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Ulmer & Berne LLP has elected Yvette R Simpson
Director of Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging as the Board Chair of MORTAR Located in in in Cincinnati MORTAR helps
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Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to welcome Alexander L L Diamond
to the Business Law Prac- tice Group in in in in Cincinnati Diamond
joins the firm as Counsel In his practice he Allen
Ferguson
Ryan
Barras
Langevin
Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law) Welcomes Five New Partners Andrew B B Barras
as as a a a a a a partner in the firm’s Litigation Group where he he will focus on complex commercial litiga- tion False Claims
existing and and aspiring entrepreneurs build a a a a a a a a business canvas and and learn the nuances of busi- ness ness management As Board Chair she works to prioritize diverse diverse initiatives in in in in the firm by planning programs focusing on on on diverse diverse recruit- ment and and and and retention and and and and by championing the firm’s values and and and and culture both internally and and and and externally As a a a a a a a a a a a a a a national commentator speaker trainer and executive strategist Simpson
has provided companies of all sizes with training and and strategic consulting on on on leadership DEIB and and government relations She also serves as Board Chair of the Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses in in in Cincinnati and and has spent many years as as an an an an active board and and committee member for YWCA Cincinnati represents a a a a a a a a wide range of public and privately held companies varying from small businesses to Fortune 500 clients on on business business business and corpo- rate rate law law matters He focuses on on business business law law general corporate work and and commercial trans- actions with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a specialization in mergers and and acquisitions Diamond
also operates as an an an an outside general counsel and advisor to to many clients on on their day-to-day business operations and and issues He earned his his undergraduate degree from from Dalhousie University University and and his his J D D from from the University University of of Cincinnati College of of Law 26
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