CINCINNATI, OHIO – Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced today that Bradley C. Arnett has joined the firm’s Business & Finance Practice Group as a partner in its Cincinnati office. His practice focuses on public finance, acting as bond counsel, underwriters’ counsel and borrowers’ counsel in various types of tax-exempt financing transactions.  Arnett also devotes a substantial portion of his practice to representing and advising clients in the preparation and filing of registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, in their reporting and compliance obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and in connection with raising capital through public and private offerings. In addition, he has extensive experience representing borrowers in other financing transactions, including revolving credit and term loan facilities, secured and unsecured lines of credit, project financings and asset securitizations. 
 
Arnett comes to Taft after three years with Frost Brown Todd in Cincinnati. Prior to entering private practice, Brad held various leadership positions in legal, finance, business development and strategy at Duke Energy Corporation (including one of its predecessor companies, Cinergy Corp.).  He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Arnett is on the advisory board of the Duke Energy Children's Museum and is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the American Bar Association and the Cincinnati Bar Association.


About Taft’s Business & Finance Practice Group
Taft's Business & Finance group includes more than 85 attorneys who provide legal services to public, private and non-profit clients in a wide variety of industries, including banking, construction, distribution, finance, health care, housing, insurance, manufacturing, private equity, professional sports, real estate, retail and utilities. Members of the group represent clients of different sizes, from emerging companies to Fortune 500 companies, on issues ranging from local matters to transactions with national and international implications.

About Taft
At Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, delivering outstanding legal performance to help clients succeed is what drives and motivates its more than 300 attorneys and legal professionals every day. Taft has offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Northern Kentucky; Phoenix, Arizona; and Beijing, China. 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 Creditors' Rights; Environmental; Health and Life Sciences; Private Client Services; Real Estate and Tax law. With a proven track record of experience since 1885, Taft is proud to celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2010. The firm offers breadth and depth of legal knowledge coupled with a trusted business perspective, helping its clients, big and small, regionally, nationally and internationally, in reaching their goals.