JOHN B. NALBANDIAN is a partner in the Litigation Department of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP and focuses on appellate law.  He is a 1994 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was Order of the Coif and managing editor of the Virginia Law Review. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School in 1991. After graduating from law school, Mr. Nalbandian clerked for the Honorable Jerry E. Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. After that clerkship, he worked in the Washington, DC office of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue in the Issues and Appeals Section of the Litigation Group. 

Mr. Nalbandian is a member of the firm’s Appellate Practice and concentrates on appellate and general litigation in state and federal courts. He represents clients in a wide range of legal areas including antitrust, products liability, intellectual property, employment, white collar crime, and class actions. He also has extensive experience in administrative and international law. 

Mr. Nalbandian is a member of the Ohio,  Kentucky, Virginia, and District of Columbia Bars, American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, and  Kentucky Bar Association.  He was appointed by the President to, and currently serves on, the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute. He is also a member of the Northern Kentucky Tri-Ed Board of Directors.  He has served as chair and as a member of the Telecommunications Board of Northern Kentucky, and is a member of the Leadership Northern Kentucky Class of 2003. 

He is an Ohio State Bar Association Board Certified Specialist in Appellate Law and has been recognized since 2007 by The Best Lawyers in America for his work in Appellate Law. He was also selected by Cincinnati Magazine as a 2005, 2006, and 2007 Super Lawyers Rising Star in appellate practice.