Real Estate News

Sean Byrne – the former chief legal counsel and ethics officer at the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA) – has joined Vorys’ economic development incentives practice.

One hundred and thirteen lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2020.

Joseph Mann, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was recently quoted in a Columbus Business First story about Qualified Opportunity Zones.

Recently, a financial closing took place for the redevelopment of the Dayton Arcade complex. The developer described the financing structure as "one of the largest and most complex, using these types of redevelopment financing tools layered together, in the United States."

Vorys announced that 30 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA. 

Vorys announced that Ted Smith, a partner in the firm’s Columbus office, has been inducted into the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL).

Vorys is pleased to announce that Jacinto Núñez, a partner in the Vorys Akron office and a member of the finance, energy and real estate group, has been selected to be a member of the 2019 class of Fellows, and will participate in a landmark program created for mid-career attorneys by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) to identify, train, and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession.

Steve Browning, the managing partner of the Vorys Houston office, was recently awarded the 2019 Lexology Client Choice Award for banking in Texas.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP announced today that Jay A. Surabian has joined the firm as an associate in the Washington, D.C. office.

Vorys is pleased to announce that 48 attorneys from the firm have been named 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

Vorys was named a 2019 Best Law Firm nationally in 17 practice areas and a best metropolitan firm in 100 categories, among four Ohio metropolitan areas, Washington, D.C., Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

One hundred and thirteen lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2019.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is pleased to announce that 32 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA.

Vorys is pleased to announce that Kelly Bissinger, Joseph Brunner, Laura Geyer, David Hine, Jacinto Núñez, Daniel Shuey and Keith Zabela became partners on January 1, 2018. 

Joe Miller, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in a Dayton Daily News story titled “Owners of Former Store Sue Xenia; Lawsuit Alleges City Damaged Wall During Next-Door Demolition.”  

Joe Miller, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in a Xenia Gazette article titled “Building Owner Files Federal Lawsuit Against Xenia.”

Vorys announced that Scott Ziance, leader of the firm’s multi-disciplinary economic development incentives team, has been elected as the president of NAIOP of Ohio.

Vorys is pleased to announce that 56 attorneys from the firm have been named 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is pleased to announce the firm’s inclusion on the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list. Vorys was named a Best Law Firm nationally in 15 practice areas and a best metropolitan firm in 93 categories, among four Ohio metropolitan areas, Washington, D.C. and Houston, Texas. According to U.S. News and Best Lawyers, achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

Vorys welcomed 12 new first-year associates to the firm.