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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has partnered with World Services Group as its sole legal services affiliate in Kentucky. WSG is a global network of more than 130 professional services providers, including legal, investment banking and accounting firms. Its members operate in more than 145 jurisdictions worldwide and are able to leverage their WSG connectivity to offer clients knowledge and service on a global scale ...

World Services Group (WSG) is pleased to announce that Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has joined the WSG network as the exclusive law firm member for Kentucky. Since being founded in 1908, Dinsmore has worked hard to stay ahead in an ever-evolving business, legal and regulatory climate focusing on anticipating legal developments and industry challenges before they impact clients ...

At its annual meeting held on June 5, the Commercial Club of Cincinnati announced its newly elected officers for the 2018-2019 term. The officers are: President – Craig Lindner, Co-President, Co-CEO and Director, American Financial Group Vice President – Greg D. Carmichael, Chairman, President and CEO, Fifth Third Bank Secretary – C. Francis Barrett, President and Founding Member, Barrett & Weber LPA Treasurer – Ronald D ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added Abby E. Chermely and S. Joseph Stephens, III to the firm’s Cincinnati office. They will both practice out of the employment group. Chermely joins Dinsmore after clerking for the Honorable Judge Michael R. Barrett of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and for the Honorable Judge Beth A. Myers in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added Jacqueline Rau as an associate to the firm’s Columbus office. Rau will practice out of the labor practice group. After six years as a field attorney in Arkansas, Rau joins Dinsmore from the National Labor Relations Board, Region 15. Rau investigated hundreds of cases of alleged violations under the National Labor Relations Act and successfully represented the General Counsel in unfair labor practice hearings ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added Nicolas J. Echevestre and Ian G. Schuler to the firm’s San Diego office. They will practice out of the commercial litigation group. Echevestre joins Dinsmore after over seven years at Cooley LLP. His experience includes, representing clients in litigation matters regarding federal securities class actions, alleged breaches of fiduciary duties, and license agreement disputes. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School and received his B.A ...

As the broader legal industry makes only marginal gains in female attorney representation, Dinsmore has ranked among the best firms in the nation for women. In Law360’s 2018 Glass Ceiling Report, which surveyed more than 300 firms, Dinsmore places sixth among similarly sized firms for its percentage of female associates and partners ...

After nearly 30 years with Dinsmore, corporate partner and department chair Susan B. Zaunbrecher has transitioned to the role of chief legal officer of Fifth Third Bancorp. Zaunbrecher succeeds Jelena McWilliams, who was recently confirmed chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Samuel A. Peppers, III has been elected president of the Columbus Bar Association’s board of governors by its members. He will be sworn in at the annual meeting on June 14 and will serve a one year term. Among other duties, the 14 member board sets association policy, directs the programming and oversees committees. Peppers has served the CBA in various board roles since 2013 ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has advanced six spots in the 2018 Am Law 200, ranking 123 among America’s top revenue-grossing law firms. The Am Law 200 list, compiled by ALM Intelligence, reflects financial, headcount and diversity information gathered through outreach to approximately 400 law firms across the country. The 2018 list is based on data reported from the 2017 fiscal year, including gross revenue and revenue per lawyer ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has advanced six spots in the 2018 Am Law 200, ranking 123 among America's top revenue-grossing law firms. The Am Law 200 list, compiled by ALM Intelligence, reflects financial, headcount and diversity information gathered through outreach to approximately 400 law firms across the country. The 2018 list is based on data reported from the 2017 fiscal year, including gross revenue and revenue per lawyer ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce eight of its attorneys have been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list for 2018. Attorneys selected for the Super Lawyers list have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Attorneys selected for the Rising Stars list are being recognized as the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state of Pennsylvania. Dinsmore attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers are: Joel M ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added 4,000 square feet of space to its Chicago office to accommodate an attorney roster that has grown 44 percent in the last year. The additional space coincides with the arrival of four new attorneys including real estate partner Lenny Asaro, formerly a managing member at one of the oldest minority owned and operated law firms in the United States ...

Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce its attorneys have received top rankings, including one Band 1 ranking, in the 2018 Edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business . In compiling the current directory, interviews were conducted throughout the United States carried out by a team of 150 full-time researchers. Law firms and individual attorneys are ranked in bands from one to six, with one being the best ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Marisa E. Main has been elected to the Blackacre Conservancy’s board of directors for a three-year term. Blackacre’s board is comprised of members dedicated to preserving the history of the pre-Civil War, 18 th -century farmhouse as well as promoting outdoor and environmental education throughout Kentucky. Main also serves her community as a Ronald McDonald House volunteer, student trial advocacy competition judge, and a youth volleyball coach ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce Bobby Lucas has been named chair of the firm’s corporate department. Lucas succeeds Susan B. Zaunbrecher, who chaired the department for the past 10 years. Lucas, who also serves as Chicago office managing partner and a member of the firm’s board of directors, previously led Dinsmore’s business, acquisitions and securities practice group. His new post brings him full circle at the firm ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Vanessa N. Rogers has been accepted to the Leadership Louisville Center’s Ignite Louisville Class of Fall 2018. Ignite Louisville is a seven month program geared toward young professionals on established career paths. The program enhances professional growth and development to leadership success. During the program, the class will undertake a project from a local nonprofit, in which they will work as a team serving the community ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Andrew M. Gammill has been named to LGBT Bar’s Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 class of 2018. The 40 young professionals who make up the 2018 class are distinguished individuals in their field who have demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBT equality. The class will be recognized at the 30th Annual Lavender Law Conference in August. “Being recognized among my peers in the LGBT Bar is a great honor ...

Dinsmore & Shohl’s Alicia Bond-Lewis has been elected to the United Way of Greater Cincinnati’s board of directors. The United Way of Greater Cincinnati’s board is comprised of local leaders throughout the community who provide guidance for the organization’s operations, programs and goals. In addition to the United Way, Bond-Lewis serves on the board of directors of the Federal Bar Association (Cincinnati/N ...

As seen in  San Diego Metro Magazine: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP partner Joseph S. Leventhal has been selected as one of San Diego’s best attorneys by the editors of San Diego Metro Magazine. Leventhal, the managing partner of Dinsmore’s San Diego office, was part of a select group of only 23 attorneys recognized in the business magazine’s 2018 Best Attorneys list. Eligibility was based on nominations from their peers ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP announces 37 of its attorneys have been named to the West Virginia Super Lawyers list and the Rising Stars list for 2018.  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 Rising Stars list recognizes up-and-coming attorneys in the state of West Virginia ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added Audrey M. Wood as an associate to the firm’s San Diego office. Wood will practice out of the commercial litigation practice group. Her experience includes general civil litigation, personal injury, insurance defense, and representing businesses in a variety of legal matters.  She also has experience advising corporate, non-profit, and start-up clients.  Wood received her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law, cum laude ...

The Legal Marketing Association has selected Dinsmore as one of two winners for large-scale technology project execution as part of its 2018 Your Honor Awards. The award recognizes the design and development of the firm’s recently revamped website, one of two honored in its category out of 16 entries ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added associate Liane H. Rousseau to its Cincinnati office and trademark litigation practice group. She comes to Dinsmore from Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. Before going into private practice, Rousseau served as legal extern for The Honorable Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, Supreme Court of Ohio, and law clerk for The Honorable David Gormley, Delaware County Common Pleas Court. Rousseau earned her J.D ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce four of its attorneys have been named to the San Diego 2018  Super Lawyers list and one named a 2018 Rising Star . 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 San Diego Super Lawyers : Mikel R ...