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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, have a disability, and/or are members of the LGBTQ community.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is pleased to announce the firm’s inclusion on the 2020 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list.

Tom McDonald, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and a former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, was featured in the American Ambassadors Live! podcast on September 27, 2019.

Tom McDonald, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and a former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, was quoted in American Ambassadors Weekly on September 9, 2019.

Vorys announces a new strategic partnership with Activ8 IP to expand the patent procurement and portfolio management technology developed by Vorys known as PatentlyIntegrated^®.

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.

Vorys is pleased to announce that the firm has been named a 2019 WILEF Gold Standard firm.

Vorys announced that Mallory Duncan, former senior vice president and general counsel of The National Retail Federation (NRF), has joined the firm.

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, 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 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.

Tom McDonald, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and a former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, was featured in the Global Public Affairs Club (GPAC) Weekly Round-Up (5 October 2018 – Issue #15). 

Vorys released the firm’s first Diversity & Inclusion Report.  The report celebrates the firm’s diversity and inclusion efforts and includes information regarding the many steps that Vorys is taking to ensure that the firm becomes even more diverse and inclusive.

Vorys announced that Tom McDonald, a former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe and an attorney with nearly 40 years of legal experience, has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington D.C. office.

Tom McDonald, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and a former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, was featured in the September 28, 2018 edition of POLITICO Influence.

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.

Tom McDonald, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and a former U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe, was recently interviewed by BBC World News regarding the elections in Zimbabwe.

Tony Venturino, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and co-chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s (AIPLA) Harmonization Committee, recently represented the AIPLA at meetings of the industry trilateral, industry IP5 and IP5 patent office heads in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Pam Bresnahan, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office, was recently mentioned in a speech given by the American Bar Association's (ABA) President, Hilarie Bass. 

Vorys announced that Ken West, an experienced real property tax lawyer, has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as of counsel.