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| | Address | | One Logan Square, 18th & Cherry Streets | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-6998 | | (Philadelphia Co.) | | | |
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| Blank Rome LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative Law, Administrative Adjudications; Administrative Agency Practice, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Administrative Litigation, Federal Administrative Law, Professional Licensing, Professional Licensing Regulation, Public Law, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Marine Law, Maritime Contracts, Maritime Finance, Maritime Law, Maritime Liens, Ship Sales and Mortgages, Aged and Aging, Age Discrimination, Elder Care, Elder Law, Agency and Distributorships, Distribution Agreements, International Distribution, Alcoholic Beverages, Liquor Licensing, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, International Arbitration, International Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Antitrust, Business Combinations, Competition, Covenants Not To Compete, Deceptive Trade Practices, Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements, Price-Fixing, Restrictive Covenants, Trade Regulation, Unfair Trade, Appellate Practice, Civil Appeals, Art Law, Artists Rights, Museum Law, Asset Protection, International Asset Protection, Aviation and Aerospace, Aircraft Finance and Leasing, Aircraft Sales, Airline Labor Law, Aviation Law, Aviation Defense, Aviation Insurance, Aviation Litigation, Aviation Products Liability, Aviation Regulation, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Arbitration, Bankruptcy Chapter 7, Bankruptcy Chapter 11, Bankruptcy Chapter 12, Bankruptcy Chapter 13, Bankruptcy Collections, Bankruptcy Litigation, Bankruptcy Mediation, Bankruptcy Reorganization, Bankruptcy Taxation, Bankruptcy Trustees Rights, Commercial Bankruptcy, Commercial Foreclosure, Commercial Insolvency, Commercial Recovery, Commercial Workouts, Foreclosures, Fraudulent Conveyance, Insolvency, International Bankruptcy, International Insolvency, Liquidations, Out of Court Debt Restructuring, Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts, Receiverships, Repossessions, Workouts, Workouts Taxation, Banks and Banking, ATM Networks, Bank Collections, Bank Directors and Officers Liability, Bank Foreclosures, Bank Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking Antitrust, Banking Law, Banking Litigation, Commercial Banking, Commercial Credit, Commercial Loans, Consumer Banking, Credit Card Law, Credit Finance, Credit Law, Electronic Banking, Fair Lending, Financial Law, Interest and Usury, International Banking Law, International Loans, Lender Law, Lender Liability, Lender Regulation, Lenders Rights, Letters of Credit, Loan Restructuring, Loan Workouts, Loans, Savings and Loan Law, Secured Lending, Truth in Lending, Biotechnology, Biomedical Technology, Biotechnology Licensing, Business Law, Business Arbitration, Business Associations Law, Business Crimes, Business Development, Business Dissolutions, Business Estate Planning, Business Formation, Business Fraud, Business Litigation, Business Mediation, Business Organization, Business Planning, Business Regulation, Business Reorganization, Business Sales, Business Succession Planning, Business Successions, Business Syndication, Business Taxation, Business Torts, Business Transactions, Business Transfers, Business Trusts, Business Valuation, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Capital Formation, Closely Held Business Estate Planning, Closely Held Business Law, Closely Held Business Taxation, Complex Business Litigation, Emerging Business Law, Emerging Growth Companies, Entrepreneurial Business Law, Family Business Law, Family Business Mediation, Family Business Successions, International Business Law, International Joint Ventures, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Company Law, Privatization, Professional Practices, Small Business Law, Sole Proprietorships, Strategic Alliances, Chancery and Equity, Chancery Practice, Children, Child Custody, Child Support, Civil Practice, Federal Civil Practice, Sex Discrimination, Commercial Collections, Post Judgment Collections, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Secured Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions, Commercial Real Estate Development, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure, Commercial Real Estate Sales, Commercial Real Estate Syndication, Commercial Real Estate Workouts, Industrial Real Estate Law, Shopping Center Acquisitions, Shopping Center Development, Shopping Center Law, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Computers and Software, Computer Contracts, Computer Law, Computer Security, Computer Software Law, Computer Technology, Electronic Commerce, Information Technology, Information Technology Contracts, Information Technology Licensing, International Computer Law, Internet Law, Software Copyright, Software Licensing, Software Protection, Year 2000 Computer Conversion, Constitutional Law, First Amendment Law, Construction Law, Construction Finance, Construction Litigation, Construction Workouts, Environmental Construction Law, International Construction Law, Public Construction Law, Consumer Law, Consumer Arbitration, Consumer Class Actions, Consumer Credit, Consumer Credit Compliance, Consumer Finance, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Litigation, Consumer Protection, Consumer Rights, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Contracts, Breach of Contract, Commercial Contracts, Contract Fraud, Contract Litigation, International Commercial Contracts, International Contracts, Copyrights, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Litigation, Copyright Prosecution, Copyright Protection, Copyright Registration, International Copyright Law, Corporate Law, Closely Held Corporations, Corporate Banking Law, Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Contracts, Corporate Control Contests, Corporate Criminal Law, Corporate Dissolutions, Corporate Ethics, Corporate Fiduciary Law, Corporate Finance, Corporate Formation, Corporate Governance, Corporate Income Tax, Corporate Insurance, Corporate Insurance Defense, Corporate Investigations, Corporate Litigation, Corporate Organization, Corporate Partnerships, Corporate Planning, Corporate Real Estate, Corporate Reorganization, Corporate Successions, Corporate Tax Controversies, Corporate Tax Planning, Corporate Taxation, Corporate Trusts, Corporate Workouts, Family Corporations, Foreign Sales Corporations, Hostile Takeovers, Incorporation, International Corporate Finance, International Corporate Law, International Corporate Taxation, Nonprofit Corporations, Offshore Corporations, Professional Corporations; Proxy Contests, Public Corporations, S Corporations, Securitization, Small Business Corporations, Takeovers, Tender Offers, Transfer Pricing, Criminal Law, Debtor and Creditor, Creditor Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights, Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy, Debtor and Creditor Bankruptcy, Debtor and Creditor Collections, Debtor and Creditor Remedies, Debtor and Creditor Reorganization, Debtor and Creditor Rights, Debtor and Creditor Workouts, Debtor Bankruptcy, International Creditors Rights, Secured Creditors Rights, Unsecured Creditors Rights, Disabilities, Americans with Disabilities Act, Academic Employment, College and University Law, Administrative Lobbying, Executive Lobbying, Legislative Lobbying, Lobbying, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, COBRA, Deferred Compensation, Employee Benefit Taxation, Employee Benefit Trusts, Employee Compensation, Employee Stock Ownership Plans, ERISA, Executive Compensation, Executive Compensation Taxation, Flexible Benefit Plans, Multi-Employer Benefits, Multi-Employer Pensions, Non-Qualified Benefits, Pension and Profit Sharing Plans, Pension Plans, Pension Taxation, Profit Sharing, Public Pension Plans, Qualified Retirement Plans, Retirement Benefit Plans, Taft-Hartley Plans, Unemployment Compensation, Music Copyright, Environmental Law, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Liability, Environmental Litigation, Environmental Mediation, International Environmental Law, Equipment Finance and Leasing, Equipment Finance, Equipment Leasing, Vehicle Leasing, Family Law, Divorce, Matrimonial Law, Finance, Asset Based Finance, Financial Institution Reorganization, Financial Institutions Law, Financial Institutions Taxation, Financial