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<li><em>Crain&#8217;s Cleveland Business</em>
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<li>Notable Women in Law (2024)</li>
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<li>Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association: “Legacy 150 Award” (2023)</li>
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DOJ to Corporations – “Knock on Our Door Before We Knock on Yours”

Tera Coleman Named to Notable Women in Law by Crain’s Cleveland Business

Victoria Weatherford and Tera Coleman Author Article on Attorney-Client Privilege Court Decision

Tera Coleman Receives Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Award

Victoria Weatherford and Tera Coleman Author Chapter in Global Investigations Book

Hundreds of BakerHostetler Attorneys Honored as 2023 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch and Lawyers of the Year

BakerHostetler Team Guides Client Cox Automotive Through Major Acquisition

Rachael Israel and Tera Coleman Take Part in Women’s Day Summit

Tera Coleman Named to “Forty Under 40” List in by Crain’s Cleveland Business

191 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named in 2022 “Best Lawyers” List; 10 Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year”

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<li>First-chaired federal jury trial on behalf of a client plaintiff and handled entirety of litigation, including jury selection, opening statements, direct and cross examinations, and closing argument.</li>
<li>Obtained a defense verdict in a state jury trial for a client as second-chair attorney to the trial team. Handled all pretrial litigation matters and conducted direct and cross-examinations at trial.</li>
<li>Represented corporate client through its internal investigation and simultaneous FBI investigation of former employee’s fraudulent theft of company assets. Included witness interviews, management of internal audit into financial irregularities, identification and analysis of multidecade fraudulent financial scheme, and handling of company’s fidelity proof of loss and insurance recovery. Resulted in maximum multimillion-dollar insurance recovery and representation of client before the U.S. Department of Justice in the resulting criminal prosecution.</li>
<li>Represented regulated public agency in its investigation of prime contractor’s violation of federal laws and regulations governing federally funded construction projects. Included representation of client through federal investigations conducted by the Departments of Labor, and Housing and Urban Development.</li>
<li>Represents major pharmaceutical company in a series of cases regarding allegations of fraudulent marketing including those combined in one of the largest multidistrict litigations in the country.</li>
<li>Represents a senior-elected government official in a high-profile probe being conducted by a Special Prosecutor in Ohio.</li>
<li>Represents a prominent individual in a criminal investigation related to stock manipulation, advising on the investigative process, and defenses and strategies before the Department of Justice.</li>
<li>Represented the audit committee of a $10 billion publicly traded chemical company. Conducted a highly sensitive independent internal investigation regarding an executive.</li>
<li>Serves as counsel to a prominent university in relation to third-party criminal acts, assessing and advising the client on risks and potential exposure to liability.</li>
<li>Represents public and private companies in state and federal tribunals in various tort, contract and public law litigation matters.</li>
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