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If you were watching the closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympics and stuck around to watch Snoop Dogg get hype for Los Angeles 2028, you likely caught an ad spot tied to a Columbus company. But you might not have known it.
Those TV commercials starring a bright beach ball bopping around California are the brainchild of The Shipyard, a nationally recognized advertising and marketing firm that’s headquartered in the Smith Brothers Hardware building.
The “Let’s Play” campaign for Visit California follows the ball in a game of “keep it up” that travels throughout the state, highlighting attractions such as beaches, sequoia trees and the Hollywood sign. Beyond TV, it’s on podcasts, social media and other platforms in the U.S. and internationally.
While The Shipyard’s job is promoting its clients, it made news of its own in May when it acquired another award-winning creative firm, Fahlgren Mortine. The Shipyard’s CEO, Rick Milenthal, and Fahlgren Mortine CEO Neil Mortine hope the deal helps to raise the city’s profile as a hub for creativity and
marketing. “It’s going to fuel a lot of opportunity for people in Columbus,” Milenthal told me during a summer conversation with both CEOs. “We hope to build a billion-dollar company here.”
“To be able to build something like this—an independent agency headquartered in Columbus—that’s a dream come true for us,” Mortine says.
“Columbus has the youth, vitality and creativity that is incomparable in this country,” Milenthal says. “The special sauce to it is, it’s an extremely accessible city.”
That resonates with Mortine, who tells a story about how in his early days at Lord, Sullivan & Yoder, he called Worthington Industries and asked for founder John H. McConnell. Not only did McConnell take the call but spent 20 minutes on the phone with Mortine.
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Any chance those plans might include promoting a Columbus location of West Coast cult favorite In-NOut Burger, another client of The Shipyard? Don’t hold your breath, Milenthal says.
Don’t miss this month’s cover story on Tauana McDonald, the new president and CEO of Mount Carmel Health System. McDonald is the first Black woman to lead any of Central Ohio’s four top health care systems, and as Laura Newpoff explains in “New Leader, New Voice,” she is bringing a fresh perspective as a relationship-builder who values inclusivity. Mount Carmel has undergone tremendous growth since McDonald joined the organization, and she takes the reins as a new Dublin hospital prepares to open next spring. Find out why colleagues say she was the right leader to move the organization forward, starting on Page 10.
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Tauana McDonald President and CEO Mount Carmel Health System
Experience: President and COO, Mount Carmel Grove City; chief administrative officer, Mount Carmel Health System; senior vice president, clinical business operations, Trinity Health; vice president, integration services, Trinity Health
Education: Bachelor’s degree in human biology, Stanford University; master’s degree in health services management and policy, University of Michigan
Community involvement: Mid-Ohio Food Collective board member; Ohio State University-Mount Carmel Alliance board president; Mount Carmel Behavioral Health board member; The Links, Incorporated (Columbus chapter) member and co-operations chair
Resides: Sunbury
Family: Married, two children
In Tauana McDonald, Mount Carmel Health System gets a chief executive with decades of experience who prioritizes relationshipbuilding and inclusivity. She’s the first African American woman to run any area health system.
Tauana McDonald grew up in Cincinnati with two closeknit families. Her biological one was made up of her mom, dad and brother. Her community brood included neighbors who watched out for each other and people she knew from church.
As a student at the esteemed Walnut Hills High School, McDonald explored language arts, music and sports—and found none were her calling. She was curious about math and science, though, and became passionate about community service.
“I remember every Sunday, Mom would make these big dinners she’d give to us kids, and we would deliver them to different people from
church who couldn’t get out [of their homes],” McDonald says. “I combined my love of service and wanting to help others, and the love of math and science, and decided I’d like to become a doctor.”
Her curious nature led her to explore the western part of the country by attending Stanford University. She pursued the pre-med course of study, including anatomy classes, and wasn’t fond of the hands-on portion of the profession. “I called my parents and grandmother and said, ‘I don’t think I want to do this.’ They said, ‘We didn’t think you did, but you had to come to that [decision] yourself.’ I did the most logical thing and got a job at IBM selling
computers,” she says with a wry smile. “I knew I had to get a job or figure out what to do next.”
McDonald earned a bachelor’s degree in human biology from Stanford. Her mother asked her to promise she would go to graduate school. She took a leave of absence from IBM and pursued a master’s degree in health/health care administration/management from the University of Michigan, graduating in 1992. This included a fellowship inside a hospital, where she saw all aspects of its operations.
After graduation, she wanted to return to IBM and get a position in its new consulting practice, where she would be able to work with different health care organizations, learn about
their challenges and help solve them.
“I went to lunch with my boss and was told, ‘They are only hiring experienced consultants from the Big Five firms, but as you get more experience, maybe you’ll get a role there,’ ” McDonald says. “I [later] had lunch with Ginni Rometty [who was leading the new IBM consulting practice], and she hired me that day.”
McDonald worked as an associate consultant from 1992 to 1993 in the health care space, where she focused on the payer/insurance side of the business. She learned a lot about leadership from Rometty, who became CEO of IBM in 2012.
In 1994, McDonald went to Deloitte as a senior manager who consulted with hospital systems across the country on strategy and operations. She got married and had two children while she was with the consulting firm, and she remembers a pivotal day where she was on the road and her young son had four different caregivers. That prompted her to leave her job so she could be a full-time mom to her children in their Ann Arbor, Michigan, home.
In 2003, after three years as a stay-athome mom, McDonald joined Livonia, Michigan-based Trinity Health and took a lead role implementing the health care system’s new electronic health records (EHR) initiative. She quickly advanced in roles of increasing responsibility, transforming large clinical operations and initiatives across the system. In 2017, McDonald took on the newly created role of chief administrative officer at the $1.3 billion Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus, which is one of the largest health systems under the umbrella of Trinity Health, which operates in 27 states. She led work to streamline operations and develop programs and partnerships that strengthened the system, which has 45,000 annual patient admissions, 2,300 physicians and 9,000 employees across four hospitals and numerous sites of care around the region.
In 2020, McDonald was promoted into an expanded role and was named
Having a diverse voice at the table in the community, as well as within Trinity, will allow somebody who has a different life perspective and experience to add their voice and maybe help shape health care and address all the aspects people deal with when seeking care.”
Tauana McDonald
president and chief operating officer of Mount Carmel Grove City. Leading a hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic had a “profound effect” on her and showed her “what it meant to be a compassionate and healing presence in the community,” she says. “I saw people step up to do whatever they needed to do to care for patients and each other. I’m grateful to have had that opportunity.”
This past May, McDonald became the first African American woman appointed to the CEO role in Mount Carmel’s 138-year history. She’s also the first Black woman to run one of the area’s four major health systems.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve because it brings a diverse voice to health care,” she says. “Having a diverse voice at the table in the community, as well as within Trinity, will allow somebody who has a different life perspective and experience to add their voice and maybe help shape health care and address all the aspects people deal with when seeking care.
“It lets others know there is a path for them,” she says. “I’m glad for that. But I always emphasize—I’ve prepared my whole life for this role. I had the
right experience to be in this role. I just happen to be an African American woman.”
Ben Carter, Trinity’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, says the health system performed a national search for the position and McDonald competed with eight finalists.
McDonald was an internal candidate who already was in the Columbus market, and a couple of other things made her stand out. She successfully implemented the EHR initiative during a multiyear process, as well as a drug pricing program that allows hospitals to stretch limited federal resources to reduce the price of outpatient pharmaceuticals and expand services for patients.
“She demonstrated time and time again at Trinity an amazing ability to take on any and every assignment and do it extremely well,” Carter says. “She is smart, engaging and focused on building relationships. Tauana knows, in a large organization like ours, a national system with regional teams, that you have to be very good at managing and building relationships [in order] to
get things done. She has an impeccable track record of doing that. She’s got all the right stuff.”
Mount Carmel CFO Andy Priday describes McDonald’s leadership style as “collaborative and focused on solutions.” As an example, he remembers being approached by her in 2017 to apply for the newly created role of vice president of regional operations. “We had five different hospitals, and she saw a need for us to work more like a system,” he says. “She saw an opportunity for us to better collaborate across sites and implement best practices across [those different] areas. She’s always looking forward with focused solutions.”
About a month into her new role this summer, McDonald, who describes her leadership style as inclusive, was on a listening tour to hear from colleagues, physicians, board members and the community to learn about what was going well and find areas where Mount Carmel should focus its efforts.
“It’s clear we want to grow as
Central Ohio grows,” she says. “Mount Carmel has been here 138 years serving the community, and we want to continue to serve by providing access to care where patients need it, when they need it.
“We also want to focus on experience,” she says. “We want this to be a place where physicians want to practice, where our colleagues want to work and where patients want to receive their care.”
In terms of growth, a health care campus is under construction in Dublin at I-270 and Sawmill Parkway. In addition to a 30-bed hospital and emergency department, the 35-acre campus will offer primary care, orthopedics, neurology, cardiology and surgical services as well as community health and well-being programs when it opens in the spring.
This fall, the health system will expand its presence in New Albany by opening an emergency department that will include eight beds, five standard emergency rooms, one trauma room, one sexual assault nurse examiner/person of size room and one behavioral health room. Mount Carmel
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also operates a surgical hospital in the community.
“Those who live in Central Ohio are fortunate to have four incredible health care systems all working to improve the health of the community,” McDonald says. “Mount Carmel is rooted in our founders’ vision of holistic, faith-based care. Taking care of the person throughout the whole continuum of their life. When people talk about health care today and the social determinants of health—the things you need beyond what you get in the hospital—that’s where Mount Carmel started. We called it caring for the whole person, whether it was street medicine or the Center for Healthy Living. It’s a focus on care for the whole person, mind, body and spirit.”
Those founders, the Sisters of the Holy Cross, arrived in Columbus in 1886 to set up a hospital in Franklinton. With no furnishings, equipment, supplies or food, they reached out to the community for donations, even advocating with the city of Columbus to secure free water and electricity. Within two weeks, they were able to open Hawkes Hospital. As the need for quality care grew over time, so did the sisters’ contribution. They created the Mount Carmel School (later College) of Nursing and turned the farmland they owned east of Interstate 71 into what is now Mount Carmel East.
As Mount Carmel grows, McDonald will look for solutions to workforce challenges in an industry that has a shortage of workers. Mount Carmel has partnerships with 29 colleges, 15 high schools and eight career centers to bring more people into the health care profession. Programs also are exposing students in middle school to careers in health care.
Meanwhile, she says the thinking around the way people work is changing. “Going forward, the traditional way you’ve always done things, you can’t do that anymore. It’s about being more flexible with schedules, meeting people where they are and making sure you have an environment where people want to work,” she says. “We’re working to make sure we have a good culture so people are excited to come to work, especially those who have a calling to care for people.”
She’s encouraged that people are coming back to health care following the pandemic. Mount Carmel College of Nursing’s 2024 fall applications are up 28 percent over the prior year.
For fun, McDonald plays Scrabble competitively and does the New York Times Wordle every day. She loves to travel, especially to the beach. Her favorite is Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
Community service remains important to her, including her involvement as a member and co-operations chair of the Columbus chapter of The Links, Incorporated. The nonprofit is one of the oldest and largest volunteer service organizations committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the cultural and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African ancestry. She’s been involved in projects focused on the opioid epidemic, infant mortality and “safe sleep” for babies.
“The Links focuses on service and friendship. What I love about it is I get to connect with so many women who are trying to make things better for the community,” she says. “I tell people, in my day job I focus on care within the hospital and beyond. The Links and some other organizations that I am part of focus on some of those social determinants of health that I know are important to keep people healthy. … It’s another way for me to serve and develop a great group of friends and support.”
One of those friends is Dr. Shari
Hicks-Graham, president and CEO of Downtown Dermatology and president of the Columbus chapter of The Links. She describes McDonald as a “gracious contributor and leader and an amazing sister friend.” Her hiring is significant for the local Black business community and the health care industry, which has a history of challenges serving diverse populations, including discrimination in care for people of color that negatively impacts health outcomes.
This includes the controversial Tuskegee syphilis study of Black men that ran from 1932 to 1972. Infected men purposely weren’t offered treatment for their disease for decades. Descendants of those men still have a level of mistrust when it comes to health care.
“People [of diverse backgrounds] will feel really empowered to seek care at a Mount Carmel hospital if they know someone like [McDonald] is at the helm,” Hicks-Graham says. “Her presence may also impact the care all members of patient care teams provide to diverse populations—from physicians and nurses to physical therapy to respiratory. It also impacts administrative levels and people making decisions in triage.
“It signals that this is an institution that people can trust for health care that is respectful of people from a multitude of backgrounds.”
Laura Newpoff is a freelance writer. This story also appears in the October issue of Columbus Monthly.
Fallback Studios' planned $40 million production facility could give Ohio a bigger role in the film industry.
BY CYNTHIA BENT FINDLAY
Ohio film fans were abuzz that parts of the new “Superman” movie were shot in Cleveland and Cincinnati this summer. But Columbus is no big-screen slouch, given that a handful of blockbuster movies, such as “Air Force One” (released in 1997, earning $315 million) and “Traffic” (2000, $207 million) were shot in the area.
If Kevin Kale and the rest of the team behind Fallback Studios succeed, that list of Columbus films will grow exponentially in coming years.
Kale, who has a background in wealth management, is the CEO of the film studio startup, which is planning a $40 million integrated production studio in Dublin. Fallback is in the process of
purchasing the WD Partners building, 7007 Discovery Blvd., and aims to close on the sale in November.
The 15-acre site will offer 250,000 square feet of production space, multiple sound stages, production areas and post-production facilities. The centerpiece of the studio will be a state-of-the-art LED “volume wall” whose uses include creation of advanced virtual set designs.
Kale says the film and television production industry in Ohio currently has a total economic impact of $300 million annually, but the potential is much larger. “[In] New Mexico currently that number is about $2.5 billion. Louisiana it’s a billion, Utah probably $500 to $600 million. But when you combine all those states collectively [they are] not as big as
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Kale says Columbus has a vibrant film ecosystem that grows and then loses talent to the rest of the country, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
“We believe that the industry should be in [the neighborhood] of $3.5 billion here. And we can get there in five years. But what is unique to all those states, they have infrastructure, soundstage facilities,” Kale says.
That’s where Fallback’s volume wall comes in. The wall, at 19.5 feet high and 123 feet long with 243 ceiling panels, will allow for the kind of film and video production done entirely on a soundstage, he says. “The Mandalorian, for example, is done completely for the most part on a volume wall,” Kale says.
The real magic is in the computational power behind the scenes. Not unlike a television, the faster the refresh rate of the wall, the more impressive a production can be.
“And that’s where you integrate AI. AI that is built into the volume wall allows you to change scenery behind it in [a] much faster and in a more consistent way. You have to go to Chicago to find the closest similar facility,” Kale says.
Fallback Studios’ leadership includes Kale and three partners: Graham Allison, president of incentives, real estate and compliance; Don Lee, president/studios; and Julianna Politsky, president/production.
Kale says Fallback is targeting an opening date of late spring 2025. He says a sister entity, Fallback Ventures, also has plans for film production in the facility.
“It would be wonderful if we could establish a relationship with one of the platforms—a Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Apple—to lease out the facility for a series. But at same time, we are looking to bring those features, more of them, here,” Kale says. “Feature films will provide that consistent work. A lot of what is done in Ohio is smaller-scale, lower-production films that ultimately don’t employ the number of people we need to create that ecosystem to support and build up the industry.”
Cynthia Bent Findlay is a freelance writer.
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Our 13th annual Top Workplaces awards are open to businesses, nonprofits and governments.
Do you love where you work? Does your business strive to be an employer of choice?
Regardless of whether you punch a clock or sit in the corner office, please take a few minutes to nominate your organization for Columbus CEO’s Top Workplaces 2025 awards program. The 13th annual effort recognizes exceptional employers based on what their own employees think.
CEO is proud to again partner with workplace research firm Energage to honor Columbus-area workplaces that stand out from the crowd. But we need your help.
Any employee, at any level of an organization, can make a nomination. The program is open to all for-profit, nonprofit and government entities with at least 50 employees in Central Ohio. Both private and public companies are eligible. Nominees do not have to be based here. Go to columbusceo.com/ nominate through Oct. 25. There is no cost to participate.
Nominees are evaluated by their employees, who are asked to complete anonymous, 25-question online surveys administered through December. Winners are determined based solely on input gathered from these short surveys, which include topics such as culture, communication, leadership, values, benefits and other metrics.
Honorees are recognized in three different size bands, so you won’t find a mom-and-pop shop going head-to-head
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Participating organizations earn valuable feedback that can inform their recruiting and retention efforts. For the winners, beyond bragging rights, they can publicly tout their win with the Top Workplaces gold emblem on signs, in marketing materials, hiring efforts and more.
This year, we recognized 85 organizations, and we’d love to honor more in 2025. Here’s a look at Columbus CEO’s Top Workplaces 2024 program by the numbers:
• Organizations invited: 2,570
• Organizations surveyed: 125
• Winners recognized: 85
• Employees invited to take the survey: 33,741
• Employee survey responses: 20,148
Next year’s winners will be recognized in the Top Workplaces supplement published in Columbus CEO in spring 2025, as well as online and at an awards reception.
Energage, which conducts Top Workplaces surveys for media outlets in 65 markets, surveyed more than 2 million employees at more than 8,000 organizations in 2022. There is no cost to submit a nomination to the program, nor is there a requirement to purchase any product or service.
For more information about participating in Top Workplaces, go to columbusceo.com/nominate or call 614-344-0320.
By Kathy Lynn Gray
Rick Milenthal and Neil Mortine aim to raise Columbus’ profile as a marketing hot spot by combining their award-winning agencies.
Can the merger of two Columbus advertising and public relations phenoms make the city burn brighter as a marketing mecca? That’s what Rick Milenthal and Neil Mortine foresee as they combine two of the region’s biggest agencies into one.
“This is an amazingly creative town, and this merger just throws gasoline on the creative bonfire,” says Mortine, CEO of Fahlgren Mortine, the nationally recognized communications company that was acquired by The Shipyard, Milenthal’s firm, in May.
While each has retained its name, the two are operating as one company to give their clients the benefits of each brand’s strengths: advertising and data analytics, in the case of The Shipyard, and public relations and digital for Fahlgren Mortine.
