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Yelena Boxer is a partner in Benesch's Litigation Practice Group. She concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation. Yelena represents publicly traded companies and private small businesses in state and federal jurisdictions nationally. She is experienced in resolving disputes involving intellectual property, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, general tort, real estate, products liability, insurance, construction, employment, securities, probate and elections matters. Yelena has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation 2015 as a future "State Litigation Star," defined as an attorney who is recommended consistently as a reputable and effective litigator by clients and peers.

With more than two decades of experience practicing law in both the private and public sectors, Michele Simonelli has the knowledge necessary to handle highly personal client matters with honesty, discretion, and zealous advocacy. Her background as a Judicial Staff Attorney for the Ohio District Courts of Appeals for both the Eleventh and Seventh Districts as well as managing her private practice has provided her with unique experience and insight into the administration and practice of law in a broad scope of matters.. Michele’s experience includes researching, analyzing, and drafting judicial opinions for a three-judge panel in a variety of legal matters such as defamation, criminal menacing, and breach of contract disputes, which required her not only knowing the current law in these areas but where they may be headed. With the quickly changing laws and judgments addressing internet defamation, the ability to pivot quickly and cautiously anticipate future trends has been an invaluable skill. In her private practice, Michele has ten years of experience handling highly sensitive and emotionally charged matters including online defamation, revenge porn, highly contested divorces, custody matters as well as LGBTQIA issues.. Michele handles each client matter with careful skill and experience without judgment. She understands that her clients come to her during what may be a highly sensitive moment in their lives. Her background in psychology and counseling help her to effectively communicate with clients as well as with those whose harmful conduct has caused her clients emotional distress, financial burden, and issues with job and family relationships. In addition to practicing law, Michele teaches courses on First Amendment and Privacy Law at Kent State University.. Michele’s outside interests include cycling, kayaking, hiking and urban exploring.. Civic Involvement. League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown, President. The Legal Creative, Board of Directors. Henry H. Stambaugh Auditorium, Board of Directors. Youngstown Film Festival, Founder & President. Kent State Poynter Media Symposium, Coordinator. Presentations. NPR: All Things Considered: “Man sues 27 women in an “are we dating the same guy” Facebook group”. facebook-group. • Unauthorized Use of Name or Likeness: Can I Sue if Someone Uses My Name?, Minc Law (Dec. 29,. 2022),. likeness [://. name-likeness].. • Landmark Supreme Court Decisions on Privacy and Free Speech, Grey House Publishing,. Contributing author. • Landmark Supreme Court Decisions on Privacy and LGBTQ Issues, Grey House Publishing,. Contributing author. • A Scammer is Threatening to Post Pictures of Me: What Should I Do (Mar 2024). • How to Stop Blackmail Online (Mar 2024). • When Can You Sue For Defamation of Character? (Dec 2023). • What to Do If You Are the Target of Twitch Defamation (Sept 2023). • How to Get Your Personal Information Off the Internet (May 2023). • How to Spot Fake Sugar Baby Scams (March 2023). • Unauthorized Use of Name or Likeness: Can I Sue if Someone Uses My Name? (Dec 2022). Publications. Landmark Supreme Court Decisions on Privacy and Free Speech, Grey House Publishing, Contributing author. Landmark Supreme Court Decisions on Privacy and LGBTQ Issues, Grey House Publishing, Contributing author. Bar Admissions. Ohio. Education. Notre Dame College (B.A. in Psychology). Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D.). Editor, Cleveland State Law ReviewAwarded Outstanding Student in the Law of Evidence

With 25 years of experience in commercial real estate, Michael L.  Cantor works with corporate, public sector and real estate industry clients with global, national and regional real estate portfolios, providing advisory and brokerage services, including strategic real estate planning, tenant representation, corporate real estate services, and development consulting.  Mr. Cantor also serves as the firm’s Managing Director and General Counsel.

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My core practice is business civil litigation. I focus on representing businesses and professionals in court. I counsel and assist businesses on start up issues, risk avoidance, and adherence to applicable laws and regulations. I also represent individuals in meritorious claims against bad businesses when necessary.

Serving as the Ohio Regional Coordinating Partner, Larry works closely with the firm’s leadership when contributing to the oversight of offices in Cleveland and Columbus. He was managing partner and CEO of Hahn Loeser for more than eight years. He feels privileged to work with 300+ talented people who are committed to client success. He especially enjoys working with the firm’s younger attorneys, guiding them as they begin to navigate their careers.. Larry serves as a key advisor to executive management at NYSE and Fortune 1000 companies, providing counsel for a wide range of situations and issues, including debtors’ and creditors’ rights, reorganization and bankruptcy, as well as for overall business strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and political developments.. Larry has the ability to get to the essential issues of a situation, achieving exceptional results for clients facing financial distress. He advises clients as if he has a personal stake in the matter, allowing him to diagnose the critical paths to meeting client goals and excelling in debtors’ and creditors’ rights, reorganization and bankruptcy. Clients view him not only as their attorney but as their trusted business advisor, and Larry takes great pride in those relationships.