Restructuring, International Commercial Finance, International Finance, Franchises and Franchising, Franchise Law, Franchise Licensing, Franchise Litigation, Franchise Taxation, International Franchising, General Practice, Federal Practice, Government, County Government Law, Federal Government Law, Government Affairs, Government Agency Practice, Government Relations, Legislative Practice, Local Government Law, Public Policy, Qui Tam Litigation, State Government Law, State Legislative Practice, Township Law, Government Contracts, Government Construction Contracts, Government Contract Arbitration, Government Contract Fraud, Government Procurement, International Government Contracts, Local Government Contracts, Public Bidding, Public Contract Law, Public Works Contracts, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Health Care, Alternative Health Care Delivery System, Certificates of Need, Health Care Administration, Health Care Contracts, Health Care Corporate Law, Health Care Facility Licensing, Health Care Facility Regulation, Health Care Finance, Health Care Fraud, Health Care Legislation, Health Care Licensing, Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions, Health Care Regulation, Health Care Reimbursement, Health Care Taxation, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Coverage, Health Insurance Defense, Health Insurance Trusts, Health Law, Health Maintenance Organizations, Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems, Long Term Care, Managed Care, Managed Care Contracts, Medical Antitrust, Mental Health Law, Nursing Home Regulation, Pharmacy Law, Physicians Contracts, Hospital Law, Hospital Administration, Medical Staff Contracts, Medical Staff Credentialing, Housing Law, Affordable Housing, Apartment Projects, Housing Finance, Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Insurance Company Taxation, Insurance Litigation, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, Artistic Property, Chemical Intellectual Property, Electrical Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intellectual Property Licensing, Intellectual Property Litigation, International Intellectual Property, International Licensing, Mechanical Intellectual Property, Medical Intellectual Property, Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property, Piracy, Proprietary Rights, Taxation of Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Antidumping, Countervailing Duties, Customs Law, Export Regulation, Import and Export Law, International Trade Regulation, Latin America Trade, Russia Trade, Investments, Financial Services Law, Financial Services Regulation, Foreign Investment, Foreign Investment in the United States, International Investment, Investment Banking Law, Investment Company Law, Investment Partnerships, Investment Regulation, Labor and Employment, Affirmative Action, Collective Bargaining, Employee Drug Testing, Employer Liability, Employment at Will, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Employment Mediation, Executive Employment Law, Executive Severance Contracts, Fair Labor Standards, Family and Medical Leave Act, Federal Employment Law, Harassment, International Employment Contracts, International Labor Law, Labor Arbitration, Management Labor Law, National Labor Relations Act, Personnel Policies, Public Sector Collective Bargaining, Public Sector Labor Relations, Sexual Harassment, Unfair Labor Practices, Union Contract Negotiations, Union Elections, Union Organization, Wage and Hour Law, WARN Act, Workplace Violence, Wrongful Termination Defense, Leases and Leasing, Commercial Leasing, International Leasing, Landlord and Tenant Law, Lease Finance, Leasing, Leveraged Leasing, Office Leasing, Retail Leasing, Shopping Center Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Legal Ethics, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Complex Litigation, Defense Litigation, Federal Civil Litigation, Federal Litigation, International Litigation, Long-Arm Litigation, Trial Practice, U.S. Supreme Court Litigation, Newspaper Contracts, Publishing Contracts, Medical Malpractice, Medicare and Medicaid, Medicaid Planning, Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Medicare Fraud and Abuse, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Business Acquisitions, Business Divestitures, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts, Merger Reorganization, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions Finance, Mortgages, Commercial Mortgages, Mortgage Banking Law, Mortgage Bankruptcy, Mortgage Finance, Mortgage Foreclosure, Mortgage Insurance, Mortgage Lien Foreclosure, Mortgage Refinancing, Mortgage Securitization, Mortgage Tax, Mortgage Workouts, Secondary Mortgage Market, Municipal Bonds, Municipal Bonds Taxation, Municipal Contracts, Municipal Corporation Law, Municipal Derivative Products, Municipal Finance, Municipal Labor Law, Municipal Leasing, Municipal Pension Law, Municipal Redevelopment, Municipal Securities, Municipal Taxation, Tax Increment Finance, Natural Resources, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Charitable Limited Partnerships, Charitable Organizations Law, Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Nonprofit Organizations Law, Nonprofit Tax Law, Private Foundations, Tax Exempt Organizations, Occupational Safety and Health, OSHA, Partnership Law, Family Limited Partnerships, Family Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, Partnership Dissolution, Partnership Formation, Partnership Organization, Partnership Syndication, Partnership Taxation, Patents, Biochemical Patents, Biotechnology Patent Prosecution, Biotechnology Patents, Chemical Patent Prosecution, Chemical Patents, Computer and Software Patents, Design Patents, Electrical Patent Prosecution, Electrical Patents, Electronic Patents, International Patents, Mechanical Patent Prosecution, Mechanical Patents, Medical Patents, Metallurgical Patents, Molecular Biology Patents, Patent Applications, Patent Infringement, Patent Interference Practice, Patent Licensing, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Patent Protection, Pharmaceutical Patents, Personal Injury, Premises Security, Probate, Ancillary Probate, International Probate, Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Probate Taxation, Products Liability, Drug and Medical Device Defense, Firearms Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Finance, Bond Finance, Economic Development, Housing and Urban Development, Industrial Development, International Economic Development, International Project Finance, Project Finance, Public Authority Finance, Public Finance Taxation, Public-Private Development, Tax Exempt Bonds, Tax Exempt Finance, Railway Labor Law, Real Estate, Condominium Association Law, Condominium Conversions, Condominium Development, Condominium Law, Conveyancing, Cooperative Association Law, Cooperative Conversions, Cooperative Housing Law, Easements, International Real Estate, Land Acquisitions, Land Sales, Land Trusts, Planned Unit Development Law, Real Estate Acquisitions, Real Estate Arbitration, Real Estate Banking Law, Real Estate Bankruptcy, Real Estate Brokers Licensing, Real Estate Contracts, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Foreclosure, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Investment Taxation, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Real Estate Leasing, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Mediation, Real Estate Partnerships, Real Estate Restructuring, Real Estate Sales, Real Estate Secured Lending, Real Estate Securities, Real Estate Settlements, Real Estate Syndication, Real Estate Tax Appeals, Real Estate Tax Assessment, Real Estate Taxation, Real Estate Title, Real Estate Transfers, Real Estate Valuation, Real Estate Workouts, Real Property, Real Property Acquisitions, Real Property Development, Real Property Finance, Residential Real Estate, Residential Real Estate Development, Waterfront Development, Regulatory Law, Drug and Medical Device Regulation, Federal Regulatory Law, Regulated Industries, Regulatory Agency Practice, Regulatory Investigations, Religious Nonprofit Corporation Law, RICO, Securities, Bank Securities, Broker-Dealer Arbitration, Broker-Dealer Regulation, Initial Public Offerings, Private Placement, Private Placement Syndication, Public Offerings, SEC Enforcement, Securities Arbitration, Securities Litigation, Securities Offerings, Securities Registration, Securities Regulation, Shareholder Agreements, Shareholder Disputes, Tax Exempt Securities, Sports Contracts, Sports Licensing, Taxation, Employment