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Steffen
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of Bradley Steffen to the Firm’s Covington, Ky. and Cincin- nati, Ohio offices. Brad is an experi-
Czanik
Svirnovskiy
Fox
Smallwood
sive experience conducting internal and government investigations. Simon Y. Svirnovskiy is with the firm’s business liti- gation practice. He focuses on a broad range of litigation matters, including offensive and defensive trade secret and restrictive covenant disputes, contractual disputes, business torts, mediations, and arbitration. Svirnovskiy assists clients in prosecuting and defending U.S.-based breach of contract, tort, trade secret, and restrictive covenant claims; drafting and answering pleadings and dispositive motions; conducting and responding to civil discovery; preparing for trial and appel- late-level civil suits; and drafting and reviewing various agreements and waivers. Brice C. Smallwood focuses on repre- senting and counseling employers in all aspects of employment law including liti- gation, traditional labor work, and administrative hearings. Smallwood has experience in keeping the workplace union- free and represents employers in labor claims before federal courts, the National Labor Relations Board, and arbitral forums. He also has experience in wrongful termi- nation, wage and hour, and employment discrimination litigation.
Kohnen & Patton celebrates its mile- stone anniversary of 50 years of stellar client service and representation in the areas of litigation, estate planning and
business representation.
enced trial lawyer representing clients in complex civil litigation and white collar criminal offenses before federal and state courts. Before getting into private practice, Brad served as a prosecutor and defense attorney in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps. Brad prides himself in being an advocate to the local veteran community and serves as the Director of Salmon P. Chase College of Law’s Veterans Discharge Upgrade Review Clinic. In this role, Brad works with law students to assist veterans seeking an upgrade to their negative discharge characterization from the military. Brad holds a Bachelor of Science from Northern Kentucky Univer- sity and earned his J.D. from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law.
Frost Brown Todd (FBT) has promoted four Cincinnati-based attorneys to partner: Alexander S. Czanik focuses on procure- ment, portfolio management, and enforcement of intellectual property. Czanik assists clients in a variety of tech- nology areas with the preparation and prosecution of U.S., international and foreign patent applications, including both utility and design patent applications. Addi- tionally, he regularly conducts patentability, freedom-to-operate, and patent infringe- mentinvestigations.Czanikhasexperience in all phases of patent litigation. Ariel M. Fox is a business litigation attorney. She has represented individuals, corporations, and boards of directors in a variety of complex litigation, including contractual disputes, securities-related class actions, and other commercial litigation matters before federal and state courts. She frequently advises on pre-litigation matters and regulatory best practices and has exten-
Simon
Nicholas Simon
joined Baker- Hostetler’s Business Practice Group as a member of the Mergers and Acqui- sitions team and the Sports Industry team. With more
than 10 years of experience in private prac- tice, Nick bolsters the firm’s corporate presence both in the Cincinnati market and across the United States. A large part of Nick Simon’s practice is dedicated to advising clients in the sports industry on a range of matters, including mergers and acquisi- tions, stadium and team debt financings, equity financings, media, apparel, naming rights, sponsorships and other commercial matters. He has extensive experience coun- seling middle market companies as well as private equity funds and their portfolio companies in a variety of transactions, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and complex commercial transactions. Nick received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law, magna cum laude and his B.A. from Wake Forest University, magna
cum laude.
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