Cincinnati News

Whitney Gibson, a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati office and the leader of the internet defamation group, was quoted in a Women’s Wear Daily story regarding ZO Skin’s Health’s product diversion strategy.

Whitney Gibson, a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati office and the leader of the firm’s internet defamation group, was recently interviewed by LXBN TV’s Colin O’Keefe on two recent developments in internet law.

It is critical that businesses work to prevent, plan for, and protect themselves against online reputation attacks, such as false reviews. Vorys has released a whitepaper to help businesses protect against, prevent and plan for online reputation attacks.

In December 2014, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law Substitute House Bill No. 9, which significantly revises Ohio’s law of Receiverships. Vorys released a comprehensive analysis of the amended law.

Robert Mitchell, a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati office, was quoted in a Law360 story regarding a manufacturer’s proposed agreement to resolve asbestos injury claims.

Whitney Gibson, a partner in the Cincinnati office and the leader of the internet defamation group, was a guest on The Crisis Intelligence Podcast.

Vorys is pleased to announce that John Kuhl, Jacob Mahle, Emily Pan, Tyler Pensyl and Peter Solimine have been named partners of the firm.

Emily Pan, an associate in the Cincinnati office and a member of the trusts and estates group, was quoted throughout a WCPO story titled “3 Reasons to Include Estate Planning in New Year's Resolutions.”

Vorys is pleased to announce that 74 attorneys from the firm have been named 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

Vorys was ranked in the 2015 BTI Client Service A-Team report. According to BTI, the only way to appear on this ranking is to be recognized, unprompted, by one or more clients as delivering client service excellence.

Glenn Whitaker, a partner in the Cincinnati office and a member of the litigation group, was quoted in an article included in the November 10, 2014 edition of the Westlaw Journal: Government Contract.

Vorys announced the firm’s inclusion on the 2015 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list. Vorys was named a Best Law Firm nationally in 17 practice areas and a best metropolitan firm in 83 categories, among four Ohio metropolitan areas, Washington, D.C. and Houston, Texas.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is pleased to welcome nine new first-year associates to the firm.

Robert Mitchell, a partner in the Vorys Cincinnati office and a member of the litigation group, was quoted in a Law360 story about a pair of cases under review by the California Supreme Court.

Michael Schwartz, a partner in the Cincinnati office, and Emily Pan, an associate in the Cincinnati office, were featured in a Lead Cincinnati Magazine story about recent changes to Ohio’s estate tax laws.

The Vorys internet defamation group was featured in a Law360 article about law firms that are forming practice groups to provide clients with legal services for the new issues they are facing.

Whitney Gibson and Jordan Cohen, attorneys in the Vorys internet defamation group, were featured in a Corporate Counsel article about false online reviews posted by competitors.

Seven Vorys attorneys have been named 2015 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers. Each year, only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

One-hundred and ten lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2015.