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ClaytonPapenfus

Associate
Cleveland

O 216.566.5687

ClaytonPapenfus

Associate
Cleveland

O 216.566.5687

Clayton is an associate in the Corporate Transactions & Securities group. His experience includes advising on mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, and corporate governance.

Focus Areas

Examples of Clayton’s experience include:

  • Representing a seller in the $40 million sale of an IT business.
  • Representing a seller in the $22 million sale of a clinical research trial company.
  • Representing a seller in the $10 million sale of a middle-market retail business.
  • Representing a seller in the $10 million sale of a middle-market IT business.

Community Activities

  • UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Foundation, associate board member, 2025–present
  • Chagrin Valley Jaycees, board member, 2020–2025

Education

  • Cleveland State University College of Law, LL.M., 2023
  • University of the Witwatersrand, LL.M.
  • University of Pretoria, LL.B.

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio

Languages

  • Afrikaans