I lead our firm's national economic development incentives practice -- one of the largest law firm-based incentives practices in the country. We use economic development incentives, tax incentives, economic development financing mechanisms, public-private partnerships and special economic development entities to assist developers, operating businesses and political subdivisions in developing and redeveloping property and creating jobs and economic growth. I also serve as board chair for Vista Site Selection, LLC, an ancillary business of the Vorys law firm dedicated to helping companies find the most advantageous and economically viable real estate sites on which to expand existing operations or develop future locations. I also have significant experience with other aspects of state and local taxation. Career highlights include:* Representing Intel as site selection counsel in connection with its decision to invest $20B+ in new semiconductor chip fabs in Ohio* Leading dozens of hyperscale data center development projects for 10 clients in 11 states across 4 time zones and on 2 continents.• Representing a West Coast-based Fortune 50 company as incentives counsel in 13 states* Leading the establishment of an internal economic development incentives team for a large international manufacturer and guiding that team's efforts in projects throughout the United States* Representing a Fortune 50 retailer on incentives matters in three time zones* Drafting or assisting in the drafting of 24 statutory amendments related to incentives* Serving as incentives counsel to most of the ten largest public companies in Central Ohio•Serving as incentives counsel in connection with three of the largest five incentives packages in the history of the Ohio DOD* Facilitating the construction of 90 distribution centers throughout the U.S., containing more than 45,000,000 SF (enough space for more than 750 football fields) through the negotiation of incentives for industrial parks, build-to-suit buildings, and spec buildings*Facilitating billions of dollars of investments in data centers in five time zones•Leading a number of post-Historic Boardwalk Hall historic tax credit transactions•Serving as lead counsel in connection with the establishment of dozens of tax increment financing districts* Serving as incentives counsel to some of the largest industrial developers in the worldSpecialties: * Tax and Economic Development Incentives* Public-Private Partnerships* Economic Development Financing* State and Local Taxation* Oil and Gas Industry Taxation