Tax, Estate and Gift Taxation, Federal Income Tax, Federal Tax Controversies, Federal Taxation, Fiduciary Income Tax, Income Tax, Individual Taxation, International Tax Controversies, International Taxation, Like Kind Exchanges, Local Taxation, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Property Tax Abatement, Property Tax Appeals, Sales and Use Tax, State Taxation, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Collection, Tax Deferred Exchanges, Tax Planning, Tax Shelters, Trusts and Estates Taxation, Electronics, High Technology Contracts, Semiconductor Technology, Technology Contracts, Technology Licensing, Technology Protection, Technology Transfers, Torts, Trade Association Law, Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Theft of Trade Secrets, Trademarks, International Trademarks, Trade Dress, Trade Names, Trademark Arbitration, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Licensing, Trademark Litigation, Trademark Prosecution, Trademark Protection, Trademark Registration, Transportation, Common Carrier Law, Mass Transit Law, Public Transportation Law, Transit Labor, Trusts and Estates, Decedents Estates, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Trusts, Family Wealth Transfer, Fiduciary Law, Fiduciary Liability, Fiduciary Litigation, Financial Planning, International Estate Planning, International Trusts, Living Trusts, Offshore Trusts, Personal Planning, Retirement Planning, Trust Administration, Trust Law, Trust Litigation, Trust Planning, Wealth Preservation, Unfair Competition, Utility Law, Utility Acquisitions, Utility Contracts, Utility Taxation, White Collar Crime, Embezzlement, White Collar Criminal Defense, White Collar Fraud, Wills, Contested Wills, Inheritance, Living Wills, Successions, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Building and Public Safety Codes, Cemetery Law, Environmental Land Use, Fire Districts, Improvement Districts, Land Conservation, Land Development, Land Entitlement, Land Use, Land Use Litigation, Land Use Permitting, Land Use Regulation, Rezoning, Special Districts, Subdivisions, Water Districts, Zoning Law, Zoning Variances, Retail Industry Development. | Firm Profile:
Blank Rome LLP is a national law firm representing domestic and international publicly-traded and private companies, governmental and other non-profit entities, as well as individuals. With nearly 500 attorneys, in offices in New York, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, Connecticut and Hong Kong, Blank Rome advises clients in a wide range of industries including: real estate; financial services; health care; gaming; hospitality; life sciences; manufacturing; maritime; energy; telecommunications; technology, and transportation. In addition, Blank Rome clients benefit from the services of the Firm's affiliate, Blank Rome Government Relations LLC, which is staffed by attorneys and lobbyists who guide companies through the complex processes of federal, state and local government.Blank Rome's New York office represents some of the area's leading real estate, financial services and technology companies. Blank Rome counsels businesses and organizations ranging in size from multi-billion dollar international companies to startups in areas such as: capital formation; mergers and acquisitions; insolvency and restructuring; taxation; intellectual property; labor; and all aspects of litigation. The Firm has had many high-profile representations in the areas of white collar defense, and has prosecuted significant class actions in the environmental, securities and insurance areas. The New York office also has one of the largest and most visible matrimonial and estates & trusts practices in the United States. Blank Rome represents high net worth clients in all aspects of matrimonial law including divorce, mediation, equitable distribution of property, support, paternity, custody and visitation rights, as well as trusts and estates. | | Firm Size: 440 | Clients:
A list of Representative Clients will be furnished upon request. |
Other Office Locations of Blank Rome LLP
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
Hong Kong, China
| | PARTNERS | | Arthur Bachman (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 18, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Co-Author: "New Rules Applicable to Rollover Distributions: Will Rollovers be more Costly to the Taxpayer?" published in The Pension Actuary (October 1992). Author: "Affiliated Service Group Rules: An Overview," published in Journal of Pension Planning & Compliance (Summer, 1992). Co-Author: "How to Defer Income with IRA's and Section 401(k) Plans," Prentice Hall, 1987; ERISA: A Comprehensive Guide, (Text Book), John Wiley & Sons, 1991-1997; "A Second Look at Final Regulations on FICA and FUTA Tax on Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation," Compensation & Benefits Management (Autumn, 1999); "Pairing Tax Qualified and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans - An Attractive Approach to Executive Benefits," Executive Compensation Update, Prentice-Hall (March, 1994). Attorney, Legislation and Regulations Division, Chief Counsel's Office, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, D.C., 1972-1976. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Employee Benefit Taxation; ERISA; Executive Compensation Taxation; Flexible Benefit Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Employee Benefit Plans. Email: Arthur Bachman | | Kevin J. Baum (Partner) born Little Falls, New York, August 31, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Hartwick College (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Villanova University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member, Villanova Law Review. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Equipment Finance and Leasing; Leveraged Leasing; Lease Finance; Leasing; Asset Based Finance; Unsecured Finance; Structured Finance; Commercial Finance; Business Transactions; Commercial Loans; Loan Workouts; Secured Transactions. Email: Kevin J. Baum | | Lawrence J. Beaser (Partner) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1967); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1970). Counsel to the Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Law Clerk, Hon. J. Sydney Hoffman, Pennsylvania Superior Court. Member, Board of Directors, The Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research. Member: Philadelphia (Chancellor; Counsel to the Board of Governors; Former Chancellor and Member, Board of Governors), Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegates) and American (Liaison from Business Law Section to Health Law Section; Member, Revised Model Nonprofit Corporation Law Drafting Committee, Business Law Section; Former Member, House of Delegates; Former Chair, Health Law Committee, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; The Philadelphia Foundation (Member, Board of Managers; Chair, Program and Distribution Committee). (Member, Partner Board). Practice Areas: Health Law; Non Profit Organizations Law; Legislative Practice; Physicians Contracts; Managed Care; Medicare and Medicaid; Medical Staff Contracts; Mental Health Law. Email: Lawrence J. Beaser | | Samuel H. Becker (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 12, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., honors Accounting, 1975); Villanova University (J.D., 1978). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Finance; Bankruptcy; Commercial Workouts; Banks and Banking; Commercial Real Estate Workouts. Email: Samuel H. Becker | | Thomas E. Biron (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania; 1987, New Jersey; 1993, District of Columbia; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Temple University (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1972). Pi Mu Epsilon; Sigma Phi Sigma. Recipient, Corpus Juris Secundum Award. Panelist: 1977 A.B.A., National Institute on Term Loan Agreements; 1979 A.B.A. National Institute on Real Estate Finance Agreements; 1983, Toxic Tort Seminar, Pennsylvania Bar Institute; 1985-1987, Business Loans Workout, Practising Law Institute. Lectures and Writes on issues involving corporate reorganization and restructuring. President, Philadelphia Chapter, Turnaround Management Association, 1998-2000. Listed in Best Lawyers in America and Chamber's USA Client's Guide - America's Leading Business Lawyers. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Past Subcommittee and Task Force Chair, Business Bankruptcy Committee, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys; American Bankruptcy Institute. (Partner, Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice Group). