Bob Tannous named Columbus Business First Power 100

Porter Wright is proud to announce managing partner Bob Tannous has been named to Columbus Business First's list of the city's most influential leaders, The Power 100. The list highlights "those people driving the economic and community development conversations across the region, with the ability to influence policies and initiatives.

The leader of Central Ohio's third-largest law firm this year has moved into more of a strategic growth focus, after turning day-to-day operations over to the firm's new chief operating partner. That strategy has included acquisitions for the firm, which in the past five years has added two new markets -- Pittsburgh and Chicago -- and grown its partner ranks by 30%. Porter Wright has 223 lawyers between its eight offices including 124 lawyers (63 of whom are partners) and 237 total employees in Columbus. Outside the firm, Tannous' work includes serving on the board of United Way of Central Ohio, the national council for OSU's Michael E. Moritz College of Law, the Ohio Business Roundtable, the Columbus State Community College Foundation and BalletMet.

Read Bob's profile here.