Akron Bar Association’s Trust and Estates Committee Meeting on September 22, 2017. Her presentation was titled “A Tangled Web: Conflicts of Interest in Trust Administration.”

Bret Treier, an partner in the Vorys Akron office, spoke at the 2016 NEO Distributor Symposium.

Vorys attorney Jacinto Núñez was a speaker at the Akron Bar Association Real Property and Environmental Law Section CLE on May 11, 2016.

Vorys attorneys Aaron Berke and Scott Ziance were speakers at the Grow Licking County Economic Development Series on May 10 and 12, 2016.

Vorys attorney Jacinto Núñez was a speaker at the Real Estate 101: Introduction to Residential and Commercial Real Estate Practice Seminar hosted by the Ohio State Bar Association on April 20, 2016.

Several Vorys attorneys will be speakers at the Ohio Economic Development Incentives Conference on February 12, 2016.