Porter Wright Morris & Arthur

250 East Fifth Street

Columbus, OH 45202-5118
Phone: 1 513.381.4700
Fax: 1 513.421.0991
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Firm Locations

Areas of Law

  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation
  • Agriculture
  • Antitrust Litigation
  • Compliance programs/audits
  • Distribution, pricing and promotional allowance programs
  • Grand jury investigations/criminal proceedings
  • Intellectual property/Internet
  • Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures
  • Trade association representation
  • Banking and Finance
  • Asset Based Lending
  • Commercial Lending
  • Equipment leasing and financing
  • Financial institution corporate governance
  • Financial institution M&A and formation
  • Financial institution regulation and corporate governance
  • Mezzanine, subordinate and other alternative financing
  • Public finance, bond issuance and economic development
  • Real Estate Financing
  • Representation of financial institution regulatory agencies
  • Tax credit financing
  • UCC and other commercial transactions
  • Bankruptcy, Workout & Creditors' Rights
  • Bankruptcy
  • Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Collateral strategies
  • Commercial foreclosures/receiverships
  • Creditors' Rights
  • Customers and suppliers
  • Debtor creditor litigation
  • Distressed Assets
  • Reorganizations and workouts
  • Business Competition Advice & Litigation
  • Anti raiding
  • Antitrust advice and litigation
  • Competitive interference claims
  • Non compete, non solicitation, non recruitment and non disclosure agreements
  • Non competition and trade secret counseling and litigation
  • Business Growth & Operation
  • Board and Committee counsel
  • Business Transactions
  • Compliance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Entrepreneurial Business
  • EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
  • Green initiatives
  • Organization/planning/financing
  • Tax Planning
  • Venture Capital and Private Equity
  • Employee Benefits
  • Audits and correction
  • Benefits issues related to mergers and acquisitions
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
  • ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation
  • ERISA fiduciary compliance
  • Health and welfare plans
  • Nonqualified deferred compensation and executive compensation
  • Retirement plans
  • Tax exempt and governmental employers
  • Energy & Telecommunications
  • Energy
  • Power siting
  • Renewable Energy
  • Telecommunications
  • Environmental Law
  • Audits and assessments
  • CERCLA
  • Clean Air Act
  • Clean Water Act
  • Climate Change
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Environmental permitting
  • Mineral development, permitting and regulatory compliance and litigation
  • Nanotechnology
  • SARA Title III/EPCRA
  • Solid/hazardous waste disposal
  • Government & Regulatory Affairs
  • Election law representation
  • Government Contracts
  • Incentives and grants
  • Legislative drafting and advocacy
  • Regulatory drafting and advocacy
  • Health Law
  • Antitrust counseling and litigation, including clinical integration
  • Business governance and best practices
  • Clinical integration
  • Fraud and abuse counseling, defense, prevention and compliance
  • Government and regulatory representation
  • Health Care Litigation
  • Health Care Reform
  • Health care related intellectual property and technology
  • Hospitals, surgery centers and specialty facilities
  • Information, privacy and security, HIPAA and HITECH
  • Mergers, acquisitions and alliances
  • Physicians, physician practice groups and organizations
  • Privacy breach advice
  • Reimbursement and payor audit/recovery
  • Intellectual Property
  • Advertising/false advertising/unfair competition
  • Copyrights
  • Enforcement, disputes and litigation
  • Intellectual property audits and strategies
  • International business/intellectual property
  • Joint research and development and joint ventures
  • Patents
  • Promotions, sweepstakes and contests
  • Social media and online identity
  • Trade secret and technology transfers and licensing
  • Trademarks/service marks
  • Privacy & Data Security
  • Broker, lender and financial institution matters
  • Data security and breach notification
  • HIPAA and HITECH compliance
  • Information Technology
  • Law enforcement and forensics
  • Litigation
  • Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
  • Privacy regulation US and international
  • Records management and privacy policies
  • Retail and web commerce
  • Workplace privacy
  • International Business & Trade
  • Antitrust & Competition Law
  • Cross border litigation and arbitration
  • Export control restrictions and compliance
  • Foreign direct investment
  • Immigration and cross border employment
  • International business transactions
  • International financing, including letters of credit
  • International Tax Planning
  • International trade and customs regulations and compliance
  • Sales representation, distribution, and licensing agreements
  • Labor & Employment
  • Collective bargaining and arbitrations
  • Employment class and collective actions
  • Employment discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation
  • Executive compensation and employment agreements
  • Immigration
  • Leave/reasonable accommodation administration
  • National Labor Relations Act
  • Non competition and trade secrets counseling and litigation
  • Occupational safety and health
  • Preventative workplace counseling
  • Public sector employment
  • Reductions in force and restructuring
  • Union avoidance consultation
  • Wage and hour compliance and litigation
  • Whistleblowing
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Workforce and management training
  • Appellate and Supreme Court Practice
  • Arbitration and mediation
  • Catastrophic injuries
  • Class actions and mass tort litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction claims
  • E Discovery
  • Environmental Litigation
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • International Arbitration
  • Non competition and trade secrets litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Railroad Litigation
  • Securities Litigation
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Antitrust and regulatory filings
  • Due Diligence
  • Fairness opinions/special committees
  • Transaction structuring
  • Real Estate
  • Affordable housing/fair housing
  • Appropriation/Eminent Domain
  • Coal, oil and gas, and mineral rights
  • Commercial and residential development
  • Commercial Leasing
  • Condominium development and operation
  • Construction and design contracts
  • Economic Development & Incentives
  • Environmental Compliance
  • Foreclosures, receiverships, and workouts
  • Green business and development
  • Mortgage loans and other financing
  • Purchase and sale transactions
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Tax Appeals
  • Title Insurance
  • Zoning, annexation, and land use planning
  • Securities
  • Equity, mezzanine and debt securities
  • Investment Advisors
  • Public Company Representation
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • SEC investigation and enforcement
  • Tax and Personal Wealth
  • Asset Protection
  • Charitable gift planning
  • Estate and gift planning and administration
  • Federal Tax
  • International Tax
  • Marital agreements, adoptions and guardianships
  • Probate Litigation
  • State and local taxes
  • tax credits
  • Tax Exempt Organizations
  • Wills & Trusts
  • Technology
  • Implementation of information systems
  • International Transactions
  • Internet and electronic commerce
  • Open source software
  • Outsourcing
  • Software development, licensing and services
  • Technology transfer and licensing

Office Location

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

250 East Fifth Street

Columbus,OH,45202-5118
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