Over the past year, our firm celebrated victories and accomplishments rooted in our cherished traditions – client-focused service, innovative thinking and dedication to both our communities and our people. These successes reflect not just what Vorys has done but also what Vorys will do, continuing to provide excellent legal service and adapting to our clients’ changing needs.
Sincerely,
Michael D. Martz,
Managing Partner
Fortune 500 companies
of the world’s 50 largest manufacturers
of Ohio’s Fortune 500 companies
Nearly 100 Vorys attorneys supported clients in closing 52 mergers and acquisitions during 2024, ranging in value from $10 million to more than $3 billion.
In 2024, Vorys attorneys appeared on behalf of clients in nearly 1,500 federal and state cases in more than 100 courts across the country.
Vorys eControl collaborated with more than 530 brands and enabled over $1.5 billion in monthly authorized sales last year. The team also removed more than 6,600 unauthorized sellers, representing over $300 million in unauthorized sales across marketplaces.
Vorys labor and employment attorneys provided strategic counsel to more than 600 employers nationwide and had numerous litigation successes, including defending a client against a multi-million-dollar wrongful discharge lawsuit in a jury trial.
Vorys has advised borrowers and lenders on more than 500 finance matters in 2024, including closing more than $1 billion in ABL transactions during the year.
Vorys helped multiple clients negotiate tax incentives and other economic incentives for a total of 29 data center projects across 11 states and multiple continents.
In the last year, the intellectual property group filed nearly 1,000 U.S. and international patent applications and had approximately 350 U.S. patents issued on behalf of our clients.
Vorys serves as local counsel to a health care subsidiary of global venture capital firm, General Catalyst, in its acquisition of Summa Health, a transaction that is unique to the health care industry based on its overall size and focus on leveraging innovation and technology.
We are continually identifying and developing technologies that can improve firm operations and enhance our excellent client offerings. A multidisciplinary team of Vorys attorneys and professionals is developing, researching, and testing a range of AI-supported software. For example, we have successfully built and are currently piloting a proprietary agentic AI tool that will reduce research time on employment law inquiries and allow attorneys to focus more on complex legal matters.
Since opening our California office in 2021, the firm has helped an increasing number of clients from across the U.S. with their legal matters in California and has almost tripled the number of attorneys working in the state. To accommodate our growth, the firm has moved into a new office in Orange County that is double the size. Attorneys in the office focus their practices on labor and employment, litigation and eControl.
Pro Bono
Vorys attorneys performed more than 7,700 hours of pro bono work in 2024, representing clients in wrongful convictions, asylum cases and other civil and criminal matters.
In addition, since it was founded in 2020, the Vorys Initiative for Business Empowerment (VIBE) Program, has provided free legal services to more than 100 businesses owned by racial and ethnic minorities.
The firm participated in a broad spectrum of charitable initiatives, including providing sponsorships, endowing scholarships, fundraising for medical research and supporting local communities, including cleaning parks and reading at elementary schools. During the holiday season, the Vorys Assistance Fund, along with Vorys attorneys and staff, “adopted” dozens of families and children, providing gifts, clothing and other essentials to those in need.
An ancillary business that was developed over the past year, Pinpoint People opened in January 2025. Pinpoint People is primarily designed to help fiduciaries of qualified retirement plans find missing participants and beneficiaries. Learn more
Precision eControl provides the first comprehensive software ecosystem purpose-built to help brands take control of their digital commerce channels. In 2024, Precision welcomed 80 new brands to the platform and protected over $10 billion in gross merchandise value across leading marketplaces, including Amazon and Walmart. Learn more
Vista Site Selection, a company dedicated to helping businesses select the most advantageous and economically viable real estate sites, achieved over 300% year-on-year revenue increase and expanded its team and business lines to drive continued growth into 2025. Learn more
Vorys Advisors provides strategic government-relations advocacy and expert guidance to help clients navigate complex regulatory landscapes and achieve their legislative and policy objectives across Ohio. Learn more