Authored Articles

Many companies and businesses want to control the distribution of their products and do not want their products sold by third parties on the internet, especially below retail prices. Vorys Partner Whitney Gibson authored a white paper to help companies learn about strategies they can use to reduce unauthorized sales and ensure safe product distribution.

Lisa Pierce Reisz, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the health care group, authored a portion of the first edition of the American Health Lawyers Association’s HIPAA/HITECH Resource Guide.

Sylvia Brown, an associate in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the health care group, authored a column titled “No Settled Answers On State Medicaid Waivers," which appeared in the March 31, 2014 edition of Health Law360.

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the litigation group, authored an article for the National Law Journal titled "The Judge's Role As an Agent of Change."

Laura Kulwicki, an attorney in the Vorys Akron office and a member of the probate and tax group, authored an article titled "2013 Year in Review: Selected Nexus Highlights and Key Trends," for the Spring 2014 edition of the Journal of State Taxation.

Kevin Gormly, a partner in the Pittsburgh office, and Abbi Marusic, an associate in the Pittsburgh office, provided the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Update in the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Mineral Law Newsletter, Vol. 31, No. 1.

Jackie Ford, a partner in the Vorys Houston and Columbus offices, authored an article for the Houston Business Journal about new law in Texas that attempts to balance employers’ liability concerns with society’s interest in getting criminals out of crime and into legitimate employment.

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office, authored a chapter in the book The Attorneys Guide to Defending Veterans in Criminal Court, published by the Veterans Defense Project.

Carey Jordan and Iona Kaiser, partners in the Houston office and members of the intellectual property group, co-authored an article for IPWatchdog titled "Nanotechnology Innovation Trends."

Susanne Hopkins, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. and Cleveland offices, authored a column for the Crain’s Cleveland Business Health Care Report on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics.

Lisa Babish Forbes, a partner in the Cleveland office and Elizabeth E.W. Weinewuth, an associate in the Cincinnati office, authored this article on Fiduciaries Under Fire for the Winter 2014 issue of The Bankers' Statement.

Kelsey M. Toulouse, an associate in the Cleveland office, authored this article on the 2010 Amendments to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code for the Winter 2014 issue of The Bankers' Statement.

Marcel C. Duhamel, a partner in the Cleveland office and Andrew P. Guran, an associate in the Akron office, authored this article on 365/360 Interest Calculation for the Winter 2014 issue of The Bankers' Statement.

Lisa Babish Forbes, a partner in the Cleveland office and Elizabeth Davis Conway, an associate in the Cleveland office, authored this article on the Ohio Uniform Fiduciaries Act for the Winter 2014 issue of The Bankers' Statement.

Carey Jordan, a partner in the Houston office and a member of the intellectual property group, authored an article for Texas Lawyer titled "U.S. Supreme Court to Review the Extraterritoriality of U.S. Patents."

Zachary Brumfield, a staff attorney in the Vorys Columbus office, authored an article for the Fall 2013 edition of the John Marshall Law School Global Markets Law Journal. His article focused on possible strategies to protect customer segregated accounts from insolvent futures commission merchants.

Jackie Ford, partner in the Vorys Houston and Columbus offices, authored an article for Employment Law360 about policies employers should have in place regarding regarding online reviews.

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office, authored an op-ed for the Columbus Dispatch about the successful juvenile-justice reform efforts in Ohio.

Whitney Gibson, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and leader of the firm’s internet defamation group, authored column for the Eastern Hills Journal. The column outlined the impact that false reviews can have on a company’s reputation. Gibson also outlines the steps consumers can take to identify fake reviews and prevent faulty purchasing decisions.

Laura Kulwicki, an attorney in the Vorys Akron office and a member of the probate and tax group, authored an article, titled "A 'Patchwork Quilt' of Nexus: A Report on This Year's New State Nexus Laws," for the September-October 2013 edition of the Journal of State Taxation.