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Cleveland, Ohio Attorney Brett Krantz Named Chair of Meritas Global Legal Alliance

By on May 3, 2021 in Announcements

MINNEAPOLIS – April 29, 2021 – Meritas, a global alliance of independent business law firms, announced that it has named Brett Krantz of Kohrman Jackson & Krantz (KJK) law firm in Cleveland, Ohio, as the organization’s new chairperson. Krantz assumed the role at the 2021 Meritas Business Update & Town Hall today. He was elected by unanimous vote of the Meritas Board of Directors and will serve a two-year term. Krantz’s law firm has been a Meritas member since 2010.

Krantz has years of leadership experience within Meritas, including on the executive committee, as chair of the Meritas Quality Assurance Committee (QAC), and as a board member. He led the development of new quality assurance policies, including championing Meritas’ Global Cybersecurity Standards for member firms, which give clients peace of mind that information security is consistently strong across the network.

Krantz is co-owner of KJK, member of its executive committee, and chair of the firm’s litigation department. With more than three decades of experience, Krantz has counseled a diverse client base including individuals, owners of regulated and non-regulated companies, small entrepreneurial entities, and large public corporations. He has litigated business-to-business commercial disputes and securities issues involving Federal Courts, FINRA, the SEC, and state securities regulators.

Outside of work, Krantz and his family are passionate supporters of The Gathering Place. Additionally, Krantz has served on the Board of Directors for Cleveland’s Mandel Jewish Community Center and The Positive Education Program (PEP), an organization dedicated to helping children with severe mental health and behavioral challenges.

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