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![Joel Plainfield Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Plainfield_Joel_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=77fm0Xng)
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...
![Brenda Abrams Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Abrams_Brenda_LinkedIn.jpg?h=740146fe&itok=jDUgyGHX)
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...
![Katie Barrett Wiik](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-09/Barrett-Wiik_Katie_LinkedIn.jpg?h=740146fe&itok=HBKVDC6j)
Katherine "Katie" Barrett Wiik is a litigator with more than 17 years of experience handling federal and state appellate matters and litigation disputes. Katie has served as lead attorney in dozens of appeals and secured favorable outcomes for clients before the Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits...
![Alan Poppe Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Poppe_Alan_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=B6ynQbRZ)
Alan Poppe is an advisor to a wide range of clients, both large and small, helping them to resolve their business disputes and counseling them on litigation avoidance and risk management. His practice focuses on complex commercial and tort litigation, with an emphasis on civil fraud, products...
![Matthew D. Kohel](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Kohel_Matthew_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=vWLditf0)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Schoenthaler_Vanessa_LinkedIn.jpg?h=77788d13&itok=3UL4ioah)
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...
![Richard B. Carroll Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Carroll_Richard_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=LCeVLurH)
Rick Carroll advises domestic companies and international clients with business interests in the United States on a variety of transactions and corporate governance matters, including mergers, and acquisitions, stock purchases, asset sales, conversions and domestications, and dissolutions. In...
![Bruce Armon Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Armon_Bruce_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=vwdQrx0b)
Bruce Armon counsels clients on how federal and state health care laws affect health care businesses. His understanding of corporate health care stems from a combination of his work with physicians, physician groups, hospitals, academic medical centers, ancillary providers, device manufacturers...
An Experienced Legal Team for the Entire Life Cycle of a Fund The complexities of forming and managing an investment fund are vast and varied — from changing market trends and investment strategies, to shifting tax and regulatory requirements. Navigating this landscape while maximizing return on...
![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...
![John Gekas Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Gekas_John_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=SnSRSlPz)
John Gekas is a trusted advisor and trial lawyer helping companies resolve business disputes that threaten their finances, operations, and position in the marketplace. John's clients range from Fortune 500 corporations to privately held entities in numerous industries, including transportation...
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...
Saul Ewing attorneys counsel boards on both the routine and extraordinary decisions they encounter. We advise public company boards with respect to exchange and federal securities rules. We counsel on: Fiduciary and financial reporting responsibilities Board policies, procedures, governance and...
![Scott D. Patterson](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Patterson_Scott_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=D9syiIDh)
Scott Patterson centers his practice on negotiating contracts for procurement and licensing of complex technology. He has helped numerous clients to structure effective RFPs and negotiate agreements for a wide range of enterprise information systems, cloud/SaaS services, telecommunications systems...
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...
![Guzel Sadykova Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Sadykova_Guzel_LinkedIn.jpg?h=e88f149d&itok=GztJZFQn)
Guzel Sadykova handles a wide variety of corporate work, including assisting with mergers and acquisitions, purchases and sales of equity and assets, and other key business deals. Guzel also works with both borrowers and lenders on various financing deals, including transactions involving secured...
![Maxwell Bremer Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Bremer_Maxwell_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=N6jcO0ef)
Max Bremer advises entrepreneurs and established companies on key transactions throughout the business life cycle, from formations and financings to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Max works with clients in a variety of industries, including health care IT, medical devices, data analytics...
![Douglas M. Ramler](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Ramler_Douglas_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=834uXVRX)
Doug Ramler's focus is on helping entrepreneurs, managers and boards build their companies. He advises high-growth start-up and emerging companies on business formation, technology commercialization, finance, governance, contracts and strategic matters. With 30 years of experience, Doug is able to...
![Julia Taylor](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2024-06/Taylor_Julia_LinkedIn.jpg?h=4e0e1cc0&itok=It6v0y_P)
Julia Taylor advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance, and general corporate and commercial matters. Public and private companies, both international and based in the United States, rely on Julia to assist them from pre-deal structuring and planning and due...