• Business Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Corporate Finance
• Public Finance
• Contracts and Commercial Law
• International Transactions
• Nonprofit Corporations

• Has nearly 30 years of experience representing domestic and foreign businesses in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financings and commercial transactions.
• Has served as general counsel, secretary, and advisor to both publicly and privately-owned companies.
• Has advised clients on intellectual property issues arising in commercial transactions.
• Has served as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel and corporate counsel in tax-exempt and taxable bond financing transactions.
• Serves as Chairman of an international association of nearly 100 independent law firms comprising a global resource of over 3,000 lawyers.

AV Rated - Martindale-Hubbell

Society of Benchers, Case Western Reserve University School of Law (Member)

Presentations
Frequent speaker on corporate governance and international business law issues

"Focus on China: New Laws and regulations make it easier than ever to conduct business in the PRC," Author, Smart Business News September 2005 Ulmer & Berne_0905.pdf

"Home grown, Internationally, " Author, Smart Business News
August 2005 Ulmer & Berne_0805.pdf

Cleveland Championships 2009 (2009 U.S.National Figure Skating Championships) (Trustee, Assistant Secretary and Legal Counsel for the local organizing committee)

Cleveland Championships 2000 (2000 U.S.National Figure Skating Championships) (Trustee, Assistant Secretary and Legal Counsel for the local organizing committee)

Cleveland Children's Museum (President, 1992-1994; Vice President, 1990-1991;
Board of Trustees, 1988-1994; Founding Member, 1985)

Spaces (Trustee Emeritus, 1980-present; Board of Trustees, 1977-1987; Incorporator and Founding Member, 1977)

Cleveland Entrepreneurship Preparatory School (Charter School) (Secretary and Member, Board of Directors, 2005)

E-City (teaching entrepreneurship skills to low income young people) (Secretary and Member, Board of Directors, 2005)