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Insolvency; International Bankruptcy; International Insolvency; Workouts; Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Mortgage Workouts. Email: Thomas E. Biron | | Daniel R. Blickman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, New York; 2003, Pennsylvania. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1974); Oxford University (M.A., 1977); Stanford University (Ph.D., 1983); Yale Law School (J.D., 1994); New York University (LL.M., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Tax; Estates; Benefits; Real Estate. Email: Daniel R. Blickman | | Mark Blondman (Partner) born New York, N.Y., October 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri; 1983, Pennsylvania; 1987, New Jersey; 1994, Texas. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1975); Cornell University (M.S., 1977); University of Kansas (J.D., 1980). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Texas. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Age Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Americans with Disabilities Act; Harassment; Sexual Harassment; Wrongful Termination Defense; Labor and Employment. Email: Mark Blondman | | Fred Blume (Chairman Emeritus) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 14, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Pennsylvania; 1975, Florida; 1994, New York. Education: Temple University (B.S. in Business, 1963); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1966). Order of the Coif. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New York State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. (Chairman Emeritus). Practice Areas: Closely Held Corporations; Family Business Law; Venture Capital; Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Investments; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Corporate Planning; Family Corporations; Public Corporations. Email: Fred Blume | | Christine V. Bonavita (Partner) born Poughkeepsie, New York, June 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Skidmore College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); Villanova University (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Villanova Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Bernard A. Kannen, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1996-1997. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Christine V. Bonavita | | Sheila E. Branyan (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1991); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Sheila E. Branyan | | Michael P. Broadhurst (Partner) born Chester, Pennsylvania, October 31, 1966; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Eighth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1989); University of Pennsylvania, Fels Center of Government (M.G.A., 1994); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member, Board of Trustees, Haverford Township Free Library, 2001-2003. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: United Artists Theaters v. Township of Warington, 136 F.3d 392 (3rd Cir. 2003); State of Missouri ex. rel. Nixon v. The American Blast Fax, et al., 196 F.Supp 2d 920 (E.D. Mo. 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Action Defense; First Amendment Law; Civil Rights Section 1983; Civil Rights Defense. Email: Michael P. Broadhurst | | Robert M. Broder (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.B.A., 1968; J.D., 1972); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1973). Member: Philadelphia (Council Member, Section on Taxation, 1990-1993) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Nonprofit Tax Law; Business Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Executive Compensation; Emerging Business Law. Email: Robert M. Broder | | Carl M. Buchholz (Managing Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 12, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with highest distinction, 1987) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1992). Law Clerk to Judge Anita B. Brody, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1992-1993. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Carl M. Buchholz | | Howard A. Burde (Practice Group Leader, Healthcare Law) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1989, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: Duke University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1988). Associate, Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley, 1988-1992. Associate, Gosfield and Associates, 1992-1995. Chief Counsel, Pennsylvania Department of Health, 1995-1997. Deputy General Counsel, Pennsylvania Governors Tom Ridge and Mark Schweiker, Health and Human Services Matters, 1997-2002. Partner, Blank Rome LLP, 2002—. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; Government; Insurance; Medicare and Medicaid; Medical Technology; Life Sciences; Health Information Technology. Email: Howard A. Burde | | Robert A. Burke (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, June 12, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1991, Pennsylvania; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1987); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1990). Law Clerk to Honorable John C. Lifland, United States District Court Judge, District of New Jersey, 1990-1991. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Class Actions; Intellectual Property; RICO; Commercial Law. Email: Robert A. Burke | | Lawrence S. Chane (Chair, Private Client Group) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 1994, Florida and New Jersey. Education: The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Economics, magna cum laude, 1979); Villanova University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982); Temple University (LL.M., Taxation, 1986). President: Philadelphia Estate Planning Council. Adjunct Professor, Graduate Tax Program, Villanova School of Law. Vice President, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education. Executive Officer and Chair of Estate Planner's Advisory Committee, Endowment Corporation of Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Co-Author: "Split-Dollar Life Insurance After IRS Notice 2002-8," The Practical Tax Lawyer, 2002. Order of the Coif. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Probate; Tax). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Asset Protection; Family Wealth Transfer; Family Business Successions; Retirement Planning; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Charitable Giving; Trusts and Estates; Generation Skipping Tax; Business Law; Closely Held Business Estate Planning; Closely Held Business Taxation; Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax. Email: Lawrence S. Chane | | Kipp B. Cohen (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1994). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Intellectual Property Law. Email: Kipp B. Cohen | | Ian M. Comisky (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 5, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania; 1976, Florida and District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., magna cum laude, 1971; J.D., 1974); University of Miami (LL.M., Taxation, 1984). Assistant U.S. Attorney, General Crimes, Fraud & Public Corruption Divisions, Southern District of Florida, 1979-1980. Co-Author: "Tax Fraud and Evasion," Two Volumes (2006 Supp.). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1998—); The District of Columbia Bar; American College of Tax Counsel; American Law Institute. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Complex Commercial Litigation; Tax Litigation; Accountants Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; USA PATRIOT and Anti Money Laundering Compliance. Email: Ian M. Comisky | | Matthew J. Comisky (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 5, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1985, Florida. Education: Duke University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Louis D. Brandeis Law Society. Member, Board of Governors, State of Florida, 1995-1997. Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division, State of Florida, 1988-1997, President, 1996-1997. Board Member, Philadelphia High School Academy for Law, Justice and Public Administration, Vice-Chair, 1991-1997. Member, Board of Commissioners, Lower Merion Township, 2000-2006, President, 2005-2006, Vice President, 2004. Board Member, Pan American Association of Philadelphia, Vice President, 2001—. Member: Philadelphia (Vice Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1989) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-1997; President, Young Lawyers Division, 1996-1997); American College of Real Estate Lawyers; American College of Mortgage Attorneys (Pennsylvania State Chair and Board of Regents). (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate; Health Care Finance; Finance. Email: Matthew J. Comisky | | Michael J. Conlan (Partner) (Resident, Cherry Hill, New Jersey Office). | | Francis X. Crowley (Partner) born Darby, Pennsylvania, September 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania; 1985, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981; M.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Member: Philadelphia, Delaware County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: U.S. ex rel Dunleavy v. County of Delaware, 279 F.3d 219 (3rd Cir., 2002); County of Delaware v. Government Systems, Inc., 230 F. Supp 2d 592 (S.D.Pa. 2002); Merlino v. Delaware County, 556 Pa. 422, 728 A.2d 949 (1999). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Class Action Defense; Complex Litigation; County Government Law; Municipal Law; False Claims Act; Defense Litigation; Federal and State Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage Disputes; RICO; Environmental Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Francis X. Crowley | | Matthew D'Annunzio (Partner) born April 12, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Virginia (J.D., 1981). Member, Yale Alumni Schools Committee. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Matthew D'Annunzio | | Francis E. Dehel (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: LaSalle College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Investments; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities. Email: Francis E. Dehel | | David A. Dorey (Partner) (Resident, Cherry Hill, New Jersey Office). | | Steven Dubow (Partner) born New York, N.Y., May 9, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1979); Villanova University (J.D., 1983). Member, Villanova Law Review. Member, Alumni Board of Trustees for The Daily Pennsylvanian, the Student Newspaper of the University of Pennsylvania, 2003—. Member, Board of Trustees of Holy Family University 1999-2003. Member, Association of Corporate Growth, Philadelphia. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Transactions: Represented GSI Commerce, Inc. in its $97.5 million acquisition of Accretive Commerce, Inc. in 2007; Represented JHP Pharma, LLC in its approximately $90 million acquisition of King Pharmaceutical, Inc.'s Rochester, Michigan's contract manufacturing facility and certain legacy products in 2007; Represented Trinity Hospice, Inc. in its $78 million merger in 2006 with a subsidiary of Sunrise Assisted Living Centers, Inc.; Represented AccuWeather, Inc. in its 2006 acquisition of substantially all of the assets of WeatherData, Inc.; Represented American Infrastructure, Inc. in its 2006 stock acquisition of the quarry business of D.M. Stoltzfus & Son; Represented Eyes of the Future, Inc. in its 2005 asset sale to TLC Vision (USA), Inc. for $29 million; Represented TransCore Holdings, Inc. in its 2004 merger with a subsidiary of Roper Industries, Inc. for $600 million. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Private Equity; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Steven Dubow | | Karen Du Brul (Partner) born New York, N.Y., October 2, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Massachusetts; 1979, New York; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., 1972); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 1978). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Bonds; Municipal Derivative Products; Municipal Securities; Housing and Urban Development; Public Authority Finance; Tax Exempt Bonds; Public Finance; Letters of Credit. Email: Karen Du Brul | | Thomas P. Dwyer (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, June 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1996, Pennsylvania; 1999, New Jersey. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1990); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1994). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Maryland State and American (Member: Business Law Section; Venture Capital and Private Equity Subcommittee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Corporate Law; Business Law; Emerging Business Law; Securities; Venture Capital. Email: Thomas P. Dwyer | | Bruce A. Eisenberg (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 29, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; 1995, New Jersey. Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., magna cum laude, 1974); Villanova University (J.D., 1977). Case and Comment Editor, Villanova Law Review. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Bar Associations. (Practice Group Chair, Real Estate Department, 2002-2004; Administrative Head, Cherry Hill, New Jersey Office, 1996-2001; Department Head, Real Estate, Philadelphia Office, 1992-1998) (Also at Cherry Hill, New Jersey Office). Practice Areas: Office Leasing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate; Commercial Contracts; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Development; Energy. Email: Bruce A. Eisenberg | | Joseph S. Finkelstein (Partner) born Vineland, New Jersey, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, 1974-1975 and Editor, 1975-1976, University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Member: Pennsylvania Land Title Association; International Council of Shopping Centers; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Property. Email: Joseph S. Finkelstein | | Lawrence Finkelstein (Partner) born New York, N.Y., March 12, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S. in Economics, 1973; J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma; Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Business Planning; Business Succession Planning; Closely Held Business Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Debt and Equity Finance; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Franchises and Franchising; Joint Ventures; Professional Practices. Email: Lawrence Finkelstein | | Ronald Fisher (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 8, 1951; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1996, Delaware. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 1982); Rutgers University School of Law-Camden (J.D., with honors, 1991). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Regulation; Joint Ventures; Corporate Governance; Electric Utilities. Email: Ronald Fisher | | Lawrence F. Flick, II (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania; 1985, New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1981); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Villanova Law Review. Co-Author: "The Elusive Article 9 First-Lien Security Interest: How Your Lien Position Can be Eroded and How to Prevent it," 20 U.C.C. Law Journal 211, 1988. Author: Article 2A, "Leases," 44 The Business Lawyer 1501, 1989; "Leases of Personal Property," 45 The Business Lawyer 2331, 1990; "UCC: Leases," 52 The Business Lawyer 1517, 1997. Lecturer in Law, Villanova University School of Law, 1991-1994. Chairman, American Bar Association Subcommittee on Leasing. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Finance; Commercial Loans; Secured Lending; Equipment Finance; Equipment Leasing; Lease Finance; Venture Capital. Email: Lawrence F. Flick, II | | Harvey I. Forman (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 31, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Pennsylvania. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1966); Villanova University (J.D., 1969). Contributing Author: "Practicing Under the Bankruptcy Reform Act," CRR Publishing Co., 1979. Member, American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers. Member, Executive Board, Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys, 1982-1993. Member: Philadelphia (Chairperson, Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, 1991), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Finance(60%); Secured Lending; Banks and Banking; Commercial Loans; Letters of Credit; Loan Workouts(30%); Bankruptcy(10%). Email: Harvey I. Forman | | Earl M. Forte (Partner) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, August 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, California; 1987, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of San Diego (J.D., 1985). Co-Author: "Jury Trials in Preference Cases: If You're a Creditor, You May Just Want One," ABA Section on Litigation, 1993. Adjunct Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law, 1994-1997. