Professional Experience
Don is the leader of the Investment Management subgroup of the firm's Corporate Transactions and Securities practice group. He focuses his practice on the creation and counseling of investment companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers. In connection with the design, offering and operation of public and private pooled investment vehicles, he renders advice on federal and state securities, corporate/business trust, merger/reorganization, regulatory compliance and enforcement matters. Don also has significant experience in general corporate and business law, including business formation, acquisitions, contracts and financial issues.
Don is admitted to practice in Ohio and before the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
Education
- Stanford Law School, J.D., 1975
- Yale University, B.A., 1971, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (elected junior year)
Professional & Civic Involvement
Professional Associations
Cincinnati Bar Association
American Bar Association • Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, Subcommittee on Investment Companies and Investment AdvisersProfessional Activities
Greater Cincinnati Mutual Funds Association • Co-founder and Former Trustee
Small Business & High Technology Committee • Ohio Division of Securities, Former MemberCommunity Activities
Cincinnati Opera · Board of Trustees
Leadership Cincinnati · Class XII
Leadership Cincinnati · Former Member of the Steering Committee; Former Vice President-Projects of Alumni Association
School Foundation of Greater Cincinnati · Former President
United Way · Former Member of Prospectors Group
Human Involvement Project, Inc. · Former President
Cincinnati Symphony Association · Research and Development Committee, Former President
The Literary Board · Former President
Joy Outdoor Education Center · Former Trustee- Co-Author, Ohio Business Trust Statute (Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1746)
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers America, Corporate Law; 2012-2013