Press Releases

David J. Lavan, a partner in Dinsmore & Shohl’s corporate department, has been singled out by corporate counsel and named to the 2018 “BTI Client Service All-Stars” list. To compile its list, the BTI Consulting Group interviewed over 300 corporate counsel with Fortune 1000 and large organizations to research law firm relationships. The 328 attorneys recognized were praised by clients for their outstanding service ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s D. Michael Crites has been appointed by Gov. John Kasich to the Ohio Elections Commission for a term ending Dec. 31, 2022. Crites is one of seven members on the bipartisan commission, which was created to enforce the state's campaign finance and fair campaign practices laws ...

Partners Susan B. Zaunbrecher and Martiné “Marty” R. Dunn have joined with the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati to recognize exceptional women business leaders making a difference in the community. The organization has just announced eight winners of its 2018 Career Women of Achievement award. Dunn served as a judge in selection of the 2018 honorees ...

Dinsmore attorney Michael Connelly has been appointed to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Pretrial Practices, which seeks to provide guidance and recommendations regarding pretrial reform in the Illinois criminal justice system. The commission is made up of 25 members including one legislator from each Illinois legislative caucus, judges, members of law enforcement, and representatives of the Department of Corrections ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has been named 2017 “Law Firm of the Year” from the Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio. Dinsmore was recognized for its contribution and service to the community.  Dinsmore partner Susan Zaunbrecher is on PBPO’s board of directors and associate Corey Asay is secretary of its young professional’s board, Grow PBPO ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Cynthia A Neal has been elected to a second term as chair of the board of directors for Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank. Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank partners with local social service agencies to provide diapers to low-income families while raising awareness of the basic health need for diapers. Its vision is to eliminate the existence of diaper need in the Cincinnati area, thereby improving the health of local children ...

As a founding member of the Employment Law Alliance, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP was part of a February ELA survey of U.S. employment attorneys regarding sexual harassment in the workplace. The results, which have just been released, provide perspective on how management-side attorneys see #MeToo and sexual harassment issues unfolding in the workplace based on their actual experiences in representing employers ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Tom Connor, Nick Rericha and Govinda Davis have been accepted into the CBA’s Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (CALL) 2018 Class. This is the 22nd year for the program, which focuses on practical, professional and ethical issues facing local attorneys. The steering committee reviewed the nominations and compiled the list of 26 Cincinnati-area attorneys ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added August Johannsen as an associate to the firm’s Lexington office. Johannsen will practice out of the commercial litigation practice group. Johannsen comes to Dinsmore from Alan Lescht & Associates, P.C., where he litigated claims of employment discrimination and retaliation. He was responsible for managing caseloads from initial intake through hearings and settlement negotiations.  Johannsen earned his J.D ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added Arash Hamidi as an associate to the firm’s Washington D.C. office. Arash will practice out of the IP Opinion and Prosecution practice group. Arash comes to Dinsmore from Frost Brown Todd, LLC, where he prepared utility and design patent applications for mechanical engineering-based technologies. Arash further supported patent litigation matters by conducting due diligence research, preparing for depositions, and drafting infringement opinions ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP welcomes Lisa B. Gattozzi to its Cleveland office as of counsel in the firm’s workers’ compensation department. Gattozzi joins Dinsmore after spending the past 10 years as a solo practitioner focusing on state fund and self-insured employers. She has advised employers regarding claim certification and employer defense strategies and represented them at all administrative hearing levels before the Industrial Commission of Ohio ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce Kelly Eisenlohr-Moul, Terry Finnerty and Brian Bonner have joined the firm, practicing out of its Atlanta office. Eisenlohr-Moul is a partner in the Labor department and focuses her practice on employment-related litigation defense. She has extensive experience in cases involving trade secret, fiduciary duty and breach of restrictive covenants allegations ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Alicia Bond-Lewis has been selected for the 2018 Fellows Program of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), a national organization made up of the legal profession’s top general counsel and managing partners. Bond-Lewis joins more than 200 attorneys as part of the 2018 LCLD Fellows. Launched in 2009, the LCLD Fellows program aims to increase diversity at the leadership levels of the nation’s law firms and corporate legal departments ...

