Bio

Gwen Gillespie Herman counsels Calfee’s private equity, publicly held and privately held clients related to new business formation and development, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and a broad range of general corporate and business matters, including commercial contracts. A significant portion of Gwen’s practice includes counseling privately held and publicly held businesses in a wide variety of industries through mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and restructurings. Gwen also provides counsel to entrepreneurs and early stage businesses on structure, formation, and debt and equity placements. In these roles, Gwen guides clients through transformational transactions by understanding the client’s legal – and business – goals and providing creative solutions when potential roadblocks arise. In addition, Gwen serves as Leader of the firm's Commercial Contracts group. She provides day-to-day general corporate counseling to clients with a focus on providing practical, right-sized risk assessment and mitigation recommendations that are particular to the client and its business. Gwen has developed extensive experience in drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts, including general terms and conditions of sale and purchase, supply agreements, distribution agreements, and confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements. Further, Gwen also advises clients on internal contracting best practices and contract risk mitigation techniques. She has been selected for inclusion to Ohio Rising Stars list by Ohio Super Lawyers. Gwen is a member in the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Gwen received her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law where she was Executive Editor of the Journal of International Law. She received her B.A., with honors, from Trinity College. She joined Calfee in 2010 and was elected Partner in 2019.