Jeffrey Appelbaum > Thompson Hine LLP > Columbus, United States > Lawyer Profile
Thompson Hine LLP Offices
41 SOUTH HIGH STREET
SUITE 1700
COLUMBUS, OH 43215-6101
OHIO
United States
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Jeffrey Appelbaum
Work Department
Construction/Government Contracts/Real Estate/Site Selection
Position
For 40 years, Jeff has provided distinguished service to public/private owners, design professionals, construction managers and contractors. He served as lead counsel or project management consultant for hundreds of projects involving billions of dollars of construction, including 29 professional sports facilities; facilitated hundreds of partnering sessions; acted as lead trial counsel for multimillion-dollar claims; and mediated 300+ complex construction disputes. He facilitated the governor’s Ohio Construction Reform Panel and participated in creating final legislation that dramatically modified public procurement in Ohio. In 2012, he became the first lawyer inducted into the Cleveland Engineering Society’s Hall of Fame.
Education
- Cornell University Law School, J.D., 1977, cum laude
- Cornell University, 1974, with distinction
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
(Hall of Fame)Thompson Hine LLP advises clients throughout the complete cycle of development projects, ranging from planning, site selection, construction and ensuing renovation projects. Based in Cleveland, Jeffrey Appelbaum has assisted construction managers, contractors, and public and private owners in project management mandates and disputes. Erin Luke also works from Cleveland and is proficient in claims resolution, insurance and risk management counselling, operational project management advice, project delivery and structuring advice. Senior managing associate Jack Clark works from Columbus, and has overseen a breadth of projects including affordable housing, chemical plants, data centers, and industrial facilities. James Frankel joined the New York office from Venable LLP in May 2022.
United States > Industry focus > Sport
Thompson Hine LLP‘s Columbus-based team is well known for its provision of advice on the development, design and construction of professional sports facilities in the US and elsewhere in North America, notably advising on a number of arena projects of stadiums for teams in diverse national sports leagues. Construction expert Jeffrey Appelbaum heads up the team, and is well supported by an experienced transactional lawyer Patrick J. Sweeney, who regularly acts for sports owners in a range of construction projects and sports transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Construction (including construction litigation) United States > Real estate
- Sport United States > Industry focus
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Government > Government contracts
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Real estate > Real estate
- Industry focus > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense