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Dinsmore & Shohl Gets New Ky. Home In Frankfort
By Jessica Dye
Law360, New York (May 04, 2009) -- Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has opened its third
branch in the Bluegrass State, moving its corporate, environmental and government
operations closer to the heart of Kentucky politics with a new office in the state's capital,
Frankfort.
Dinsmore & Shohl has snagged longtime Frankfort environmental and government
relations attorney Carl Breeding to serve as managing partner for the new outpost,
which opened May 1, the firm announced Monday.
The firm has also brought on two of Breeding's former colleagues at Greenebaum Doll
& McDonald PLLC, partner Lloyd R. Cress Jr. and lobbyist Bert May.
“Their arrival significantly expands our capabilities in the governmental affairs,
regulatory and administrative areas, as well as our environmental law practice,” said
George Vincent, managing partner of Dinsmore & Shohl.
“Establishing a presence in Kentucky's capital will enable use to more effectively assist
clients in their dealings with lawmakers and regulatory officials,” Vincent said.
Breeding is no stranger to setting up shop in Frankfort, having helped open
Greenebaum's Frankfort practice 10 years ago.
Before joining Dinsmore & Shohl, Breeding headed Greenebaum's government affairs
team and served as general counsel for the Kentucky Natural Resources and
Environmental Protection Cabinet.
The Frankfort office should “blend in beautifully” with Dinsmore & Shohl's two other
Kentucky offices — in Louisville and Lexington, with 50 attorneys on staff — as well as
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its other locations in major Midwest cities such as Cincinnati, Columbus and Pittsburgh,
Breeding said.
“We're hoping that there are great synergies with what we do,” he said. “We hope to
bring new client bases into the new firm and serve our existing client base's needs for
Kentucky governmental affairs and regulatory matters.”
One of the top priorities for the Frankfort office will be protecting Dinsmore & Shohl
clients' interests in the state capital as Kentucky lawmakers convene to wrangle acrossthe-board concessions to address the state's projected $1 billion deficit.
“The General Assembly might consider a number of things that will impact our client
base, since we represent the regulated communities, a lot of nonprofit agencies, with
corporations and manufacturers,” Breeding said. “We have a major interest in how that
might impact our clients.”
To address lawmakers directly, Dinsmore & Shohl has hired May, a seasoned Frankfort
lobbyist who will work full-time to advocate for clients with members of the Kentucky
Legislature.
May previously lobbied on behalf of the Kentucky League of Cities. He also served as
mayor of Mt. Sterling, Ky.
Cress, meanwhile, has extensive experience in compliance and enforcement issues
stemming from environmental and natural resources law and regulation.
In addition to representing many manufacturers and companies doing business in
Kentucky, the new Frankfort office will work closely with Dinsmore & Shohl's insurance
clients, as well as the city and municipal governments it represents, Breeding said..
And the branch is “currently envisioning expansion,” he said.
Dinsmore & Shohl, which is headquartered in Cincinnati, employs about 400 attorneys
in 11 offices across the Midwest.
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