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Strategic Legal Advice to Match Evolving Business Strategy Whether better performance, lower costs, diversification, greater market penetration or elimination of the competition is the goal, mergers and acquisitions reshape companies big and small. Our legal advice is based on the practical...
We Lead Companies to Capital Investors want to find deals and close them. Companies need capital to keep moving their businesses forward. Both seek opportunities to connect with each other. Once they match their interests, they need experienced legal counsel who possess strong business acumen, who...
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Robert Christoffel is a tax attorney who advises clients on U.S. domestic and cross-border transactional as well as international tax matters. Public and private companies and private equity funds look to him to structure and negotiate taxable and tax-free corporate mergers and acquisitions (share...
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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...
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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...
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Mark Gruhin is a business lawyer who has been practicing law for more than 40 years. In addition to his legal practice, he has co-founded and been involved in several start-up businesses, including Careerbuilder.com. Mark has an extensive amount of general corporate experience in venture capital...
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Jay Reilly represents biotech, medical device and diagnostic companies, as well as universities and nonprofits, in strategic transactions in the life sciences industry, particularly complex collaborative arrangements and technology acquisitions and dispositions. Jay has extensive experience...
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Kyra Smerkanich represents clients in complex civil litigation, helping them to navigate the challenging landscapes that arise in business and insurance disputes. Working in partnership with her clients – with an eye towards understanding their business practices and legal needs – Kyra is not afraid...
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A patent attorney with a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Alireza Behrooz assists companies and universities in protecting intellectual property connected to inventions in the life sciences. Drawing on years of private practice experience, Alireza prepares, files and secures patents as...
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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...
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Sarah Nichols is a member of the Transactional Department in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. She maintains a general corporate practice and assists with a variety of deals. While earning her J.D. at University of Richmond School of Law, Sarah was a legal innovation fellow for law firm, as well...