Frederick R. Nance is Managing Partner for Squire Sanders. Mr. Nance's legal practice focuses on commercial litigation, sports law, client counseling and public-private partnerships. Much of his practice in recent years has included high stakes negotiations involving community interests. He is an experienced jury trial litigator in federal and state courts and a frequent participant in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

Mr. Nance began his career at Squire Sanders directly from law school. As a seasoned trial lawyer, he became a partner in 1987 and was elected to a four year term on the Management Committee in 1991. From 1991 through 2001, Mr. Nance also served as the primary outside counsel to the City of Cleveland and former Cleveland Mayor Michael White in a wide variety of community and economic development projects. In the summer of 2006, Mr. Nance was selected from among several hundred candidates as one of five finalists for the position of Commissioner of the National Football League.

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