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Jerad Beltz focuses his practice for individual clients on estate planning, wealth preservation, business succession planning and trust administration. He also counsels nonprofit organizations and privately held businesses in formation, governance, compliance, contract negotiation and charitable...

The pharmaceutical industry faces a challenging business environment as competition drives down prices, R&D expenses rise, and government scrutiny deepens. However, companies have many options for navigating these challenges, generally by making deals with others in the field, including mergers and...

Kevin T. O'Brien, Ph.D., is a patent agent who focuses his practice on intellectual property (IP) matters including patent preparation and prosecution, patent landscape analyses, and freedom to operate analyses. Kevin practices in the physical and life sciences space, where he works on technologies...

Peter Murphy advises domestic and international clients on a variety of corporate and commercial matters, including transactions and governance matters. Peter also leads the firm’s Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Team, which guides domestic and foreign entities registered in the United States to...

Nikhil Mehta works closely with clients and their management teams to draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including contracts for purchase and sale of goods, distribution and supply agreements, services agreements, manufacturing agreements, licenses and leases. Nikhil also represents...

Andrew Schwerin represents clients in patent and trade secret litigation on both the plaintiff and defense sides of these disputes. Outside of his litigation work, Andrew counsels clients on their IP strategy. Andrew has represented clients in connection with a range of technologies including...

Michelle Streifthau-Livizos represents clients in litigation matters, including disputes involving the Hatch-Waxman Act, patents, copyrights and trademarks. She handles cases involving various types of technology, including representations of pharmaceutical companies, life sciences companies...

Matthew Gerber assists commercial clients with real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, and purchase and sales agreements. He also handles leases, mortgages and financings. Matthew draws on his experience with corporate transactions to advise clients involved in mergers and...

Lukas Pfannenstiel draws on his scientific background to assist clients in protecting their intellectual property. Lukas has a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular medicine from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, a bachelor's degree in cell biology from University of Kansas, and practical...

Sean Ritchie advises clients on how to protect their intellectual property and assists them in doing so by drafting, filing, prosecuting and enforcing patents and trademarks. He also counsels on the patentability of their IP and on patent infringement issues, and litigates these issues when needed...

Joel's practice often places him in the role of "outside general counsel" to clients, working closely with and advising company executives, boards, and members to successfully close transactional matters and manage corporate governance matters. Joel's experience includes negotiating, drafting and...

Emily Kelsay Strine is a member of the Transactional Department in the firm's Baltimore office. She maintains a general corporate practice and assists with a variety of deals. She has experience with matters involving commercial contracts, director and officer fiduciary duties and shareholder...

John Heurich advises companies on a wide range of deals and corporate matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, business formation and restructuring, and corporate governance. He also has experience with private equity and securities offerings, IP licensing, commercial...

Brenda Glaser Abrams provides legal counsel on business contracts for health care industry clients, as well as on their operational and compliance issues. Physicians, dentists, and medical groups rely on her to negotiate and draft employment, shareholder, operating, and partnerships agreements. She...

Jenni Oprosko assists companies with contractual matters, particularly those involving intellectual property and technology. Her experience includes reviewing and drafting intellectual property licensing agreements, master services agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and software-as-a-service...

Matt Kohel represents clients in commercial litigation, intellectual property matters, and data privacy issues. Clients in an array of industries rely on Matt to protect their interests in courts across the United States and in arbitrations on matters involving allegations of breach of contract...

Vanessa Schoenthaler's practice focuses on corporate, securities and regulatory matters, with a particular emphasis on securities transactions, disclosure obligations, corporate governance, investment management and regulatory compliance. Vanessa's corporate finance experience ranges from advising...

Joseph Kuo's practice encompasses a broad range of experience in intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, unfair competition, copyrights, false advertising, and trade secrets. Joseph has counseled a wide array of clients ranging from large established companies, to young start-up...

Yogini Bhavsar-Jog (Ph.D.) focuses on drafting and prosecuting patents in the areas including biochemistry, molecular biology, pharmaceuticals, biologics, nanotechnology, physics, chemical engineering and medical devices. In addition to the United States, Yogini is involved in managing prosecution...

Brian Landry draws on a broad base of intellectual property experience involving patents, designs, trademarks, and copyrights and technical expertise to help clients identify, protect, and enforce their intellectual property. Brian has significant experience in the medical devices field as well as...