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on complex transactions, contract negotiations,
and day-to-day corporate issues. Matt previ-
ously practiced in the firm’s Litigation Group,
representing clients in complex commercial
disputes. Matt earned his J.D. from The Ohio
State University Moritz College of Law.
Beck
Sizemore
The Cincinnati law
firm of Keating
M u e t h i n g &
Klekamp PLL (KMK
Lawâ) is pleased to
announce that it has
elected three new
partners: Alexander
N. (Alex) Beck,
Weigel
W.Z. Dylan Size-
more, and W. Matthew (Matt) Weigel. Alex
Beck practices in the firm’s Business Represen-
tations & Transactions Group, where he advises
privately and publicly held companies on corpo-
rate and transactional matters. His practice
includes mergers and acquisitions, regulatory
compliance, contract negotiation, and general
corporate governance. Alex also has significant
experience in franchise law, including preparing,
filing, and registering franchise disclosure docu-
ments with state authorities. In addition, he
regularly counsels clients on aviation-related
matters, such as aircraft purchases and sales,
aircraft leasing, and airport infrastructure
financings. Alex earned his J.D. from the
University of Cincinnati College of Law, cum
laude, in 2017. Dylan Sizemore practices in the
firm’s Real Estate Group, where he advises
clients on commercial real estate and business
transactions. Dylan’s experience spans all
aspects of real estate, including multi-family
construction and development, residential,
retail, commercial, mixed-use acquisitions,
development of large-scale data centers, and
solar power projects. He regularly assists clients
with leasing, financing, and every stage of the
transaction process, from structuring and nego-
tiation to due diligence and closing. Before
joining KMK Law, Dylan served as a Judicial
Law Clerk with the Hamilton County Common
Pleas Court. He also proudly served nearly a
decade in the United States Army, completing
two combat tours in Iraq. He earned his J.D.
from the University of Cincinnati College of
Law in 2014. Matt Weigel practices in the firm’s
Business Representation & Transactions Group,
where he focuses his practice on mergers and
acquisitions and general corporate matters. He
advises a wide range of clients, including
privately held businesses and Fortune 500
companies, both domestic and international,
Frost Brown Todd LLP (FBT) and Gibbons
P.C. have agreed to combine with a planned
effective date of Jan. 1, 2026. The new firm will
be named FBT Gibbons LLP. This combination
unites two full-service firms to create a
mid-market legal powerhouse with approxi-
mately 800 attorneys in 25 offices nationwide.
The newly combined firm adds significant East
Coast presence, including a strategic anchor in
New York, to FBT’s platform while opening new
markets across the country for Gibbons. It also
deepens the firm’s capabilities across a broad
spectrum of practice areas and industries,
amplifying the two legacy firms’ strengths.
Legal Aid Seeks
Board Nominees
The Legal Aid Society (LAS) of
Greater Cincinnati is looking for CBA
members who might be interested in
serving on their Board of Trustees.
Legal Aid is a not-for-profit law firm
dedicated to reducing poverty and
promoting family stability by providing
effective legal services in seven counties
across southwest Ohio. If interested,
please contact LAS Executive Director
Mary Asbury (masbury@lascinti.org)
for more information.
Don’t Hire Just Any Mediator.
Hire an Experienced Litigator.
Vorys’ mediation team includes a number of former judges
whose sole goal is to guide parties to a fair and equitable
resolution, defraying the costs of a potential trial.
Elizabeth “Libby” Callan,
former Common Pleas Judge
and Of Counsel at Vorys
vorys.com
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