Calvin focuses his practice in general corporate and transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of publicly and privately held businesses; and debt and equity financings, including senior, mezzanine and venture capital financing. He is a member of the firm’s Associate Evaluation Committee and Diversity Committee.
Credentials
Education
Harvard University (M.P.P., 1985)
- John F. Kennedy School of Government
Northwestern University (B.A., 1981)
Bar admissions
Affiliations and memberships
- Cincinnati Art Museum, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee
- Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC), Board of Trustees, Executive Committee
- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cincinnati Business Advisory Council
- Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Minority Business Accelerator, Leadership Council
- Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Board of Trustees
- Mercy Health Partners of Southwest Ohio Foundation, Board of Trustees
- Walnut Hills High School Alumni Foundation, Board of Trustees
- The Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, Board of Trustees, past chairman
- Queen City Club
- Commonwealth Club
- Leadership Cincinnati, Class XX
Distinctions
- Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
- Chambers USA®: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A
- 2008 Dealmaker of the Year by the Association for Corporate Growth (Service Provider Category)
- Cincy Magazine
- Cincy Leading Lawyer
- Leading Lawyers Power 100 (2021)
- Recommended for Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts by The Legal 500 United States
- Best Lawyers®
- Corporate Law (2021-2024)
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