Kenneth J. Ken Laino
Commercial Litigation
Commercial Litigation
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Ken Laino began his career in 1978 in New York City, specializing in corporate and securities law. A few years later, he moved to Ohio, and he has now been practicing law in Cleveland for more than forty years. While his practice is diverse, Ken focuses principally on asset protection planning, business law, real estate, and estate planning. In addition to Ohio, he is also licensed to practice law in Florida and New York.Ken counsels both individuals and business entities with respect to asset protection strategies, and he is a member of the Asset Protection Planning Committee of the American Bar Association. Additionally, he represents closely held businesses and nonprofit entities and assists them with general corporate, employment, and commercial litigation matters, as well as counseling clients on business succession. Ken has also represented numerous buyers and sellers of business entities.In addition to his law practice, Ken has been involved in a wide variety of community activities. He is a life member and past president of the Board of Trustees of the West Haven Foundation, which assists developmentally disabled adults. He has served on a number of commissions for the City of Lakewood, including its Charter Review Commission and Community Governance Task Force. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of Lakewood Hospital and the Board of Trustees of the Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland. Additionally, he served for many years as an adjunct faculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College in the Department of Business Administration. Ken Laino began his career in 1978 in New York City, specializing in corporate and securities law. A few years later, he moved to Ohio, and he has now been practicing law in Cleveland for more than forty years. While his practice is diverse, Ken focuses principally on asset protection planning, business law, real estate, and estate planning. In addition to Ohio, he is also licensed to practice law in Florida and New York.Ken counsels both individuals and business entities with respect to asset protection strategies, and he is a member of the Asset Protection Planning Committee of the American Bar Association. Additionally, he represents closely held businesses and nonprofit entities and assists them with general corporate, employment, and commercial litigation matters, as well as counseling clients on business succession. Ken has also represented numerous buyers and sellers of business entities.In addition to his law practice, Ken has been involved in a wide variety of community activities. He is a life member and past president of the Board of Trustees of the West Haven Foundation, which assists developmentally disabled adults. He has served on a number of commissions for the City of Lakewood, including its Charter Review Commission and Community Governance Task Force. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of Lakewood Hospital and the Board of Trustees of the Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland. Additionally, he served for many years as an adjunct faculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College in the Department of Business Administration. Ken Laino began his career in 1978 in New York City, specializing in corporate and securities law. A few years later, he moved to Ohio, and he has now been practicing law in Cleveland for more than forty years. While his practice is diverse, Ken focuses principally on asset protection planning, business law, real estate, and estate planning. In addition to Ohio, he is also licensed to practice law in Florida and New York. Ken counsels both individuals and business entities with respect to asset protection strategies, and he is a member of the Asset Protection Planning Committee of the American Bar Association. Additionally, he represents closely held businesses and nonprofit entities and assists them with general corporate, employment, and commercial litigation matters, as well as counseling clients on business succession. Ken has also represented numerous buyers and sellers of business entities. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of Lakewood Hospital and the Board of Trustees of the Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland. Additionally, he served for many years as an adjunct faculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College in the Department of Business Administration.
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Patricia Carter
Our small manufacturing business needed to formalize a partnership agreement with a new investor, and we selected Kenneth Laino based on his extensive background in business organizations. His 47 years of experience, particularly his early career in New York corporate and securities law, gave us immense confidence. He expertly guided us through the complexities of structuring our LLC, ensuring our interests were protected while fostering a fair relationship with our new partner. His recognition in corporate law and commercial litigation was evident in how he anticipated potential disputes and built safeguards into the documents. Mr. Laino has a calm, methodical approach that is deeply reassuring. The one area where we occasionally felt a slight delay was in email response times during the busier phases of the engagement, though his substantive follow-up was always thorough. Overall, his counsel from Schneider Bell was invaluable. For any Cleveland-area business navigating formation, contracts, or partnership issues, his depth of knowledge from the University of Michigan to decades of Ohio practice makes him an excellent choice.