BRENT serves as managing partner of the firm, overseeing its day-to-day management and executing its strategic initiatives.

In addition to his role as managing partner, Brent continues to counsel firm clients on real estate, general corporate, commercial business and finance law. He advises privately held businesses on matters of general real estate and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, business financing, property acquisition, divestiture and development. He also works closely with both borrowers and lenders to facilitate business financings and capitalizations.

Brent serves as general counsel and advocate for his corporate and real estate clients, with an extensive background in general real estate and contracting matters; commercial transactions; joint ventures and strategic alliances; corporate structuring; and reorganizations. He facilitates private placements and oversees the necessary securities law compliance for clients ranging from start-up companies to larger, more mature businesses. He also deals with issues of valuation, management and control, and assists clients in buying and selling privately held enterprises.

Active on the boards of several private companies, Brent also serves on the board of trustees for Bluecoats, Inc., The Union Club of Cleveland and University School.  Brent is a member of the Leadership Cleveland Class of 2003 and the Ohio and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations.  He has been recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of corporate and real estate law, is listed in Ohio Super Lawyers and is a member of the Society of Benchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Brent served as a consultant with the Management Advisory Services practice of Laventhol & Horwath in Chicago prior to joining Calfee in 1985. He became a partner in 1993 and was elected to the firm’s executive committee in 1999 and its management committee in 2002. He was elected managing partner of the firm in 2004.