Anthony D. Weis

Education

• The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, J.D., 1999, summa cum laude, Order of the Coif
  Ohio State Law Journal, Managing Editor, 1998-1999
• Bowling Green State University, B.S.B.A., 1996, summa cum laude

Bar & Court Admissions

• Ohio

Tony is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the corporate group. Tony represents and counsels public and private companies and financial institutions on a broad range of legal matters, including corporate governance, business formation, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, contract negotiations, disclosure and reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and regulatory compliance. A significant portion of his practice is devoted to assisting Japanese companies in establishing and operating U.S. affiliates and joint ventures.

Career highlights include:

• Assisting Japanese clients in establishing affiliates and joint ventures in the U.S. for conducting manufacturing operations and providing ongoing counsel to those clients in connection with their U.S. operations
• Representing a national distribution company in connection with multiple stock and asset acquisitions since 2011
• Representing Pomegranate Health Systems in connection with the sale of its juvenile psychiatric treatment facility in Columbus, Ohio to Sequel Youth and Family Services
• Representing Civista Bancshares, Inc. (formerly First Citizens Banc Corp) in connection with its acquisition by merger of TCNB Financial Corp. and its bank subsidiary, The Citzens National Bank of Southwestern Ohio
• Representing SB Financial Group, Inc. in connection with its registered public offering of $15 million of Depositary Shares, each representing 1/100th interest in a 6.50% Noncumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Share, Series A
• Representing multiple transportation and manufacturing companies in connection with the restructuring of their North American subsidiaries and operations
• Representing First Citizens Banc Corp in connection with its registered public offering of $25 million of Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a 6.50% Noncumulative Redeemable Convertible Perpetual Preferred Share, Series B
• Representing Croghan Bancshares, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Indebancorp and its bank subsidiary, National Bank of Ohio, in a merger transaction involving the issuance of stock registered under the Securities Act of 1933
• Representing a Japanese corporation in the acquisition of a U.S.-based specialty manufacturer
• Representing a U.S.-based manufacturing company in the spin-off and sale of its business to a Japanese corporation
• Assisting financial institutions with complex financial regulations, supervisory actions and capital raising and restructuring transactions
• Serving as outside counsel to several publicly traded clients in connection with securities offerings, corporate disclosure and Securities and Exchange Commission compliance and reporting

Tony is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Columbus Bar Association.

Tony received his J.D. summa cum laude from The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and was a member and a managing editor of the Ohio State Law Journal. Tony received his B.S.B.A summa cum laude from Bowling Green State University.

Professional and Community Activities

• Japan-America Society of Central Ohio, Board of Directors, 2009-present
• Greater Columbus Sister Cities International, Board of Directors, 2014-present
• Bowling Green State University Alumni Association, Board of Directors, 2009-2015

Honors & Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America, Columbus Mergers and Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year,” 2019
• The Best Lawyers in America, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2013-2019
• Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Business/Corporate, 2007 & 2009

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