Litigation, labor and employment law, corporate law, commercial law, energy law, intellectual property law, privacy and data security law, and tax law [1]
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP is an international law firm based in Columbus, Ohio. With approximately 375 attorneys working out of offices in California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, D.C., London, and Berlin, the firm is among the largest 150 law firms in the United States, according to American Lawyer.[4]
History
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease was founded in 1909 by Arthur I. Vorys, Lowry F. Sater, Augustus T. Seymour, and Edward L. Pease. The firm has been home to several generations of the Vorys family, many of whom have had ties to the government of Ohio as well as the federal government.[5]
The firm has one subsidiary and owns one ancillary business. Vorys Advisors LLC provides business and strategic counsel to Ohio businesses in manufacturing, health care, energy, real estate, venture capital, technology, and other industries. Former Ohio Senate President Tom Niehaus serves as one of the principals for Vorys Advisors.[6] Vorys Advisors was previously led by retired Congressman David Hobson (R-OH).[citation needed]
The firm's ancillary business, Precision eControl was launched in 2022.[7] It is an outgrowth of the firm's eControl practice, which is focused on company brand protection.[citation needed]