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Hamilton County approves new outside counsel for stadium negotiations; longtime county counsel objects
Summary
The county approved applications to retain Dinsmore & Shohl and Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease as special counsel for bank and stadium matters after County Prosecutor recommended fresh legal teams; longtime project counsel Frost Brown Todd said the county abruptly ended its long relationship.
Hamilton County commissioners voted unanimously May 15 to apply to the Court of Common Pleas to retain two outside law firms to serve as special counsel on major sports-stadium and riverfront matters.
The board authorized applications to retain Dinsmore & Shohl to advise on Paycor Stadium and the riverfront development, and Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease to advise on matters related to the Cincinnati Reds and Great American Ball Park. Jeff Alito, Hamilton County administrator, told commissioners the move represents a shift from the county’s long-standing relationship with Frost Brown Todd.
Tom Gableman, a lawyer who said he served as the county’s project counsel for 28 years, told the commissioners he learned his office’s retention had been terminated about an hour and 15 minutes before the meeting…
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