Cincinnati, OH, September 29, 2008 – Arthur F. McMahon, III, joins Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP as a partner in its Business & Finance Practice. McMahon advises boards of directors and senior management of public companies on governmental and internal investigations, accounting restatements and other special matters.

McMahon’s practice includes corporate finance transactions, including public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, and counseling companies in connection with general corporate and SEC matters. Before coming to Taft, he practiced at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, New York and London, England.

“We are very fortunate to add to our firm a lawyer of Art’s exceptional experience in corporate governance, SEC matters and finance,” said Margaret Lawson, a Taft partner and Chair of the Business and Finance Department.

After earning his undergraduate degree in American history and literature from Harvard University, McMahon earned a juris doctorate degree at the Columbia University School of Law. He was a Senior Editor of the Columbia Law Review and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.