JAMES V. MANIACE’s practice blends together advice on all aspects of business and corporate law with specialties in the real estate, oil and gas, and information technology law areas. In his practice, Mr. Maniace frequently serves as outside general counsel to companies of all sizes, including closely-held and family-owned companies.

Mr. Maniace has handled a variety of complex business and real estate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, debt restructuring and refinancing, and sales and exchanges of real property including financing. He also regularly represents court appointed receivers in the management and sale of complex real estate projects. In addition, Mr. Maniace represents landowners, developers, and companies in drilling and developing the oil and gas minerals beneath their properties.

In the information technology law area, Mr. Maniace has expertise assisting software and other technology vendors in protecting their intellectual property through defense against copyright infringement claims as well as enforcement of software licensing agreements.

Speeches and Publications

• Presenter, “Landowner concerns in Oil and Gas Leasing,” Energy Law Committee of the Columbus Bar Association, January 19, 2012.
• Author, “Siting Wind Farms” CWS Newsletter, Vol. 1, 2011. 
• Author, "Keeping True to Your Culture While Protecting Your Balance Sheet" The Journal, Great Lakes Bankers Bank, Winter, 2011.
• Author, “Today’s Refinancing Options for Resourceful Real Estate Investors” CWS Newsletter, Vol. 1, 2010.
• Author, “Lower-Class Apartments Show Value Drop and Promise for Great Return on Investment” Columbus Business First, September 3, 2010.
• Author, “Small Firms in Prime Position to Take Advantage of Real Estate Woes” Columbus Business First, May 7, 2010.
• Author, “Don't Count on Big Banks for $1.4 Trillion of Maturing Real Estate Loans” Columbus Business First, March 5, 2010.
• Panelist: "Negotiable Lease Terms: Landlords v. Tenants", Commercial/ Industrial section of the Columbus Board of Realtors, April 23, 2009.
• Presenter, National Pattern Jury Instructions Conference, "Copyright issues in Electronic and Print Publishing of Pattern Jury Instructions," April 18, 2008.
• Instructor/Lecturer – “Real Estate Ethics” NAI/Ohio Equities, LLC, Columbus, Ohio, February 12, 2008.
• Author, "Avoiding Copyright Infringement in a Multi-Vendor Environment," The Newsletter of the Federal Bar Association's Corporate and Association Counsel's Division, Vol. 4, No. 3, September, 1999.