Timothy B McGranor

Practice Areas

Tim is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the litigation group. Tim's practice focuses primarily on oil and gas litigation, commercial litigation and antitrust. His practice takes him throughout the state and federal trial courts in Ohio, the Ohio courts of appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

In his oil and gas work, Tim’s experience includes representing both large, horizontal producers and conventional operators. He has represented clients in a wide range of disputes including landowner lease disputes, royalty claims and business-versus-business disputes, and has been involved in a range of disputes from single-plaintiff actions to multi-defendant class actions. In addition to his trial work in the state and federal courts, Tim has appeared before the courts of appeals in Ohio and the Sixth Circuit, and regularly participates in actions before the Ohio Supreme Court. Tim also has extensive experience defending oil and gas clients in regulatory proceedings, including before the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission and the Ohio Reclamation Commission.

Tim’s commercial-litigation work focuses on contract disputes and business torts. He has litigations actions in a number of industries, including manufacturing and banking, on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.

Tim’s antitrust experience includes representing 18 major U.S. retailers in a lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York alleging violations of U.S. antitrust laws by Visa and Mastercard.