Bio

Frank Zonars is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the corporate and business organizations group. Frank’s practice focuses on advising privately owned companies in merger & acquisition and joint venture transactions. Frank represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies, family offices, startup companies and other growth-oriented companies and entrepreneurs in numerous industries including manufacturing, technology and fintech, professional services, retail and consumer brands, consumer services, industrial services, esports and gaming and others. Frank guides clients through strategic and financial merger & acquisition transactions on both the buy- and sell-side, joint ventures and other business combinations, capital raises and other transactional matters. Frank is a leader in the Vorys private equity practice, which represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies in a broad range of matters across the United States. Frank is the leader of the Vorys esports and gaming practice group. Frank works with esports businesses, teams, corporate partners and sponsors and others in the esports and gaming industries. Contact Frank for more information about the legal services Vorys can provide to esports and gaming companies and sponsors. Frank received his J.D. magna cum laude from Boston College Law School, where he was an editor for the Boston College Law Review, a member of the National Moot Court team and a member of the student government. Frank earned his B.A. with honors from the University of Chicago and attended St. Charles Preparatory high school. Prior to joining Vorys, Frank served as a law clerk to the Honorable Roslynn R. Mauskopf in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and a summer associate lawyer at Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston. Frank is an active member of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), New Albany (Ohio) Chamber of Commerce, and Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Frank supports the fundraising efforts of COSI and the Columbus Museum of Art.