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Arthur F. McMahon, III
- E amcmahon@taftlaw.com
- T (513) 357-9607
- F (513) 381-0205
Summary
Art advises boards of directors and senior management of public companies on corporate governance and securities matters, including internal and governmental investigations, accounting restatements, FCPA and other anti-corruption matters, major business combinations, and compliance with SEC and stock exchange requirements. His practice also involves corporate finance transactions, including public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, and counseling companies in connection with general corporate and transactional matters. Art is listed in Best Lawyers in America under the securities regulation category. Art is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he teaches Securities Regulation and Advanced Corporations.
Art joined Taft as a partner in our Cincinnati office after 11 years of practice at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York. He earned his undergraduate degree in American history and literature from Harvard University in 1993. He then attended the Columbia University School of Law, where he earned a J.D. in 1997. Art was a senior editor of the Columbia Law Review and was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Awards
Honoree, Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers, Securities Regulations (2020)
Honoree, Best Lawyers in America, Securities Regulation (2013 - present)
Leading Lawyers Honoree, Cincy Magazine, Securities
(2013 - present)
All Service Areas
Education
- Columbia Law School (1997)
- Harvard University (1993)
Admissions
- Federal - Southern District of Ohio
- State - New York
- State - Ohio
News
SEC Proposes New Current and Periodic Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules News
Forty-Seven Taft Attorneys Named 2022 Leading Lawyers by Cincy Magazine News
232 Taft Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2022 News
McDonald and McMahon to Speak at ACG Cincinnati Event on SPACs
Past Events
Community Involvement
- Taft Museum of Art
Board Member
- University of Cincinnati College of Law
Adjunct Professor