Brian Grady Bio

Brian Grady represents public and private companies in domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. In addition, Brian has significant experience managing corporate restructurings for domestic and global firms. Brian has counseled clients on numerous transactions, including STERIS's $3.6 billion acquisition of Cantel Medical, Avient Corporation's $1.5 billion acquisition of Clariant's masterbatch business, Conagra Brands' $10.9 billion acquisition of Pinnacle Foods, The Sherwin-Williams Company’s $11.3 billion acquisition of The Valspar Corporation, and Cintas Corporation's $2.2 billion acquisition of G&K Services, Inc. Other companies with which he has worked on substantial matters include Materion, Real Alloy, TopBuild, Diebold Nixdorf, and Olympic Steel. Brian maintains an active pro bono practice, counseling Ohio nonprofit organizations regarding tax-exempt status and corporate governance issues, serves on the board of directors of Cleveland Play House, and previously served on the board of directors of the Downtown Cleveland Alliance.