Akron Events

The fourth installment of our weekly multi-disciplinary webinar series on the various business and legal implications of COVID-19 is scheduled for Thursday, April 9 at noon ET.

Our third multi-disciplinary webinar on the various business and legal implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic took place on Thursday, April 2, 2020. 

Vorys health care attorneys discussed common questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various health care regulatory issues in a webinar on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

Vorys attorneys representing various practice areas and disciplines came together to share their considerations as businesses navigate the COVID-19 pandemic during a webinar on March 26, 2020. This was the second webinar on this topic.

On Thursday, March 19, 2020, a team of Vorys attorneys representing various practice areas and disciplines will came together to share their considerations as businesses navigate these turbulent times. 

Vorys Attorney Bill Ryan spoke at the Akron Inventors’ Club at the Akron Library on February 13, 2020.

The Vorys Akron office hosted 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 was a first-of-its-kind event that brought 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.