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Jack Gravelle
Columbus
Jack Gravelle
jgravelle@porterwright.com

p: 614-227-2084   f: 614-227-2100
Huntington Center
41 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6194


Mr. Gravelle assists public companies with corporate governance, securities laws compliance, and the reporting obligations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He also advises various business entities regarding formation, raising capital, commercial refinancing, contractual arrangements, general corporate law, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Gravelle contributes to the firm's securities law weblog, Federal Securities Law Blog, and to the firm's banking & finance weblog, Banking & Finance Law Report.

Practice Areas
Corporate & Securities
   Corporate governance/board & committee counsel
   Executive employment arrangements & compensation
   General business
   Securities issuance & regulatory compliance

Financial Institutions

Mergers & Acquisitions
   Business transactions
   Due diligence


Professional Associations
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Columbus Bar Association

    Education
    The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2005
    Oxford University, Oxford, England, Summer Law Program, 2003
    Ohio University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2001

    Bar Admissions
  • State of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

    Presentations/Publications/CLE
  • Adjunct professor, Capital University Law School Paralegal Program, 2007-present
  • Author, "New Regulations Affect Commercial Banks That Offer Brokerage Services," Columbus C.E.O., January 2009
  • Coauthor, "Corporate Governance," 2008 Annual Report of the ABA Section of Public Utility, Communications & Tranportation Law
  • Author, "2007: the SEC's Summer of Small-Business Love," Business First, October 26, 2007
  • Author, Proxy Statements: Begin Work Now on Next Year," Boston Business Journal, September 14, 2007
  • Author, "Navigating the CD&A for Your Next Proxy," Bank Director Magazine, 3rd Quarter 2007
  • Author, "Public Companies Should Focus on Next Year's Proxy Statements Now," Business First, August 31, 2007
  • Author, "States of Confusion: Inventory Repurchase Laws," Commercial Dealer Magazine, June 2007
  • Author, "Hold the Phone: Making the Call for 'Personal Exceptions' to the Do-Not-Call Registry," 65 Ohio St. L.J. 991, 2004
  • Coauthor, "Immigration Policy: Enhancing or Undermining Security," Cleveland Bar Association, 2004

    Honors & Awards
  • Order of the Coif