Terrence O'Donnell

Terrence O'Donnell chairs the firm’s Government Relations Practice Group and brings 25 years of experience to his public policy practice. His focus is advocacy at the Ohio statehouse, administrative law, and regulatory compliance, as well as policy-related appellate litigation. He represents dozens of companies, trade groups, and nonprofits before the state's General Assembly and executive agencies. He also collaborates with lawyers in the firm’s D.C office.

He often works in large stakeholder coalitions and brings a substantive focus to complex issues. Representative clients include:

• Large energy companies and trade groups
• Major national brewer with an Ohio manufacturing facility
• International social media platform
• The state’s largest self-insured workers compensation and HR services provider
• Business association focused on clean, safe, affordable water
• Association for Career-Technical Education

Born and raised on Cleveland's west side, he also represents a number of Northeast Ohio clients, including the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, the Ohio Aerospace Institute, and St. Edward High School.

Terrence represents the Ohio Chamber of Commerce as amicus curiae on issues of importance to the state’s business community that reach the Ohio Supreme Court. In addition, the state Attorney General has appointed him as special counsel to the Ohio Secretary of State in appellate litigation across the state, including the Supreme Court.

Terrence collaborates closely with his colleagues to assist energy companies on permitting and other regulatory matters at the Ohio Power Siting Board, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, and the local level.

He serves on the board of Rev1 Ventures, a unique Columbus-based investor “startup studio” that helps Ohio startups scale.  He is a past board member of the state bar association’s Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Legacy Committee and a member of the Notre Dame Club of Columbus.

Terrence and his wife Jill reside in Bexley, Ohio, with their three children.