Porter Wright is proud to announce four associates have been promoted to senior associate.

Ryan Graham is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, technology and data security. He is based in our Columbus office. Ryan joined the firm in the fall of 2015. He earned his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School and his B.A. from the University of Mary Washington.

Steven Hoying practices out of the firm’s Columbus office as part of the Corporate Department. He concentrates his practice on banking and finance and real estate contracts for large corporate organizations. Steven is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers. He contributes to the firm’s Banking and Finance Law Report blog. He earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and his M.Ed. and B.S. from The Ohio State University.

Matt Navarre is a corporate M&A attorney who represents clients in the technology, real estate, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, consumer services and distribution industries from the Columbus office. He earned his J.D. (cum laude) and his B.A. from the Ohio State University. In law school, Matt was a managing editor of the Ohio State Law Journal.

Hunter West is a member of the Litigation Department in Columbus. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation including intellectual property and trade secret litigation. Before joining Porter Wright, Hunter served as a Law Clerk on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio for Magistrate Judge Norah McCann King and Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers. Hunter earned his J.D. (cum laude) and B.A. (cum laude) from The Ohio State University.