Press Releases

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added 21 associates to the firm across eight offices.  Charleston, WV Clayton T. Harkins joined the Charleston office and will practice out of the litigation department, focusing on commercial litigation. Harkins received his J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law and has experience conducting research and writing legal memoranda on topics including leases, contracts, landlord and tenant issues, and consumer problems ...

Dinsmore & Shohl attorney Ritu Singh has been selected to serve on the South Asian Bar Association (SABA) of North America Foundation Board of Trustees for a two-year term. Formed in 2007, the Foundation – the charitable arm of SABA North America – develops and funds programs that support legal education, legal research and public interest employment that benefit the South Asian legal community of North America and the South Asian community as a whole ...

Andrey Tomkiw, a partner in Dinsmore & Shohl’s Labor and Employment department, has been recognized by Super Lawyers as one of Michigan’s Top 100 Lawyers for 2018. The Top 100 distinction is reserved for attorneys who ranked at the top of the 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers list, which is based on peer nominations, research into professional achievement and a blue ribbon review process ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce three of its attorneys have been named to the Michigan 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 Michigan. Dinsmore's Super Lawyer: Andrey T ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s April L. Besl has been named to the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber's WE Lead program. WE Lead is a 10-month leadership program geared toward women on established career paths. The program enhances professional growth and development to promote exceptional success. Besl began working for Dinsmore in its intellectual property law department in November 2009, becoming a partner in January 2016 ...

DSD Advisors, LLC, is pleased to welcome Colleen Reynolds as director, government affairs. DSD, an affiliate of Dinsmore, is a full-service government relations firm dedicated to helping clients achieve their public policy objectives at the federal, state and local levels of government. “Colleen brings a wealth of experience in and deep knowledge of the political and policy-making process,” said DSD Co-Founder and President Matt Davis ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Vanessa Rogers has joined the Louis D. Brandeis Inn of Court as an associate member. Part of the American Inns of Court, the Brandeis Inn is an organization for legal practitioners that promotes skill development and professional excellence. The Inn is limited to 84 members and has a focus on litigation and trial techniques ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP welcomes Jacob W. Cassady to the firm’s Lexington office, where he will practice with the real estate development, leasing and ownership practice group. Cassady’s experience includes handling acquisitions, dispositions and financing various real estate projects, focusing on commercial property.  Prior to joining Dinsmore, Cassady was at Greenberg Traurig, LLP ...

Dinsmore & Shohl has added Ann Charles Watts as an associate to the firm’s Dayton office. Watts will practice out of the tax, benefits, and wealth planning practice group, focusing on estate planning, probate, charitable gift planning, and nonprofit law, as well as guardianships and adoptions. Watts joins Dinsmore after many years in the nonprofit sector, running her own private practice as a fundraising and organizational development consultant ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce 179 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®   firm-wide. Dinsmore attorneys selected include: CALIFORNIA San Diego, CA Mikel R. Bistrow (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law) Christopher Celentino (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law) KENTUCKY Covington, KY Dirk M ...

Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce 17 of its attorneys were recently named “Best Lawyers® 2019 “Lawyer of the Year.”  In each city, one lawyer from each practice area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” The attorneys received the honor based on reviews by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has bolstered its presence in Pittsburgh with the addition of Nelson Crichton to the firm. A partner in the commercial finance and banking group, Crichton is a top-ranked banking attorney who will expand Dinsmore’s services in the Steel City ...

Dinsmore & Shohl partner Erin Farabaugh has been elected to the Association for Corporate Growth Pittsburgh’s Board of Directors for the 2018-2019 term. Founded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) has chapters worldwide representing 14,500 members. ACG serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders and advisers to growing middle-market companies. Its mission is to drive middle-market growth ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP attorney Aubrey Haddach has been appointed to serve another term as co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Biotechnology Law Committee for the 2018-2019 bar year. Haddach was first appointed to the leadership position last year after serving as vice-chair for the 2016-2017 bar year. With more than 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is one of the largest voluntary professional membership organizations in the world ...

When unprompted and asked to recommend a law firm based on customer service, corporate attorneys said Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is one of the nation’s best, according to a recent report by BTI Consulting Group. BTI today released the results of its Most Recommended Law Firms report, a data-driven ranking based on more than 350 in-depth telephone interviews with leading legal decision makers at large organizations with $1 billion or more in revenue ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce Savoy Magazine has recognized partner Marty Dunn in its summer issue, which features top attorneys from national law firms and Fortune 1000 corporate and general counsel. Savoy’s 2018 Most Influential Black Lawyers list highlights attorneys the magazine has determined “are widely recognized for their professionalism, protection of rights and community service ...

Dinsmore and Shohl LLP has increased its paid leave offerings for attorneys who are new parents, underscoring a core commitment to work-life balance. In a benefits expansion that significantly exceeds industry averages, the firm offers birth mothers up to 18 weeks in paid leave, while non-birth and adoptive parents are eligible for up to eight weeks. Attorneys have the option to take this time intermittently over the course of a year ...

The National Law Journal recently ranked Dinsmore & Shohl LLP as the 82nd largest law firm in the nation in its annual survey, the NLJ 500.  Dinsmore also ranked 70th out of the 350 firms eligible on the Women’s Scorecard. This recognition comes on the heels of another industry honor for commitment to the development and retention of female attorneys ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has continued the pattern of rapid growth in its Chicago office, adding associates  Luke S. Curran and Sara Suleiman to the firm’s IP trademark practice group. Curran and Suleiman are the fifth and sixth attorneys to join Dinsmore’s Chicago office in the last two months. The firm recently added 4,000 square feet of office space to accommodate an attorney roster that has grown 44 percent in the last year ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added Young-Eun Park as an associate to the firm’s Louisville office. Park will practice out of the commercial litigation practice group. Park joins Dinsmore from Bingham Greenebaum Doll, where she focused her practice on business, employment, tort, bankruptcy, immigration, and estate disputes. She has litigated a variety of sophisticated litigation matters before the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the Board of Immigration Appeals ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added Heather N. Stone as associate of counsel and Dillon D. Jones as an associate to the firm’s San Diego office. Stone will practice out of the employment group and Jones will be focusing on commercial litigation. Stone joins Dinsmore from Cavignac & Associates where she was a human resources risk advisor. She provided advice to, counseled and trained employers on lowering the frequency and severity of employment practice claims ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP partner Tony Bonner has been selected to the Leadership Kentucky Class of 2018. Leadership Kentucky, a non-profit educational organization established in 1984, brings together a class of private and public sector professionals each year to gain insight into issues facing the state. During the program’s seven two-day sessions, participants meet with Kentucky leaders and discuss the commonwealth’s challenges, opportunities and resources ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has expanded its Pittsburgh office, welcoming attorney Robert Palumbi to the firm. Palumbi joins as a partner of counsel in Dinsmore’s litigation department, bringing a strong background in construction law ...

Dinsmore partners Barbara B. Edelman and J. Tanner Watkins, both graduates of the University of Kentucky College of Law, were recognized for their contributions to the legal profession at the college's annual awards reception. Edelman was inducted into the college’s hall of fame, while Watkins received the 2018 Young Professional award. Six other alumni were also honored at the event. Edelman is a member of Dinsmore’s board of directors and executive committee ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has expanded its Washington, D.C. office, welcoming partner Ivan Bilaniuk to the firm. Bilaniuk joins the firm’s litigation department and international business practice group and will focus both on international arbitration and litigation as well as international compliance ...