Dinsmore Partner of Counsel Alicia Bond-Lewis is among 28 young leaders selected for membership in the Metropolitan Club’s inaugural Roebling Society. The group’s members come from a variety of sectors, including health care, media, business and nonprofit and were invited to participate in the Roebling Society based on their leadership and contribution in the greater Cincinnati region ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Wil R. Schroder received the “Outstanding  Young Alumnus Award” from Northern Kentucky University’s  Chase College of Law. He was honored at an alumni dinner on Feb. 9. Schroder graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.A. in secondary education: English. He then attended Chase College of Law, earning his J.D. in May 2008 ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP welcomes Heidi Wagner Dorn to its Columbus office a member of the firm’s litigation department. Dorn previously served as counsel for the Supreme Court of Ohio, Board of Professional Conduct. She provided ethics advice to lawyers, judges and bar applicants, researched and drafted advisory opinions and ethics guides, and provided legal ethics education for the legal community throughout Ohio ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added Palash Basu as an associate to the firm’s Washington D.C. office. Basu will practice out of the IP Opinion and Prosecution Practice Group. Basu comes to Dinsmore from Patterson & Sheridan LLP, where he counseled clients on patent procurement related to electrical and mechanical technologies and managed patent portfolio strategies for domestic and international markets ...

Cincy Magazine has released its Leading Lawyers 2018 list and 22 Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys were nominated by their peers as the best in Cincinnati.  This is the 14th year the publication has solicited nominations from registered lawyers in the tri-state area. An advisory board reviewed the nominations and compiled the list of 205 Cincinnati-area attorneys. Dinsmore attorneys recognized as “Cincy Leading Lawyers 2018” are:   Calvin D. Buford Eric K ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP earned high marks in The Bond Buyer 2017 rankings, including being ranked 17th nationally for bond counsel. Dinsmore earned the No. 1 overall ranking in Kentucky, No. 2 in Ohio and No. 3 in Pennsylvania. Thomson Reuters compiles transaction data for The Bond Buyer. Nationally, Dinsmore completed 230 deals totaling $6,600.9 million. In Kentucky, Dinsmore earned the No. 1 overall ranking by serving as bond counsel on 41 issues totaling more than $1,326.7 million ...

Ashley C. Pack, a partner in Dinsmore’s Charleston office, received the 2017 Most Valuable Member award from the Kentucky Press Association.  The award recognizes the individual who has performed the most outstanding service to the KPA. “I am honored to have received the KPA’s 2017 Most Valuable Member Award,” stated Pack ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has been named one of the top trademark practices in Michigan by World Trademark Review (WTR). The firm was one of seven in the Great Lakes State recognized in the 2018 edition of WTR 1000, a listing of standout firms and attorneys in trademark law ...

Dinsmore IP partners Karen Gaunt and Lynda Roesch have been recognized by World Trademark Review (WTR) in its 2018 edition of WTR 1000, a listing of the standout firms and attorneys in trademark law.  Dinsmore & Shohl LLP was also one of nine firms to receive recognition in Ohio and one of seven in Michigan ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP welcomes David P. Kaiser to the firm’s Lexington office, where he will practice with the commercial litigation group.  Focusing his practice on medical malpractice and hospital liability, Kaiser joins Dinsmore’s litigation department from Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, PA. “Dinsmore provides a larger stage that’s ideal for growing my practice,” stated Kaiser ...

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Gary Becker received the Hamilton County Police Association President's Award for Service to Law Enforcement for his two decades of service to the HCPA, specifically to the Hamilton County SWAT team. Becker was recognized during a ceremony Jan. 18. As stated by the program, this award is a unique honor given only to those deemed worthy for contributions to Hamilton County law enforcement and whose actions have profoundly impacted its citizens ...

 As seen in the Pittsburgh Business Times: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP today announced the firm is moving its Pittsburgh location to Six PPG Place, adjacent to historic Market Square. Dinsmore signed an 11-year lease at the new location, which is a few blocks from the One Oxford Centre location where the firm has operated for the past 12 years ...