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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Sam G. Brinker has been named a National LGBT Bar Association 2020 Best LGBTQ+ Lawyer Under 40. The 40 young professionals awarded are distinguished in their field and have demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBTQ+ equality. The honorees will be recognized at the annual Lavender Law Conference in August. “To be thought of as the ‘best’ anything is quite an honor,” said Brinker. “There is no doubt this award is meaningful ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to welcome new litigation partner Richik Sarkar to the firm’s Cleveland office. Sarkar is a decorated attorney, having been named to Crain’s Cleveland’s Who to Watch in Law list in 2016, the Leadership Cleveland class of 2015 and Lawyers of Color’s first Nation’s Best list. Sarkar comes to Dinsmore from McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, where he was a complex consumer and commercial litigation attorney as well as chief privacy officer ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce three associates have been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star list for 2020. Attorneys on the Super Lawyers list are selected by a multi-phase process that takes into account independent research, peer evaluations and professional achievement. The exclusive list recognizes no more than five percent of attorneys ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added Zachariah (Zach) A. Johnson as an associate to the firm’s Cincinnati office. He will practice out of the corporate department, focusing on tax, benefits and wealth planning. “I am excited about my move to Dinsmore,” said Johnson. “The firm’s name itself says a lot, however, the people make it. I am looking forward to this new opportunity and ready to get working with the tax group ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s steadfast commitment to diversity has been rewarded again in 2020, this time with the inclusion of three members of the firm’s board of directors on Lawyers of Color’s fifth annual Power List, which recognizes the most influential minority attorneys and allies in the nation ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP earned high marks in The Bond Buyer 2019 rankings, including being ranked second overall in Kentucky and Ohio and first in Pennsylvania for the number of transactions. Dinsmore earned a top-15 spot nationally for bond counsel. Thomson Reuters compiles transaction data for bond counsel services for The Bond Buyer. Nationally, Dinsmore served as bond counsel on 229 deals totaling $5.1 billion ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Christian Gonzalez has earned three awards in recent weeks from diverse attorney organizations. He was selected as a recipient of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) 2020 Top Lawyers Under 40 Award, named a Top Latino Lawyers of 2019 by Latino Leader Magazine and named to Lawyers of Color's fifth Power List. This year, Latino Leader Magazine selected 69 attorneys out of over 250 nominees to be named a Top Latino Lawyer ...

Brian James Wood has joined Dinsmore & Shohl LLP in Louisville. Wood will practice with the litigation department, focusing on commercial litigation.  His experience includes managing Kentucky and Indiana client portfolios from inception to judgment and satisfaction in consumer and commercial collections actions. Wood has appeared in numerous state court arguing dispositive motions and has advised clients on best practices with compliance to federal and state collections law ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added notable associates in both its Cleveland and Dayton offices. William M. Johnson joins Cleveland from the NASA Glenn Research Center. He focuses on intellectual property law, specifically patent preparation and prosecution. He assists clients with issues including patent infringement, validity, freedom to operate, and patentability studies ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is among 92 companies or corporations to appear for the first time on this year’s Human Rights Campaign Foundation Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. In total, 1,059 companies were scored on the index, including 164 law firms. Dinsmore’s inaugural score of 90 is significantly higher than the average (79 ...

Dinsmore & Shohl intellectual property associate Tarah K. Rémy has been voted onto the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors. Rémy will serve a three-year term. “I am honored and humbled to join the KSO Board. The orchestra is an important part of our community as well as my personal life. It’s a tremendous opportunity to contribute to this art and to the orchestra’s success,” Rémy said ...

James Reid, the newest partner in the Detroit office of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, has joined the S.H.a.R.E. Network as a founding member. S.H.a.R.E. (Safety, Health, and Risk Education Resources) is a collaboration of consultants, legal advisers, speakers, publishers, and innovators. Its primary focus is to assist executives confronted with issues related to distracted-driving prevention ...

On Jan. 14, 2020, Microsoft ended support for its Windows 2007 operating system. This means Microsoft will no longer issue regular security updates for users of Window 2007. The process of issuing security updates for computer systems is commonly referred to as “patching.” Similar to fabric patches that repair holes in clothing, software patches repair holes in computer programs ...

