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Abrams Elected Member of CBA Board of Governors

Kathy Major — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:29:17 -0500

James D. Abrams has been elected as a Member of the Columbus Bar Association Board of Governors. He and five other new Board Members will be inducted at the 2012 CBA Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Friday, June 15 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square.

Mr. Abrams extends his thanks and gratitude to those fellow CBA members who voted for him. Further, he reinforced that he “is committed to continued service with the CBA and to advancing the causes that will sustain the Association and the interests of our members.” As a CBA Board of Governors Member, he looks forward to making a notable and positive impact in our Greater Columbus business community.

Mr. Abrams has been active in the CBA for years. He is currently Chair of the Pro-Bono Committee and formerly was the Co-Chair of the Federal Courts Committee. Mr. Abrams is a successful litigation partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP (who merged with Chester, Willcox & Saxbe in January 2012). Having invested over 20 years in his career as a business executive with major U.S. retailers and manufacturers, Mr. Abrams brings real-life perspective to client legal matters. Mr. Abrams is also a member of the Construction and Sports practice groups at Taft.

About the Columbus Bar Association
The Columbus Bar Association is a diverse community of nearly 5,000 central Ohio legal professionals. Founded in 1869, the association is led by a Board of Governors consisting of 11 members, three Officers, and the Executive Director. The Board oversees the activities of its various committees and staff. Through the active involvement of our broad and diverse membership, the Columbus Bar delivers innovative and cost effective services to members of the legal profession and to the general public. For more information, visit http://www.cbalaw.org.

About Taft
At Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, delivering outstanding legal performance to help clients succeed is what drives and motivates our more than 330 attorneys every day. Taft has offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Covington, Kentucky; and Phoenix, Arizona. The firm practices across a wide range of industries, in virtually every area of law, including Business and Finance; Litigation; Labor and Employment; Intellectual Property; Business Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights; Environmental; Health and Life Sciences; Private Client Services; Real Estate; and Tax. With a proven track record of experience since 1885, the firm offers breadth and depth of legal expertise coupled with a trusted business perspective to help our clients, big and small, regionally, nationally and internationally, reach their goals.

Trent Sandifur Quoted In Indiana Lawyer Article

Kelly Sharpe — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:50:58 -0500

Taft Stettinius & Hollister partner Trent Sandifur, based in the firm’s Indianapolis office, was quoted in the Indiana Lawyer article titled, "Changing world inspires law school program" on April 25, 2012.

Sandifur commented on the role that globalization has played in increased enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). According to Sandifur, the FCPA has “become more of an enforcement priority largely because the Department of Justice and (the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) view it as a way to help developing countries…come out of a culture where bribery is much more accepted and a tolerated way of doing business. My job is to help companies set up programs to help employees and distributors and sales agents in remote areas of the world put procedures in place to prevent it.” Please click here to read the article in its entirety.

Sandifur is a member of Taft’s FCPA and International Anti-Corruption Practice Area and concentrates his practice on FCPA and international anti-corruption compliance, investigations, and defense. For more information about Taft’s FCPA and International Anti-Corruption Practice Area, please click here.

Trent Sandifur To Present At FCPA Conference

Kelly Sharpe — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:31:43 -0500

Taft Stettinius & Hollister partner Trent Sandifur, based in the firm’s Indianapolis office, will present at the American Conference Institute’s 15th Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Boot Camp in Chicago on June 25.

In a workshop titled, “The Fundamentals of FCPA Compliance: An In-Depth Guide to Navigating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Lessons Learned from Recent Developments in Caselaw and Enforcement,” Sandifur will discuss the development and implementation of effective anti-corruption compliance programs. For more information about the FCPA Boot Camp, please click here.

Sandifur is a member of Taft’s FCPA and International Anti-Corruption Practice Area and concentrates his practice on FCPA and international anti-corruption compliance, investigations, and defense. For more information about Taft’s FCPA and International Anti-Corruption Practice Area, please click here.

Robert Bilott Quoted in News Stories

Kelly Sharpe — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:28:04 -0500

Taft partner Robert Bilott was recently quoted in an article picked up by many media outlets, including a nation-wide AP article, in connection with the announcement of a link between cancer and exposure to a chemical in the drinking water of class members who settled a West Virginia class action lawsuit back in 2005 (and relating to the consequences of this cancer link for those class members). He was also quoted in an article related to the recent selection of a medical panel in the same case. See below for a few examples of where these articles were picked up.

Ed Diller Appointed to Board of Ten Thousand Villages of Cincinnati, Inc.

Kelly Sharpe — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:37:08 -0500

Ed Diller was appointed to the Board of Ten Thousand Villages of Cincinnati, Inc., a world fair trade organization that strives to improve the livelihood of tens of thousands of disadvantaged artisans though the sale of handmade jewelry, crafts and art. Ed is the Partner-in-Charge of Taft's Cincinnati office and a member of the Business & Finance and Real Estate Practice Groups.