Majeed G.
Makhlouf is an experienced litigator and a transactional lawyer whose practice concentrates on complex business litigation, real-estate development and transactions, economic development, public-private partnerships, land use and zoning, construction, zoning, competitive procurement law, and labor and employment matters.Mr.
Makhlouf served approximately four years as Cuyahoga County’s first permanent Director of Law, during which time he built the Law Department for Ohio’s largest county.
As the County’s chief legal counsel, Mr.
Makhlouf was responsible for advising the County on the full range of issues affecting its $1.3-billion operations.
He directed the legal teams that structured financing, development, and construction contracts for some of the County’s highest-profile projects.
Mr.
Makhlouf also led the County’s litigation efforts in response to various class action challenges involving federal and state labor and employment law issues.
Prior to serving as County Director of Law, Mr.
Makhlouf was a partner with a regional law firm where he litigated, tried, and arbitrated various construction, zoning, business, and public contracting matters, including in the U.S.
Court of Federal Claims.
Mr.
Makhlouf also previously served as a Planning Commission member in the City of Bay Village, Ohio.Mr.
Makhlouf is admitted to practice in Ohio, New York, and the District of Columbia, and in various federal District and Appellate Courts, including the U.S.
Supreme Court, the Sixth, Ninth, and D.C.
Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, and the U.S.
Court of International Trade.Mr.
Makhlouf is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and served on its Board of Trustees and Executive Committee.
He is a also a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association (Alternative Dispute Resolution Section).
