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Vorys is pleased to announce that 59 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the Columbus area in the 2022 edition of Columbus CEO’s Best Lawyers.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is pleased to announce that 33 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA.

Vorys announced today that Rebecca “Elissa” Wilson has joined the firm’s national economic development incentives practice and will be based in the Columbus office. 

Vorys announced today that Bryan Falk will assume the role of managing partner of the firm’s Cleveland office on April 1, 2022.  Tony O’Malley, the office’s current managing partner, will maintain his legal practice and his other firm leadership roles, including serving as a member of the firm’s Management and Strategic Operations Committees. 

Bryan Falk, the co-chair of the firm’s finance practice, has been named to the 2022 Crain’s Cleveland Business “Notables in Law” list. 

Vorys announced that Mo Smith has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Smith has more than a decade of experience helping developers in the acquisition, development, and disposition of complex multi-family affordable housing projects.

Vorys is proud to announce the firm’s participation in the largest single private-sector investment in Ohio history.  On Friday, January 21, 2022, Intel announced plans for an initial investment of more than $20 billion in the construction of two new leading-edge chip factories in Licking County, Ohio that will span nearly 1,000 acres.

Vorys is pleased to announce that 42 attorneys from the firm have been named either 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers or Rising Stars.

Vorys is pleased to announce that Jessica K. Baverman, James (Jay) A. Carr II, Andrew E. DeBord, Laura E. Erdman, Lauren L. Gilbert, Barbara J. Jordan, Mihsun Koh, Jeffrey A. Miller, Kara M. Mundy, Patrick J. Reardon, Michael J. Shoenfelt, Janay M. Stevens and Mitchell A. Tobias became partners of the law firm on January 1, 2022.

Vorys is pleased to welcome 14 new associates to the firm across our Columbus, Washington, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Akron and Houston offices.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP is proud to announce the firm’s inclusion on the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list.

Jill Tangeman, a partner in the Columbus office, was quoted in a Columbus Dispatch story about the City of Columbus’ zoning code.

One hundred and sixteen lawyers from Vorys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America^® 2022 edition. In addition, 34 Vorys attorneys were named to the 2022 Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” list.

Vorys is pleased to announce that Bradley T. Miller has joined the firm as a partner in its Cleveland office. Miller, who has more than a decade of sophisticated legal experience primarily in the real estate area, previously practiced at both a major global law firm and a major global corporation.

Vorys partner Joe Miller was quoted in an article from the Columbus Dispatch titled "Liberty Township: Elections Board Removes Overlay Petition From Fall Ballot."

Vorys is pleased to announce that 33 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA . 

Vorys attorneys Scott Ziance and Sean Byrne co-authored an article titled "How to Use Incentives Wisely" for NAIOP's Spring 2021 Development magazine.

Vorys attorneys Scott Ziance and Sean Byrne were quoted in a Columbus Business First story titled “what to know about Ohio's new tax credit for 'transformational' development.” 

Sheila Nolan Gartland, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the finance, energy and real estate group, was profiled in a story for the University of Toledo College of Law alumni magazine titled “Optimizing Flexibility Creates Rewarding & Expanding Practice.”