Overview
Hans has a broad-based corporate, financial services, and intellectual property practice.
He represents clients in all aspects of general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, lending and financial services, contract drafting and interpretation, transactional law, intellectual property, and licensing. He is involved with his corporate clients in all stages of entity life, including entity selection and formation, corporate governance, financing, contractual relations, and succession planning through sale or merger and acquisition. He effectively serves as the de facto general counsel for several of his corporate clients.
Hans represents national and regional banks and financial institutions in a variety of lending transactions. He also advises higher educational institutions, hospitals, and other tax-exempt entities accessing the capital markets in a wide variety of taxable and tax-exempt financings, including exempt facilities, private activity, industrial development, general obligation, and revenue-supported transactions. Additionally, Hans prosecutes and manages the trademark portfolios of several regional entities and coordinates the application and maintenance of these portfolios.
Prior to practicing law, Hans served as a nuclear-trained submarine officer in a variety of engineering and tactical roles.
Representative Experience
- Secured $86 million hospital facilities revenue refunding and improvement notes on behalf of hospital client.
- Successfully closed $155 million revolving credit facility on behalf of mineral client.
- Successfully closed $200 million higher education facility revenue bonds on behalf of multiple higher education clients.
- Executed a $5 million Program Reserve Letter of Credit on behalf of bank client.
- Successfully closed $47 million Ex-Im Bank working capital guarantee facility on behalf of manufacturing client.
- Successfully represented printing company in the sale of all assets of multi-facility operation.
Education & Admissions
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1992
- U.S. Naval Academy B.S., with distinction, 1982
Bar and Court Admissions
- State of Ohio
Involvement
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member
Community Involvement
- U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, Northeast Ohio Chapter, Member (1992 – Present)
Firm Involvement
- Legal Opinion Committee, Member
- Corporate Transparency Act Coordinator
- Audit Inquiry Response Coordinator
Awards & Honors
- Named to Best Lawyers® in Corporate Law (2018 – present) and Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021 – present)
Publications
- “Enforcement of CTA Reporting Rule Blocked Nationwide,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (December 2024)
- “Ohio Banks Take a Closer Look at Cannabis,” Frantz Ward Cannabis Law and Policy Blog (December 2018)
- “The Trump Administration’s Position on Marijuana,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (March 2017)
- “The Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee is Ready,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (October 2016)
- “House Bill 523 and Under the Influence of Marijuana,” Association of Corporate Counsel’s (ACC) FOCUS Newsletter (December 2016)
Presentations & Lectures
- “Financing Alternatives,” (Co-Presenter) Frantz Ward ACC Seminar (August 2022)
- “Lender Financing Your Deal – Challenging Provisions in Every Bank Loan Agreement,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Cleveland, OH (August 2021)
- “Corporate Organization and Obtaining Financing,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Cleveland, OH (August 2019)
- “Implications of Marijuana Legalization in Ohio,” Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel Medical Marijuana in Ohio Seminar,
Cleveland, OH (August 2016) - “Effect of Marijuana in the Workplace,” Council of Smaller Enterprises, Cleveland, OH (June 2015)
Representative Experience
- Secured $86 million hospital facilities revenue refunding and improvement notes on behalf of hospital client.
- Successfully closed $155 million revolving credit facility on behalf of mineral client.
- Successfully closed $200 million higher education facility revenue bonds on behalf of multiple higher education clients.
- Executed a $5 million Program Reserve Letter of Credit on behalf of bank client.
- Successfully closed $47 million Ex-Im Bank working capital guarantee facility on behalf of manufacturing client.
- Successfully represented printing company in the sale of all assets of multi-facility operation.
Education & Admissions
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1992
- U.S. Naval Academy B.S., with distinction, 1982
Bar and Court Admissions
- State of Ohio
Involvement
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member
Community Involvement
- U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, Northeast Ohio Chapter, Member (1992 – Present)
Firm Involvement
- Legal Opinion Committee, Member
- Corporate Transparency Act Coordinator
- Audit Inquiry Response Coordinator
Awards & Honors
- Named to Best Lawyers® in Corporate Law (2018 – present) and Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021 – present)
Publications
- “Enforcement of CTA Reporting Rule Blocked Nationwide,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (December 2024)
- “Ohio Banks Take a Closer Look at Cannabis,” Frantz Ward Cannabis Law and Policy Blog (December 2018)
- “The Trump Administration’s Position on Marijuana,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (March 2017)
- “The Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee is Ready,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (October 2016)
- “House Bill 523 and Under the Influence of Marijuana,” Association of Corporate Counsel’s (ACC) FOCUS Newsletter (December 2016)
Presentations & Lectures
- “Financing Alternatives,” (Co-Presenter) Frantz Ward ACC Seminar (August 2022)
- “Lender Financing Your Deal – Challenging Provisions in Every Bank Loan Agreement,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Cleveland, OH (August 2021)
- “Corporate Organization and Obtaining Financing,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Cleveland, OH (August 2019)
- “Implications of Marijuana Legalization in Ohio,” Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel Medical Marijuana in Ohio Seminar,
Cleveland, OH (August 2016) - “Effect of Marijuana in the Workplace,” Council of Smaller Enterprises, Cleveland, OH (June 2015)