My practice is primarily devoted to litigation in the areas of construction, product liability, and real estate.  Typically, I will assist contractors in resolving their disputes, and avoiding them by having the right documents in place and responding appropriately as issues arise on projects. I also help companies that manufacture construction-related products.  For individuals, I can help resolve disputes with contractors or that involve the sale of property.

Mr. Kunselman has proven himself a steady, thoughtful, and responsive client advocate.  As a litigator, he has briefed and argued in Ohio Common Pleas and Appellate Courts as well as in Federal District Courts and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and he has worked on complex litigation on behalf of a wide range of corporate clients.  His transactional experiences include intellectual property protection, lease and operative agreement formation, public and private offerings, asset sales, and creditor's rights.  Combining a strong academic foundation in economics and business with proven success in corporate law, he provides valued insight and sound strategies to clients at every stage of the legal process.  He joined Miller Goler Faeges Lapine LLP in 2001.

Molly is an experienced attorney with expertise in advising businesses on corporate, mergers and acquisitions, securities, and  and banking matters.   Over the course of Molly's career, she has represented a top 25 bank and a variety of public and private provides practical business and legal advice to her clients to help her clients grow their businesses and acheive strategic imperatives.

Kenneth B. Liffman is the Managing Principal at McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., L.P.A.. Mr. Liffman focuses the majority of his practice on transactions, banking matters, and real estate law and has extensive experience in the acquisition and sale of commercial and industrial real estate, as well as construction and commercial lease matters. Mr. Liffman is one of the area’s outstanding corporate attorneys, and a well-recognized authority of real estate law.. Mr. Liffman’s legal interests extend to virtually all arenas of financial law and he frequently serves clients engaged in large, complex lending transactions. He has substantial experience in the area of mergers and acquisitions, acting as counsel to purchasers, sellers and lenders in a multitude of industries, including cable systems, professional sports teams, manufacturers, distributors and professional practices.  In addition, Mr. Liffman represents several of Ohio’s largest financial institutions in commercial loans and structured finance transactions and agreements, together with several of the largest REIT’s and food distributors in the United States.. As Managing Principal, Mr. Liffman leads McCarthy Lebit by both policy and example.  His management of the Firm for over 20 years has given him a unique perspective regarding the business of law that, coupled with his technical and practical experience, provides his clients the best of all worlds.

Justin Powell engages in a diverse Commercial and Corporate Law practice. Justin is at the beginning of his career but has assisted with stock and asset acquisitions, drafting contracts, and business litigation. He gained valuable knowledge about lending from his time working as a loan originator, and his financial background is beneficial when working with complex business transactions.. Justin graduated magna cum laude from The University of Akron School of Law. While in law school Justin received the Cali Excellence Award in Corporate Law for earning the highest grade in the class.. Prior to law school, Justin received his Master of Arts degree in financial economics from Youngstown State University. Prior to graduate school, Justin worked as a loan originator for two years. While attending Ohio University on a wrestling scholarship he received his Bachelor of Science degree in economics.. Justin is a rising star member of IR Global’s international professional network. This allows him to better serve his clients in cases with a national or international nexus by drawing on expertise from jurisdictions around the world. For more information, visit our International Business Page or IR Global’s website.

John F. McCaffrey is a Partner in the Cleveland office of Tucker Ellis LLP where his practice focuses on complex business litigation, white collar criminal defense, and professional malpractice. He has tried more than 60 cases, including numerous successful business and white collar criminal matters, and he has argued numerous appellate matters before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He handles investigations and cases involving virtually every type of white collar crime, including antitrust, public corruption, securities and banking offenses, technology-related crime, economic espionage and trade secret offenses, healthcare and government contract fraud, tax matters, and environmental crime.. John gained extensive trial experience as a Cuyahoga County Assistant Prosecutor while serving under Prosecutors John T. Corrigan and Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, supervising investigations and prosecuting cases in the economic and financial crimes unit. He was cross-designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio where he tried cases with members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in federal court. John is a former Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation where he was responsible for conducting investigations of federal criminal offenses, including public corruption and fraud against the government.. John has served as an independent special counsel for two Ohio attorneys general and as a Franklin County assistant prosecutor. He currently serves as an acting judge in Lakewood Municipal Court for the Honorable Patrick Carroll.. John’s broad-based experience includes prosecutorial and defense experience with criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings. His clients include corporations and individuals in federal and state court and in connection with federal and state grand jury investigations involving alleged violations of corruption, FCPA, economic crime charges, fraud statutes, including securities fraud, mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, RICO, and environmental laws. He has advised and defended physicians and healthcare providers in connection with criminal fraud investigations and regulatory administrative proceedings, including federal grand jury investigations. He has conducted internal investigations for companies and has assisted clients in developing corporate compliance programs. John has also represented the directors, officers, and senior management of Fortune 500® and other publicly traded companies and organizations.