James Reid, one of Michigan’s best-known and most accomplished young attorneys, has brought his team of three lawyers to Dinsmore & Shohl LLP in Detroit. Along with partner R.J. Cronkhite and associate Zoey Mayhew, Reid migrates from Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller, P.C., where he practiced for more than 15 years. Reid counsels entrepreneurs, C-suite executives, in-house counsel, and human resources directors to make strategic business decisions ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP adds two new associates in Lexington and Louisville. Alex D. Croft is among the Louisville office’s newest talent focusing on estate planning and tax law. Croft comes to the firm from Commonwealth Bank and Trust, where he was general counsel – trust counsel, vice president. He received his J.D. from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and B.S. in finance from the University of Kentucky ...

Dinsmore and Shohl’s Raymond L. Harrell Jr. has been voted president of the Kanawha County Bar Association (KCBA). He will serve a one-year term. Harrell is a labor and employment and government relations attorney whose practice focuses on employment litigation and registered lobbying work. He regularly represents companies in the areas of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour, deliberate intent, unemployment appeals, unfair labor practice, and general litigation ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has expanded its Columbus office, welcoming attorney G. Randall (Randy) Ayers to the firm. Ayers joins as a partner in Dinsmore’s labor department, bringing a strong background in traditional, management side labor relations. Ayers practice focuses on a wide variety of labor arbitration and litigation, collective bargaining, proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, and more ...

The Society for Ohio Health Care Attorneys (SOHA) has a new president in Dinsmore partner of counsel Tim Cahill. SOHA is a professional society under the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA). Per the SOHA website, its mission is to “advance health care law by providing a forum for the exchange of information among attorneys serving health care providers ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP continues to grow its presence in Columbus. The office has grown with the addition of four new associates: Joshua M. Cartee, H. Devon Collins, Scott T. Surovjak and Joseph D. Wheeler. The new arrivals bring Dinsmore’s Columbus roster to 80 attorneys, making it the national firm’s second-largest office. It is the fourth-largest law firm in the Capital City, according to the 2019-2020 Columbus Business First book of lists ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Boston office is growing with the addition of Krithika Rajkumar. She joins from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP and represents clients in commercial litigation, labor and employment, intellectual property, and securities litigation.  Her experience includes preparing clients for depositions, drafting jury instructions, assisting in trial preparation and witness preparation, and drafting pleadings and appellate briefs ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce four new members of its board of directors, as Gregory Kaskey, Ashley Pack, Donna King Perry, and Allison Goico were voted into the 18-member body. “It’s my pleasure to welcome our four new members to the board,” Vincent said. “I look forward to working with them as we continue to look for opportunities to grow the firm and strengthen our offerings to our clients ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is proud to announce George H. Vincent has been reelected to a fifth term as chairman and managing partner. Vincent came to Dinsmore in 1982 and began his first term as managing partner 25 years later in 2007. As part of the Corporate & Transactional, Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets and Government Relations practice groups, he counsels businesses with regard to strategic growth, funding and regulatory oversight ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is kicking off 2020 with a wave of changes within its leadership ranks. The firm welcomes new board of directors, department chairs, practice group chairs, and partners. Dinsmore Chairman and Managing Partner George H. Vincent begins his fifth term stewarding the firm. He joined Dinsmore in 1982 and began his first term in 2007. “It’s an honor to be reelected by my peers,” he said ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce four new members of its board of directors, as Gregory Kaskey, Ashley Pack, Donna King Perry, and Allison Goico were voted into the 18-member body. “It’s my pleasure to welcome our four new members to the board,” Vincent said. “I look forward to working with them as we continue to look for opportunities to grow the firm and strengthen our offerings to our clients.” Pack and Kaskey have been with Dinsmore 19 and 16 years, respectively ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is proud to announce 18 attorneys were elected to partnership effective Jan. 1, 2020. They are Anthony Bickel, Sara Cameron, Nicholas Godfrey, Christopher Hammond, Jerrad Howard, Kurt Hunt, Lauren Ingebritson, Cory Ingle, Allison Knerr, Michael Mattingly, Sarah Mattingly, Nicole Nan, Daniel O’Gara, Caroline Pieroni, Aimee Stern, Adrianne Strong, Eric Quinn, and Diana Vicen ...