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Visibility Rankings  | | #64 out of 1,302 lawyers in Dayton, Ohio | | #53,013 out of 889,408 total lawyers Overall |
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| Practice Areas | Competition, Antitrust and White-Collar Crime; Corporate Transactions and Securities; International | | | Peer Review Rating | AV
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What's this? | | | Education | The University of Michigan Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1974 Order of the Coif, Michigan Law Review, Princeton University, A.B., 1971 | | | Admitted | 1975, Ohio | |
| Memberships | Dayton, Ohio State (Chair, Antitrust Law Section, 1995-1997) and American (Member, Business Law Section, Forum on Franchising and Antitrust Law Section) Bar Associations. | | | Biography | Barry focuses his practice on mergers, acquisitions and other business transactions; franchising, licensing and distribution arrangements; and antitrust counseling. His practice involves both domestic and international transactions. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS: MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER BUSINESS MATTERS: Representation of purchasers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions; Representation of clients in the organization, activities and capitalization of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies; Representation of clients in private equity and other financing arrangements; Drafting, review and negotiation of various contracts (e.g. sale of goods, service agreements, technology agreements); Preparation and review of credit agreements, security agreements and related documentation. FRANCHISING AND LICENSING: Preparation of franchise and related agreements and uniform franchise offering circulars and management of franchise registration and exemption filings; Advice concerning distribution and licensing programs to avoid classification as a franchise; Preparation, review and negotiation of license, joint venture, development and related agreements; Preparation, review and negotiation of distribution and sales representative agreements; Guidance and advice in the termination of franchise, license, distributor and other agreements. ANTITRUST: Advice on structuring joint ventures; antitrust compliance; pricing in compliance with price discrimination laws; scope of permissible "tie-ins", loyalty discounts and similar marketing plans; vertical distribution arrangements such as pricing, national accounts and territorial limitations; licensing provisions to avoid "patent misuse" and antitrust related matters; Representation of numerous clients in premerger notice and antitrust matters for domestic and international mergers and acquisitions. PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Forum on Franchising and Antitrust Law Section; Ohio State Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section, Chair, 1995-1997; Dayton Bar Association. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Co-Chair, 28th Annual Antitrust Law Institute, Ohio State Bar Association, Distribution, Marketing and Franchising, 1994; Fellow, Ohio State Bar Foundation. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Eastway Corporation, Director, 1988-1994; Miami Valley International Trade Association, President, 1989-1991. PRESENTATIONS: "Franchising and Related Business Strategies," Dayton Convention Center, 2002; "Business Growth Opportunities: Internal Growth, Acquisitions and Franchising," Queen City Club, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2002; "Technology Licensing," Miami Valley International Trade Association, 1998; "Acquisitions Under the Antitrust Laws: Premerger Reporting and Substantive Analysis," Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention, 1998. EVENTS: 09/26/2005, Financing Your Franchise - What You Need to Know. IN THE NEWS: 01/01/2006, Thompson Hine Franchise Counsel Listed in International Franchise Association Supplier Source Book. PUBLICATIONS: 12/13/2006, Introducing our Private Companies Group; 04/03/2006, Competition, Antitrust, & White-Collar Crime Alert; 05/23/2005, Corporate Compliance & Ethics Programs After the Supreme Court's Booker Decision; 10/03/2004, California Amends Franchise Investment Law; 04/01/2003, Revised DOJ Principles for Prosecution of Business Organizations. AWARDS & HONORS: Was named as a Super Lawyer by Ohio Super Lawyer magazine in 2007. Fellow: Ohio State Bar Foundation. | | | ISLN | 908972157 | |
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