Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Legal Services | Pennsylvania, USA
tel: (412) 281-5000 | fax: (412) 281-5055
1300 Six PPG Place | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15222 | USA

Overview

Since our establishment in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1908, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has provided quality legal counsel to our clients enabling them to accomplish more. In recent years, our practice has grown into a national firm that services clients from coast-to-coast, as well as internationally. Today's full-service practice, with more than 750 attorneys, continues the standards established by our founding partners over a decade ago, which are efficient, cost-effective and comprehensive solutions for clients.

Our firm's commitment to quality service extends from our highly-skilled attorneys to our experienced professional staff. By establishing relationships based on trust, communication and responsiveness, we tailor our service to ensure our clients' current needs are met while also anticipating future ones.

Lawyers Worldwide: 782

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Michael  R.  Schofield

Michael R. Schofield

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Dinsmore Compliance Services

Articles

Division of Examinations: SEC Fiscal Year 2025 Examination Priorities for Investment Advisers

On October 21, 2024, the Division of Examinations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Division”) published the Fiscal Year 2025 Examination Priorities.  In addition to investment advisers, the Division has examination responsibility for broker-dealers, investment companies, self-regulatory organizations, clearing agencies and other market participants such as municipal advisors.  This alert only addresses the examination priorities applicable to investment advisers.    As with previous years, the 2025 Examination Priorities provides a high level summary of the activities of the Division, as well as general priorities...

Risk Areas to Consider Ahead of Your Next Regulatory Exam

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. each periodically publish a report that describes their views on the current risk areas threatening the banking industry. The OCC calls its report the “Semiannual Risk Perspective,” while the FDIC’s report is called the “Risk Review.” These reports telegraph the risks regulators will be particularly interested in during the next examination cycle. These are the key risk areas your bank should be ready to discuss and defend at your next exam and actions you can take to be prepared...

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Three Dinsmore Attorneys Named to 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Dinsmore is proud to announce that three attorneys from the Firm’s Boston office earned a spot on the 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers were selected through a rigorous process that includes independent research, peer nominations and a review of their professional achievements. The Rising Stars list highlights promising attorneys making significant strides in their fields...

250+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers ®, Ones to Watch

More than 250 Dinsmore attorneys were recognized as Best Lawyers or Ones to Watch in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Five Dinsmore attorneys made the Best Lawyers list for the first time, and seven new attorneys were added to the Ones to Watch list. Best Lawyers’ list of outstanding lawyers is compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition by Best Lawyers, that lawyer must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition...

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