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Act litigation and white-collar criminal defense Barras
is a a a a a a a a a a a former federal prosecutor with exten- sive civil and criminal litigation experience including commercial contract disputes healthcare fraud cybersecurity product liability antitrust IP real estate corporate governance securities and and white-collar crim- inal inal defense He has civil and and and criminal litigation experience in in in the private and and public sectors Prior to to KMK Law Barras
served as as Assistant Chief for the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division He earned his J J D D D from from Boston University University School of Law in in in 2003 and his B B B A from from The Ohio Ohio State University University in in in 2000 Barras
is is admitted to practice law in in Ohio Ohio and California Matthew M M M (Matt) Allen
focuses his practice on on tort and complex commercial litigation matters matters He has experience counseling clients and litigating matters matters involving product liability automobile negligence breach of contract and and commercial disputes in state and and federal courts He also has experience repre- senting owners general contractors contractors and and subcontractors in in construction and and environ- mental related disputes Allen
represents clients in in all phases of litigation from pre-suit inves- tigation tigation through discovery motion practice trial and appeal He earned his J D from the University University of of Cincinnati College of of Law in in in in 2016 He earned his B A A from Xavier University University in in in in in 2013 Allen
is is admitted to practice law in in Ohio and Kentucky Andrew J Ferguson
practices in the firm’s Real Estate Group where he he he represents both busi- nesses and and individuals with a a a a a a a a a a a wide range of real estate and and and general business law matters including leasing acquisitions sales and and tax deferred exchanges Ferguson
assists clients with the development of residential retail commercial and and mixed-use properties including the structuring and and and closing of new markets and and historic tax credit financing trans- actions He has extensive experience fin in in in in in negotiating and and and drafting retail office and and and indus- trial leases as as as well as as as the development and and and and management of condominium and and home- owners’ associations Ferguson
earned his J D from Salmon P Chase College of Law Northern Kentucky University University in in 2013 He earned his B S
from Miami University University in in in 2010 Ferguson
is admitted to practice law in in Ohio and Tennessee Thomas W W (TW) Langevin
practices in in in the Business Representation & Transactions Group where he he assists public and and private companies on a a a a a a a a a a a a a wide variety of federal state and and local tax matters He advises clients in in business entity formation mergers and acquisitions opera- tional tax tax tax issues reorganizations tax-efficient tax-efficient restructurings and tax-efficient tax-efficient exit strategies Langevin
frequently serves as outside general counsel to private equity firms and their port- folio folio companies where he he he he advises them through fund fund formations negotiations with portfolio investments and and fund fund operations and and dissolu- tions tions Langevin
obtained an an an an LL M in in in in in Taxation from from the the University of of Florida Levin College of of Law Law in in in 2017 and earned his J D from from the the Univer- sity of of Arkansas School of of Law Law in in in 2016 He also graduated with a a a a a a a a a a a B A A A in in in in Economics from Arkansas Arkansas State University in in in in 2013 Langevin
is admitted to practice law in in in Ohio and Arkansas Arkansas Collin L Ryan
represents clients in in in in commer- cial litigation spanning antitrust business torts contract disputes class action and multi-dis- trict litigation intellectual property product liability and and and mass torts shareholder and and and corpo- rate rate governance securities and and and and general corporate litigation in state and and federal courts throughout the country Ryan
also focuses his practice on on False Claims
Act (FCA) litigation representing parties in in in in in FCA FCA cases involving fraud across many industries Ryan
has also counseled and advised clients regarding active government investigations including subpoenas and and civil investigative demands issued by the the DOJ Ryan
earned earned his J J D D from the the University of of Cincinnati College of of Law in in in in in 2016 He earned earned his his mini-MBA from from Miami Miami University University in in in in in in 2021 and his his B B A A from from Miami Miami University University in in in in 2012 Ryan
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The CBA is proud to offer ethical guidance to Greater Cincinnati attorneys through our Ethics Committee's hotline November
Terry Patterson 513-841-1495 Joseph Ruwe 513-579-5203
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Dimity Orlet 513-458-5506 Aaron Vanderlaan 859-292-7656
The members of of the CBA Ethics & Professional Responsibility Committee listed above are available to help you you interpret your obligations under the Ohio Rules of of Professional Conduct Questions posed should be framed hypothetically and should relate to your own prospective conduct The committee also accepts requests for written opinions THE REPORT | | November/December 2023 | | CincyBar org 27