Faruki+ makes leadershipchanges
Erin Rhinehart and Brian Wright have been named co- managing partners at Faruki+, a litigationfirmwith offices in Dayton and Cincinnati.
Collectively with Faruki+ for more than 30 years, Rhinehart andWright expand their partnership roles to l e ad the 19-attorney firm and mark its transition to the next generation of leadership.
The pair succeeds Jeff Ireland, one of the firm’s founders and its managing partner since 2015. Ireland will remain a partner with the firm but is stepping back from managing partner duties to dedicate more time to serving the firm’s clients, according to a release from the firm.
“Erin andBrian have been tremendous leaders at the firm,” Ireland said. “They are accomplished litigators whohave contributedmeaningfully to our growth, and their visionandembodiment of our core values – excellence, respect, candor, and service – makethemthe ideal teamto lead Faruki+ into the future. I am proud to pass the baton to these proven and capable leaders.”
Rhinehart joined the firm in 2004. Her litigation practice focuses on class action defense, breach of contract, noncompete, tortious interference, and health care and environmental litigationmatters. She also leads the firm’s media andcommunications practice.
Rhinehart is pres i - dent-elect of the OhioWomen’s Bar Association; is an executive editor of theAmerican Bar Association Section of Litigation’s premier publication, the Litigation Journal; has sat on the editorial board for the Law360Media & Entertainment Lawpublication; and speaks regularly on media law issues, general litigation, and negotiating skills.
Wright first joined Faruki+ in 2002 and returned to the firm in 2019 after spending three years as general counsel and vice president of Innovationwith longtime clientHenny Penny – a leading global supplier of food service solutions. He litigates in Ohio and across the United States dealing with individual and class action disputes involving business torts, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, products liability, false advertising, contract andwarranty disputes, securities, employment, and intellectual property matters. He also is uniquely positioned to serve as outside general counsel to businesses in need of strategic legal guidance.
As co-managing partners, Rhinehart and Wright will lead the firm’s continued strategic growth. The shared responsibilities will allow both attorneys to continue their busy and expanding individual practices and maintain their strong client relationships.
Longtime firm leader and partner, Jeff Cox, added: “In addition to building tremendous practices and making names for themselvesamong the lawcommunity, Erinand Brian have been integral to the growth and success of Faruki+ over the last two decades. I look forward to working with them and am excited to see where their leadership, tenacity, and foresight compel the firm over the next 20 years.”
Faruki+ was founded by trial lawyers in 1989. Recognized by peers and clients as one of the leading firms in Ohio, the firm has earned itswell-deservedreputation for tackling the most complicated and nuanced problems for their clients in state and federal courts across the country.
Jacobsnamed tofederalboard
Ellis Jacobs, a senior attorney with the Advocated for Basic Legal Equali t y, wa s among six appointed recently to theBoardof Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) for a three-year term. TheUSACworks closely with the Federal Communication Commission.
It administers the$9billion a year fund that maintains and expands telecommunications networks throughout the country with an eye towards ensuring that service is available and affordable for all.
Midmarkannounces promotions
Midmark Corp., a leading clinicalenvironmentaldesign company providing medical, dental and veterinary solutions that enable a better experience at the point of care, recently announced the promotions of two teammates from Midmark Animal Health.
Chris Grenier was promoted to the position of vice president of sales, animal health. In this role, Grenier will be responsible for leading the Midmark revenue-generating and customer-facing field- based teammates in the veterinary marketplace. He will continue to remain a significant contributor to the Midmark senior sales leadership team.
Throughout his 28-year career withMidmark, including the last six years inMidmark AnimalHealth, Grenier’s customer-centric, strategic and growth-minded leadership stylehas helped shape the go-to-market strategies in animal health, as well as the casework segment of the company’s portfolio across multiple markets. His teams have collaborated with subject matter experts to grow Midmark service lines supporting clinical standards in the veterinary community. He was a mobilizer of Midmark acquisitions in its hospital design solutions for animal health.
Grenier received a Bachelor of Science degree in applied economics fromCornell University and International MBA from Gardner-WebbUniversity. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for the United Veterinary Services Association (UVSA).
