Keating Muething & Klekamp Elects Three New Partners
Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law®) is pleased to announce that it has elected three new partners: Kourtney P. Brueckner, Nicole E. Cloyd, and Carey K. Steffen.
“We are pleased to welcome Kourtney, Nicole, and Carey as partners at KMK Law,” said Alan Fershtman, Managing Partner of KMK Law. “Each has demonstrated a strong commitment to delivering thoughtful, practical counsel, and exceptional service to our clients. Their experience and perspectives strengthen our firm and position us to continue providing the best-in-class legal services our clients rely on to meet their most important legal and business needs.”
Kourtney Brueckner focuses her legal practice on family law, addressing issues such as divorce, child custody, and antenuptial agreements. She approaches each case with care, using strategies like mediation and settlement to help clients navigate their personal challenges while minimizing conflict when possible. Brueckner is trained and takes cases in collaborative law, a process that assists participants through a process to find personalized solutions in a non-litigation setting. Brueckner earned her J.D. from Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law in 2016.
Nicole Cloyd focuses her legal practice on business transactions, data privacy and cybersecurity, and intellectual property and technology. She advises domestic and international businesses across sectors including technology, social media, sports and entertainment, and e-commerce on matters such as software development and licensing, IP registration and enforcement, consumer protection, artificial intelligence, and global data privacy compliance. Cloyd is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), and Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Cloyd earned her LL.M. in Intellectual Property from Texas A&M University School of Law in 2021 and her J.D. from the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law in 2019.
Carey Steffen focuses her legal practice on residential and commercial real estate law, with more than 25 years of experience in title insurance claims defense, litigation, and foreclosure law. She represents builders and developers in a wide range of real estate projects, offering strategic counsel and navigating complex transactions with precision. Steffen is certified as a specialist in Real Property - Residential Law by the Ohio State Bar Association and is a licensed title insurance agent and authorized agent for Riverbend Commercial Title Services, a KMK Law subsidiary. Steffen earned her J.D. from Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 1999.
About Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
The law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law®), based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a nationally-recognized law firm delivering sophisticated legal solutions to businesses of all sizes—from Fortune 50 corporations to start-up companies. KMK Law has been awarded a Top Workplaces honor by The Enquirer Media since 2012. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers® 2026 recognized KMK as a leading law firm in Ohio in Banking & Finance and in Ohio: South Central in Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions. KMK Law earned four National Rankings in Corporate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Project Finance Law and Venture Capital Law and 43 Metropolitan Rankings in the 2026 “Best Law Firms” Report. Founded in 1954, KMK has approximately 145 lawyers and a support staff of 120 employees. Additional information is available at www.kmklaw.com.
