Benjamin Calkins of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff appointed to American and Ohio State Bar Association International Committees.CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 1995--Benjamin Calkins of the law firm of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff has been appointed to the Ohio State Bar Association's International Law Committee and the International Business Law Committee of the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law Section of Business Law. Calkins is a partner in the firm's Cleveland office and a member of its Corporate and Securities Practice Group. His practice includes an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, public and private financing, venture capital transactions, joint ventures and international matters. He is the firm's representative to TerraLex, an international network of over 4,800 attorneys from 90 law firms in 65 countries. He is vice president and membership director of the Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group and active in the Cleveland World Trade Association. He formerly held a position on the adjunct faculty of the University of Michigan Law School The University of Michigan Law School, located in Ann Arbor, is a unit of the University of Michigan. The Law School, founded in 1859, currently has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students, most of whom are earning the degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Master of Laws (LLM). . Calkins earned his A.B. from Harvard University and his J.D. from the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. where he was an editor of the Michigan Law Review The Michigan Law Review is one of the oldest American law reviews, having begun publication in 1902, after Gustavus Ohlinger, a student in the Law Department (now the Law School) of the University of Michigan, approached the Dean with a proposal for a law journal. . He is admitted to practice in Ohio, New York Ohio is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 922 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the state of Ohio. The Town of Ohio is in the northwest part of the county and northeast of Utica. and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff is among the top 220 law firms in the United States and the top 10 in Ohio. With more than 125 attorneys in offices in Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, the firm provides legal counsel in areas such as bankruptcy and commercial, compensation and benefits, corporate and securities, environmental, estate planning and probate, financial institutions, health care, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, public law, real estate and tax. CONTACT: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, Cleveland Cathy L. Petryshyn, 216/363-4407 |
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