Crissy Treon was promoted to the position of d i rec - tor, downstreammarketing, animal health. Treon will be responsible for the development and execution of the business unit strategic plan, identifying market and competitive trends, delivering relevant business value propositions, and developing marketing strategies and programs to drive growth.
Throughout her 16-year career with Midmark, Treon has held positions in marketingcommunications and product management. In addition to becoming the holder of two design patents and the recipient of the Good Design Award for the Artizan Expression cabinetry line, she has led the research, scope development and commercialization for multiple new Midmark products. With her most recent role of senior marketing manager for animal health, she has provided strategic leadership for the Midmark brand and voice to drive deeper relationships with customers and channel partners across product lines, services and business models.
Treon received her Bachelor of Arts degree in communication management with a minor in marketing from the University of Dayton. She is a member of ProfessionalWomen in Healthcare (PWH) and participates inWomenin Leadership and Management (WILMAH).
To learn more about Midmark, visit midmark.com.
Companyannounces appointments
Industrial Commercial Properties LLC ( ICP), the Cleveland-based real estate and development company, has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Martin as SeniorVice President - Development and Daniel DiCillo Jr. as an Analyst.
“Aswe continue to implement our aggressive growth strategy and diversify our portfolio, it was critical for us to add a first class development professional and a versatilefinancial analyst. We are excited to add Jeff and Dan to our talented team at ICP,” said Chris Salata, chief operating officer of ICP.
As Senior Vice Presiden t - Development, Martin shall be responsible for leading development activities across the portfolio – including analyzingproject feasibility, public incentives, planning and design efforts, entitlementsandconstruction. Before joining ICP, Martin spent three years as Vice President of Development for Seritage Growth Properties leading premier mixed-use redevelopments of former Sears’ properties across the Midwest. Prior to that, he spent 13 years at Site Centers (f/k/a DDR Corp.), anotherpublicly-tradedREIT, where he was a member of theExecutiveCommitteeand heldmultiple roles in development, leasing and transactions. Martin is a graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont.
As an Analyst at ICP, Daniel DiCillo shall play a critical role in the company’s underwriting process for leasing, financing, development and asset management. DiCillo shall be responsible for analyzing tenant business and financial documents and preparing financial models and proformas to support the acquisition and lease advisory, property valuations and consulting projects for ICP’s operations team. DiCilloworked at BrownGibbonsLang& Company andFederatedHermes, Inc. prior to joining ICP. He holds a BSBA fromJohn Carroll University Boler School of Business and is completing hisMBA at CaseWestern ReserveUniversity– WeatherheadSchool ofManagement.
Formore information, visit www.ICPLLC.com.
Ohioexectochair Alzheimer’sboard
An Ohio executive who has been a champion for the Alzheimer’sAssociation mission in Cleveland and across Ohio for nearly two decades has been elected chair of the
National Alzheimer’s Association Board of Directors. Brian J. Richardson from Avon Lake, who was first elected to the Association’sBoard of Directors in 2 0 1 3, w i l l now l e ad the 29-member, all-volunteer governing board in steering the strategic direction of the Association as it carries out its mission to lead the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia – by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
Richardson is Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer of Covia Corporation, headquartered in Independence. Prior to joining Covia, he was a senior-level executive at Sherwin-Williams. He is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University and earned his M.B.A. from Ohio State University.
Since joining the Alzheimer’s Association Board of Directors in 2013, Richardson has served on and chaired several Association committees, including ChapterRelations, Compensation and Diversity& Inclusion and the FY19-21 Strategic Plan. Previous to his national appointment, Richardson served on the Alzheimer’s Association Cleveland Area Chapter Board from 2006-2014, including two years as chair. He is also active in other Cleveland-area nonprofits, serving as a Board Director and Member of the Executive Committee for United Way of Greater Cleveland since 2014.
Richardson will serve as board chair for two years.
More than 5millionAmericans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association 2020 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report, including 220,000 in Ohio. Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the fifth-leading cause for women. One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. For moreinformation, visitwww. alz.org or call 800-272-3900.