Brian O'Neill Joins Tucker Ellis & West
February 10, 2012
Tucker Ellis & West (“TEW”), a full service, 160+ attorney law firm with offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, welcomes Brian O’Neill as a Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Business Department. Mr. O’Neill is located in the Cleveland office and focuses his practice on the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate governance, real estate development and finance, and commercial/corporate finance.
“We are finding more and more top-flight talent, like Brian, are responding to our efforts to vastly improve both the manner in which legal services are provided, and our team members professional lives.” said Joe Morford, Tucker Ellis & West Managing Partner. “Brian is a great addition, who immediately improves our firm and the quality of the services we provide our clients. We couldn’t be more pleased to have him as our newest partner.”
Brian advises public companies, private companies, and private equity funds in structuring and negotiating corporate mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, management buyouts, joint ventures, going-public and going-private matters, all aspects of commercial and corporate finance, and major real estate transactions and development projects. He joins TEW from Ulmer & Berne, where he practiced in Cleveland as a Partner and Chair of the Business/Tax Department.
Nick York, Chair of Tucker Ellis & West’s Business Department said, “Brian’s experience and success with the complex needs of private and public companies and his deep roots in our community perfectly complement our culture and our strategy for the future. His well-known and proven leadership skills will help us deepen existing relationships and allow us to explore new opportunities.”
Brian is admitted to practice in Ohio and Florida. He earned a B.S. in accounting from The Ohio State University in 1983 and a J.D., cum laude, from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1987. A 2007 graduate of Leadership Cleveland, Brian serves on the boards of a number of civic and charitable organizations.