Jim's experience includes almost every role for counsel in a commercial bankruptcy.  He has represened lenders and lender groups, customers an suppliers, landlords and tenants, defrauded creditors, equity holders, debtors-in-possession, asset buyers and official commmittees and others with fiduciary responsibilities.

I have resided in Northeast Ohio for my entire life and yet still believe that the Browns, Indians and/or Cavs will win a championship in my lifetime. Great place to raise a family. Have been active in my community serving on Twinsburg Ohio Planning Commission and former Chairman of the Aurora Ohio Architectural Board of Review.. I currently serve as volunteer mediator for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.. I also serve as a volunteer for the Cuyahoga Metroplitan Bar Association 3 R's Program tutoring high school students in Cleveland regarding consttutional rights, responsibilities and realities.

I have been practicing law for over 25 years and make it my goal to satisfy every client even if the case may not go their way.  Our firm prides itself on having 90% of its lawyers in their first job out of law school. We are supportive and help each other serve our clientele to the best of our ability.  We volunteer and are in countless organizations that allow us to access lawyers world wide for a variety of legal issues.

I am retired and am not practicing law any more.

I am a partner in Porter Wright’s Litigation department. For more than twenty-five years, I have handled a broad range of complex civil disputes in both federal and state courts throughout the United States. I have tried many cases as lead counsel. I have successfully represented clients in disputes involving:. *Hotels and restaurants;. *Contract claims, tortious interference with business relations, partnership disputes, and shareholder disputes;. *Construction disputes, complex real estate disputes, real estate partitions, and eminent domain;. *Fraud and misrepresentation. *Workouts, forbearance agreements, complex foreclosures, and receiverships;. *Intellectual Property including patent infringement, copyright infringement, trademark, trade dress, non-compete, and Lanham Act;. *Vexatious litigators;. *Oil and Gas Rights. *U.S. and Ohio Constitutional issues; and. *Eminent Domain. I have appeared in federal and state courts in eight states and has appeared before many appellate courts in the State of Ohio including the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. I have also been before the Ohio Supreme Court. I have handled nearly all types of court proceedings, including temporary restraining orders in commercial cases, preliminary injunction hearings, bench trials, jury trials, appeals, and bankruptcy proceedings.

Gina became an Associate of the firm in 2010.  Her practice is primarily focused on the areas of estate planning, estate administration, trust administration, probate and guardianship law.  Gina advises clients in all areas of estate and gift tax planning, avoidance or minimization of probate, and succession planning for closely held business owners.  Gina works with individuals and families to meet clients’ tax and non-tax objectives.  She does this through the use of a wide variety of estate planning techniques including various irrevocable and revocable trusts, insurance trusts, special needs trusts, wills, powers of attorney and other related documents.. Gina has been a guest lecturer for many different groups including IRS enrolled agents and nursing home facilities.  She is a member of the Ohio State, Lake and Geauga Bar Associations, the Estate Planning Council of Cleveland, the Lake County Probate Committee as well as various charitable and philanthropic organizations.  Gina resides in Lake County with her husband and their three daughters.

For 30 years, I have represented the interests of insurance companies and their insured's throughout the state of Ohio in matters of civil litigation. I have a particular interest and expertise in premises liability matters, having represented retail establishments in matters involving trip and fall cases, negligent security cases, false arrest cases and other cases where grocery stores, bars, restaurants and other shopkeepers have been sued. I also represent insurance companies in matters involving first party claims, including examinations under oath and claim investigations.

Brent Buckley provides legal advice and services to financial institutions, private equity firms, lenders, corporations, and executive management on corporate and business issues including corporate governance and internal corporate investigations, as well as complex and structured finance, workouts, asset-based lending, and commercial litigation matters. He is regularly retained in high-stakes, "bet-the-company" litigation, multidistrict litigation, class actions and business disputes. Brent also has successfully defended directors and officers in matters of professional liability.. Brent is active on community, professional, and civic boards serving in leadership roles for many non-profit organizations.  He is often sought to speak on commercial litigation issues, business, and governance matters.