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

The rapid growth of Amazon and other online marketplaces has created a new ecosystem in which brands struggle to control their product sales. Brands now find their products sold by anonymous online sellers and face new challenges on an unprecedented scale. The eControl360 Summit is a first-of-its-kind event that will bring together thought leaders in each of the disciplines necessary to tackle these challenges and allow brands to retake control of their online sales.

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

Vorys announced today that Keith Zabela has been named the managing partner of the firm’s Pittsburgh office

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 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.

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.

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 announced that 10 intellectual property lawyers with diverse technical backgrounds will join a growing IP team at Vorys. The arrival of these new lawyers continues the firm’s strategic growth in the Pittsburgh market and in the IP arena.

According to data compiled by S&P Market Intelligence, Vorys ranked 20th nationally in the number of bank and thrift merger and acquisition transactions completed in 2017.

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 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.

The College of Law Practice Management, an international organization that recognizes excellence in law practice management, announced today that Vorys was a recipient of a 2017 InnovAction Award. Vorys was one of just two recipients of this year’s award.

As virtually all consumer product manufacturers and brands now realize, the world is becoming increasingly e-commerce driven. While this paradigm shift has ushered in several opportunities for businesses, it also presents significant challenges.

Vorys Partners Mark Knueve and Daren Garcia were included in a Retail Law360 story titled “Judge OKs Abercrombie's $700K Deal In Worker Seating Suit.”

Vorys Pittsburgh Office Managing Partner Daren Garcia was included in a Retail Law360 story titled "9th Circ. Affirms A&F’s Quick Win In Maternity Bias Suit."

Vorys announced that three experienced banking attorneys have joined the firm’s Pittsburgh office. Robin Capozzi and Shane Sclichter joined as partners and David Aldous joined as counsel.

Michael Vennum, of counsel in the firm’s Pittsburgh office, was quoted in a Daily Environment Report story about a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision on hydraulic fracturing.