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Porter Wright’s marketing department personnel are committed to responding promptly to all media inquiries. We are happy to arrange for you to meet or speak with any of the attorneys in our Cincinnati; Cleveland; Columbus; Dayton; Naples, Florida; or Washington, D.C., offices. We can provide general or background information about our firm, and we can assist you with finding any other information about our firm. Please contact us if we can be of service to you.

Porter Wright attorneys can answer questions or provide background information about many legal issues. Some examples are below. For more detail, please visit our practice area pages.

Legal Environment
Issues facing the law firm locally, nationally and internationally. Current trends, management issues, competition, growth, culture and challenges.

Buzz Trafford - (614) 227-2149 or Rich Terapak - (614) 227-4301

Banking, Commercial Transactions and Financing
Commercial transactions and litigation; financing; loan restructuring and documentation.

John Royhans - (614) 227-2055

Bankruptcy
Business workouts and loan restructures; Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy cases; development and sales of businesses.

Jack Pigman - (614) 227-2119

Business and Securities
Corporate, partnership and general business matters; corporate reorganizations; closely-held business matters; mergers and acquisitions; securities offerings; securities compliance.

Curt Loveland - (614) 227-2004

Construction Law
Construction project development and contracting; resolution of construction contract, delay, and claims disputes; public bidding for construction projects, warranty and mechanics' lien issues.

Brian Buzby - (614) 227-1995

Employee Benefits
Design, installation, termination and administration of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and health plans; COBRA compliance; employee issues involved in mergers and acquisitions.

Richard Helmreich - (614) 227-2088

Environmental Law
Environmental enforcement; hazardous, toxic, and solid waste issues; air and water pollution; civil and criminal litigation; environmental permitting; corporate disclosure requirements.

Christopher Schraff - (614) 227-2097

Health Care
Physician practice and hospital system business issues; state and federal regulatory issues; payor contracting; specialty hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers; hazardous waste; privacy; public and private reimbursement; pharmaceutical pricing issues; health care provider disputes; Medicare audits; fraud and abuse compliance planning, audits and investigations; mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.

Rich Terapak - (614) 227-4301

Insurance and financial services
Corporate and regulatory issues; insurance company mergers and acquisitions; market conduct; reinsurance; insurance litigation and coverage disputes.

Mark Koogler - (614) 227-2133

Intellectual Property
Procurement and protection of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.

Donna Ruscitti - (614) 227-2192

Labor and Employment
Labor management and relations in both private and public sectors; employment litigation and counseling; employment discrimination; harassment; intentional tort litigation; collective bargaining; arbitration; employment, termination and non-compete agreements; employee privacy; executive compensation.

Fred Pressley - (614) 227-2233

Litigation
Insights and judgments about the progress and findings in court or administrative actions and proceedings.

Jim Curphey - (614) 227-2047

Real Estate
Acquisition, financing, planning, zoning and sale of real estate; real estate development; land use; premises liability; real estate litigation; mortgage foreclosures.

John Royhans - (614) 227-2055

Taxation
Taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; choice of entity tax planning, stock options and executive and non-qualified deferred compensation, low-income and historic tax credits, tax-free exchanges, tax audits; multi-state tax planning; state and local tax issues.

Dave Tumen - (614) 227-2260

Utilities and Energy
Public utilities; telecommunications; regulatory proceedings; legislation; power siting; market entry proceedings.

Dan Conway - (614) 227-2270

Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ compensation and litigation issues, including allowance of claims; disability questions; claim settlements; self-insurance; violation of safety requirement claims; workplace intentional tort claims.

Chris Russell - (614) 227-2071
 
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