“Clients are interested in our integrated model, because otherwise they would have to work with several companies,” says Milenthal. “The agency business is rather fragmented today and that’s where this is a bit of pioneering, bringing it all together. That is the key.”
Both Milenthal and Mortine, and their companies, have deep roots in Columbus.
Milenthal’s name became synonymous with marketing decades ago through Hameroff/Milenthal/ Spence, later HMS Partners Ltd. The firm was the city’s largest marketing communications firm in the mid-1990s, with Milenthal’s brother, David, serving as chairman and Milenthal as executive vice president. In 2001, HMS joined with Nancy Kramer and Resource Marketing Inc. and Martin J. Beck of Lighthouse Global Network to form a new agency, 10 Worldwide. But the venture lasted less than a year amid economic challenges and disagreements among the
partners that led to litigation. An out-of-court settlement allowed Kramer to buy back Resource.
Milenthal continued to lead Ten United, which was folded into Engauge Marketing. When Engauge was acquired by advertising giant Publicis Groupe in 2013, he left to start The Shipyard, a combination of two local companies: digital marketing firm People to My Site and online-service provider Fugent.
Fahlgren Mortine was founded as Fahlgren & Associates in 1962 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. It changed its name over the years through mergers, acquisitions and sales and also moved its headquarters to Columbus. In 2003, it acquired advertising agency Lord, Sullivan & Yoder, led by Mortine, and became known as Fahlgren Mortine. By 2012, the firm had offices in four Ohio cities and six other states.
In 2018, Fahlgren Mortine was acquired for an undisclosed price by Eastport Holdings, a private equity-backed consolidator of ad agencies based in Memphis, Tennessee. Eastport sold the firm to The Shipyard in May 2024. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mortine is now vice chairman for The Shipyard and CEO of Fahlgren Mortine. Milenthal is CEO of The Shipyard, one of Adweek’s Fastest Growing Agencies in 2023.
The former rivals have long respected each other’s work.
“They’re reputable, smart, solid and trustworthy—just the best,” Milenthal says about Fahlgren Mortine, which was named the Best Mid-sized Agency by the Public Relations Society of America in 2023 and 2024.
The combined company— Milenthal shies away from the term “acquisition”—has about 400 employees, 245 clients in 35 states and $350 million in annual billings—a figure he aims to
grow to $1 billion. Besides Columbus, The Shipyard has locations in Newport Beach, Sacramento and San Diego, California, while Fahlgren Mortine and its Turner travel and lifestyle subsidiary have offices in Cleveland, Dayton, Chicago, Denver, New York City and Boise, Idaho.
Milenthal says they will consolidate Columbus offices soon, but the location remains up in the air. The Shipyard is headquartered in the Smith Brothers Hardware building north of Downtown, while Fahlgren Mortine is at Easton Town Center.
Lessons Learned
Milenthal says he began reaching out to Fahlgren Mortine through Eastport after gaining capital for growth from Alaris Equity Partners USA Inc., which in August 2023 invested $59.5 million in The Shipyard, including $42.5 million in preferred equity and a $17 million minority ownership stake. The deal included another $5.5 million for meeting performance targets.
Having learned hard lessons from the 10 Worldwide failure, Milenthal went slowly. “We cut that deal [in 2001] and then told everyone about it, and that’s why it failed,” he says. “We had the naïve point of view that these things are a financial deal and not a people deal. We lost a good deal of money and were about as dysfunctional as you could be, despite having great people. I’d never do that again.”
There were no backroom deals this time. “We cut the terms of our deal [with Eastport] in November but didn’t finish up until May,” he says. “All that time in between was spent getting the management teams together, figuring out the operating model for the people in the agencies.”
Alaris announced in May it had upped its investment in The Shipyard by $22 million “with proceeds being used to make a strategic acquisition” and had completed its performance-based $5.5 million commitment.
Tom Krouse, president and CEO of Donatos Pizza, has worked extensively with both companies. Fresh out of college, he worked at Hameroff/Milenthal and eventually had his own firm, which he sold to Fahlgren. Donatos is a past client of Fahlgren Mortine and now, The Shipyard.
Stills from the “Let’s Play” campaign for Visit California created by The Shipyard
“When I heard they were merging, I thought, ‘This is perfect!’ ” Krouse says. “The two of them together should be a real powerhouse.”
Krouse says The Shipyard’s use of technology and data has brought Donatos closer to its customers.
“When you’re charged with marketing pizza, it’s not as simple as, ‘Here’s the product,’ ” he says. “What Shipyard does really well is getting our message out to the right audience and tailoring it to the right audience.”
Jon Quinn, senior lecturer in marketing and logistics at Ohio State University and a senior marketing executive, says The Shipyard uses consumers’ online activity to deliver messaging to two to three times the typical number of targeted market segments. That significantly increases the number of consumers who react with a purchase, a download or some other action, he says. “They have a set of capabilities a lot of companies don’t have,” Quinn says. “That’s going to benefit Fahlgren’s client base.”
Both brands, he says, will be able to provide a more “soup-to-nuts” approach for prospective clients.
A still from the Ohio Lottery Commission’s “Keep It Fun” campaign by Fahlgren Mortine
Linda Thomas Brooks, CEO of the Public Relations Society of America, says that communications firms need to have increasingly sophisticated resources for clients in an era where social media plays a prominent role in PR and advertising. “It’s a great industry to be in now, because every important societal question comes down to how and what information is shared,” she says. “It’s super challenging and super exciting, and Neil and Rick have figured out how to do a lot of things very
well so that the whole is bigger than the individual parts. They’ve taken a very broad approach.”
Mike Posey, professor and program chair of public relations at Franklin University, says Fahlgren Mortine and The Shipyard have similar communications DNA. “It’s like a puzzle, and while their puzzle pieces are different shapes, they fit together,” he says.
Posey says the secret to running an independent ad or marketing firm today is authenticity. “You can bring
authenticity because you know that people from Ohio, for example, are a certain type of people,” he says. “If you’re based in Columbus, then you know people here and you have relationships with people here, which really matters.”
The cultures of both The Shipyard and Fahlgren have the same basic core, Posey says. “They care about their clients in a way that’s very authentic, in a way you don’t always see in this field.”
Both companies have been heavily involved in the community, serving on boards and providing pro bono services. One of the beneficiaries is the State of Ohio Adversity and Resilience research initiative, housed at Ohio State. SOAR’s goal is to find the root causes and risk factors of mental illness. “We support mental health in our agency, and this is a space where communications can make a difference,” Milenthal says. “We’re the storytellers for this, and we are convinced it can be transformational. Ground zero is here in Ohio.”
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Both Milenthal and Mortine have watched Columbus grow and prosper and are bullish on its future.
It’s super challenging and super exciting, and Neil and Rick have figured out how to do a lot of things very well so that the whole is bigger than the individual parts. They’ve taken a very broad approach."
Linda Thomas Brooks, CEO of the Public Relations Society of America
Milenthal grew up in Columbus, graduating from Eastmoor High School and from Ohio State University. He worked for a few years in Florida, then returned to Columbus and has been here ever since, raising three children with his wife, Karen.
Mortine grew up mostly in Newcomerstown in Tuscarawas County, 85 miles east of Columbus. He, too, graduated from Ohio State, moved away and returned to Central Ohio. He and his wife, Christine, have four children.
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“I can’t imagine being headquartered anywhere else but Columbus,” Milenthal says. “If you do the right thing, you have access to anything. The superpower for Columbus is the level of leadership here and the accessibility. There’s not a CEO I can’t call in Columbus or a political leader I can’t engage with.”
Mortine expects Columbus will continue to be known for its creative services industry, and he believes the merger will accelerate that reputation.
As Posey sees it, the merged company will enhance Columbus’ image as a place for creatives to begin and expand their careers, especially if the business grows. “It’s one more thing that will put Columbus on the map,” he says.
Kenny McDonald, president and CEO of economic development organization One Columbus, says the combined agencies can compete for clients who may not have considered them in the past. “They’re each already big in the industry, and this brings a lot of scale to their services. To see the two come together is an exclamation point on this category for the Columbus market.”
Kathy Lynn Gray is a freelance writer.
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Our 17th annual reader poll honors 83 winners and 173 runners-up who earned top marks from local professionals.
Central Ohio is fortunate to have a robust business community that spans a wide variety of industries, geographies and sizes. We’re proud once again to recognize some of these outstanding organizations through Columbus CEO’s 17th annual Best of Business awards.
Our annual reader poll recognizes local professionals’ favorite businesses and service providers, from accounting and law firms to health care facilities, education, restaurants, meeting spaces, real estate, contractors, golf courses and more. Best of Business, which launched in 2008, is CEO’s longest-running recognition program.
Our 2024 Best of Business results honor winners and runners-up in 83 categories. Readers cast ballots during the online voting period of July 1-29. Participants could vote among the slate of nominees, made up of last year’s top vote-getters and write-ins, or enter their own choice.
Results are presented by category, each of which is listed alphabetically. Runners-up are listed by the order in which they finished.
Congratulations to our 2024 Best of Business honorees.
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Large Nonprofit (annual revenue over $7 million)
Bridgeway Academy
Runners-up:
➋ Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio
➌ Mid-Ohio Food Collective
Small Nonprofit (annual revenue under $7 million)
Freedom a la Cart
Runners-up:
➋ Huckleberry House
➌ Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio
Agility Partners
Runners-up: ➋ Synota
➌ Aware
Suburb to Do Business
Hilliard Runners-up: ➋ Westerville ➌ Dublin
Ad Agency
Futurety
Runners-up:
➋ Ologie and The Shipyard/Fahlgren Mortine (tie)
➌ RevLocal
Architectural Firm
MA Design Runners-up: ➋ Moody Nolan
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Automotive Services
Germain Automotive Group
Runners-up:
➋ Roush Auto Group
➌ Byers Auto Group
Commercial Data Center
Expedient
Runners-up:
➋ Glo Fiber (formerly Horizon)
➌ Racksquared Data Centers
Energy Company
American Electric Power Company Inc.
Runners-up:
➋ Columbia Gas of Ohio
Engineering Firm
Moody Engineering
Runners-up:
➋ SMBH Inc.
➌ Burgess & Niple Inc.
Graphic Design/Branding Agency
Continental Office
Runners-up:
➋ Z Promotions
➌ ZoCo Design
HR Services
VIVO Growth Partners
Runners-up:
➋ GO-HR
➌ C&A Benefits Group
Information Technology Company
Revolution Group
Runners-up:
➋ Astute Technology Management
➌ Insight Enterprises Inc.
Insurance Brokerage
Overmyer Hall Associates
Runners-up:
➋ Insurance Agency of Ohio
➌ Hylant Insurance Company
Nationwide
Runners-up:
➋ State Farm
➌ Erie Insurance
Internet Service Provider
Spectrum
Runners-up: ➋ AT&T
➌ Verizon
Logistics Provider
U.S. Postal Service
Runners-up:
➋ UPS
➌ FedEx
Manufacturing Company
Worthington Enterprises Inc.
Runners-up:
➋ Honda Development & Manufacturing of America
➌ T. Marzetti Co.
Mobile Phone Service Provider
Verizon
Runners-up:
➋ T-Mobile/Metro by T-Mobile
➌ AT&T
Office Furniture
Continental Office
Runners-up:
➋ King Business Interiors
➌ Dupler Office
Printing Company
Atchley Graphics
Runners-up:
➋ Baesman
➌ Z Promotions
Public Relations Firm
Belle Communication
Runners-up:
➋ Krile Communications
➌ Irvin Public Relations
Sign Company
Atchley Graphics
Runners-up:
➋ Z Promotions
➌ Columbus Sign Co.
Continuing Education Offerings
Franklin University
Runners-up:
➋ Ohio State University
➌ Columbus State Community College
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Franklin University Runners-up:
➋ Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
➌ Ohio University
Private School (K-12)
Cristo Rey Columbus High School Runners-up:
➋ Columbus School for Girls
➌ Columbus Academy
Accounting Firm (fewer than 20 CPAs)
HW&Co. CPAs and Advisors
Runners-up:
➋ Whalen CPAs
➌ Alan S. Portnoy CPA
Accounting Firm (more than 20 CPAs)
Schneider Downs & Co. Inc.
Runners-up:
➋ GBQ Partners
➌ Clark Schaefer Hackett
Business Lender
KEMBA Financial Credit Union
Runners-up:
➋ Telhio Credit Union
➌ Huntington National Bank
Commercial Mortgage Lender
KEMBA Financial Credit Union
Runners-up:
➋ Telhio Credit Union
➌ Huntington National Bank
Credit Union
KEMBA Financial Credit Union
Runners-up:
➋ Telhio Credit Union
➌ BMI Federal Credit Union
Private Wealth Management Company
Libertas Wealth Management Group Inc.
Runners-up:
➋ Morgan Stanley
➌ Ameriprise Financial
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Happy Hour
Lindey’s
Runners-up:
➋ Marcella’s
➌ The Pearl
Lindey’s
Runners-up:
➋ Barcelona
Outdoor Dining
➌ Milestone 229
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Lindey’s
Place to Entertain a Client
Runners-up:
➋ Hudson 29
➌ Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse Columbus
Power Breakfast
First Watch
Runners-up:
➋ Fox in the Snow Cafe
➌ Starliner Diner
Power Lunch
Cap City Fine Diner and Bar
Runners-up:
➋ Northstar Café
➌ Lindey’s
Cooper’s Hawk
Restaurant
Runners-up:
➋ The Refectory
➌ Cap City Fine Diner and Bar
Cardiology Practice
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Heart and Vascular Center
Runners-up:
➋ OhioHealth Physician Group Heart and Vascular
➌ Mount Carmel Heart & Vascular Specialists
Dental Practice
Dental Reflections Dublin
Runners-up:
➋ Dublin Dental Care
➌ Oak Creek Dental Care
Dermatology and Skin Care
Ohio State University Dermatology
Runners-up:
➋ Signature Dermatology
➌ Central Ohio Skin & Cancer
Family Medical Practice
Central Ohio Primary Care Runners-up:
➋ OhioHealth Physician Group Primary Care
➌ Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (all locations)
Hospital/Medical Center
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital Runners-up:
➋ OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital
➌ Nationwide Children’s Hospital
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Join us for a conversation with Thomas Krouse at our November CEO Insights program. With a commitment to innovation, growth, and the brand’s core values, Tom has etched an extraordinary journey as a leader at Donatos Pizza. Krouse was named the fourth CEO in the company’s history in October 2010, after spending ten years in various marketing and growth leadership roles. He has led the brand to new heights through both traditional franchise growth and strategic partnerships that have expanded the Donatos footprint to over 460 locations in 29 states.
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Oncology Practice
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Runners-up:
➋ OhioHealth Arthur G. H. Bing, MD, Cancer Center
➌ Nationwide Children’s Hospital Oncology
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Practice
Orthopedic ONE
Runners-up: ➋ OrthoNeuro
➌ JIS Orthopedics
Physical Therapy Practice
Orthopedic ONE
Runners-up:
➋ OrthoNeuro
➌ Ohio State University Sports Medicine
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Business Law Firm
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
Runners-up:
➋ Frost Brown Todd and Ice Miller (tie)
➌ Carlile Patchen & Murphy
Family Law Firm
Einstein & Gibson LLC
Runners-up:
➋ Grossman Law Offices
➌ The Nigh Law Group
Labor & Employment Law Firm
Einstein & Gibson LLC
Runners-up:
➋ Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
➌ Frost Brown Todd
Law Firm (fewer than 50 attorneys)
Einstein & Gibson LLC
Runners-up:
➋ The Nigh Law Group
➌ Frost Brown Todd and Grossman Law Offices (tie)
Law Firm (more than 50 attorneys)
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
Runners-up:
➋ Ice Miller
➌ Isaac Wiles
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
Runners-up:
➋ Carlile Patchen & Murphy
➌ Ice Miller
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Attraction for Visitors
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Runners-up:
➋ Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
➌ Columbus Crew
Audiovisual Production Company
Mills James
Runners-up:
➋ LIVE
➌ Brainstorm Media Inc.
Caterer
Freedom a la Cart
Runners-up:
➋ Cameron Mitchell Premier Events
➌ City Barbeque Catering
Golf/Country Club
Muirfield Village Golf Club
Runners-up:
➋ Scioto Country Club
➌ New Albany Country Club
Meeting Space (conference center)
Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
Runners-up:
➋ Waters Edge Event & Conference Center
➌ The Athletic Club of Columbus
Private Golf Course
Muirfield Village Golf Club
Runners-up:
➋ The Country Club at Muirfield Village
➌ New Albany Country Club
Promotional Products Company
Artina Promotional Products
Runners-up: ➋ Z Promotions
➌ Outreach Promos
Public Golf Course
Blacklick Woods Golf Course
Runners-up:
➋ Golf Club of Dublin
➌ Raymond Memorial Golf Course and Safari Golf Club (tie)
Auto Dealer
Roush Auto Group
Runners-up:
➋ Germain Automotive Group
➌ Byers Auto Group
Executive Transportation
NetJets
Runners-up:
➋ Cardinal Transportation Ltd.
➌ Executive Car Service
Planet Fitness
Fitness Facility
Runners-up:
➋ YMCA of Central Ohio
➌ OhioHealth McConnell Heart Health Center
Florist
Connells Maple Lee Flowers & Gifts
Runners-up:
➋ 5th Ave Floral Co.
➌ Orchard Lane Flowers
Jeweler
Diamond Cellar
Runners-up:
➋ Worthington Jewelers
➌ Meyers Jewelers
Private Flight Service
NetJets
Runners-up:
➋ Lane Aviation
➌ Wheels Up
Spa/Salon
Kenneth’s Hair Salons and Day Spa Inc.
Runners-up:
➋ Woodhouse Spas
➌ Penzone Salons + Spas
Commercial Developer
Crawford Hoying
Runners-up:
➋ The New Albany Co.
➌ CASTO
Commercial Interior Design Firm
Macon Alley Ventures
Runners-up:
➋ KP Designs Group
➌ MA Design
Commercial Roofing Company
Feazel
Runners-up:
➋ Davis Roofing & Restoration
➌ Able Roofing
Custom Home Builder
3 Pillar Homes
Runners-up:
➋ P & D Builders
➌ Memmer Homes Inc.
General Contractor
CK Construction Group
Runners-up:
➋ Continental Building Co.
➌ Ruscilli Construction Co.
HVAC Company
Custom Air Conditioning and Heating Co.
Runners-up:
➋ Atlas Butler
➌ Favret Heating and Cooling
Landscaper/Nursery
Oakland Nurseries
Runners-up:
➋ Strader’s Garden Centers
➌ Hidden Creek Landscaping Inc.
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Real Estate Agency, Commercial
CASTO
Runners-up:
➋ Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
➌ CBRE
Real Estate Agency, Residential
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Runners-up:
➋ Coldwell Banker Realty
➌ Keller Williams Greater Columbus
Realty and RE/MAX (tie)
Residential/Multifamily Developer
Schottenstein Real Estate Group
Runners-up:
➋ M/I Homes Inc.
➌ Epcon Communities
Retirement Community
Friendship Village of Dublin
Runners-up:
➋ First Community Village and Ohio Living
Westminster-Thurber (tie)
➌ Worthington Christian Village
Employee Benefit Firm
WTW
Runners-up:
➋ Quantum Health Inc.
➌ HUB | HORAN
Employer (fewer than 500 employees)
KEMBA Financial Credit Union
Runners-up:
➋ BMI Federal Credit Union
➌ MA Design
Employer (more than 500 employees)
Ohio State University
Runners-up:
➋ OhioHealth
➌ Orthopedic ONE
Executive Coach Firm
Renogize Professional Coaching
Runners-up:
➋ Gallagher Consulting Group Inc.
➌ Executive Elements and ImprovEdge (tie)
Temporary Employment Agency
Acloché
Runners-up: ➋ Dawson
➌ Portfolio Creative
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Looking for legal advice? Central Ohio has an abundance of skilled attorneys in every imaginable practice area.
To help your business find the right practitioner, Columbus CEO has partnered again this year with Professional Research Services to present a directory of Top Lawyers who come highly recommended by their industry peers. This year’s compendium features 734 listings divided into 62 areas of practice.
PRS, based in Troy, Michigan, conducts peer-review surveys of licensed professionals in multiple fields, including law, medicine and real estate. PRS undertook an online survey of Central Ohio attorneys, who were asked to nominate local lawyers they view as the best in their area of practice. Attorneys on this list were screened for licensing verification, as well as infractions through applicable boards, agencies and rating services. Columbus CEO was not involved in the selection process. Attorneys cannot pay to appear in Top Lawyers.
Listings are presented alphabetically by practice area, then attorney name. Due to the size of the list, CEO was unable to independently verify attorneys’ practice areas or firm affiliations. Some attorneys are recognized in more than one area of practice.
For more information or to update an attorney listing, go to prscom.com or contact PRS marketing research director Sofia Shevin at sshevin@prscom.com.
Our list features 734 Columbus-area attorneys recognized by their legal industry peers in 62 practice areas.
ADMINISTRATIVE/ REGULATORY LAW
Thomas W. Hess Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 191 W. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-227-4260
Luther L. Liggett Jr.
Luther L. Liggett Jr., Attorney at Law 5053 Grassland Drive, Dublin 43016 614-561-2892
John H. Oberle Ice Miller LLP 250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215 614-462-2227
Terrence O’Donnell Dickinson Wright PLLC 180 E. Broad St., Suite 3400, Columbus 43215 614-744-2583
David Paragas Barnes & Thornburg LLP 41 S. High St., Suite 3300, Columbus 43215 614-628-1407
Eric J. Plinke Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 191 W. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-227-4213
Michele Shuster Mac Murray & Shuster LLP 6525 W. Campus Oval, Suite 210, New Albany 43054 614-939-9955
Kristin L. Watt Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP 52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-8398
Geoffrey E. Webster Webster & Associates Co., LPA 17 S. High St., Suite 770, Columbus 43215 614-461-1156
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
John M. Alton
John M. Alton & Co., LPA 1071 S. High St., Columbus 43206 614-221-6751
Robert E. Hanson Scherner & Hanson LLC 5151 Reed Road, Suite 205A, Columbus 43220 614-431-7200
S. Scott Haynes Haynes Kessler Myers & Postalakis 300 W. Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 100, Worthington 43085 614-892-9909
Alyson B. Miller
Miller Bahnson Law LLC 2 Miranova Place, Suite 330, Columbus 43215 614-747-6955
Daniel R. Mordarski Law Offices of Daniel R. Mordarski LLC 5 E. Long St., Suite 1100, Columbus 43215 614-221-3200
John C. Nemeth Law Office of John C. Nemeth 6166 Donegan Way, Dublin 43016 614-323-1912
William Pohlman Pohlman Mediation Services LLC 651 S. Grant Ave., Columbus 43206 614-946-8516
David W. Pryor
Pryor Mediation Services LLC
538 E. Rich St., Columbus 43215
614-754-8000
Frank A. Ray
Frank A. Ray Co., LPA P.O. Box 21444, Columbus 43221 614-223-2121
Craig Scott The Law Office of Craig Scott & Co., LPA
300 E. Broad St., Suite 190, Columbus 43215 614-227-7063
Craig P. Treneff
Treneff Cozza Law LLC
155 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 5, Westerville 43082 614-891-4230
Christopher C. Woods Woods Law & Dispute Resolution LLC 877 Pullman Way, Grandview 43212 614-361-9729
ANTITRUST LAW
Kara M. Mundy Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5669
Kenneth J. Rubin
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-5692
APPELLATE LAW
John H. Cousins IV
Grossman Law Offices
32 W. Hoster St., Suite 100, Columbus 43215 614-344-4311
Paul Giorgianni Giorgianni Law LLC 1538 Arlington Ave., Columbus 43212 614-205-5550
Gerhardt “Gage” Gosnell II
Arnold & Clifford LLP
115 W. Main St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-460-1600
L. Bradfield
Hughes Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2053
John J. Kulewicz
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5634
Eugene B. Lewis
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-334-6107
Jeffrey A. Lipps
Carpenter Lipps LLP
280 N. High St., Suite 1300, Columbus 43215
614-365-4105
Marion H. Little Jr. Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP
41 S. High St., 3500 Huntington Center, Columbus 43215
614-365-4113
Jonathan N. Olivito
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-220-0236
Anne Marie
Sferra
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-2394
Chris Trolinger
Trolinger Law Offices LLC
175 S. Third St., Suite 720, Columbus 43215
614-705-6025
Mark D. Tucker
Benesch Friedlander
Coplan & Aronoff LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 2600, Columbus 43215
614-223-9358
Jeffrey A. Yeager Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
65 E. State St., Suite 2500, Columbus 43215
614-233-5128
Denise Mirman Friedman & Mirman Co., LPA 1320 Dublin Road, Suite 101, Columbus 43215 614-412-3943
Frank A. Ray
Frank A. Ray Co., LPA P.O. Box 21444, Columbus 43221 614-223-2121
BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICE LAW
Adam J. Biehl
Bailey Cavalieri
10 W. Broad St.,
Suite 2100, Columbus 43215 614-229-3214
Andrew M. Bojko
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2100
James C. Carpenter
Isaac Wiles & Burkholder LLC 2 Miranova Place, Suite 700, Columbus 43215 614-340-7422
Christian Gonzalez Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
191 W. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43215
614-628-6921
Timothy E. Grady
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2105
James M. Groner
Bailey Cavalieri 10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215 614-229-3267
Joseph M. Patchen
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0779
James G. Ryan
Bailey Cavalieri
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215 614-229-3247
Aaron A. Seamon
Squire Patton Boggs 41 S. High St., 2000 Huntington Center, Columbus 43215 614-365-2759
David K. Stein
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-334-6105
Matthew L. Strayer
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2345
For over 55 years, Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP has provided legal excellence to businesses, families and individuals. Our team provides expert legal advice, practical options, and the utmost in attention and respect.
Steven J. Umaña
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-462-5494
John B. Weimer
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-8343
Anthony D. Weis
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5465
Nici Workman
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-8368
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS/INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
Christopher S. Baxter
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
65 E. State St., Suite 2500, Columbus 43215
614-233-5119
David A. Beck
Carpenter Lipps LLP
280 N. High St., Suite 1300, Columbus 43215
614-365-4142
Amy L. Bostic Luper Neidenthal &
Logan, LPA
1160 Dublin Road, Grandview Corporate Center, Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-229-4433
Katy Brewer Wood & Brewer LLC
705 Lakeview Plaza Blvd., Suite M, Worthington 43085 614-396-7280
John C.
Cannizzaro
Ice Miller LLP
250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215 614-462-1070
Tiffany Strelow Cobb
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-8322
Jim Coutinho
Allen Stovall Neuman & Ashton LLP
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2400, Columbus 43215 614-221-8500
Tyson A. Crist
Ice Miller LLP 250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215 614-462-2243
Ryan L. DeYoung Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA 6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017 614-602-6550
Karen E. Hamilton The Law Offices of Karen E. Hamilton
Has there been an uptick in M&A activity as predicted towards the end of 2023? Which sectors show the most growth and where do you expect growth for the second half of 2024?
Hatcher: Middle market M&A activity has remained slower than we saw during the pandemic and slightly below the levels in 2023. Through July, we have not seen the uptick in activity that had been expected for the second half of the year. BakerHostetler continues to see a steady flow of M&A activity involving private equity-backed buyers, but commentators generally say that strategic M&A activity is faring better than PE-backed M&A activity in the current environment. They also believe we will not see a material uptick in M&A activity until after the election.
What is the most important thing a company should do when sued for patent infringement?
Kirsch: Every company that is sued for patent infringement should focus on three issues immediately: (1) Companies should analyze possible indemnity claims, tender where appropriate; and analyze possible insurance claims; (2) identify the company’s primary goal in the litigation; and (3) identify the plaintiff’s goals from the litigation. Spending the time at the beginning of the
2025 S. High St., Columbus 43207 614-443-7920
John W. Kennedy
Strip Hoppers Leithart McGrath & Terlecky Co., LPA 575 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-228-6345
William B. Logan Jr. Luper Neidenthal & Logan, LPA 1160 Dublin Road, Grandview Corporate Center, Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-229-4449
Pamela N. Maggied
The Law Office of Pamela N. Maggied Co. LPA 11 E. Gay St., Suite
302, Columbus 43215 614-464-2236
Laura Nesbitt
The Nesbitt Law Firm
6037 Frantz Road, Suite 102, Dublin 43017 614-800-0262
James W. Park Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA 6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017 614-602-6550
Kenneth M. Richards Luper Neidenthal & Logan, LPA 1160 Dublin Road, Grandview Corporate Center, Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-229-4447
case to truly understand the client’s obligations and each party’s goals in the litigation can be invaluable to achieving a successful resolution.
Are there any types of IP assets that are experiencing a surge in protection and enforcement?
Kirsch: Plaintiffs and litigation funders are focusing increased attention on trade secret litigation. It is critical that trade secrets are properly documented and safeguarded, so that companies can take appropriate measures to protect and enforce them.
You devote some of your practice to affordable housing. What is the biggest challenge facing that market today?
Hatcher: The housing market generally is experiencing tremendous stress with inventories lagging far behind demand. The opportunities for advancement in this space will be with public/private partnerships like the development in the Franklinton area of Columbus where the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority is partnering with Casto and others to develop Westrich, a new $70 Mil mixed income/mixed-use project that will bring 234 units to the area. Similar projects will be necessary to ensure rents can remain affordable and increase inventory for the community.
Justin W. Ristau
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-4857
Lucas Ruffing
Lucas Ruffing Law
82 N. Franklin St., Delaware 43015
740-815-1114
Matthew T. Schaeffer
Bailey Cavalieri
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215
614-229-3289
Richard K. Stovall
Allen Stovall Neuman & Ashton LLP
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2400, Columbus 43215 614-221-8500
A.C. Strip
Strip Hoppers
Leithart McGrath & Terlecky Co., LPA
575 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-228-6345
Daniel R. Swetnam Ice Miller LLP
250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-462-2225
Myron N. Terlecky
Strip Hoppers
Leithart McGrath & Terlecky Co., LPA
575 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-228-6345
David M. Whittaker
Isaac Wiles & Burkholder LLC
2 Miranova Place, Suite 700, Columbus 43215 614-340-7431
Matthew M. Zofchak
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5484
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION
James E. Arnold
Arnold & Clifford LLP
115 W. Main St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-460-1600
Drew H. Campbell
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2319
Michael H. Carpenter
Carpenter Lipps LLP
280 N. High St., Suite 1300, Columbus 43215 614-365-4103
Damion M. Clifford
Arnold & Clifford LLP
115 W. Main St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-460-1600
James D. Curphey
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215
614-227-2047
James A. King
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2051
Marion H. Little Jr. Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP
41 S. High St., 3500 Huntington Center,
Columbus 43215
614-365-4113
Robert W. Trafford
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215
614-227-2149
COMMERCIAL LAW
Gilbert Gregory
Arenstein
Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA
6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017
614-602-6550
Robert E. Putman
Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA
6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B,
Dublin 43017
614-602-6550
CONSTRUCTION LAW
Benjamin C. Adkins
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-334-7101
Rick W. Grady
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP 52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-5455
Don Gregory
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800,
Columbus 43215
614-462-5416
Peter W. Hahn
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-220-0256
A.J. Hensel
Ice Miller LLP
250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-462-1103
Mike Madigan
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5478
Christopher L. McCloskey Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2385
Lindsay Nelson Kooperman Mentel Ferguson Yaross Ltd. 250 E. Town St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-344-4160
Thomas L. Rosenberg
Roetzel & Andress 41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 614-325-5077
Brent D. Rosenthal
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200,
Columbus 43212 614-628-0772
Douglas J. Schockman
Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff LLP 7775 Walton Parkway, Suite 200, New Albany 43054 614-221-1216
Douglas J. Segerman
Luper Neidenthal & Logan, LPA 1160 Dublin Road, Grandview Corporate Center, Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-702-7647
Doug Shevelow
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-4803
Oney Snyder
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0782
Jonathan Tyack Tyack Law Firm 536 S. High St., Columbus 43215 614-221-1342
Christopher S. Vonau Decker Vonau & Carr LLC 620 E. Broad St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-744-4145
COPYRIGHT LAW
Eric J. Estadt Carlile Patchen &
Melissa Hornik has been assisting personal injury attorneys with probate matters for 17 years until recently she took on the role of managing partner and successor at Kurgis and Associates, Co. LPA.
As she steps into the role of leading the firm she is thrilled to embrace a vision that goes beyond just securing compensation for our clients.
The motto, “I don’t get paid unless you get paid,” has always been a cornerstone of the firm and she is committed to making it more than just words on an advertisement. It’s a pledge that she will infuse with her own ethos: community involvement and compassionate counseling.
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Murphy LLP
950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0817
Jeff Knight
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-2346
CORPORATE LAW
Brian A. Basil
Murray Murphy Moul + Basil LLP 1114 Dublin Road, Columbus 43215 614-599-0404
Adam K. Brandt Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-6426
Jordan C. Butler
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0797
Dave Carroll
Bailey Cavalieri 10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215 614-229-3263
Kessia C. Cericola Cericola Legal Solutions LLC 4200 Regent St., Suite 200, Columbus 43219
614-371-4183
Erika L. Haupt
Roetzel & Andress
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215
614-723-2037
Bryan K. Hogue
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0774
John Wm. Hoppers
Strip Hoppers
Leithart McGrath & Terlecky Co., LPA 575 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-228-6345
David S. Jackson
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-4818
John J. Joseph
Joseph & Joseph & Hanna
155 W. Main St., The Waterford, Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-449-8282
Brian Kooperman Kooperman Mentel Ferguson Yaross Ltd.
250 E. Town St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-344-4804
Amy E. Kuhlman
Luper Neidenthal & Logan, LPA 1160 Dublin Road, Grandview Corporate Center, Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-827-0904
Curtis A. Loveland
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2004
Timothy E. Miller
Isaac Wiles & Burkholder LLC
2 Miranova Place, Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-220-5117
Bruce P. Paige
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-6359
Drew A. Pinta
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0765
Russell R. Rosler
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St.,
Columbus 43215
614-464-8294
James G. Ryan Bailey Cavalieri
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215
614-229-3247
Jeremy D. Siegfried Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2181
Philip B. Sineneng
Thompson Hine LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1700, Columbus 43215 614-469-3217
Ryan T. Steele Porter Wright Morris
& Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-1963
Robert J. Tannous Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-1953
Jeff Wahl
JRW Esquire Ltd. 1733 W. Lane Ave., Columbus 43221 380-239-8500
Megan E. West
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2195
Roger T. Whitaker
Luper Neidenthal & Logan, LPA 1160 Dublin Road, Grandview Corporate Center, Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-229-4422
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: NON WHITE-COLLAR
Dennis C. Belli
The Law Offices of Dennis C. Belli
536 S. High St., Floor 2, Columbus 43215 614-300-2911
Frederick D. Benton Jr. Frederick D. Benton Jr., LPA 98 Hamilton Park, Columbus 43203 614-732-4693
Mark C. Collins
Cloppert Latanick
Sauter & Washburn
225 E. Broad St., Columbus 43215 614-443-3100
Aaron R. Conrad Conrad Wood Law LLC
120 E. Main St., Suite 200, Lancaster 43130 740-277-6404
Shawn Dominy
Dominy Law Firm LLC 7716 Rivers Edge Drive, Suite B, Columbus 43235 614-717-1177
Douglas A. Funkhouser
Douglas A. Funkhouser Co., LPA 765 S. High St., Columbus 43206 614-443-5404
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Chad Kristian Hemminger
The Hemminger Law Firm LLC 470 Olde Worthington Road, Suite 200, Westerville 43082 614-636-3384
Brad Koffel
Koffel Brininger Nesbitt 1801 Watermark Drive, Suite 350, Columbus 43215 614-665-8317
Benjamin L. Luftman
Luftman, Heck & Associates LLP
601 S. High St., Suite 107, Columbus 43215 614-802-6587
Madison Mackay Joslyn Law Firm
501 S. High St.,
Columbus 43215
614-444-1900
Katherine Memsic
Soroka & Associates LLC
503 S. Front St., Suite 205, Columbus 43215
614-695-3429
Diane Menashe The Menashe Law Group LLC 1330 Dublin Road, Columbus 43215 614-221-6500
Adam Lee Nemann Nemann Law Offices LLC 35 E. Livingston Ave., Columbus 43215 614-333-6007
Will Nesbitt Koffel Brininger
Nesbitt 1801 Watermark Drive, Suite 350, Columbus 43215 614-810-7560
Steven Nolder
Steven S. Nolder, Attorney at Law 65 E. State St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-358-3598
Michael Probst Probst Law Office Inc. 1207 Grandview Ave., Suite 201, Columbus 43212 614-232-8890
Dan Sabol Sabol & Mallory Law Firm
743 S. Front St., Columbus 43206 614-300-5088
Jon J. Saia
The Law Offices of Saia, Marroco & Jensen Inc.
713 S. Front St., Columbus 43206
614-444-3036
Samuel H. Shamansky
Samuel H. Shamansky Co., LPA 523 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-242-3939
Terry Sherman
Terry Sherman Law 52 W. Whittier St., Columbus 43206 614-444-8800
David H. Thomas Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-284-2010
James Tyack
Tyack Law Firm
536 S. High St., Columbus 43215 614-221-1342
Scott P. Wood Conrad Wood Law LLC
120 E. Main St., Suite 200, Lancaster 43130 740-277-6404
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR
Bradley D. Barbin
Barbin Law Inc. 52 W. Whittier St., Columbus 43206 614-445-8416
Frederick D. Benton Jr.
Frederick D. Benton Jr., LPA 98 Hamilton Park, Columbus 43203
614-732-4693
Garrison P. Carr Decker Vonau & Carr LLC 620 E. Broad St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-744-3108
David DeVillers
Barnes & Thornburg LLP 41 S. High St., Suite 3300, Columbus 43215 614-628-1446
Douglas A. Funkhouser
Douglas A. Funkhouser Co., LPA 765 S. High St., Columbus 43206 614-443-5404
Brad Koffel Koffel Brininger Nesbitt
1801 Watermark Drive, Suite 350, Columbus 43215 614-665-8317
Todd A. Long
Eastman & Smith Ltd.
250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 280, Columbus 43215 614-564-1443
Diane Menashe The Menashe Law Group LLC 1330 Dublin Road, Columbus 43215 614-221-6500
Will Nesbitt
Koffel Brininger Nesbitt
1801 Watermark Drive, Suite 350, Columbus 43215 614-810-7560
Steve Palmer
Palmer Legal Defense
511 S. High St., Suite 100, Columbus 43215
614-224-6142
Daniel Andrew Sabol Sabol & Mallory Law Firm
743 S. Front St., Columbus 43206 614-300-5088
Karl H. Schneider
Eastman & Smith Ltd.
250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 280, Columbus 43215
614-564-1470
Samuel H. Shamansky
Samuel H. Shamansky Co., LPA
523 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-242-3939
David H. Thomas Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-284-2010
Kathryn S. Wallrabenstein
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-220-0238
ELDER LAW
Geoffrey S. Kunkler
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0806
Richard F. Meyer
R.F. Meyer & Associates
450 W. Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 380, Worthington 43085 614-407-7900
Jessica N. Roshon
Taps Sutton & Roshon LLC
400 S. Fifth St., Suite 103, Columbus 43215 614-443-8000
Keith A. Stevens
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0802
Maggie L. Sutton Taps Sutton & Roshon LLC
400 S. Fifth St., Suite 103, Columbus 43215 614-443-8000
EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW
Thomas H. Fusonie Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-8261
Stephen D. Jones
Roetzel & Andress
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 614-723-2005
John M. Kuhl Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-5646
Joseph R. Miller Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-6233
Jeremy S. Young Roetzel & Andress
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 614-723-2030
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS LAW
Matthew T. Anderson
Luper Neidenthal & Logan, LPA 1160 Dublin Road, Grandview Corporate Center, Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-229-4473
Deborah Ann Boiarsky
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2001
Greg M. Daugherty
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2005
Richard J. Helmreich
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2088
Elizabeth Howard Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-6299
Greg Mansell Mansell Law LLC
1457 S. High St., Columbus 43207 614-796-4325
Jami S. Oliver
Oliver Law Office 7240 Muirfield Drive, Suite 120, Dublin 43017 614-220-9100
Christine M. Poth Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-5612
Michael R. Reed
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
65 E. State St., Suite 2500, Columbus 43215 614-233-5165
Tom Sigmund Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5462
Scott J. Stitt
Tucker Ellis
175 S. Third St., Suite 520, Columbus 43215 614-358-9304
Wendy M. Swary Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-8299
ENERGY LAW
Ilya Batikov Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-6434
Sally W. Bloomfield
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-2368
Dylan F. Borchers
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-4914
Thomas H. Fusonie
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-8261
Kara Herrnstein
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-4908
Timothy B. McGranor Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-8205
Devin D. Parram
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-8813
Gregory D. Russell Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5468
Michael J. Settineri Vorys, Sater, Seymour and
Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5462
Sommer L. Sheely
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-8870
Dane Stinson
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-4854
Mark A. Whitt
Whitt Sturtevant LLP
88 E. Broad St., Suite 1590, Columbus 43215 614-224-3911
LAW
Luke A. Fedlam
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-1938
LAW
Robert Brubaker
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2033
Scott Doran
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5412
Joseph R. Durham Eastman & Smith Ltd.
250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 280, Columbus 43215 614-564-1442
Ryan D. Elliott
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5483
Shane A. Farolino Roetzel & Andress
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 330-849-6680
Anthony J. Giuliani Vorys, Sater,
Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-6279
Robert J. Karl
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-1925
Frank L. Merrill
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-8871
Gary L. Pasheilich Roetzel & Andress
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 614-852-4112
Christine Rideout Schirra
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-8810
Kendra S. Sherman Squire Patton Boggs 41 S. High St., 2000 Huntington Center, Columbus 43215
614-365-2726
Kristin L. Watt Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-8398
Thomas J. Addesa Artz, Dewhirst & Wheeler LLP
560 E. Town St., Columbus 43215
614-221-0944
Anthony R. Auten Grossman Law Offices
32 W. Hoster St., Suite 100, Columbus 43215 614-344-4311
Eimear M. Bahnson Miller Bahnson Law LLC
2 Miranova Place, Suite 330, Columbus 43215
614-747-6955
Jacqueline N. Baumann
Haynes Kessler Myers & Postalakis
300 W. Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 100, Worthington 43085 614-892-9909
Joanne S. Beasy
Isaac Wiles & Burkholder LLC
2 Miranova Place, Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-220-5154
Eric M. Brown
Wolinetz, Horvath & Brown LLC
250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 600, Columbus 43215
614-347-3640
Elaine S. Buck Buck & Fish Ltd.
3380 Tremont Road, Suite 110, Columbus 43221 614-538-2901
John H. Cousins IV Grossman Law Offices
32 W. Hoster St., Suite 100, Columbus 43215 614-344-4311
Ashley Dollins
Haynes Kessler Myers & Postalakis
300 W. Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 100, Worthington 43085 614-892-9909
Dianne DiNapoli Einstein Einstein & Gibson LLC 615 Copeland Mill Road, Suite 1H, Westerville 43081 614-734-0000
Jeffrey D. Fish Buck & Fish Ltd. 3380 Tremont Road, Suite 110, Columbus 43221 614-538-2901
Scott N. Friedman Friedman & Mirman Co., LPA 1320 Dublin Road, Suite 101, Columbus 43215 614-412-3943
Ashley J. Garrison
Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA
6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017 614-602-6550
Megan Gibson Einstein & Gibson LLC
615 Copeland Mill Road, Suite 1H, Westerville 43081
614-734-0000
Andrew S. Grossman Grossman Law Offices
32 W. Hoster St., Suite 100, Columbus 43215 614-344-4311
S. Scott Haynes Haynes Kessler
Myers & Postalakis
300 W. Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 100, Worthington 43085 614-892-9909
Chris Heckert
Heckert & Moreland Co. LPA
825 E. Long St., Suite 200, Columbus 43203 614-705-2457
Dennis E. Horvath
Wolinetz, Horvath & Brown LLC
250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 600, Columbus 43215 614-347-3640
Eric W. Johnson Sowald Sowald
Anderson Hawley & Johnson
400 S. Fifth St., Suite 101, Columbus 43215 380-214-3845
Jessica Goldman King
The Law Office of Jessica G. King LLC 4225 Gunston Hall, New Albany 43054 614-638-3487
Valeriya S. Kryvokolinska Friedman & Mirman Co., LPA 1320 Dublin Road, Suite 101, Columbus 43215 614-412-3943
Robert A. Letson Friedman &
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As Strategic Systems recently celebrated our 20th Anniversary, a major milestone in our company’s history, I am honored and humbled to be now leading our company through a complete digital transformation. Our founder and CEO, Sankar Mangapuram, started our company in 2004 with a vision of being one of the best and award-winning staffing companies in the area. Mission accomplished! And now, as we round out 2024 we are evolving behind the scenes in a big way. Exciting change is coming. We have evolved into a new type of organization providing value far beyond staffing. We are changing organically and through acquisition, and by attracting top talent from top to bottom. With the same passion and customer-centric focus that made strategic a top staffing firm, we are now officially a digital solutions company; one that focuses on Snowflake solutions, digital learning, Government solutions and technology services to name a few. This, along with our scale, we are uniquely positioned to disrupt several markets.
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With that growth brings the potential for unprecedented prosperity, improved equity, and stronger cultural vitality. Right now, Central Ohio governments, businesses, community organizations, and educational institutions are already planning and preparing.
In a textbook example of the Columbus Way, they’re collaborating to create solutions to the challenges of growth.
The projected population growth is no coincidence—it’s the result of the Columbus Region positioning itself as the home of the future economy, with industries like semiconductors, electric vehicles, and biotechnology being developed right here. With historic investments by companies like Intel, Honda, Amgen, and many, many more. They aren’t just creating jobs—they are creating career paths and op-
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Business and government leaders emphasize diversification and adaptation as keys to long-term success.
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★Looking at the Columbus Region today, it’s almost unfathomable to imagine how the 14th largest city in the U.S. evolved from a small farming village called Franklinton along the banks of the Scioto River. Some credit, of course, goes to Columbus’ designation as the state capital and the formation of the Ohio State University as a land grant institution.
Those developments in turn attracted other businesses and organizations—insurance, banking, research, health care, fashion, retail, logistics and more—leading to a successful local economy the Region and its residents can enjoy.
With all of the Columbus Region’s advantages and its remarkable sustained ability to attract and launch new businesses, it would have been easy to remain content with the status quo.
But one person’s status quo is another person’s stagnation. Kenny McDonald, president and CEO of One Columbus, the economic development organization for the 11-county Region, knows all too well that continued diversification is vital not only to maintaining a vital economy, but also to fostering a healthy community. “There are a couple foundational ideas that we follow,” he says. “First, our best days are ahead of us. We’re setting long-term,
big goals—and they’re both economic development goals as well as community goals—to become better and better, not just bigger and bigger.
“The second idea is, we have to be relentless about the pursuit of those goals and about diversification.”
More than ever, McDonald says, “We live in a very fast-paced, competitive world, which changes at every level. What could be counted on today maybe can’t be counted on tomorrow.
“That keeps us looking forward. We appreciate, we respect our history, but we are completely future focused. What people see when they get here, they see that focus—orange barrels, new companies, other companies coming here—we’re an example of transformation that has to occur to keep up.”
The importance of economic diversification isn’t just about the bottom line, he emphasizes. It’s about the kinds of jobs that keep the American dream alive, by allowing underrepresented groups to participate in the workforce. “It’s extraordinarily important that we continue to be persistent about generating these opportunities for the people who live here, and more pointedly, for the people who are not always at the table.
“It’s harder and harder to achieve the traditional American dream, but it’s still an aspiration, and we want to be an area where that absolutely stands true; that with a good career path, you can live a healthy and successful life, reach your potential as an individual and a family.
“But it will take a lot of hard work to maintain that.”
That’s because the industries currently in the Columbus Region are all evolving, McDonald says. “The jobs today [in those industries] may not be the same tomorrow.”
Honda is a great example, he says. The company came to Central Ohio more than 40 years ago to manufacture motorcycles and automobiles. Then in 2022, Honda announced a $4.4 billion joint venture with LG Energy Solution to produce lithium-ion batteries for its electric vehicles built in North America.
The companies plan to hire 2,200 workers at the new plant—a project that would have been almost inconceivable when Honda first set down local roots.
While McDonald and the region’s business, political and educational leaders are keeping their eye on current employers, they also are racing to attract new and emerging industries. “We are constantly using data and research to know where opportunities are. There’s a science to it,” McDonald says. “A lot of people have to do that work all the time, keeping that hand up, getting that opportunity to bring a business here.”
It wasn’t too difficult to lure medical research and drug development company Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. to the Region, thanks to the personal experience of Louise Rodino-Klapac, head of R&D and chief scientific officer at Sarepta, which is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
“I came to Columbus about 25 years ago for graduate school at OSU,” she says. “I wanted to stay in Columbus, so I went to Nationwide Children’s Hospital and met Dr. Jerry Mendell,” a pioneer in gene therapy for neuromuscular diseases.
Over the next 15 years, RodinoKlapac collaborated with Mendell to invent a gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
“Having developed those technologies, we really needed to partner with a biotech company,” she says. “We decided to partner with Sarepta.”
Rodino-Klapac already had a team of scientists in Ohio, “and I didn’t want to move to Boston. They very graciously let us stay in Columbus.”
With a good talent pool, institutions that could produce new talent for the company and the huge potential of gene therapies in health care, Sarepta launched a new facility.
“We built a huge, 85,000-squarefoot lab, the Genetic Therapies Center of Excellence,” Rodino-Klapac
“We are constantly using data and research to know where opportunities are. There’s a science to it.”
KENNY MCDONALD president and CEO, One Columbus
says. “We have over 200 employees at the Easton area facility now.”
The center is now “the heart of
Sarepta’s R&D department—its biggest site,” she says. “Our site is at the forefront of science. The work in Columbus is not secondary, but cutting edge. We’re giving recent graduates an opportunity to do research that impacts the lives of thousands of people around the world.”
Previously, she says, “There was a lot of hesitation from biotechs to come to the area, but I feel like many others have joined us.”
Sarepta aims to partner with local industries to create jobs. “We would anticipate continued growth as far our research center here,” RodinoKlapac says.
“Collaborations are really key for our success,” she says. “We’ve long been collaborating with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, but beyond that, we’re well connected with other biotechs in the region. I went to Forge Biologics and talked to the women’s leadership team there … and we’re actively engaged with One Columbus and JobsOhio Life Sciences.”
The Columbus Region has been successful in attracting industries of the future: semiconductors, electric vehicles and life sciences, with such companies as Intel, Honda, Amazon Web Services and, of course, Sarepta.
But traditional sectors—including finance, manufacturing and health care—also are adapting and growing with the help of partners, especially educational institutions like Columbus State Community College, which is deeply invested in workforce training. “Columbus is a place where you can do big things with partners,” Columbus State President David Harrison says.
“Partnerships have always been important in every role I’ve been in,” he says. “I came in with that mindset. The college was in great shape when I got here in 2010, so from that standpoint there was an immediate alignment of values.”
Harrison says college officials meet monthly with chief talent officers from numerous Central Ohio companies to keep a pulse on workforce needs. He’s particularly enthusiastic about the potential of three of the biggest recent economic developments: Intel, Amgen and the Honda-LG partnership. “For those three things to happen at the same time was huge,” he says. “For us, even more importantly, those jobs are our jobs. In each of those cases, the employers are really leaning in with us, designing pathways” for their workforces.
“The skill sets are very common. There are some unique skills that each company requires, but the baseline competencies required from employees are the same. I say that they’re all going to hire from each other.”
To answer the need for workers in automotive technology, Columbus State is embarking on a $15.6 million project to expand and modernize the auto-technology education center on its Downtown campus.
Columbus State also is working hard to address the shortage of health care workers. In 2023, the
college announced a $120 million joint venture with OhioHealth that will double the number of professionals trained in five health care fields: nursing, surgical technology, medical imaging, respiratory therapy and sterile processing. “OhioHealth is an incredible partner, but we also supply workers to Ohio State, Nationwide Children’s Hospital—and every single one is growing. In fact, their growth is limited by their workforce—and those are jobs that are in those neighbor-
hoods,” Harrison says.
In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded Columbus State a $5.7 million grant to support more than 800 advanced engineering technician students at the college, along with grant partners Marion Technical College and Central Ohio Technical College. The grant will help double the number of women enrolled in related programs, with an emphasis on engaging underserved populations. “With unprecedented
growth in the semiconductor, bioscience and clean energy industries, expanding Ohio’s engineering technology workforce will be the determining factor in sustained economic prosperity for students and families throughout the state,” Harrison says.
A $7.5 million federal grant announced in fall 2023 will enable the college to launch the National Information Technology Innovation Center, which will focus on meeting demand for IT training through credentialed technician programs.
Columbus State is the lead institution in the five-school partnership.
Columbus State also plans to create a specialized, 37-acre Career Development Center in Southeast Columbus focused on the construction trades and first responders.
“The gap that we’re really trying to work on is helping people understand these are opportunities for them—this isn’t something for somebody else,” Harrison says.
“Whether it’s young people or adults in transition, these are opportunities to change the trajectory of their lives. I don’t think there’s a limit to what we’re capable of, if we do it in a really inclusive way and do it together.”
Bus rapid transit corridors, such as the one in this rendering looking down Broad Street toward Downtown Columbus, are part of COTA’s LinkUS initiative.
Despite ongoing economic development successes, one big piece remains to be put in place for the Columbus Region to continue to prosper: transportation.
That was very obvious to Monica Téllez-Fowler when she arrived in Columbus in 2023 to work as chief operating officer of the Central Ohio Transit Authority. “When I came here, I don’t know that I was expecting to
find such a large metropolis,” says Téllez-Fowler, who was promoted to president and CEO of COTA in May 2024. “I don’t know [that] I expected to find an entertainment district, a technology district, the finance district—all the different sectors that make up a large, diverse city.
“But I was driving around and seeing a lot of surface parking lots, just empty spaces, and I was wondering, ‘Why?’ Why not more housing, why
not more filling in those spaces? And as I looked at the riding system, I realized why it’s inconvenient to use.
“Yes, the system was still getting back after the pandemic, and I realized some of the service wasn’t what it had been. But even so, looking at the city, and its transportation system, they don’t match. There’s a huge gap.”
LinkUS—a transportation plan created by the city of Columbus, the
Franklin County Board of Commissioners, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and The Columbus Partnership—aims to address that gap. The plan would expand COTA service, add bus rapid transit routes and also improve sidewalks, bike paths and trails. Funding would come from a half-percent sales tax increase that is part of a larger COTA issue on the November ballot in Franklin and parts of four other counties.
LinkUS was the reason TéllezFowler agreed to come to Central Ohio. Prior to joining COTA, she held transit leadership roles in Vancouver, Washington, and Fort Worth, Texas, so she knows having political, civic and business groups on board is “imperative to do a successful build-out.”
“I’ve really enjoyed meeting the key stakeholders and seeing how invested, how committed they were,”
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she says. “We are kind of behind in that infrastructure piece, but even so, it takes a courageous leader to say, ‘Now is the time.’
“Everything here is all centered on cars. So all of a sudden you’ve limited what jobs I can have if I don’t have a car. And there’s limitations in general: health care, educational opportunities and plain old having a social life. So making it a really more built-out city is important. It really allows that connection.”
A key aspect of the LinkUS plan is
frequent connections to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via rapid transit. The airport itself is flying toward a massive upgrade: Early in 2024, the Columbus Regional Airport Authority approved plans to build a new $2 billion terminal, to be funded through a combination of passenger user fees, parking and other airline and tenant revenue, as well as federal grants and airport revenue bonds.
Having rapid transit service to the new terminal would be a tremen-
dous improvement, Téllez-Fowler says. “My favorite thing when I’m traveling is finding rapid transit to wherever you’re going,” she says. “It makes it super simple. That’s something we have to have.”
All of these developments only happen with cooperation, which locally is well-known as “the Columbus Way.” This Regionwide spirit of cooperation among public and
private sector leaders has become the envy of many metropolitan areas outside of Ohio, McDonald says. “It’s great to have great CEO leadership, competent government leadership, a lot of extremely talented partners,” he says.
“Central Ohio has become a bit of role model,” says Steve Steinour, chairman, president and CEO of Huntington Bancshares Inc. and cochair of The Columbus Partnership. “We were nowhere in site selection, and we’ve gone on to now be one
of the best. You have to credit Les Wexner and the late John Wolfe with a lot of that, certainly in the early years of The Columbus Partnership.”
As Columbus grows, “we have an opportunity to grow with the rising tide,” Steinour says. “Huntington has been here almost 160 years. We believe corporate responsibility is not only good for the community, but fundamentally good business.
“So we’re involved in low-income housing—we make a lot of mortgages—and lots of small business loans. We have lots of local partners. As the hometown bank, we feel an obligation to do a lot for the community.
“And even better days are ahead,” Steinour says. “There may be periods where it feels like it is slowing a bit, but I’m very optimistic.”
McDonald agrees. “Ribbon-cuttings are awesome, but the most fulfilling part is going through a plant and seeing people at work because of dozens of organizations that worked together to make it happen,” he says. “We want to make it easy to start, to scale, even to build a supply chain— all right here. Whether it’s home grown, or coming to Ohio to serve part of North America. Our goal is to get a little more than our fair share.”
The key is continued aggressive pursuit of new opportunities for growth. “Like everything in life, the more you prepare, the harder you work, the more likely you’ll succeed,” McDonald says. “But you have to have your head up, keep looking over the horizon.”
“As the overall economy slows a bit, it’s even more important for The Columbus Partnership and One Columbus to be very dynamic,” Stei-
nour says. “As companies in other regions tighten up, I believe this is a ‘go’ moment, to go against the tide. I think it will pay dividends for years and years to come, by playing offense as opposed to defense.”
“The things we’re doing currently, they don’t guarantee our future,” McDonald says. “But they really do provide the opportunity to compete with anyone in the world.”
Tim Feran is a freelance writer.
New businesses generate jobs and tax revenue for their own communities, but the positive impacts often extend beyond city limits.
By Laura Newpoff
★Economic development is often cause for celebration, with ribbon-cuttings, media coverage and new jobs for local communities. But its worth extends well beyond the walls of a specific project.
Such development has a broad set of benefits that create opportunities for people and communities, says
Kenny McDonald, president and CEO of One Columbus. It allows people to find high-paying jobs and build wealth and financial stability. It allows communities to have the funding they need to build roads, bridges, sewers, high-speed broadband, trails and parks. It reduces unemployment and poverty levels and helps money flow into small businesses when employees spend money.
McDonald has been the region’s
top economic development official since 2010, when The Columbus Partnership’s Alex Fischer recruited him to run One Columbus, then called Columbus 2020. Greater Columbus has experienced sharp growth since then, adding more than 199,332 jobs, $45 billion in capital investment and a 58 percent increase in per capita income, according to One Columbus.
McDonald says now is the most
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fascinating time to be in economic development in generations. Intel’s historic $28 billion chip factory investment in Licking County, Amgen’s $365 million manufacturing facility in New Albany and Amazon’s $7.8 billion master plan to build data centers are just some of the projects that have earned the Region a new nickname: the Silicon Heartland. Undergirding this activity is federal legislation—the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Infla-
tion Reduction Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act; the rebuilding of global supply chains following the COVID-19 pandemic; and economic vibrancy among the automotive, food, semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries.
“We’ve been directly part of that because of our manufacturing prowess in addition to our [central] geographic location,” McDonald says. “There’s a flood of foreign investment coming in because they
see the U.S. economy as a safe place to invest. [The activity] has been nonstop since right after the pandemic.”
As this local prosperity continues, regional leaders are focused on equitable growth and using the tax revenue these projects bring to their communities to improve the quality of life for residents.
Here’s a look at how several cities and organizations are working to ensure today’s development efforts
reap rewards that continue well into the future.
As more companies decide to call Central Ohio home and the population continues to grow, it’s important that economic development leads to better infrastructure. This includes learning from past mistakes, such as when minority neighborhoods became isolated from other communities when the nation’s highways
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were built in the 1950s. “That had the unintended consequence of destroying neighborhoods, and we can do things differently now,” McDonald says. “We have the data and insights available to us to be intentional about this kind of growth so the next generation of our economy can be inclusive and benefit more people.”
William Murdock, executive director of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, says as the region grows bigger, it should grow better—and infrastructure is a big part of that. Several projects are underway to improve and expand roads and add transit options so more people can more easily get to jobs as they are created, he says. This includes widening state Route 161 from Interstate 270 to U.S. Route 62 to accommodate Intel-related job growth.
There’s also the Central Ohio Transit Authority’s LinkUS initiative in collaboration with the city of Columbus, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, MORPC and the Partnership. The effort aims to modernize and expand the bus system, add bus rapid transit and invest in sidewalks, bikeways and trails throughout the region to connect communities and increase oppor-
“A region that’s vibrant is one that gives folks access to housing, jobs and amenities, and building out infrastructure gives people options.”
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tunity for residents. A November 2024 ballot issue in part asks voters in Franklin and parts of four other counties to increase the current local sales tax devoted to COTA from a half-percent to 1 percent.
Meanwhile, there’s still hope that passenger rail will become a reality in Central Ohio. The Federal Railroad Administration has approved two applications for the Region to be part of the Corridor Identification and Development Program. Each application will provide $500,000 that will be used to develop a comprehensive plan to expand passenger rail service, which includes a
Cleveland-Columbus-Cincinnati-Dayton corridor and a Chicago-Fort Wayne-Columbus-Pittsburgh route.
“A region that’s vibrant is one that gives folks access to housing, jobs and amenities, and building out infrastructure gives people options,” Murdock says. “If you have real transit, you’re giving people the option to get around, and passenger rail opens up a new opportunity. Not just for people who don’t want to drive, but for people who can’t or those who can’t afford it. This will improve residents’ quality of life and be an asset to our workforce, which directly benefits the business community. The regions we’re already competing with for workforce and talent already have these options. We need to add them so we can better compete.”
Economic development increases tax revenue. When a company hires employees, they pay income tax to the municipality where they work. Cities use this money to fund infrastructure improvements, public health and public safety. Businesses also pay property taxes, which in Ohio is
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“Economic development is about creating jobs, but it’s also about building communities.”
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the primary funding mechanism for schools. In cases where a company receives a property tax abatement as an incentive, often it will make a “payment in lieu of taxes” contribution to the local school district.
The importance of a growing income tax base can’t be overstated because these tax dollars are cities’ and villages’ primary source of revenue, says Matt McCollister, executive vice president of One Columbus. Workers also generate sales tax revenue when they spend money at lunch, shop at a local store or fill up their gas tank to get home from work. “So, while they are not paying a percent of their income tax to the county, there is a percent of the dollars they spend in the community that goes back to the county so it can fund the sheriff’s department and many other support services,” he says. “It’s more of an indirect impact, but it’s significant.”
The impact of these large corporate projects is ongoing, he says. While the initial impact may be limited to the construction workers who build the facilities, those facilities eventually will be occupied by workers who will generate income and sales tax revenue for years to come. “It has a cumulative effect,” McCollister says. “The projects keep presenting funding opportunities for cities, counties and villages on an ongoing basis.”
The revenue generated from economic development allows cities to offer residents and businesses vital services, including street maintenance, snow removal and public safety. This has a long-term impact on residents’ quality of life.
“By attracting diverse businesses that have a growth mindset, we create a dependable and sustainable funding source so we can provide high-quality municipal services and execute on capital improvement projects,” says Dublin Mayor Chris Amorose Groomes.
This includes dozens of projects each year that enhance the entire region, such as the Dublin Link pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Scioto River, a growing parks and multiuse path system, and transportation improvements like a new I-270 overpass that aims to reduce Sawmill Road traffic volume.
Dublin also has partnered with altafiber to build a next-generation, high-speed fiber network that will
extend into every city residence. The “Fiber to Every Home Project” is underway and will be constructed in phases over the next three years.
“Our goal is to be the most connected, resilient and sustainable community, and economic development is a big piece of that. We want to participate on a global scale,” Groomes says. “Economic development is about creating jobs, but it’s also about building communities. A city is a calculation of square miles and your population—and your network of interconnected people. Business thrives, people thrive, and economic development thrives when that’s the outcome: a group of interconnected people.”
Gahanna Mayor Laurie Jadwin believes an important factor in attracting economic development is to offer a strong quality of life for people who want to live, work and play in the community. That includes ensuring safety for residents, businesses and visitors; maintaining safe and efficient roadways; providing accessible parks and engaging recreation programs and events; and offering affordable and diverse housing options.
Like many other communities in the Columbus Region, Gahanna has had to tackle those challenges while utilizing limited revenue effectively and efficiently to deliver maximum impact for residents.
For more than four decades, Gahanna operated with a 1.5 percent income tax rate, which eventually hampered the city’s ability to maintain critical infrastructure and invest in amenities. In May 2019, following a resident-led initiative, Gahanna voters overwhelmingly approved raising the income tax to 2.5 percent; 75 percent of the new revenue is expressly dedicated to fund capital improvement projects and equipment. That increase, combined with the city’s significant economic growth over the past three years, is enabling Gahanna to begin addressing a backlog of projects, such as rebuilding roads and sidewalks, replacing four playgrounds, adding
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a new splash pad to the community pool and investing in critical equipment for police officers.
Another notable project is the expansion of the city’s trail system, which includes completion of the final section of the Big Walnut Trail that will connect Gahanna to Columbus and Whitehall, and a new “Link to Literacy” trail that will provide a safe path for pedestrians from North Hamilton Road near the new Gahanna Lincoln High School to the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s new Gahanna branch and the Creekside District.
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to efficiently serve residents. “During the last three years, we began to work on identifying a long-term plan for addressing long-deferred facility challenges that included a deteriorating police headquarters, a City Hall that no longer met operational needs and a community demand for more indoor recreational programming space,” Jadwin says. “We were able to purchase an existing facility, 825 Tech Center Drive, and are now in the process of repurposing that building to be the future home of the Gahanna Division of Police, Gahanna Senior Center and Gahanna City Hall. Not only are we addressing three facility needs in one through a sustainable, cost-effective approach that saves millions of dollars, but we also will have a building that will position us to deliver high-quality, modern-day services to our citizens for generations to come.”
As the Region continues to grow, it’s important that it grows responsibly, and this includes aligning efforts with the Columbus Housing Strategy, says Mike Stevens, the city’s development department director. Central Ohio’s housing supply isn’t keeping up with population growth, and if current building patterns
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continue, demand will eclipse supply by 2030.
The strategy encourages constructing more housing of all kinds—market-rate, workforce and affordable; investing in additional affordable housing; preserving existing affordability and protecting residents from evictions and displacement; and including low-income residents and people of color by cultivating economically diverse neighborhoods. “We need to take a regional approach to the crisis,” Stevens says. “There’s a strategy in place to invest in more housing and encourage more housing gets built, with a focus on making sure it is [as] inclusive as possible. When you look at economic development success, we need to look at housing as
infrastructure, just like we do with roads and sewers.”
One step toward that goal occurred in July 2024, when Columbus City Council voted to overhaul the zoning code to allow higher-density development in some parts of the city—a move that is expected to improve access to affordable housing for residents.
“The growing pains we’re experiencing aren’t unique to Columbus, but how we respond can be,” Stevens says. “We talk with other communities that are experiencing growth, and what we hear is how surprised they are at the different things we’re doing: the zoning code update, LinkUS, investments in infrastructure, and putting the tools in place to encourage more investment in housing and offset increases in costs. Columbus and the Region are leading on these efforts. Our approach is going to set us apart and make us successful as we continue to offer economic opportunity to our residents.”
Laura Newpoff is a freelance writer.
Chris Schastok of CBRE discusses why the Columbus Region stands out from other markets and how One Columbus and its partners are working to keep the momentum going.
By Andrew King
★In large, competitive metro areas like the Columbus Region, development doesn’t happen by accident. It requires careful planning, proactive research and analysis, and a coordinated effort to attract major industry players.
As One Columbus works to attract companies to the Region or assists existing organizations with
a relocation or expansion, one of the services in its portfolio is site selection assistance. One Columbus staff members can work with commercial real estate experts to provide research, analysis and site tours to find a suitable home for a new project.
Chris Schastok is executive vice president in the Advisory & Transaction Services practice at CBRE, a commercial real estate services and investment firm. Schastok works as
a site selection consultant and advises companies that are considering locations in the Columbus Region.
As Schastok has worked with One Columbus, he’s seen the Region expand and evolve to attract new industries and corporate partners. Here, he discusses the ever-changing business landscape, what separates the Columbus Region from other growing cities and what the future holds.
What makes site selection such an integral part of the development process?
It’s really not site selection, it’s site elimination. It’s going through the due diligence to de-risk what, in some cases, can be very large capital and corporate investment decisions that have great ramifications on a business’s operations. Taking the time to synthesize and understand all of the information before you so that a strategic decision can be made is critically important and, frankly, why the industry exists. What we do is about adding and creating value for our client.
What distinguishes One Columbus from other economic development organizations you have worked with?
It’s the leadership team and the legacy knowledge within the organization. While the team at One Columbus has shifted and changed, the entire organization has had a pretty awesome foundation of industry
professionals and a lot of legacy expertise around the field of economic development.
Economic development and site selection are a niche industry. You don’t go to school for this. There’s no degree given in economic development or site selection. It’s a learned industry and a learned business. What I think is remarkable about One Columbus—and one of the reasons it’s very often viewed as one of the preeminent economic development agencies in the entire country—is the leadership team that’s there, and the empowerment given to the team to do the work. When you put that all together, it truly presents one Columbus, in the sense that everyone seems to be marching in the same direction. Helping companies big and small grow is a shared mission, and one that they’ve been incredibly successful with.
How does the Columbus Region’s infrastructure support the needs of businesses
in emerging industries such as semiconductors, electric vehicles and life sciences?
I think that question warrants a slight look back in time.
In the last five years, the Columbus Region has secured over 25,000 net new jobs and around $35 billion in total capital. In the 11-county Region, there’s been almost $500 million in infrastructure investments made in addition to the capital investment associated with the project announcements. That foresight is what helps the legacy industry and evolving industries such as semiconductors, EV and life sciences continue to look at the Region. There have been investments in utility infrastructure, fiber and roads across the entire Region, not just in the hot, growing areas, that have paved the way for continued growth. And then you have the airport improvements and connectivity, which has the potential to really elevate Central Ohio.
The reality is that most regions in the U.S. are currently grappling
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with how to tackle extreme growth, especially as it relates to power generation; however, this Region, as a whole, in the last five years has taken great strides to provide an environment to support future projects.
What advantages does the Columbus Region offer in terms of workforce availability and talent attraction?
You have the Ohio State University sitting in Columbus with 60,000-plus students, and it is such a magnet for attracting talent. And it’s not just undergrad, but also the related Ph.D. programs, with emphasis on R&D, and the future of technology.
There are also other schools like Franklin University, Denison University, Wittenberg and smaller schools, coupled with a diverse industry set in Columbus with the existing automotive, finance and retail giants with significant operations. It’s a fertile breeding ground for attracting the next generation of diverse talent.
In your experience, how does the collaboration between One Columbus and local government entities benefit potential investors and businesses?
When you have an organization like
One Columbus that is so respected and has such great buy-in at the corporate and community level, that’s your recipe for success. Regionalism in economic development continues to be a great model.
There are a lot of areas around the country that would look at Columbus with great envy given the cohesive unit that the Region seems to be.
What feedback have you received from clients or businesses that have relocated to or expanded in the Columbus Region?
They’re really impressed and energized by the support that One Columbus and also JobsOhio have provided around solving workforce-related matters. But the big piece is also connectivity.
A lot of companies—especially newcomers to the market—have really, really benefited from One Columbus being able to help them integrate, get established and connected with the right business leaders in order to link in with the community where they operate. Within this 11-county Region, there are a lot of city organizations and county government, but it feels like you have one team for the Region, regardless of what their business card says.
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“There’s no degree given in economic development or site selection. It’s a learned industry and a learned business.”
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What has helped contribute to the influx of tech development on the east side of Central Ohio? Does there seem to be a concerted effort to attract that type of development? I think the goal was to create an ecosystem. How do you create the ecosystem? You’ve got to set the table. How do you set the table? Infrastructure; sites; having the prepared labor force; partnering with Ohio State; partnering with Columbus State Community College; helping to create pathways for student populations as early as K-12 and starting to look at advanced manufacturing as a career.
That requires a lot of investment and focus on infrastructure. So I think, in the world in which we live in 2024, projects that are technology-related and chip-related, these are industries of the day and the future. We can all collectively agree, this was not the conversation we were having 25 years ago. I think Columbus, as well as other regions in the country, are now seeing the fruit that is being born from decisions that were made many years prior.
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★With a population of 2.3 million people and growing, the Columbus Region is a vibrant metropolitan area whose business community is experiencing significant change and growth. The 11-county Region boasts a diverse array of industries, including biotechnology, automotive, financial services, insurance, logistics, retail, restaurants and many more. The area is home to numerous colleges and universities that serve all types of learners,
from small liberal arts schools and community colleges to the R1 research power of the Ohio State University. From family-owned shops to Fortune 100 corporations, all types of enterprise thrive here. Innovation and a communitywide spirit of cooperation set the Columbus Region apart, creating and nurturing an environment where businesses and residents can prosper.
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Downtown Delaware is home to numerous businesses.
Population
231,636
Median age 40.2
Percentage of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher 60.6%
Projected population growth 2021-2050 80.17%
County Seat City of Delaware
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DELAWARE COUNTY offers thriving residential and business communities and puts a high priority on education. Well over half of the county’s residents have a bachelor’s degree, and it is home to three institutions of higher education: Columbus State Community College (Delaware Campus), Methodist Theological School in Ohio and Ohio Wesleyan University. Despite its inland location 25 miles north of Downtown Columbus, it has 140 miles of shoreline along its rivers, lakes and reservoirs—the most of any county in the state.
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AS THE FOURTHfastest-growing county in Ohio over the past decade, Fairfield County offers a variety of amenities for both businesses and residents. More than 3,000 companies are located amid a wide range of surroundings, both metropolitan and rural. There are more than 5,000 acres of parkland and preserves, as well as a portion of the scenic Hocking Hills region. The county has a rich history in farming, as well as manufacturing.
Population
1,326,063
Median age 34.9
Percentage of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher 45.0%
Projected population growth 2021-2050 26.07%
County Seat City of Columbus
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FRANKLIN COUNTY is at the epicenter of the state. Ohio’s capital city, Columbus, is located in Franklin County, creating a robust economic environment and a strong political center. The county boasts many thriving businesses, outstanding educational institutions and strong public-private sector alliances. Capitalizing on its reputation as a tech hub, Franklin County attracts emerging industries, renowned researchers, entrepreneurs, millennial talent and forward-thinking leaders.
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KNOX COUNTY offers a rural lifestyle and some of the most beautiful landscape views in Ohio, while being deeply connected to the Columbus metropolitan area. The county seat, Mount Vernon, is the largest city and is surrounded by developmentminded communities. Knox County values education, with highly ranked schools and higher education institutions, including Kenyon College in Gambier and Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
Population 183,201
Median age 40.8
Median household income $80,071
Percentage of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher 32.2%
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LICKING COUNTY offers a high quality of life and low cost of living. For many, it’s an ideal mix of small-town charm and big-city benefits. The strong infrastructure, available land and incentives for new and growing businesses encourage economic growth. Three universities (including the private, liberal-arts-focused Denison University), two technical schools and more than 20 public and private schools help to create a diverse and talented workforce. Intel is investing more than $28 billion to build two new semiconductor factories here in the New Albany International Business Park.
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Population 46,057
Median age 43.1
Median household income
$70,350
Percentage of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher 20.0%
County Seat City of Bellefontaine
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HOME TO THRIVING communities such as Indian Lake, West Liberty and Bellefontaine, Logan County is 60 minutes from Downtown Columbus. Industry is expanding and continues to invest in the local economy; nearly 10,000 people commute to work here daily. The county is home to Campbell Hill, the highest point in Ohio, as well as Transportation Research Center Inc., which is the largest independent vehicle test facility and proving ground in the country.
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Population 44,602
Median age 41.4
Percentage of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher 22.6%
Projected population growth 2021-2050 30.86%
County Seat City of London
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MADISON COUNTY OFFERS A rich combination of agricultural heritage, a growing business sector and a strong sense of community. With 88 percent of its land operated as farms, the county ranks fourth in Ohio for both corn and soybean production. It’s also home to strong local school districts and successful companies in a variety of industries.
Population 64,851
Median age 41.6
Median household income
$56,660
Percentage of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher 15.0%
County Seat City of Marion
Notable Employer Yachiyo
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MARION COUNTY is an innovative, evolving community that prides itself on workforce development. With a collaborative business environment and numerous educational offerings, including RAMTEC Ohio, an industry leader in robotics and advanced manufacturing certifications, the county has proven itself to be a place where both companies and families can thrive.
MORROW COUNTY continues to strengthen its employment and economic base with both local companies and nationally known businesses. Its small-town atmosphere, colorful history and strong manufacturing presence all contribute to its growth. The county is home to global employers such as Dollar Tree Inc. and Cardington Yutaka Technologies Inc., as well as homegrown brands like Lubrication Specialties Inc.
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Median age 40.6
Percentage of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher 21.7%
Projected population growth 2021-2050 34.62%
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1,200+ households assisted through housing stability and 5,900 individuals experiencing homelessness assisted with emergency shelter services
County Seat City of Circleville
Notable Employer
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WITH A POPULATION of more than 61,000 people, Pickaway County is projected to grow by more than 16,000 residents by the year 2030. The area has rural charm but also boasts the comforts that come from being part of the Columbus metropolitan area. Pickaway County has well-developed transportation and utility infrastructure systems that can accommodate most industrial and business needs.
Population 69,637
Median age 38.5
Median household income $102,950
Projected population growth 2021-2050 48.84%
County Seat City of Marysville
Notable Employer Nestlé
UNION COUNTY IS THE second-fastest-growing county in Ohio, and its officials place a strong emphasis on economic diversification and vitality. The county offers many business advantages, including a diverse and highly skilled workforce, a growing population, and low costs of living and doing business. Workers and residents also enjoy direct access to surrounding metro areas.
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614-220-0220
Jennifer M.
Nelson Carney
Epstein Becker & Green PC
250 West St., Suite 300, Columbus 43215
614-872-2430
Eric J. Plinke
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
191 W. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43215
614-227-4213
Rebecca Roderer
Price
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5411
Lisa Pierce Reisz
Epstein Becker & Green PC
250 West St., Suite 300, Columbus 43215 614-872-2440
Suzanne J. Scrutton
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-8313
Brandon M. Smith
Graff & McGovern, LPA
604 E. Rich St., Columbus 43215
614-228-5800
Nancy Brigner
Waite
Ice Miller LLP
250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-462-5015
David S. Bloomfield Sr. Bloomfield & Kempf LLC 1880 MacKenzie Drive, Suite 209, Columbus 43220
614-224-9221
Kessia C. Cericola Cericola Legal Solutions LLC
4200 Regent St., Suite 200, Columbus 43219 614-371-4183
Robert H. Cohen
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2066
David W. Cook Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5459
Robert A. Harris
Vorys, Sater,
Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-8373
David Janklow
Frost Brown Todd LLP
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2300, Columbus 43215
614-559-7283
Sachiyo Isoda
Peterson
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-6499
Ken Robinson
Ice Miller LLP
250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-462-2280
Gus M. Shihab
The Law Firm of Shihab & Associates
65 E. State St., Suite 1550, Columbus 43215
614-412-4850
L. Robert Thaxton
Thaxton Law Offices Co., LPA
490 City Park Ave., Columbus 43215
614-233-5833
Payam Yazdani Yazdani Law LLC
175 S. Third St., Suite 1010, Columbus 43215
614-961-4414
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW
Craig R. Auge
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5684
Jason C. Elvers
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5490
Jeff Knight
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-2346
Christine Margaret Duraney The Cincinnati Insurance Co. 250 W. Old Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 265, Worthington 43085 614-716-0984
Mark A. Glumac Bailey Cavalieri 10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215 614-229-3261
David A. Goldstein
John L. Landolfi
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-8390
INSURANCE LAW
Dan A. Bailey
Bailey Cavalieri
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215 614-229-3213
Mary Barley-McBride
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC
10 W. Broad St., Suite 1950, Columbus 43215 614-258-5706
Matthew S. Brown
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0877
David A. Goldstein Co., LPA 511 S. High St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-222-1889
Darius N. Kandawalla
Bailey Cavalieri 10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215 614-229-3255
Keith A. Little
Bailey Cavalieri 10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215 614-229-3264
David W. Orlandini Collins, Roche, Utley & Garner LLC 655 Metro Place S., Suite 200, Dublin 43017 614-652-5505
Anne Marie Sferra
Bricker Graydon LLP 100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2394
Todd Zimmerman Rohrbacher Trimble & Zimmerman Co. LPA Getty Images
470 Olde
Worthington Road, Suite 430, Westerville 43082
614-726-3080
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PATENT LAW
Craig R. Auge
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5684
Steve Barsotti
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-462-5458
Leon D Bass Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-431-2277
Eric J. Estadt
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0817
Todd A. Fichtenberg TAF Legal LLC 1554 Polaris Parkway, Suite 325, Columbus 43240 614-531-3310
Michael J. Gallagher Luper Neidenthal & Logan, LPA
1160 Dublin Road, Grandview Corporate Center, Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-459-7769
Christopher P. Gordon
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2300
Brigid E. Heid
Eastman & Smith Ltd.
250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 280, Columbus 43215 614-564-1473
James L. Kwak Standley Law Group LLP
6300 Riverside Drive, Dublin 43017 614-792-5555
T. Earl LeVere
Ice Miller LLP
250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215 614-462-1095
Christen M. Shore Shore IP Law 8861 Cruden Bay Court, Dublin 43017 614-282-1801
Adam J. Smith Standley Law Group LLP 6300 Riverside Drive, Dublin 43017 614-792-5555
Rachel Smoot Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-260-6051
Jeffrey S. Standley Standley Law Group LLP
6300 Riverside Drive, Dublin 43017 614-792-5555
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
Katja Garvey Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2069
Vinita Mehra Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter 65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-255-5508
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Heather Renée Adams
Roetzel & Andress 41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 312-241-9991
Benjamin S. Albrecht Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff LLP 7775 Walton Parkway, Suite 200, New Albany 43054 614-221-1216
Kyle T. Anderson Luper Neidenthal & Logan, LPA 1160 Dublin Road, Grandview Corporate Center, Suite 400,
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Columbus 43215
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Krantz LLP
David Ball
Rosenberg & Ball Co., LPA
205 S. Prospect St., Granville 43023 614-316-8222
Brad E. Bennett
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-4849
Paul L. Bittner
Ice Miller LLP
250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-462-2228
Daniel Bryant
Bryant Legal 4400 N. High St., Suite 310, Columbus 43220 614-683-4271
Erin E. Butcher
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2303
Daniel J. Clark
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-6436
10 W. Broad St., One Columbus Center, Suite 2500, Columbus 43215 614-427-5750
Bob DeRose
Barkan Meizlish DeRose Cox LLP
4200 Regent St., Suite 210, Columbus 43219 614-221-4221
Jonathan J. Downes
Zashin & Rich 17 S. High St., Suite 900, Columbus 43215 614-224-4411
Daniel T. Downey Fishel Downey
Albrecht & Riepenhoff LLP 7775 Walton Parkway, Suite 200, New Albany 43054 614-221-1216
Brendan Feheley Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5482
Edward R. Forman
Marshall Forman & Schlein LLC
Suite 220, Dublin 43017 614-305-7754
Frederick M. Gittes
The Gittes Law Group 723 Oak St., Columbus 43205 614-222-4735
Kevin E. Griffith Littler Mendelson PC
41 S. High St., Suite 3250, Columbus 43215 614-582-3550
Robert A. Harris
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-8373
Brigid E. Heid
Eastman & Smith Ltd.
250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 280, Columbus 43215 614-564-1473
Sara H. Jodka
Dickinson Wright PLLC 180 E. Broad St., Suite 3400, Columbus 43215 614-744-2943
Marie-Joëlle C. Khouzam
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2311
Laren Knoll The Knoll Law Firm LLC
7240 Muirfield Drive, Suite 120, Dublin 43017 614-372-8890
Mark A. Knueve Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-6387
Pamela S. Krivda
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-334-6159
Samuel Lillard Ogletree Deakins
88 E. Broad St., Key Bank Building, Suite 2025, Columbus 43215 614-494-0411
John S. Marshall
Marshall Forman & Schlein LLC
Stefanie Lynn Coe
Arnold & Clifford LLP 115 W. Main St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-460-1600
Danielle Crane
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5444
Samir B. Dahman
Kohrman Jackson &
250 S. Civic Center Drive, Suite 480, Columbus 43215 614-463-9790
Peter Friedmann
The Friedmann Firm LLC
3740 Ridge Mill Drive, Hilliard 43026 614-610-9756
Judith E. Galeano Mowery Youell & Galeano Ltd.
485 Metro Place S.,
David A. Kadela Littler Mendelson PC 41 S. High St., Suite 3250, Columbus 43215 614-463-4211
David S. Kessler
Haynes Kessler Myers & Postalakis
300 W. Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 100, Worthington 43085 614-892-9909
250 S. Civic Center Drive, Suite 480, Columbus 43215 614-463-9790
Natalie M. McLaughlin
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-5452
Thomas M. Metzger
Littler Mendelson PC
41 S. High St.,
Suite 3250, Columbus 43215 614-463-4201
Alicia Nesline
Shaw
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0835
Angelique Paul Newcomb
Littler Mendelson PC
41 S. High St., Suite 3250, Columbus 43215 614-463-4246
William A. Nolan
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 3300, Columbus 43215 614-628-1401
Jami S. Oliver
Oliver Law Office 7240 Muirfield Drive, Suite 120, Dublin 43017 614-220-9100
James G. Petrie
Epstein Becker & Green PC 250 West St., Suite 300, Columbus 43215 614-872-2420
Stephen P. Postalakis
Haynes Kessler
Myers & Postalakis
300 W. Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 100, Worthington 43085 614-892-9909
Robert M. Robenalt
Fisher & Phillips LLP 250 West St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-453-7611
Rachel Sabo Friedmann
The Friedmann Firm LLC
3740 Ridge Mill Drive, Hilliard 43026 614-610-9757
Michael T. Short
Littler Mendelson PC
41 S. High St., Suite 3250, Columbus 43215 614-463-4226
Abigail M. Thederahn Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-334-6122
Janica Pierce
Tucker Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-221-2007
LAND USE & ZONING
Catherine A. Cunningham Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5486
David Hodge
Underhill & Hodge LLC 8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260, New Albany 43054 614-335-9320
Bruce A. Moore
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 2495, Columbus 43215 614-917-1952
Jill S. Tangeman
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5608
Aaron Underhill
Underhill & Hodge LLC
8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260, New Albany 43054 614-335-9320
Jeremy S. Young
Roetzel & Andress
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 614-723-2030
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Andrew Mills
Holford
Johrendt & Holford
250 E. Broad St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-464-0082
Charles J. Kettlewell
Charles J. Kettlewell LLC
445 Hutchinson Ave., Suite 830, Columbus 43235 614-436-2750
Paul-Michael
La Fayette
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP
65 E. State St., Suite 2550, Columbus 43215 614-683-8471
Theodore P. Mattis
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-6468
Gerald J. Todaro
Arnold Todaro Welch & Foliano 2075 Marble
Cliff Office Park, Columbus 43215 614-324-4510
Chris Weber
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-440-2632
LITIGATIONANTITRUST
Alycia N. Broz
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-5481
Robert Cohen
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5492
Kara M. Mundy Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-5669
James A. Wilson
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5606
LITIGATIONBANKING AND FINANCE
Jeff Madison Park Street Law Group
612 Park St., Suite 300, Columbus 43215 614-299-3000
Dennis Morrison
Park Street
Law Group
612 Park St., Suite
300, Columbus 43215
614-569-4950
LITIGATIONCOMMERCIAL
James D. Abrams
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-334-6162
James E. Arnold
Arnold & Clifford LLP
115 W. Main St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215
614-460-1600
Alycia N. Broz
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5481
David J. Butler
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-334-6167
Michael H. Carpenter Carpenter Lipps LLP
280 N. High St., Suite 1300, Columbus 43215
614-365-4103
Damion M. Clifford
Arnold & Clifford LLP
115 W. Main St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215
614-460-1600
Jonathan P. Corwin
Arnold & Clifford LLP
115 W. Main St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215
614-460-1600
Samir B. Dahman
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP 10 W. Broad St., One Columbus Center, Suite 2500, Columbus 43215
614-427-5750
Ryan L. DeYoung
Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA
6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017
614-602-6550
Kate Connor Ferguson Kooperman Mentel Ferguson Yaross Ltd.
250 E. Town St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-344-4840
Loriann E. Fuhrer
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-774-6127
Ashley J. Garrison Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA
6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017
614-602-6550
A.J. Hensel
Ice Miller LLP
250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-462-1103
Marc J. Kessler
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-220-0237
James A. King
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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115 W. Main St., 4th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 460-1600 www.arnlaw.com
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2051
Damien C. Kitte
Arnold & Clifford LLP
115 W. Main St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-460-1600
Paul Leithart II
Strip Hoppers
Leithart McGrath & Terlecky Co., LPA
575 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-228-6345
Daniel J. Matusicky
Arnold & Clifford LLP
115 W. Main St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-460-1600
Joel Mirman
The Mirman Law Firm LLC 1631 Roxbury Road, Suite B1,
Columbus 43212 614-500-8080
Martha Brewer Motley
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5626
Connor Organ Organ Law LLP 1330 Dublin Road, Columbus 43215 614-869-3220
Christopher R. Pettit
Luper Neidenthal & Logan, LPA 1160 Dublin Road, Grandview Corporate Center, Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-229-4407
Bryan M. Pritikin
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0775
Jonathan R. Secrest Dickinson Wright PLLC 180 E. Broad St., Suite 3400, Columbus 43215 614-744-2572
Jessica L. Sohner
Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA 6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017 614-602-6550
Lindsey Woods Organ Law LLP 1330 Dublin Road, Columbus 43215 614-481-0904
Nicole R. Woods
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-220-0249
LITIGATIONCONSTRUCTION
Stephen E. Chappelear Eastman & Smith Ltd. 250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 280, Columbus 43215 614-564-1450
Kate Connor Ferguson Kooperman Mentel Ferguson Yaross Ltd.
250 E. Town St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-344-4840
Rick W. Grady Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-5455
Don Gregory Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter 65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5416
A.J. Hensel
Ice Miller LLP
250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215 614-462-1103
Tarik M. Kershah
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-8814
John B. Kopf
Thompson Hine LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1700, Columbus 43215 614-469-4743
Mike Madigan Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5478
Thomas L. Rosenberg Roetzel & Andress 41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 614-325-5077
Douglas J. Segerman Luper Neidenthal & Logan, LPA 1160 Dublin Road, Grandview Corporate Center, Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-702-7647
Ryan P. Sherman Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2184
Eric Travers Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter 65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5473
Stephen P. Withee Frost Brown Todd LLP
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2300, Columbus 43215 614-559-7265
LITIGATIONINSURANCE
Belinda S. Barnes Gallagher, Gams, Tallan, Barnes, & Littrell LLP
471 E. Broad St., Floor 19,
Columbus 43215
614-228-5151
Joshua R. Bills
Pelini, Campbell & Ricard LLC 5880 Innovation Drive, Dublin 43016 614-389-3605
Matthew S. Brown
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0877
Mary McWilliams Dengler
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC 10 W. Broad St., Suite 1950, Columbus 43215 614-258-5717
David A. Goldstein
David A. Goldstein Co., LPA
511 S. High St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-222-1889
Jennifer Myers Poling Law
300 E. Broad St., Suite 350, Columbus 43215 614-737-2906
Christopher R. Pettit
Luper Neidenthal & Logan, LPA 1160 Dublin Road, Grandview Corporate Center, Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-229-4407
Brant Poling Poling Law
300 E. Broad St., Suite 350, Columbus 43215
614-737-2920
LITIGATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Matthew S. Brown
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0877
Stephen E. Chappelear Eastman & Smith Ltd.
250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 280, Columbus 43215
614-564-1450
James D. Curphey
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2047
Kevin W. Kirsch Baker & Hostetler LLP
200 Civic Center Drive, Suite 1200, Columbus 43215 614-228-1541
James L. Kwak Standley Law Group LLP
6300 Riverside Drive, Dublin 43017 614-792-5555
T. Earl LeVere
Ice Miller LLP
250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-462-1095
John F. Marsh
Bailey Cavalieri
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215
614-229-3230
Rachel Smoot
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-260-6051
Jeffrey S. Standley Standley Law Group LLP 6300 Riverside Drive, Dublin 43017 614-792-5555
Heather L. Stutz Squire Patton Boggs
41 S. High St., 2000 Huntington Center, Columbus 43215 614-365-2706
LITIGATIONLABOR EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Erin E. Butcher Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2303
Kate Connor Ferguson Kooperman Mental Ferguson Yaross, Ltd.
250 E. Town St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-344-4840
Peter Friedmann
The Friedmann Firm LLC 3740 Ridge Mill Drive, Hilliard 43026 614-610-9756
Frederick M. Gittes
The Gittes Law Group
723 Oak St., Columbus 43205 614-222-4735
Kevin E. Griffith
Littler Mendelson PC
41 S. High St., Suite 3250, Columbus 43215
614-582-3550
Doug Holthus Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP
65 E. State St., Suite 2550, Columbus 43215 614-683-8411
Laren Knoll
The Knoll Law Firm LLC
7240 Muirfield Drive, Suite 120, Dublin 43017 614-372-8890
Steven M. Loewengart Fisher & Phillips LLP
250 West St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215
614-453-7606
LITIGATIONREAL ESTATE
Robert K. DiCuccio
Katz, Pryor & DiCuccio LLP
503 S. High St., Suite 100, Columbus 43215 614-363-3500
Maria Mariano Guthrie
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-462-5437
Steven M. Katz
Katz, Pryor & DiCuccio LLP
503 S. High St., Suite 100, Columbus 43215
614-363-3500
Joseph R. Miller
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-6233
Brent D. Rosenthal
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0772
LITIGATIONTRUSTS AND ESTATES
Brandon A. Borgmann
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0867
Charles M. Elsea Stebelton Snider LPA 109 N. Broad St.,
Suite 200, Lancaster 43130 740-654-4141
Erika L. Haupt Roetzel & Andress 41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 614-723-2037
Jane Higgins Marx Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0809
Adriann S. McGee Reminger 200 Civic Center Drive, Suite 800, Columbus 43215 614-232-2442
Eric R. McLoughlin Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA 6740 Avery Muirfield
Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017 614-602-6550
Ehren W. Slagle Collins & Slagle Co., LPA 351 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus 43215 614-228-1144
Brittany P. Stephen Bailey Cavalieri 10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215 614-229-3250
Thomas Taneff Taneff Law
250 S. Civic Center Drive, Suite 610, Columbus 43215 614-241-2181
MASS TORT LITIGATION/CLASS ACTIONS
Michael J. Boyle Meyer Wilson
305 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus 43215 614-224-6000
David J. Butler Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-334-6167
Drew H. Campbell
Bricker Graydon LLP 100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2319
Susan Barrett Harty Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-6376
David P. Meyer
Meyer Wilson
305 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus 43215
614-224-6000
Geoffrey J. Moul
Murray Murphy
Moul + Basil LLP
1114 Dublin Road, Columbus 43215 614-599-0403
Brian K. Murphy
Murray Murphy
Moul + Basil LLP 1114 Dublin Road, Columbus 43215 614-599-0402
Joseph F. Murray
Murray Murphy Moul + Basil LLP 1114 Dublin Road, Columbus 43215 614-610-9651
Richard D. Schuster
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-5475
Matthew R. Wilson
Meyer Wilson 305 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus 43215 614-224-6000
MEDIATION
John M. Alton
John M. Alton & Co., LPA 1071 S. High St., Columbus 43206 614-221-6751
Scott N. Friedman
Friedman & Mirman Co., LPA
1320 Dublin Road, Suite 101, Columbus 43215 614-412-3943
Robert E. Hanson
Scherner & Hanson LLC
5151 Reed Road, Suite 205A, Columbus 43220 614-431-7200
S. Scott Haynes
Haynes Kessler
Myers & Postalakis
300 W. Wilson
Bridge Rd., Suite 100, Worthington 43085 614-892-9909
Nicole S. Maxwell
Haynes Kessler
Myers & Postalakis
300 W. Wilson Bridge Rd., Suite 100, Worthington 43085 614-892-9909
Alyson B. Miller Miller Bahnson Law LLC 2 Miranova Place, Suite 330, Columbus 43215 614-747-6955
Daniel R. Mordarski Law Offices of Daniel R. Mordarski LLC
5 E. Long St., Suite 1100, Columbus 43215 614-221-3200
Tara R. Price
Haynes Kessler
Myers & Postalakis
300 W. Wilson Bridge Rd., Suite 100, Worthington 43085 614-892-9909
David W. Pryor
Pryor Mediation Services LLC
538 E. Rich St., Columbus 43215 614-754-8000
Frank A. Ray
Frank A. Ray Co., LPA P.O. Box 21444, Columbus 43221 614-223-2121
Craig Scott The Law Office
of Craig Scott & Co., LPA
300 E. Broad St., Suite 190, Columbus 43215
614-227-7063
Craig P. Treneff Treneff Cozza Law LLC
155 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 5, Westerville 43082
614-891-4230
Brianna J. Walsh
Miller Bahnson Law LLC
2 Miranova Place, Suite 330, Columbus 43215
614-747-6955
Terrence T. Wheeler
Artz, Dewhirst & Wheeler LLP
560 E. Town St., Columbus 43215
614-221-0944
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Charles H. Cooper
Cooper Elliott
305 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus 43215
614-481-6000
Mark E. Defossez
Donahey Law Firm
471 E. Broad St., Suite 1520, Columbus 43215
855-366-2439
Eleni A. (“Eleana”) Drakatos
Yacobozzi
Drakatos LLC
1243 S. High St., Columbus 43206
844-935-2948
Rex H. Elliott
Cooper Elliott
305 W. Nationwide Blvd.,
Columbus 43215
614-481-6000
Gordon Douglas Evans II
Donahey Law Firm 471 E. Broad St., Suite 1520, Columbus 43215 855-366-2439
Gregory B. Foliano
Arnold Todaro Welch & Foliano
2075 Marble
Cliff Office Park, Columbus 43215
614-324-4533
Jaime Glinka Poling Law
300 E. Broad St., Suite 350, Columbus 43215
614-737-2909
Zachary R. Hoover
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2328
David Krause
Reminger
200 Civic Center Drive, Suite 800, Columbus 43215 614-232-2495
Gerald S. Leeseberg Leeseberg Tuttle 175 S. Third St., Penthouse 1, Columbus 43215 844-391-2990
Theodore P.
Mattis
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-6468
Theodore M. Munsell
Carpenter Lipps LLP
280 N. High St., Suite 1300, Columbus 43215 614-365-4139
Danny Newman Donahey Law Firm 471 E. Broad St., Suite 1520,
Columbus 43215 855-366-2439
Brant Poling Poling Law
300 E. Broad St., Suite 350, Columbus 43215 614-737-2920
Michael J. Rourke Rourke & Blumenthal 495 S. High St., Suite 450, Columbus 43215 614-220-9200
David I. Shroyer Colley Shroyer Abraham
536 S. High St., Floor 2, Columbus 43215 614-300-7517
Bobbie S. Sprader Bricker Graydon LLP 100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2315
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW
Nicholas I.
Andersen Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA 6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017 614-602-6550
Brian A. Basil
Murray Murphy Moul + Basil LLP 1114 Dublin Road, Columbus 43215 614-599-0404
Cheryl DeVore Thomas Law Group II Co., LPA 5148 Blazer Parkway, Suite A, Dublin 43017 614-761-7701
Christian Gonzalez
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 191 W. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-628-6921
Robert R. Ouellette Ice Miller LLP 250 West St., Suite
700, Columbus 43215 614-462-2242
Russell R. Rosler Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP 52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-8294
Jeremy D. Siegfried Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2181
Michael A. Smith
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0788
Robert J. Tannous Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-1953
Jeff Wahl JRW Esquire Ltd. 1733 W. Lane Ave., Columbus 43221 380-239-8500
Yazan S. Ashrawi Frost Brown Todd LLP
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2300, Columbus 43215 614-559-7202
Thaddeus M. Boggs Frost Brown Todd LLP 10 W. Broad St., Suite 2300, Columbus 43215 Getty Images
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614-559-7293
Aaron M. Glasgow
Isaac Wiles & Burkholder LLC
2 Miranova Place, Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-220-5170
Marie-Joëlle C. Khouzam
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-2311
Tom Schmitt EQUES Law Group
240 S. State St., Westerville 43081
614-324-3654
Gregory W. Stype
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 3300, Columbus 43215
614-628-1417
Brian M. Zets
Isaac Wiles & Burkholder LLC 2 Miranova Place, Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-857-1377
NONPROFIT/ CHARITIES LAW
Jerry O. Allen
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-8834
Justin D. Cook
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-220-0252
Andrew J. Federico
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0801
Victor J. Ferguson
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-6227
Christopher M. Hammond
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
191 W. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-628-6960
Wesley Newhouse
Newhouse, Prophater, Kolman & Hogan LLC 3366 Riverside Drive, Suite 103, Columbus 43221 614-255-5441
Edward Segelken
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2017
Carol A. Sheehan
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0787
Alan K. Veatch
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0866
Sara E. Fanning
Roetzel & Andress
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215
614-723-2097
Gregory D. Russell Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5468
Drew Baker
The Baker Law
Group
89 E. Nationwide Blvd., Floor 2, Columbus 43215
614-228-1882
J. Scott Bowman
Geiser & Bowman LLC
495 S. High St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215
614-810-8806
Jedidiah Irving Bressman Bressman Law 225A E. Livingston Ave., Columbus 43215
614-541-3498
Seth D. Chodosh
Chodosh & Chodosh - Attorneys at Law 2392 E. Main St., Suite 1, Bexley 43209 380-235-4191
Charles H. Cooper
Cooper Elliott 305 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus 43215 614-481-6000
Mark E. Defossez Donahey Law Firm 471 E. Broad St., Suite 1520, Columbus 43215 855-366-2439
Robert K. DiCuccio
Katz, Pryor & DiCuccio LLP
503 S. High St., Suite 100, Columbus 43215
614-363-3500
Rex H. Elliott
Cooper Elliott
305 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus 43215 614-481-6000
Robert Erney
Robert D. Erney & Associates Co., LPA 1654 E. Broad St., Columbus 43203 614-412-1570
Gordon Douglas
Evans II
Donahey Law Firm 471 E. Broad St., Suite 1520, Columbus 43215 855-366-2439
Michael K. Geiser Geiser & Bowman LLC
495 S. High St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-810-8806
Sean Harris
Kitrick, Lewis & Harris Co. LPA
445 Hutchinson Ave., Suite 830, Columbus 43235
List Co., LPA
695 Bryden Road, Columbus 43205 614-469-1400
Timothy M. Mahler
Rourke & Blumenthal
495 S. High St., Suite 450, Columbus 43215 614-321-3212
Brian G. Miller
Brian G. Miller Co., LPA
250 W. Old Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 270, Worthington 43085 614-221-4035
Travis T. Mohler Colombo Law
614-224-7711
Corey Heit Heit Law LLC
2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 109, Columbus 43231 614-898-5300
Melissa Hornik Kurgis & Associates, LPA
100 S. Fourth St., Columbus 43215 614-464-1610
Mark Kitrick Kitrick, Lewis & Harris Co. LPA
445 Hutchinson Ave., Suite 830, Columbus 43235 614-224-7711
Mark Lewis Kitrick, Lewis & Harris Co. LPA
445 Hutchinson Ave., Suite 830, Columbus 43235 614-224-7711
Andrew List Clark, Perdue &
Robert J. Wagoner
Dittmer, Wagoner & Steele LLC
107 W. Johnstown Rd., Gahanna 43230 614-471-8181
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Sarah M. Benoit Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-220-0261
Frank S. Carson Frost Brown Todd LLP
4016 Townsfair Way, Suite 210, Columbus 43219 614-362-7000
Daniel R. Mordarski Law Offices of Daniel R. Mordarski LLC
5 E. Long St., Suite 1100, Columbus 43215 614-221-3200
Jami S. Oliver
Oliver Law Office 7240 Muirfield Drive, Suite 120, Dublin 43017 614-220-9100
Rebecca Roderer Price
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5411
Michael J. Rourke
Rourke & Blumenthal 495 S. High St., Suite 450, Columbus 43215 614-220-9200
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2300, Columbus 43215 614-559-7233
Perry W. Doran II Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-6305
Joyce D. Edelman
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2083
Joseph A. Gerling
Weston Hurd LLP
101 E. Town St., Suite 500, Columbus 43215 614-280-1123
Sean Harris
Kitrick, Lewis & Harris Co. LPA
445 Hutchinson Ave., Suite 830, Columbus 43235 614-224-7711
Rex A. Littrell
UB Greensfelder LLP
65 E. State St., Suite
1100, Columbus 43215
614-229-0012
Elizabeth L. Moyo
Porter Wright
Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215
614-227-2106
Gary J. Saalman
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5678
Sara C. Schiavone
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215
614-227-1994
Shana Ortiz See UB Greensfelder LLP
65 E. State St., Suite 1100, Columbus 43215 614-229-0048
Craig S. Tuttle
Leeseberg Tuttle
175 S. Third St., Penthouse 1, Columbus 43215
844-391-2990
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Charles J. Kettlewell
Charles J. Kettlewell LLC
445 Hutchinson Ave., Suite 830, Columbus 43235
614-436-2750
Paul-Michael La Fayette
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP
65 E. State St., Suite 2550, Columbus 43215
614-683-8471
Alvin E. Mathews Jr. UB Greensfelder LLP
65 E. State St., Suite 1100, Columbus 43215
614-229-0034
Chris Weber Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-440-2632
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW
John Caleb Bell
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2384
Chris L. Connelly Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-334-7108
Price D. Finley
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-8897
Robert F. McCarthy
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-2308
Rebecca C. Princehorn
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-2302
Matthew L. Stout
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-8861
Laing P. Akers
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 3300, Columbus 43215 614-628-1442
Karim A. Ali
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2023
Brian A. Basil
Murray Murphy
Moul + Basil LLP 1114 Dublin Road, Columbus 43215 614-599-0404
Nicholas I. Bass
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-6061
Michael D. Bridges
Dickinson Wright PLLC
180 E. Broad St., Suite 3400, Columbus 43215 614-744-2577
Bruce H. Burkholder
Isaac Wiles & Burkholder LLC
2 Miranova Place, Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-340-7434
John I.
Cadwallader
Frost Brown Todd LLP
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2300, Columbus 43215
614-559-7212
James J. Chester
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-334-6103
David K. Conrad
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-227-2304
Richard T. Craven
Sikora Law LLC
100 S. Fourth St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-444-7774
Catherine A. Cunningham Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5486
Robert K. DiCuccio Katz, Pryor & DiCuccio LLP
503 S. High St., Suite 100, Columbus 43215 614-363-3500
Sheila Nolan Gartland Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP 52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-8225
Rachel Friedman Gold
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5479
James M. Groner
Bailey Cavalieri 10 W. Broad St.,
Suite 2100, Columbus 43215
614-229-3267
Stephen Intihar
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-2376
Jeffrey E. Kaman Kaman & Cusimano LLC 8101 N. High St., Suite 370, Columbus 43235 614-882-3100
Erica L. Kaple
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5434
Steven M. Katz Katz, Pryor & DiCuccio LLP
503 S. High St., Suite 100, Columbus 43215 614-363-3500
Brian Kooperman
Kooperman Mentel Ferguson Yaross Ltd.
250 E. Town St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-344-4804
Richard L. Levine
Richard L. Levine Co., LPA 447 E. Main St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215
614-227-0300
James V. Maniace Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-334-6151
Timothy J. McGrath
Strip Hoppers Leithart McGrath & Terlecky Co., LPA
575 S. Third St., Columbus 43215 614-228-6345
Matthew E. Moberg
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2082
Joseph M. Patchen
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0779
Stephen L. Pryor
Katz, Pryor & DiCuccio LLP
503 S. High St., Suite 100, Columbus 43215 614-363-3500
Nicklaus J. Reis
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-5409
Erik J. Rickard
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 3300, Columbus 43215 614-628-1444
Harlan W. Robins
Frost Brown Todd LLP
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2300,
Columbus 43215 614-559-7241
Daniel G. Rohletter
Roetzel & Andress
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 614-723-2003
Brent D. Rosenthal
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0772
Michael L. Schottenstein
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5451
J. Theodore Smith
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-6232
Oney Snyder
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0782
Jeffrey W. Stiltner
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-462-5466
Christopher N. Swank
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-4895
Jill S. Tangeman
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5608
SECURITIES/ CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
Adam K. Brandt
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-6426
Alexander M. Brown
Dickinson Wright PLLC
180 E. Broad St., Suite 3400, Columbus 43215 614-744-2939
Dennis J. Concilla
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0771
Andrew J. Federico
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0801
Jeremy D. Siegfried
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215
614-227-2181
SECURITIES REGULATION
Dennis J. Concilla
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0771
Andrew J. Federico
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0801
TAX LAW
Jerry O. Allen
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-8834
Gilbert Gregory Arenstein Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA
6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017 614-602-6550
Charles L. Bluestone Bluestone Law Group LLC
141 E. Town St., Suite
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We are pleased to announce that the following were named to Columbus CEO Top Lawyers in Family Law, 2024. Barry H. Wolinetz, Dennis E. Horvath, Eric M. Brown, and Heather B. Sobel.
250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 600, Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: 614-341-7775 670 Meridian Way, Suite 259, Westerville, OH 43082
As managing partner of the Dublin headquartered firm of Mowery Youell & Galeano, Ltd., Judy Galeano is committed to representing clients throughout Central Ohio and its adjoining counties. Along with a broad litigation practice, she focuses on two specific areas. One is employment law, which includes cases involving employment contract disputes, trade secret litigation, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination matters. The other is family law cases such as those involving divorce, property division and custody issues.
Individuals and business clients turn to Judy Galeano when they need strong advocacy in negotiations and in the courtroom. Above all, Judy is a problem solver for her clients. She always works towards efficient, practical results that serve her clients’ best interests. Judy takes great pride in providing valuable support for her clients as they navigate career, business and family challenges.
People facing civil litigation regarding their employment or family need an experienced attorney who can provide sound advice. For decades, Judy has guided individuals through negotiations and trials. She knows that a strong argument is essential to protecting her clients’ best interests.
Taking a client-centered approach to her practice, Judy has consistently returned favorable results for those she represents. She is a highly regarded litigator throughout Ohio and rated AV Preeminent® by MartindaleHubbell®. Named to Super Lawyers for 17 years, Judy is consistently recognized on the lists of the Ohio Top 100 and Ohio Top 50 Women attorneys, as well as the list of Columbus Top 50 and Columbus Top 25 Women attorneys.
Active in the legal community, Judy serves on the Columbus Bar Association Board of Governors and served for many years on the Columbus Bar Association Professional Ethics Committee. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Columbus Bar Association. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and the U.S. Court of Claims.
www.myglaw.com
100, Columbus 43215
614-220-5900
Jack C. Butler
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0873
Jordan C. Butler
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0797
Damion M. Clifford
Arnold & Clifford LLP
115 W. Main St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215
614-460-1600
William T. Conard II
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-2351
Justin D. Cook
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-220-0252
Scot C. Crow Dickinson Wright PLLC
180 E. Broad St., Suite 3400, Columbus 43215
614-744-2585
Anthony L. Ehler
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-8282
David A. Froling
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
614-464-5418
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-3022
Lauren N. Fromme
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-6352
Terrence A. Grady
Grady Dodson Law
100 E. Broad St., Suite 2310, Columbus 43215
614-849-0378
Christopher M. Hammond Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
191 W. Nationwide Blvd,, Suite 200, Columbus 43215
614-628-6960
Edward C. Hertenstein
Roetzel & Andress
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215
614-723-2066
David S. Jackson
Bricker Graydon LLP
100 S. Third St., Columbus 43215
614-227-4818
Dan L. Jaffe
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5650
Lauren M. Johnson
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
Russell William Kessler
Kessler & Ballenger Co., LPA
7650 Rivers Edge Drive, Suite 220, Columbus 43235
614-888-3185
Harlan S. Louis
Bailey Cavalieri
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215
614-229-3225
Joseph B. Mann
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-6313
Nicholas M.J. Ray
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-5640
J. Troy Terakedis
Dickinson
Wright PLLC
180 E. Broad St., Suite 3400, Columbus 43215
614-744-2589
David A. Tumen
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215
614-227-2260
Michael J. Zaino
Zaino Law Group, LPA
5775 Perimeter Drive, Suite 275, Dublin 43017
614-799-2800
Scott J. Ziance
Vorys, Sater,
Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-8287
LAW
Marc S. Blubaugh Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 2600, Columbus 43215
614-223-9382
Robert C. Buchbinder Crabbe Brown & James LLP
500 S. Front St., Suite 1200, Columbus 43215
614-229-4545
R. Leland Evans Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC
10 W. Broad St., Suite 1950, Columbus 43215 614-258-5718
Joseph J. Golian
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC
10 W. Broad St., Suite 1950, Columbus 43215 614-258-6000
Alexander C. Karcher
Roetzel & Andress
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 614-636-1966
Alan S. Acker
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0849
Misty H. Aldrich
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0862
G. Gregory Arenstein
Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA 6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017 614-602-6550
Brandon A. Borgmann
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0867
William J. Browning
Isaac Wiles & Burkholder LLC 2 Miranova Place, Suite 700, Columbus 43215 614-340-7441
Stacey A. Dettwiller
Roetzel & Andress 41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 614-723-2031
Chad M. Draheim Artz, Dewhirst & Wheeler LLP
560 E. Town St., Columbus 43215 614-221-0944
Robert R. Dunn
Bailey Cavalieri
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215 614-229-3284
Victor J. Ferguson
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215
614-464-6227
John F. Furniss III
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-5444
Matthew Gibson Pappas Gibson LLC 716 Mount Airyshire Blvd., Suite 100, Columbus 43235 614-792-7900
Erika L. Haupt
Roetzel & Andress
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 614-723-2037
Geoffrey S. Kunkler
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0806
Harlan S. Louis Bailey Cavalieri 10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215 614-229-3225
Jane Higgins
Marx
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212 614-628-0809
Eric R. McLoughlin Arenstein &
Andersen Co., LPA
6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017
614-602-6550
Jay E. Michael
Jay E. Michael Law LLC
729 S. Front St., Columbus 43206
614-443-6262
Miranda E. Morgan Ice Miller LLP
250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215
614-462-1064
David A. Onega
Bailey Cavalieri
10 W. Broad St., Suite 2100, Columbus 43215
614-229-3200
James W. Park
Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA
6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017
614-602-6550
Robert E. Putman Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA 6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017 614-602-6550
Erin L. Sanford
Arenstein & Andersen Co., LPA 6740 Avery Muirfield Drive, Suite B, Dublin 43017
614-602-6550
Meredith K. Sugar
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-334-6147
David A. Swift
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP 950 Goodale Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43212
614-628-0826
Thomas Taneff
Taneff Law
250 S. Civic Center Drive, Suite 610, Columbus 43215 614-241-2181
J. Troy Terakedis
Dickinson Wright PLLC 180 E. Broad St., Suite 3400, Columbus 43215 614-744-2589
Christopher S. Vonau
Decker Vonau & Carr LLC
620 E. Broad St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-744-4145
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Josh Borean
Ice Miller LLP
250 West St., Suite 700, Columbus 43215 614-462-1104
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Andrew J. Bainbridge The Bainbridge Firm LLC 900 Michigan Ave., Columbus 43215 614-545-9990
David B. Barnhart
Philip J. Fulton Law Office
89 E. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 300, Columbus 43215 614-963-9449
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John Bauer
Poling Law
300 E. Broad St., Suite 350, Columbus 43215
614-737-2901
Eric B. Cameron
Agee Clymer Mitchell & Portman Law
140 E. Town St., Suite 1100, Columbus 43215
614-221-3318
C. Russell
Canestraro
Agee Clymer Mitchell & Portman Law
140 E. Town St., Suite 1100, Columbus 43215
614-221-3318
Corrine S. Carman
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-6356
Matthew R. Copp
Plevin & Gallucci Co., LPA
2323 W. Fifth Ave., Suite 240, Columbus 43204
614-276-8959
Shane M. Dawson
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
191 W. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus 43215
614-629-5716
Troy A. Duffy
Reminger Co., LPA
200 Civic Center Drive, Suite 800, Columbus 43215
614-232-2412
Michael Dusseau
Philip J. Fulton Law Office
89 E. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 300,
Columbus
Columbus 43215
614-963-9449
Tyler W. Gaddis
Willis Spangler Starling 4635 Trueman Blvd., Suite 100, Hilliard 43026
614-586-7900
Preston J. Garvin
Garvin & Hickey LLC
181 E. Livingston Ave., Columbus 43215 614-225-9000
Peter Gibson Cox, Koltak & Gibson 5 E. Long St., Suite 200, Columbus 43215 614-221-7381
Jon Goodman
Jon Goodman Law LLC
6797 N. High St., Suite 314, Worthington 43085 614-985-3552
Mark Edward Heinzerling Agee Clymer Mitchell & Portman Law
140 E. Town St., Suite 1100,
Columbus 43215
614-221-3318
Rick Hernandez
Perez Morris
445 Hutchinson Ave., Suite 600, Columbus 43235 614-540-2230
Kevin E. Hess
Fisher & Phillips LLP 250 West St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-453-7607
Michael J. Hickey
Garvin & Hickey LLC 181 E. Livingston Ave., Columbus 43215 614-225-9000
Katherine (Kitty)
Ivan
The Ivan Law Firm
2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 150, Columbus 43231 614-906-4826
Lauren A. Kemp
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215
614-334-6131
Carley R. Kranstuber Law Offices of Charles W. Kranstuber, LPA 495 S. High St., Suite 400, Columbus 43215 614-255-6134
Kip Malek
Malek & Malek Law Firm 1227 S. High St., Columbus 43206 614-618-3436
Samuel Marcellino NRS Injury Law 2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 150, Columbus 43231 216-762-0972
Theodore P. Mattis Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay St., Columbus 43215 614-464-6468
Suite 1100, Columbus 43215 614-221-3318
Sue A. Roudebush Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
41 S. High St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-220-0221
Christopher C. Russell
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2071
Dave McCarty
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
65 E. State St., Suite 1800, Columbus 43215 614-462-5469
Jennifer M. McDaniel McDaniel Law 1335 Dublin Road, Suite 211A, Columbus 43215 614-675-5921
Gregory R. Mitchell
Agee Clymer Mitchell & Portman Law
140 E. Town St., Suite 1100, Columbus 43215 614-221-3318
Jennifer Myers Poling Law
300 E. Broad St., Suite 350, Columbus 43215 614-737-2906
Frederic A. Portman
Agee Clymer Mitchell & Portman Law
140 E. Town St.,
Mark A. Shaw Eastman & Smith Ltd.
250 Civic Center Drive, Suite 280, Columbus 43215 614-564-1441
Karl J. Sutter Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
41 S. High St., Suites 2800-3200, Columbus 43215 614-227-2276
Brian A. Tarian Roetzel & Andress
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, Floor 21, Columbus 43215 614-723-2028
William J. Wahoff Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
41 S. High St., Suite 2200, Columbus 43215 614-456-1654
Beth Weeden Perez Morris
445 Hutchinson Ave., Suite 600, Columbus 43235 614-396-3822
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Columbus Monthly's Cocktail Competition is back this fall with an experience featuring the city’s most exciting bartenders and bar programs.
Guests will enjoy an evening which will include premier cocktails, music and entertainment.
Bartenders from some of Central Ohio’s favorite bars will share sips, competing for most creative cocktail in the city. Attendees will vote on the winner.
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Two local hospital systems are joining forces with Columbus State Community College to funnel more students into the medical field.
By Andrew King
The shortage of health care workers in America has been one of the better-documented challenges facing hospital systems and other providers since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects nearly 195,000 annual job openings for registered nurses and more than 23,000 openings for physicians and surgeons each year through 2033. But those patient-facing positions with familiar titles aren’t the only hard-to-fill jobs.
Behind the scenes, every hospital and medical office has an army of assistants, technologists, therapists and other professionals who keep critical processes moving and assist the doctors and nurses who work directly with patients. And just like their clinical counterparts, the health care industry is seeing a massive shortage of those professionals.
To counter that, two major players in Central Ohio health care are teaming up with Columbus State Community College to expand their much-needed talent pipelines.
In June 2023, OhioHealth and Columbus State announced a $120 million partnership to double the number of students in nursing, surgical technology, medical imaging, respiratory therapy and sterile processing in the next 10 years. The initiative includes building an 80,000-square-foot OhioHealth Center for Health Sciences and renovating additional campus spaces, among other efforts.
“We are the fastest-growing community in the United States, and so
we need talent in all of our organizations in the Columbus metro area to help take care of our citizens, especially as we age and the community grows,” says OhioHealth President and CEO Stephen Markovich. “We are all very strong institutions. We actively recruit. We try to retain our talent as best we can. But unfortunately, the talent pool is just not deep enough.”
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a daunting 8,700 openings each year for surgical assistants and technologists across the country. And while a 40,000-student community college like Columbus State can’t solve the problem alone, its leaders
are working to carve out a place in the region’s health care ecosystem.
“After the pandemic, it became very evident that one of the areas where we needed to invest that money was to grow our health sciences programs,” says Kirk Dickerson, CSCC’s chief healthcare strategist. “We started working with our [health care] employers, and they let us know that this was a big need now, and there’s going to be a bigger need going forward as Columbus continues to grow and as some of the larger generations in society continue to age.”
Columbus State will use bond funds approved by voters in April
2020 to pay for the construction and renovation costs, which are expected to run $85 million or more. OhioHealth is contributing a $25 million endowment to the college’s foundation to expand academic programs, faculty and staff related to the joint initiative, and the foundation itself aims to raise $12 million to support the venture.
While the Center for Health Sciences won’t open until at least 2027, another project to expand the local health care talent pool welcomed its first class of students in August.
In February, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and CSCC announced a joint venture aimed at boosting enrollment in the college’s surgical technology program, which trains employees who work with surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses. These workers typically earn between $40,000 and $60,000 per year, and many pursue nursing degrees or other continuing education.
Previously, those students got their training largely in CSCC classrooms. But now, students in the five-semester associate of applied science degree
program will utilize the Ohio State Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute Surgical Skills Lab, giving them hands-on experience that will be a game-changer for those who want to go straight from the classroom to a career with OSU.
“When we’re developing people through these types of programs, it helps us understand their skill, their character, their attitude and how they fit within the culture,” says Dennis Delisle, executive director of University Hospital and the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital at Ohio State. “It becomes a way for us to recruit and build.”
The first class had more than twice as many applicants as slots for the 32-person cohort. Delisle says the goal is to expand the program in coming years.
For these programs to make the desired workforce impact, continued cooperation and partnership will be key. But those at the helm of Central Ohio’s health care organizations say that kind of teamwork comes surprisingly naturally.
“We see that there is a broader need
that’s bigger than any one organization,” Delisle says. “The only way to really solve a lot of the needs of the community and the state is through collaboration. And it is unique. I don’t know other areas that have that flavor to it, where it’s more collaborative and forward-thinking.”
Andrew King is a freelance writer.
Surgical tech educator Dominga Davis demonstrates how to prep a table for a surgical procedure at the Ohio State Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute Surgical Skills Lab.
Photo by TIM JOHNSON
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Homeport, the largest locally focused non-profit developer of affordable housing in Central Ohio, is proud to honor Lark Mallory at our Voice & Vision celebration on October 16, 2024, at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI).
This year’s Voice & Vision theme, “Building for an Equitable Future,” illustrates Homeport’s commitment to creating housing opportunities for all, no matter their income, color or ZIP code. In deciding this year’s honoree, Lark Mallory was a natural choice; in her short time leading the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County, she pushed forward the discourse and
the action needed to solve the housing crisis.
We invite you to honor Lark Mallory and be inspired by our keynote speaker, Leah Rothstein, for our 10th annual Voice & Vision event. As our speaker, Rothstein will lend her expertise and insight into the importance of equitable development in building strong communities. (homeportohio.org/voiceandvision) Since 1987, tens of thousands of Central Ohio residents, families and seniors have benefitted from Homeport’s steadfast commitment to create strong communities by developing quality, affordable homes on a cornerstone of dignity, security and opportunity.
Pictured (left to right) on West Rich Street overlooking Columbus, where both leaders are working to build an equitable future for all: Lark Mallory, former president and CEO of the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County and founder of the new Mallory Economic Development Advisors; and Leah F. Evans, Homeport president and CEO
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BY JULANNE HOHBACH
The recreational marijuana business is already flying high in Ohio. Total product sales in the first six weeks topped $65.3 million, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control.
Ohioans gained the ability to purchase recreational marijuana from state-licensed dispensaries on Aug. 6. Voters in the Buckeye State approved a November 2023 ballot issue legalizing the drug for adult recreational use.
Medical marijuana sales have been legal in Ohio since Jan. 14, 2019.
As of mid-September, the state had granted licenses to 37 cultivators, 36 of which were dual-use for both medical and recreational marijuana; 46 processors, 41 of which were dual-use; and 123 dispensaries.
Here’s a look at how sales are stacking up.
Source: Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control; figures are historical sales from legalization dates to Sept. 14, 2024. State-reported totals do not equal the sum of both categories.
Thursday, October 24, 2024 | Hilton Easton | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM | www.acg.org/columbus
Join us at the 2024 Annual Networking and Awards Event on Thursday, October 24th, at the Hilton Easton. This is the premier networking event of the year, where ACG Columbus recognizes outstanding companies and service providers that have achieved great things for the Central Ohio economy and community through innovation and excellence in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate finance transactions. ACG honors and acknowledges the deals and deal makers as well as the accountants, bankers, lawyers, private equity firms, and other stakeholders who initiate, structure, and negotiate deals for growing organizations.
Location: Hilton Easton Columbus, 3900 Chagrin Drive, Columbus, OH 43219
Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Registration Fees: $150 members, $195 non-members
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