Gail King Gibson
Partner
Ms. Gibson's practice is concentrated in the areas of general corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate acquisitions, both local and national, and finance. She has been the lead partner on many of the firm’s merger and acquisition engagements. She regularly represents clients in former asbestos-related industries in major divestitures, and other insurance industries in major acquisitions and divestitures such as Great American Life Insurance Company, American Financial Group, Inc., and Great American Financial Resources, Inc. Ms. Gibson also handles finance transactions for major lending institutions. She is the first African-American female to be named a partner in a major law firm in Cincinnati.
Awards & Recognitions
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2005-2012
- Named one of the Top 50 Women Ohio Super Lawyers in Ohio and one of the Top 25 Women Ohio Super Lawyers in Cincinnati by Law & Politics, 2007
- Named Cincy Leading Lawyer, 2007-2012
- Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber WE Lead Program, 2010-2011
- Selected as a Top 10 Honoree Among Women in Business Law by Women's Business, 2007
- Cincinnati Business Courier's Forty Under 40, Class of 2003
- YWCA Career Woman of Achievement Award, 2001
News
- Nine Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys were Named Cincy Leading Lawyers by Cincy Magazine
- 48 Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Recognized in 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars
- Nine Lawyers from Keating Muething & Klekamp Named Cincy Leading Lawyers by Cincy Magazine
Speaking Engagements
- Best Practices for Attracting & Retaining a Diverse Workforce, The Media Center in the Grand Baldwin Building, August 25, 2009
Professional and Community Involvement
- Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member, Corporate Law and Real Property Sections
- Cutter, Inc., Trustee
- Links, Incorporated, Member, Queen City Chapter
- Mt. Auburn Housing, Inc., Trustee
Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
One East Fourth Street
Suite 1400
Cincinnati OH 45202
TEL: (513) 579-6584
FAX: (513) 579-6457
One East Fourth Street
Suite 1400
Cincinnati OH 45202
TEL: (513) 579-6584
FAX: (513) 579-6457
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Practice Areas
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Real Estate Financing
- Real Estate Sales, Acquisitions & Leasing
- Commercial Loan Documentation
- Business Planning & Formation
- Private Equity / Venture Capital
- Capital Financing
Bar & Court Admissions
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Education
- J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1990
- B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1986

