GREGORY A. KEYSER
Cincinnati, Ohio 45230
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Admitted to practice law in Ohio and Kentucky.
Trial, appellate and corporate counsel covering antitrust, securities, RICO, ERISA, criminal, class action, banking, employment, healthcare, business organizations, real property, construction and administrative and regulatory law.
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
GREGORY A. KEYSER, ESQ., Cincinnati, Ohio
Business and litigation representation to a broad variety of businesses and their counsel.
• Successfully prosecuted claims of developers and homebuilders for misrepresentation in real estate sale contracts, and repeal contracts
• Represented business principals charged with fraudulent business practices in civil and criminal proceedings
GETTY, KEYSER & MAYO, LLP, Lexington, Kentucky
Founding partner. Litigation and business representation covering antitrust, securities, white collar criminal,
class action, transactional and contract matters throughout Eastern United States.
• Founded and managed day-to-day operations of law firm
• Successfully represented business owners in sales to publicly-traded companies
• Successfully represented business principals against charges of fraudulent dealing in benefit plans
BOWLES, RICE, McDAVID, GRAFF & LOVE, PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky
Partner in multi-state law firm. Litigation of antitrust, securities, class action and contract matters.
• Managing partner of three regional offices, overseeing daily operations and serving on firm Management Committee.
• As Managing Partner, collected $2 mill. in delinquent accounts receivable during last quarter of year
• Implemented office initiatives for centralized word processing and scheduling software, improving attorney efficiency and reducing overtime costs
• Represented client in fraud case alleging fraud in large government construction project
• Represented client in successive breach of contract claims
• Represented client in franchise dispute involving charges of fraud and RICO violations
FROST BROWN TODD, Cincinnati, Ohio
Attorney appellate, securities/antitrust, and ERISA practice groups of regional law firm. Established and
directed litigation training program. Litigation of antitrust, securities and class action matters.
• Designed and implemented litigation training program
• Successfully defended business against claims of monopolization of essential facility
• Successfully represented 400 plaintiffs alleging fraud in sale of securities
• Successfully defended business accused of securities fraud, securing litigation sanctions under Rule 11
• Successfully litigated fraud claims on behalf of purchaser of catalogue of copyrighted songs
• Planned and implemented nationwide strategy to confront and eliminate regulatory impediments to client’s key business alliances
AUTHORED BRIEFS AND/OR PRESENTED ORAL ARGUMENTS FOR REPORTED DECISIONS
Barranco v. Jackson, 690 S.W.2d 221 (parental tort immunity); WSM, Inc. v. Wheeler Media Services, Inc., 810 F.2d 113, 1
U.S.P.Q. 2d 1641 (trademarks); State ex Rel. Middletown Bd.of Ed. v. Butler County Budget Comm’n, 31 Ohio St. 3d 251 (local
taxation); Stamper v. Middletown Hospital Assoc., 65 Ohio App.3d 65 (premises liability); Orlett v. Cincinnati Microwave, Inc.,
953 F.2d 224 (securities fraud); Orlett v. Cincinnati Microwave, Inc., 954 F.2d 414 (litigation sanctions); Vemco, Inc. v.
Camardella, 23 F.3d 129 (RICO); Massengale v. Oklahoma Board of Examiners in Optometry, 30 F.3d 1325 (antitrust,
governmental regulation); Horton v. Addy, 69 Ohio St. 3d 181, 631 N.E.2d 123 (discovery); Jaguar Cars v.Cottrell, 896 F. Supp.
691 (governmental regulation); Morris v. Crete Carrier Corp., 105 F.3d 279 (wrongful death); Ousley v. First Commonwealth
Bank of Prestonsburg, 8 S.W.3d 45 (banking); Southern States Rack and Fixture, Inc. v. Sherwin-Williams Co., 318 F.3d 592
(trial procedure); Griffith v. Flynn, __ S.W.3d __, 2003 Ky. App. LEXIS 161 (civil rights); Cramer v. Archdiocese of Cincinnati,
158 Ohio App.3d 110 (limitations of actions); In re Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc., 398 F.3d 778 (class actions)
GREGORY A. KEYSER
6657 Hitching Post Lane
Cincinnati, Ohio 45230
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PUBLICATIONS
Sixth Circuit Federal Practice Manual, Chapter 1, Jurisdiction, Anderson Publishing Company, 1993 and 1999
Kentucky Corporation Law and Practice, Chapter 13, Dissenting Shareholder Rights, Prentice-Hall Legal Publishing, 1992
Your Deposition: Four Rules For Giving Clear Deposition Testimony
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Potter Stewart American Inn of Court; Fellow, Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys;
Life Fellow, Kentucky Bar Foundation; Leadership Middletown, Middletown Chamber of Commerce;
Anderson Township Economic Development Board
ACADEMIC
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Adjunct Professor, Master of Business Administration
Courses: Managerial Economics, Applied Economics, and Law, Ethics and Leadership
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, J.D.
Order of Barristers, Moot Court, Who’s Who Among American Law Students
CENTRE COLLEGE, B.S., Economics and Management
Omicron Delta Kappa, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Who’s Who Among American College and University Students