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![Melissa Cruz Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Cruz_Melissa_LinkedIn.jpg?h=7126a54b&itok=CaA5aXYT)
Melissa Clarke advises clients in a variety of industries in matters involving environmental permitting, counseling and litigation. She assists with the acquisition, development and siting of pipelines, power plants, solar and wind projects. Melissa negotiates and drafts environmental contractual...
![Michael S. Burg](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Burg_Michael_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=Lut-zsc0)
Michael Burg represents developers, landlords and tenants in real estate matters, including the development approval process, financing, acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, construction and tax planning. His practice has included the purchase of a 350-acre research and office campus and land...
![Javier J. Rodriguez](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Rodriguez_Javier_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=pVW2rUZT)
Javier Rodriguez is a trial lawyer who handles commercial disputes and cases involving creditor's rights, real estate, employment issues and professional liability. He also handles admiralty and tort cases and has experience with cases involving cloud-based technologies. Over the course of his 30...
Saul Ewing attorneys provide legal opinions in connection with complex business, financing and real estate transactions involving corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), limited partnerships (LPs), real estate investment trusts (REITs), statutory and business trusts, and nonprofits. We...
![Richard D. Leigh](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Leigh_Richard_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=GZYC2XYC)
Richard Leigh is a business lawyer who concentrates his practice on complex commercial transactions. Richard 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...
Saul Ewing’s Litigation Department features approximately 200 attorneys across 18 offices. We handle a wide range of matters including complex business and commercial disputes, bet-the-company legal proceedings, and high-profile cases in state and federal courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution...
Saul Ewing’s Shareholder Litigation Practice is national, but we have substantial strength in Maryland. It is the second most popular state of incorporation for companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the state in which more than 80 percent of all publicly registered REITs are formed...
![Anthony P. Forte](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Forte_Anthony_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=DzADA25L)
Tony Forte concentrates his practice in the area of commercial real estate development and transactions, with an emphasis on site acquisition, land use approvals and permitting, construction, historic preservation, and leasing matters. Most recently, Tony has provided real estate legal counsel to...
![Gregory Davis Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Davis_Gregory_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=ewAAzqUn)
Greg Davis concentrates his practice in zoning/land use approvals and real estate litigation. Greg has successfully pursued zoning and land development approvals for a wide variety of clients, including: national and regional developers of warehousing and distribution facilities; an international...
![Erik F. Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-11/Williams_Erik_LinkedIn.jpg?h=e3ba9bf7&itok=N4rtaDV6)
Erik Williams assists clients with commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis on site acquisition, disposition, finance, construction, and leasing matters. He has advised a broad range of public and private clients, from small entrepreneurs to large institutions. Erik also represents...
![Nancy Burke Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Burke_Nancy_LinkedIn.jpg?h=9214a5eb&itok=NycCcx5X)
Nancy Burke handles emerging, cutting-edge environmental issues for clients, using her experience to help them tackle these new challenges. She knows how to navigate the quagmire of environmental and safety regulations for client development projects, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate...
![Douglas A. Sampson](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Sampson_Douglas_LinkedIn.jpg?h=72da4a73&itok=eLL-iWw8)
Doug Sampson assists with a variety of matters involving commercial litigation, real estate and telecommunications. Doug draws on knowledge from a number of relevant work experiences, including a judicial internship for the Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow in the U.S. District Court for the District of...
Supporting Ideas Through a Company’s Life Cycle Transforming an idea into a business is a journey filled with excitement and challenges. Building a company requires an effective team who can make difficult decisions with imperfect information. From choosing partners to securing reliable funding...
![Candice L. Kline](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Kline_Candice_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=1qeFdrkL)
Candice Kline advises clients on bankruptcy and corporate restructuring matters and related litigation. She represents debtors, trustees, official committees, investors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court workouts. Her experience includes managing cases from $10 million to $13...
![Y. Lisa Colon](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Colon_Lisa_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=CML6QeKf)
Lisa Colon is a legal advisor focused on deals involving public and private construction projects and real estate development. Licensed in both Florida and New York, Lisa is known for her negotiation skills and her track record in resolving complex construction disputes. Among her notable...
![Erik L. Kantz](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Kantz_Erik_LinkedIn.jpg?h=915cd633&itok=IJ--c0xr)
Erik Kantz focuses his practice on middle-market businesses and emerging companies. Having served in both the business and litigation groups of the Firm, Erik takes a business approach to the practice of law, helping clients design and implement strategies and organizational structures that promote...
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Steve Ma is a litigator with nearly 30 years of experience representing public and private companies and their officers, directors, members and investors. As a seasoned trial attorney, Steve handles jury trials, bench trials and arbitration proceedings in both state and federal courts, with a focus...
![Robert C. Gill](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Gill_Robert_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=WaDgveuP)
Robert Gill has more than 35 years of experience as a commercial litigator. Robert handles cases both locally in the Washington, D.C. metro area and throughout the United States, and has tried a number of cases in state and federal courts, and before arbitration tribunals. He has particular...
![Michael A. Gold](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Gold_Michael_LinkedIn.jpg?h=818fce8b&itok=zHUuQROw)
For more than 25 years, Michael Gold has assisted clients in a wide variety of industries in corporate and transactional matters. He is a trusted advisor to general counsel, senior management and boards of directors across the country. Michael is a "closer" with a record of negotiating complex...
![George A. Naya](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Naya_George_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=ttV7CEkj)
George Naya is a seasoned corporate lawyer with a broad practice centered on U.S. securities laws and corporate governance. He advises companies in a diverse array of industries and has extensive experience in both domestic and international capital markets transactions. In addition to his time in...