Columbus News

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).

Lou Gentile, a principal with Vorys Advisors, was a guest on the March 31st edition of 10TV’s (WBNS) weekly political show Face the State. 

Vorys has been recognized as one of the top gay-friendly workplaces in central Ohio for the eleventh year in a row by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).

Former Ohio State Senator Lou Gentile, a principal with Vorys Advisors, was a guest on WCMH-NCB4’s weekly political show, The Spectrum. 

Jeff Smith and Nelson Cary, partners in the Vorys Columbus office, recently co-authored an article that was quoted in an American Banker story titled “Ripple Effect Feared as Fed Mulls Lifetime Bans of Two Bankers.”

Eve Stratton, of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office who prior to joining Vorys was a justice on the Supreme Court of Ohio, was quoted throughout a Springfield News Sun story titled led a titled, “Mental illness in Jail Costs us all: What’s Clark Co. Doing About it?”

Jeff Smith, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the corporate group, was quoted in a story titled “Will BB&T-SunTrust Start a De Novo Wave?” that was featured in American Banker.

Tom Fusonie, partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in The Plain Dealer story about the constitutionality of the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.

Eve Stratton, of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office who prior to joining Vorys was a justice on the Supreme Court of Ohio, recently wrote an article for the Akron Beacon Journal titled, “Youth in Adult Prison, the ‘forgotten ones,’ Except in Ohio.”

The evening and the recognitions throughout it celebrate diversity and inclusion in hockey.

Eve Stratton, of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office who prior to joining Vorys was a justice on the Supreme Court of Ohio, was recently featured in the film, “Too Ill to Execute.”

The Vorys Diversity & Inclusion Committee has developed a fellowship program for highly motivated first-year law students who are members of a historically underrepresented racial or ethnic minority group.

Vorys is pleased to announce that Kari Coniglio, David Edelstein, Margaret Everett, Christopher Ingram and James W. Kelly II became partners of the firm on January 1, 2019. 

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP recently advised Greif, Inc. in its $2.475 billion credit facility and $500 million Notes offering.

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

The Ohio Environmental Review Appeals Commission recently granted summary judgment in favor of our client, Harrison Power, LLC, in an appeal filed by the Ohio Valley Jobs Alliance. 

Mike Griffaton, of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in a Columbus Business First story about the changes companies are making to the HR policies in light of the #Metoo era.  

Congratulations to Vorys’ client and friend, Yubi Beauty LLC, for its product’s recognition on Time magazine’s list of best inventions in 2018. Time recognized the Yubi “Buff and Blend Set” for its innovative approach to applying makeup. Yubi founder, Adiya Dixon Wiggins, created the ergonomic fingertip brush and sponge to make application easier, especially on the go. Vorys assisted Wiggins with the patent application that supports the fingertip brush.

Scott Ziance, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in a Springfield News-Sun story on the use of the use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) as an incentive for development.

Vorys was selected by readers of Columbus C.E.O. magazine as the best law firm in Columbus (with more than 50 attorneys) for the seventh year in a row.