Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP is pleased to announce it is expanding its presence in Ohio, led by partner John Mongelluzzo, who has been joined by partner Matthew Parrish.
In addition to providing legal expertise, Calfee has separately formed Calfee Strategic Solutions (CSS), led by Meghan Glynn, to provide government relations and public affairs services. Both offices are located on the 28th floor of the First Financial Center in downtown Cincinnati.
“Cincinnati is a dynamic, growing market and we look forward to bringing the top-flight counsel clients have relied on from Calfee for more than 100 years to this great region,” said Brent Ballard, Calfee managing partner. “With John’s leadership on the legal side, and Meghan’s expertise under Calfee Strategic Solutions, we offer our clients outstanding knowledge, energy and expertise to support their businesses.”
Calfee opened its Cincinnati offices in 2011 with two prominent local leaders, former Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken and former state Senator Richard Finan. Mongelluzzo and Parrish add experienced corporate law counsel to the firm’s practice groups in Cincinnati.
John Mongelluzzo brings extensive corporate and international legal and business expertise to Calfee’s Cincinnati office. His practice areas include information technology and licensing, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, government regulation, labor and employment, employee benefits and executive compensation.
Before joining Calfee, Mongelluzzo held senior executive positions at MSC Software and SDRC. He has a long history of active volunteer service in the Cincinnati region and currently serves on the boards of the Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America, ArtsWave Community Campaign and Stepping Stones, an agency that serves children and adults with disabilities in the Cincinnati area.
Additionally, Matthew Parrish joins Calfee’s legal team as its newest partner in the Cincinnati office. Parrish’s has many years of experience in domestic and international business transactions, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and business and capital markets. A particular area of focus of his practice has been working with manufacturers and marketers of consumer products, both domestically and internationally. Parrish also serves as counsel to a number of clients in the entertainment industry. In 2012, he was recognized as one of the country’s leading entertainment lawyers by Newsweek magazine. His previous experience includes serving as in-house counsel for KAO USA, Inc.
