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![Gary Lipkin](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-05/Lipkin_Gary_LinkedIn.jpg?h=72da4a73&itok=9LCIsYg6)
Gary Lipkin represents companies and individuals in a wide array of corporate and commercial litigation matters. In his more than 20 years of legal practice, Gary has built an extensive track record handling cases before the nation's preeminent business court, the Court of Chancery of the State of...
![Maria Carnicella](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-04/Carnicella_Maria_LinkedIn.jpg?h=77788d13&itok=yE7gdE9C)
Maria Carnicella advises clients on mergers and acquisitions and other major corporate transactions. In addition to M&A deals, she represents private and public entities and individual investors in stock and asset sales and acquisitions, private placements, reorganizations, IPOs, redemptions, and...
![Anne Greene](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-04/Greene_Anne_LinkedIn.jpg?h=f57dba4b&itok=SgchLvTZ)
Anne Greene has broad experience in a variety of employee benefits matters, such as compliance for employee retirement plans, health and welfare plans, cafeteria plans, wrap plan documents, COBRA, the Affordable Care Act, plan claims and appeals processes and claim disputes, and prohibited...
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Pia Aklian is a corporate and transactional attorney who advises clients ranging from emerging businesses to multinational, public companies across various industries including technology, software, manufacturing, life sciences and health care. Pia advises clients on a broad range of matters that...
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Patrick Rodriguez's practice focuses on business and tax planning law. A certified public accountant, Patrick is experienced in representing clients in mergers and acquisition. He represents both buyers and sellers in a broad range of transactions, which encompasses stock purchases and asset sales...
![Raffi Mansourian](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Mansourian_Raffi_LinkedIn.jpg?h=c541e756&itok=BtKxPiYE)
Raffi K. Mansourian represents both sellers and buyers of commercial real estate, giving him the perspective of the important issues on both sides of the transaction. When it comes to leasing of commercial property, he represents both landlords and tenants, giving him an in-depth understanding of...
![Steven Ziven](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Ziven_Steven_LinkedIn.jpg?h=77788d13&itok=hGune3mq)
Steven Ziven, who is the firm's Los Angeles Office Managing Partner and an Executive Committee member, advises clients primarily on corporate law and legal issues associated with business transactions, real estate transactions and financings. He has extensive experience in buying and selling...
![Lisa LaFourcade](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/LaFourcade_Lisa_LinkedIn.jpg?h=a7b36234&itok=JcfJhfYb)
Lisa LaFourcade is a certified specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law by the California State Board of Legal Specialization. Her practice focuses on advising high-net-worth individuals, privately held businesses, and charitable organizations. Her areas of practice include: Estate, gift...
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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...
![Peter S. Murphy](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Murphy_Peter_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=Dw0sCAds)
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 A. Mehta](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Mehta_Nikhil_LinkedIn.jpg?h=e90e346b&itok=nnWVCCsY)
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...
![Jay P. Tarshis](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Tarshis_Jay_LinkedIn.jpg?h=5f4e38f5&itok=kCH-l1Pp)
Jay Tarshis's practice focuses on estate planning and administration, taxation, and general corporate law. His estate planning practice is concentrated on inter-generational wealth planning for family business owners and high net worth individuals. Jay frequently addresses business succession issues...
![John F. Meigs](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Meigs_John_LinkedIn_0.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=4NU7EfLU)
John Meigs concentrates his practice in planning and problem solving for wealthy individuals, their families and property interests, both in the United States and abroad. This includes a substantial amount of work on estate planning and estate and trust administration and on tax aspects of planning...
![Matthew R. Gerber](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Gerber_Matthew_LinkedIn.jpg?h=f57dba4b&itok=pS4x8LAl)
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...
![Marc Citron](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-02/Citron_Marc_LinkedIn.jpg?h=16f15343&itok=zYBG8Pit)
Marc Citron counsels a broad range of commercial enterprises on real estate deals and other business transactions that are key to their growth and evolution. During his more than 45 years of legal practice, Marc has advised clients ranging from real estate developers, retailers and the hospitality...
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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...
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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 J. Heurich Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Heurich_John_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=rxnDknxu)
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...
![Jennifer M. Oprosko](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Oprosko_Jennifer_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=q0BLshEF)
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...
![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...