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Robert J. Tannous
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rtannous@porterwright.com
p: 614-227-1953 f: 614-227-2100
Huntington Center
41 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6194
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Mr. Tannous has a proven track record representing public companies in federal securities, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate law issues. Along with representing clients on general corporate matters and business transactions, he also advises them on securities registrations, ongoing securities reporting and compliance, proxy statements, stock exchange compliance, reforms under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, executive compensation plans, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Tannous chairs Porter Wright's Corporate Finance and Securities Practice Group. In addition to his active Corporate practice, Mr. Tannous presently serves as the firm's Chief Operating Partner. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Corporate Law and is recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer® 2010 by Law and Politics and Cincinnati Magazine.
Practice Areas
Corporate & Securities
Antitrust
Corporate governance/board & committee counsel
Executive employment arrangements & compensation
General business
Private equity funds & venture capital
Securities issuance & regulatory compliance
Entrepreneurial Business
Green Practice
Mergers & Acquisitions
Antitrust & regulatory filings
Business transactions
Fairness opinions/special committees
Transaction structuring
Professional Associations
Columbus Bar Association
American Bar Association
Education
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1987
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1984, Finance
Bar Admissions
State of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Presentations/Publications/CLE
Author, "Keeping Your Corporate Governance Policies Current," chapter in Inside the Minds: Updating Your Company’s Corporate Governance Policies, published by Aspatore Books, 2008
Speaker, Co-ACCA, "The New SEC Executive Compensation Rules," 2007
Speaker, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Client Seminar, “Preventative Medicine – Prescriptions for Avoiding Risk in Today’s Corporate Environment,” 2005
Speaker, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Client Seminar, “The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Disclosure Controls and Procedures,” 2003
Speaker, Co-ACCA, “The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Toolbox for Practitioners,” 2003
Speaker, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Client Seminar, “Navigating the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Corporate Governance Reforms,” 2002
Speaker, Co-ACCA, "Due Diligence in M & A Transactions," 2002
Speaker, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Client Seminar, “Avoiding the SEC Penalty Box: Initiatives, Issues and Implications,” 2002
Honors & Awards
Association for Corporate Growth 2009 Service Partner Award
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rating
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Corporate Law
Recognized by the publishers of Law and Politics and Cincinnati Magazine as an Ohio Super Lawyer®
"Forty Under Forty," Business First, Class of 1997
Columbus Junior Chamber of Commerce, Outstanding Young Citizen, 1997
Community/Civic/Volunteer Work
BalletMet Columbus, Board Member
The Wellington School, Chair of Major Gift Committee
The Ohio Historical Society, Development Council Member and past Chair
Children First Inc., past President
Leadership Columbus, Class of 1996
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