Ulmer & Berne Names Peter Rome Chair of Business/Tax Department

CLEVELAND, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce that it has named Peter A. Rome chair of its Business/Tax Department. The firm's Business/Tax Department includes its Business Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights, Health Care, IP & Technology, mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate and Tax Practices.

"Peter is a leader in our firm and an outstanding 'dot connector' who understands the value of relationships," said Kip Reader, managing partner of Ulmer & Berne. "Peter is client-focused, understands their businesses and industries, and is committed to helping them achieve their goals."

An attorney with Ulmer & Berne for the last 28 years, Mr. Rome also oversees the firm's representation of public companies, private equity, venture funds and family offices, and emerging growth companies. He assists these clients in all stages of business – from strategic planning to debt and equity financings, board and governance counseling, executive and incentive compensation, technology and complex business transactions and other commercial arrangements, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, corporate succession planning and divestitures. He has been named to The Best Lawyers in America and "Ohio Super Lawyers."

Mr. Rome is a past chair of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Securities Law Section and is a member of the American Bar Association's Business Law and Franchise Law Sections, where he serves on the Committees on Negotiated Acquisitions and Governance. He is also dedicated to community service, having served on the Board of the American Heart Association - Cleveland Metro Section since 2003 and served as Board Chairman from 2005-2007. Mr. Rome is on the Board and Development Committee for Friends of Breakthrough Schools. He has also been a Board Member of the Center for Families and Children since 2003 and a member of the Executive Committee since 2010. He is also actively involved in the Cleveland Sports Commission, where he has been a Board Member since 2005 and is a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, Mr. Rome has also dedicated his time to the Continental Cup Local Organizing Committee, Council of Smaller Enterprises, Friends of E Prep, the Hawken School and Leadership Cleveland.

Mr. Rome earned his J.D. from George Washington University with High Honors and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Tufts University.

About Ulmer & Berne LLP

Ulmer & Berne, established in 1908, is a full-service law firm with more than 185 attorneys practicing in its Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Chicago offices. The firm's lawyers represent publicly traded and privately held companies, financial institutions, hedge funds, private equity funds, pharmaceutical companies, family offices, international joint ventures and affiliations, investor groups, start-ups and emerging businesses, public bodies and nonprofit organizations. The firm has been ranked by general counsel among the top firms for delivering superior client service in The BTI Client Service A-Team 2012: The Survey of Law Firm Client Service Performance. For more information, visit www.ulmer.com.

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