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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. 

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. 

Vorys is proud to announce that  Pamela A. Bresnahan, a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, has been named to Washingtonian’s 2017 list of the best lawyers in the D.C. metro area. 

Vorys has been included on the 2018 BTI Client Service A-Team list. This is the firm's seventh consecutive year on the list. 

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

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 announced that M. Sean Purcell will assume the role of managing partner of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office on January 1, 2018.  Joseph D. Lonardo, the current Washington office managing partner, will retire at the end of 2017.

Pamela Bresnahan, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office, has been appointed to serve a one-year term as chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary.