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H. Grant Stephenson
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gstephenson@porterwright.com
p: 614-227-2155 f: 614-227-2100
Huntington Center
41 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6194
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Mr. Stephenson practices in the areas of business, banking, and commercial law. He has considerable experience in the law and regulation of financial institutions. He has represented clients regarding business acquisitions, financial institution mergers and acquisitions, the issuance of public and private securities, equipment leasing, corporate reorganization, bankruptcy and technology matters, including electronic payment systems. He also has represented de novo financial institutions and community banks, as well as large regional and national banking organizations. He frequently writes and speaks on the data security and privacy concerns of financial institutions, including web access and data breach practices. He is regularly consulted on complex financing transactions by both lenders and borrowers, on joint ventures, on complex contract matters, and on regulatory developments affecting financial institutions, including for example, initiatives under the Check 21 Act.
Since 1986, Mr. Stephenson has been the principal outside legal counsel to the Community Banking Association of Ohio, a trade association of community financial organizations based in Ohio. Since 1995, Mr. Stephenson has been primarily responsible for the firm's representation of Oak Hill Financial, Inc., a regional, publicly-traded bank holding company based in southern Ohio that was recently acquired by WesBanco, Inc. a bank holding company based in West Virginia with significant operations in southern Ohio. He also represents a number of other financial service companies, including finance companies, banks, thrifts and credit unions. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in two specialty areas of Banking Law and Equipment Finance and is recognized by the publishers of Law & Politics and Cincinnati Magazine as an Ohio Super Lawyer®.
Practice Areas
Banking & Finance
Lease financing
Loan financing
Bankruptcy, Workout & Creditors' Rights
Corporate & Securities
Corporate governance/board & committee counsel
Executive employment arrangements & compensation
General business
Investments
Nonprofit corporations
Securities issuance & regulatory compliance
Financial Institutions
Community banks
Corporate governance; mergers & acquisitions
Credit unions
International, national & regional banks
Regulation & compliance
Thrift institutions
Trust companies, consumer finance companies & mortgage brokers
Information Privacy & Data Security
Mergers & Acquisitions
Antitrust & regulatory filings
Business transactions
Due diligence
Fairness opinions/special committees
Transaction structuring
Real Estate
Technology
Electronic commerce
Security & privacy
Professional Associations
Columbus Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Education
The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., 1979
The Ohio State University, A.B., summa cum laude, 1971
Bar Admissions
State of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Supreme Court of the United States
Presentations/Publications/CLE
Author, Bank Brief Legal Column, Community Banker magazine , published by, the Community Bankers Association of Ohio (1986 and ongoing)
Contributor, "A Commercial Lawyer's Take on the Electronic Purse: An Analysis of Commercial Law Issues Associated with Stored-Value Cards and Electronic Money," The Business Lawyer, 1997
Lecturer, Ohio CLE Institute, "Equipment Leasing"
Speaker, Lorman Seminar, "Banking Law Essentials"
Honors & Awards
Leadership Columbus, 1988
Community/Civic/Volunteer Work
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra Board Member, Finance Committee
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