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Assistant Contact
Joan DeMarchi
jdemarchi@beneschlaw.com
216.363.4401
  • Cleveland
    200 Public Square
    Suite 2300
    Cleveland, OH 44114-2309 US

Related Information

Practice Groups and Focus Areas

Education

  • The George Washington University Law School
    ,
    1979
    ,
    J.D.
  • University of Rochester
    ,
    1976
    ,
    B.A.
    ,
    Political Science
    • Scott Paper Scholarship Award
    • Student Life Award

Court and Bar Admissions/Associations

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Ira C. Kaplan

Managing Partner
Executive Committee Member

Mr. Kaplan is the firm's Managing Partner and serves as a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Mr. Kaplan has Co-Chaired the firm's Corporate & Securities Group, Private Equity Group and Middle Market Group and is a member of its Polymer Group.

He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions as well as public and private debt and equity financings. Mr. Kaplan represents both publicly and privately held companies at various stages of growth. He has been involved in planning for growth companies, helping to position them for various stages of private financing and anticipated public offerings. Mr. Kaplan also represents private equity, subordinated debt and venture funds as well as portfolio companies of such funds.

Memberships/Affiliations

  • Co-Chair, 2012 United Way Loaned Executive Program
  • Executive Committee Member and Board Member, Cleveland Leadership Center 
  • Board Member, Business Volunteers Unlimited
  • President Elect, Executive Committee Member and Trustee, Menorah Park Center for Senior Living; Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee; Member of Strategic Planning, Audit, Budget and Finance and Government Relations Committees, 2004-2008
  • Trustee, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, 2008
  • Trustee, The Temple Tifereth Israel Foundation, 2008
  • Board Member, Trustee and past Board Chair, Council Gardens, 1990-2008
  • Alumni, Leadership Cleveland
  • Served, Governor's Third Frontier Task Force on Biotechnology
  • Member, Case Western Reserve University - Government Relations Advisory Committee

Other Distinctions

  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC) and named Best Lawyers’ 2010 Cleveland Corporate Lawyer of the Year
  • Listed, Chambers USA 2011 Leading Lawyers, Corporate/M&A
  • Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers 2004-12
  • Listed, Leading Lawyers, Inside Business Magazine

Education

  • The George Washington University Law School
    ,
    1979
    ,
    J.D.
  • University of Rochester
    ,
    1976
    ,
    B.A.
    ,
    Political Science
    • Scott Paper Scholarship Award
    • Student Life Award

Court and Bar Admissions/Associations

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association