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Jeffrey S. Schloemer
Of Counsel Cincinnati
- E schloemer@taftlaw.com
- T (513) 357-9609
- F (513) 381-0205
Summary
Jeff practices primarily in the areas of banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial and corporate law. He has broad-based experience in advising businesses on corporate, contractual, capital formation, business planning, and regulatory matters. Jeff also has extensive transactional experience, having represented privately held and publicly traded corporations in connection with mergers, purchases and sales of businesses, recapitalizations, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings, as well as having represented both lenders and borrowers in a variety of complex financings and workouts.
Jeff is the president of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. In addition, he is a member of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Cincinnati Class XXIX. He was previously on the boards of directors for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Greater Cincinnati Tall Stacks Festival, past vice president of the board of Ohio River Way, and past president of the boards of both Historic Southwest Ohio Museums and Mental Health Services East. Jeff has been listed in Best Lawyers in America, in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as an Ohio Super Lawyer, and as a Leading Lawyer by Cincy Business magazine.
Awards
Honoree, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Banking & Finance
“Lawyer of the Year” Honoree, Best Lawyers in America® (2019)
Leading Lawyers Honoree, Cincy Magazine, Commercial & Contract
(2007 – present)
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Honoree, Ohio Super Lawyers (2004 – 2006, 2008 – 2011, 2013 – 2014)
Graduate, Leadership Cincinnati (Class XXIX)
“Lawyer of the Year” Honoree, Best Lawyers in America® (2019)
All Service Areas
Education
- Duke University School of Law (1983)
- University of Notre Dame (1980)
Admissions
- Federal - Southern District of Ohio
- State - Ohio
News
Three Hundred Sixty-Three Taft Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers in America® 2025 News
Taft Ranked in Chambers USA 2024 Guide with 85 Attorneys and 34 Practices Recognized News
Three Hundred Six Taft Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2024 News
Taft Ranks with 69 Attorneys and 29 Practices Recognized in Chambers USA 2023 Guide
Professional Affiliations
- Cincinnati Bar Association
Member
Community Involvement
- Ohio River Way, Inc.
Past Vice President
Past Board Member - Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
President
Board Member - Greater Cincinnati Tall Stacks Festival
Member, Board of Trustees
- Children's Hospital Medical Center
Past Member, Business Committee
- Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Past Member, Board of Trustees (2010 – 2016)
- Cincinnati Youth Collaborative
Past Mentor
- East End Community Learning Center
Past Board Member
- Historic Southwest Ohio, Inc.
Past President
Past Board Member - Mental Health Services East
Past Chairman of the Board
Past Board Member - Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc.
Assistant State Legal Counsel, Ohio
- St. Jerome Church
Past Lector