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Financial Litigation. Email: Earl M. Forte | | Alan M. Freeman (Partner) (Resident, Washington, D.C. Office). | | Barry Friedman (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, March 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1976); Temple University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Development; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Real Estate Leasing; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Barry Friedman | | Barry H. Genkin (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania; 1981, District of Columbia; 1995, New York. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1971); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1974); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 1977). President, Board of Directors, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, Executive Committee Member, Board of Directors; Board Member Farrell Center for Entrepreneurship, Pennsylvania State University. Special Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1975-1978. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. (Officer of Firm - Finance Partner, Executive Committee, Audit and Budget Committee Chair). Practice Areas: Securities; Public Corporations; Emerging Growth Companies; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Insurance Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law. Email: Barry H. Genkin | | David F. Girard-diCarlo (Chairman, Blank Rome LLP. Chairman and CEO, Blank Rome Government Relations LLC) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1943; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 2002, District of Columbia; 2006, New York. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.S., 1970); Villanova University (J.D., 1973). Recipient: Judge Learned Hand Human Relations Award, American Jewish Committee, 1999; Pontifical Honor of Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, conferred by Pope John Paul II in recognition of work as Chairman of Business Leadership Organized for Catholic School, 2003; Gerald Abraham Award for Distinguished Service, Villanova University School of Law, 2003; Americanism Award, Anti-Defamation League, 2005. Editor-in-Chief, Villanova Law Review. Chairman of Board, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1979-1982. Member, Board of Directors 1979-1982 and Chairman, 1982, American Public Transit Association. Chairman, Northeast Corridor Commuter Rail Authorities Committee, 1981-1982. Hearing Committee Member, 1981-1984 and Chairman, 1984-1987, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Trustee, Philadelphia Bar Foundation, 1985-1990. Board of Trustees, The Philadelphia Academy of Music and the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, 1988-1995, Vice Chairman, 1991-1994, and Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1995 and 1996-2001. Board of Trustees, Walnut Street Theatre, 1986-1993. Member, Board of Directors, Drexel University, 1988-1992. Trustee, Harcum Junior College, 1987-1992. Member, Board of Directors, National Rail Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), 1990-1993. Trustee, Belt Line Railroad, 1990-04. Member, Board of Directors, Continental Bank, 1989-1994. Member, Board of Directors, Midlantic Corporation, 1992-1995. Member, Board of Directors, PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 1995-2002. Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce: Secretary, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, 1990-2002; Chairman, Administrative Committee, 1999-2002; Chairman of Board, 1997-1998. Villanova Law School Board of Consultors, Member, 1992— and Chairman, 1997-2000. Trustee, St. Joseph's University, 1994-1999. Member, The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, 1994-1995. Member, Board of Directors, Managers of The Philadelphia Foundation, 1994-1995. Member, Board of Directors, Pennoni Associates, Inc., 1997-1999. Chair, Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools, 1997-2002. Member, Board of Directors, Philadelphia OpSail 2000, 1997-2000. Member, Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission, 1999-2001. Member, Wilson Council of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for International Scholars, 1999-2006. Member 1999— and Secretary 2006—, Council of the Pennsylvania Society. Secretary, Pennsylvania Business Roundtable, 2000-2002. Trustee and Member, Executive Committee, The John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts, 2002—. Member, Council on National Policy, 2002—. Board Member, Gettysburg Foundation, 2004—. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New York State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; American Law Institute. (Blank Rome LLP, Firm Co-Chairman, 2000-2002; Firm Managing Partner, 1987-2002; and Chairman, 2003—; Chairman and CEO, Blank Rome Government Relations LLC) (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Business Law; Complex Litigation; Labor and Employment; Government Relations. Email: David F. Girard-diCarlo | | Gary R. Goldenberg (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: George Washington University (B.B.A., Finance, magna cum laude, 1987); Temple University (J.D., 1990). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Venture Capital; Internet Ventures and Transactions; Contracts; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Gary R. Goldenberg | | Keith E. Gottfried (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, November 11, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1995, New York and Massachusetts; 2001, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1987); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1992; M.B.A., with high honors, 1995). G. Joseph Tauro Scholar of Law. Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholar of Law. Certified Public Accountant, Pennsylvania, 1987. General Counsel, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006. Senior Vice President - Corporate Affairs and Special Advisor to the CEO, Borland Software Corporation, Cupertino, California, 2003-2004. Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Borland Software Corporation, Scotts Valley, California, 2000-2003. Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York, 1994-2000. Associate, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1992-1994. Staff Accountant, Arthur Young & Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1987-1989. Member: American Bar Association. (Resident, Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Governance. | | Michael C. Graziano (Partner) (Resident, Cherry Hill, New Jersey Office). | | Norman E. Greenspan (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 21, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Instructor: Temple University School of Law, 1995—; National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1993—. Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1973-1976. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1976-1978. Hearing Examiner, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1985-1991. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Criminal Law; White Collar Criminal Defense; Health Care Fraud; Health Care Litigation; Government Contract Fraud; Business Fraud; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Environmental Litigation. Email: Norman E. Greenspan | | Joseph T. Gulant (Partner) born Forest Hills, New York, June 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1993, Pennsylvania. Education: Emory University (B.B.A., Finance, cum laude, 1982); New York Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985); New York University (LL.M., 1986). Member: Philadelphia, New York County, Pennsylvania and New York State Bar Associations. (Also at New York, New York Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Taxation; Federal Income Tax; International Taxation; Tax Deferred Exchanges; Tax Shelters; Taxation. Email: Joseph T. Gulant | | Beth L. Haas (Partner) born Victorville, California, August 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1991); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Associate Editor, Villanova Law Review. Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Aviation and Aerospace; Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Beth L. Haas | | Anthony B. Haller (Partner) born Nairobi, Kenya; admitted to bar, 1979, England and Wales; 1982, Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth, Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits, U.S District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. District Court, Nebraska. Education: St. Catharine's College, Cambridge University, England (B.A., 1977; M.A., 1980); University of Pennsylvania (LL.M., 1979); College of Law in London, 1978. Recipient: The Bootham School Commemoration Scholarship; Open Scholarship to St. Catharine's College, Cambridge; Nicholas Prize for Outstanding Contribution to College Life; Thouron Fellowship; Forty Under Forty Award, Philadelphia Business Journal; Legal Intelligencer, Top Ten Laterals (2004). Listed in: Chambers and Partners (2003 - 2006); Super Lawyers (2006). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation); Master of the American Temple Inn of Court. Reported Cases: Killen v. Mktg. Cmty. Sys., 66 Fed. Appx. 293 (3d. Cir. 2002); Pfahl v. Synthes (USA), 13 Fed. Appx. 832 (10th Cir. 2001); Shaner v. Synthes (USA), 204 F.3d 494 (3d. Cir. 2000); McNemar v. Disney Store, 91 F.3d 610 (3d. Cir. 1996), (Cert. Denied, 1997 U.S. Lexis 799 1997); Angst v. Mack Trucks, Inc., 140 L.R.R.M. 2835, (3d. Cir. 1992); Brenner v. Harleysville Ins. Cos., 85 Fed.Appx. 832, (3d. Cir. 2004); Wein v. Sun Co., Inc. 936 F.Supp. 282, (E.D. Pa. 1996); Sun Transport, Inc., 340 NLRB No. 8 (N.L.R.B., Sep 08, 2003); Sun Refining Co., 301 NLRB 642 (N.L.R.B., Feb 08, 1991); Sonat Marine, Inc., 281 NLRB 87 (N.L.R.B., Aug 15, 1986) Email: Anthony B. Haller | | Arthur W. Hankin (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 3, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Pennsylvania and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1965); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1968). Editor, Hankin's Pennsylvania Negligence Case Finder and Hankin's Pennsylvania Damages Index, 1974-1990. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member: Philadelphia (Chair: Young Lawyers Section, 1976; Legal Services Committee, 1976-1977; Board of Governors, 1977-1980; Member, State Civil Committee, 1970—, Chair, 1997; Federal Courts Committee, 1985—), Pennsylvania (Chair, Aviation and Space Law Committee, 1988-1992; Member, Planning Commission, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1989-1991) and American (Member, Forum Committee on Aviation and Space Law, 1982—) Bar Associations; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, 1982-1986; Board of Directors, 1995—; Eastern Regional Vice-President, 1986-1995). Practice Areas: Legal Professional Liability; Professional Liability; Complex Commercial Litigation(10%); Insurance Defense(20%); Aviation Insurance(5%); Products Liability(10%); Torts(10%); Insurance Coverage(10%); Airplane Crash Litigation; Airport Law; Aviation Accidents; Aviation Defense(5%); Aviation Liability; Aviation Litigation; Aviation Products Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense(30%); Birth Trauma. Email: Arthur W. Hankin | | Michael J. Hanlon (Partner) born Darby, Pennsylvania, November 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1976); Villanova University (J.D., 1981). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Management Labor Law; National Labor Relations Act; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Labor Arbitration; Union Contract Negotiations; Employment Discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act; OSHA; Public Sector Collective Bargaining; Public Sector Labor Relations; Unfair Labor Practices; Union Elections; WARN Act; Education Law; Charter School Law. Email: Michael J. Hanlon | | Robert P. Harrill, Jr. (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1993); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: State Taxation; Federal Taxation. Email: Robert P. Harrill, Jr. | | Kimon C. Hatza (Partner) born Reading, Pennsylvania, April 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania; 1994, New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., with high distinction, 1978); Temple University (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. Federal Judicial Clerkship to Honorable, E. Mac Troutman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1981-1984. Member, Legal Task Force, National-American Wholesale Grocers' Association and International Foodservice Distributors Association, 1990-1995. Member, Board of Directors, International Visitors Council of Philadelphia, 1995—. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Sections on: Corporation; Banking and Business Law), Pennsylvania (Member, Sections on: Corporation; Banking and Business Law) and American (Member: Sections on: Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; Science and Technology Law; Committees on Legal Opinions and Negotiated Acquisitions; Committee on Software Licensing and Development) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Intellectual Property Licensing; High Technology Contracts. Email: Kimon C. Hatza | | F. Arnold Heller (Partner) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, District of Columbia; 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1967); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1972). Clerk, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, Judge Charles R. Richey, 1973. Appellate Attorney, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1974-1978. Assistant Counsel, Presidential Clemency Board, 1977. Member: Philadelphia Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar. [U.S. Army, 1968-1970]. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions(15%); Condominium Law(40%); Affordable Housing(25%); Real Estate Partnerships(10%); Leases and Leasing(10%). Email: F. Arnold Heller | | Jennifer A. Henfey (Partner) born North Wildwood, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1996); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Asset Based Finance; Bankruptcy; Commercial Banking; Commercial Finance; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Equipment Finance; Equipment Leasing; Loan Workouts; Secured Lending; Unsecured Finance. Email: Jennifer A. Henfey | | Margaret Anne Hill (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: West Chester University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Northeastern University (M.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Duquesne University (J.D., 1982). Gulf Oil Corporation, 1977-1984. Trial Attorney, Department of Justice, 1984-1986. Winston & Strawn, 1986-2000. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Due Diligence; Environmental Corporate Law; Environmental Insurance; Environmental Health and Safety; Environmental Auditing; Environmental Criminal Law; Environmental Lender Liability; Environmental Permitting; Environmental Risk Management; Hazardous Materials Transportation. Email: Margaret Anne Hill | | Jon G. Hillsberg (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, May 29, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce (B.S., Economics, 1968); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Editor, "Federal Regulation of Real Estate, The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, A Practical Guide with Forms," Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 1975. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Secured Lending; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Leases and Leasing; Construction Finance; Construction Contracts. Email: Jon G. Hillsberg | | Lewis J. Hoch (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, September 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Colorado; 1983, Pennsylvania; 1988, New Jersey. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Care Regulation; Health Care Reimbursement; Health Care Licensing; Long Term Care; Managed Care; Employee Benefits. Email: Lewis J. Hoch | | Alan J. Hoffman (Chairman, Litigation Department) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 31, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1977, Delaware; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: Temple University (B.B.A., 1970); Villanova University (J.D., 1973). Associate Editor, Villanova Law Review. Author: "MTBE Litigation Unlikely to Include Rule 23(b)(3) Classes, BNA, Inc., Class Action Litigation," BNA's Class Action Reporter, Volume 1, No. 5, June 23, 2000 and BNA's Toxic Law Reporter, Volume 15, No. 26, July 6, 2000; Casenote, "Kastigar v. United States," 17 Vill. L. Rev. 559, (1972) (constitutionality, use immunity); Comment, "Practical Analysis of the Pennsylvania Rent Withholding Act," 17 Vill. L. Rev. 821 (1972) (empirical study of the Act). Co-Author, "Audit Committees," BNA Portfolio Number 49-4th, 2003. Supervising Assistant United States Attorney, District of Delaware, 1973-1978. Lecturer, Evidence Law, Widener Delaware Law School, 1973-1974. Recipient, United States Department of Justice Special Commendation Award for Outstanding Service, 1976. Instructor: Certified Public Accountant Continuing Professional Education Course, 1991-1993; MTBE's Application to Mass Tort Litigation, Class Actions and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mealey's Toxic Tort Litigation Conference, November, 1999, Manufacturer and Supplier Liability for MTBE Contamination, Mealey's Conference, May, 2000. Member, J. Willard O'Brien Villanova Inn of Court (President, 2000—). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Delaware State and Federal (Member, Special Committee on Federal Sentencing Guidelines) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. (Also at Wilmington, Delaware Office). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Federal Litigation; Civil Litigation(75%); Environmental Litigation(25%); Litigation; Appellate Practice; Complex Business Litigation; Commercial Law; Complex Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi District Litigation; Corporate Criminal Law; Corporate Litigation; Intellectual Property; Securities. Email: Alan J. Hoffman | | Craig L. Hymowitz (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania; 1999, New Jersey, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.A., History and Government, cum laude, 1994); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1998). Law Clerk, Chief Judge Loren A. Smith, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1998-1999. Member, Journal of International Economic Law. Member: Pennsylvania State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights; Executive Committee, The Federalist Society Financial Services Practice Group. Vice-President, The Federalist Society Philadelphia Chapter. Co-Chair, Southeastern Pennsylvania Republican National Lawyers Association. President, The Fund for American Studies Greater Philadelphia Alumni Chapter. Member: Philadelphia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bank Secrecy Act; Anti-Money Laundering Compliance; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Internal Investigations. Email: Craig L. Hymowitz | | Daniel J. Ivler (Partner) born New York, NY, December 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1996); Rutgers School of Law-Camden (J.D., with honors, 1999). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate. Email: Daniel J. Ivler | | Cory Jacobs (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: George Washington University (B.Acct., 1993); Rutgers University Law School, Camden (J.D. 1997); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Certified Public Accountant, Pennsylvania, 1994. Adjunct Professor of Law: Villanova University (Tax-Free Reorganizations); Rutgers University School of Law, Camden (Choice of Entity). Former employment: Staff Accountant, KPMG Peat Marwick. Senior Tax Consultant, Deloitte & Touche, Senior Staff Accountant, Lapensohn & Associates. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Tax Section) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Transactions: Technology provider in 2005 acquisitions of two other software and technology providers; Large bank in its acquisition of a smaller county bank; Publishing company in $1.4 billion acquisition of holding company; Electricity provider in two-part restructuring/divestiture of energy company; International travel services company in acquisition by large, national travel services corporation. Practice Areas: Federal Income Tax; Corporate Taxation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; International Taxation. Email: Cory Jacobs | | Timothy D. Katsiff (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 30, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1991); Cornell University (J.D., 1994). Articles Editor, Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Partnership Law; Unfair Trade; Employment Litigation. Email: Timothy D. Katsiff | | Regina Stango Kelbon (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 14, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 1986, New Jersey. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); Temple University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Alpha Sigma Nu; Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, Temple Law Quarterly. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Commercial Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Creditor Bankruptcy. Email: Regina Stango Kelbon | | Peter F. Kelsen (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1981). Assistant City Solicitor, Land Damages Division, City of Philadelphia, 1982-1984. Member, Board of Trustees, Foundation for Architecture, 1995—. Member: Philadelphia (Co-Chairman, Zoning and Land Use Committee, 1987-1993; Member, Executive Committee, 1988—; Secretary, 1993, Treasurer, 1994, Vice-Chairman, 1995 and Chairman, 1996, Real Property Section), Pennsylvania and American (Member, State and Local Government Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Administrative Litigation; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Administrative Agency Practice; Administrative Adjudications; Eminent Domain; Land Use; Zoning Law; Real Estate Tax Assessment; Real Estate Valuation; Property Tax Abatement; Property Tax Appeals; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Peter F. Kelsen | | William F. Kerr (Partner) born Norristown, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1958; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania. Education: Delaware Valley College (B.S., 1979); Rutgers University (M.C.R.P., 1982); Temple University (J.D., 1991). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Land Use; Zoning Law; Real Estate Tax Assessment; Real Estate Valuation; Property Tax Abatement; Property Tax Appeals; Real Estate Taxation; Eminent Domain. Email: William F. Kerr | | Kenneth N. Klass (Partner) born New York, N.Y., May 5, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1967); University of Chicago (J.D., 1971). Member, Chicago Law Review. Senior Regulatory Counsel, FMC Corporation, 1979-1990. Deputy Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1973-1979. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association; Benjamin Franklin American Inn of Courts; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property; Environmental Administrative Law; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Corporate Law; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Real Estate; Environmental Law. Email: Kenneth N. Klass | | Louis H. Kozloff (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania; 1999, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1993); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Louis H. Kozloff | | Richard L. Kremnick (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, November 25, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania. Education: Drexel University (B.S., 1973); Temple University (J.D., 1976). Member: Board of Directors, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Construction Litigation; Products Liability Litigation. Email: Richard L. Kremnick | | George J. Krueger (Partner) born New York, N.Y., September 24, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: Stockton State College (B.A., 1976); Temple University (J.D., 1979). Law Clerk, Judge E. MacTroutman, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1979-1983. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Sports Law; Entertainment Law; Insurance Regulation; Complex Business Litigation; Trademarks; Unfair Competition; Banking Law; Complex and Multi District Litigation; Construction Law; Securities Litigation. Email: George J. Krueger | | David M. Kuchinos (Partner) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 24, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania. Education: Kutztown State College (B.A., 1972); Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1978); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 1981). District Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1978-1985. Member: Philadelphia (Former Chair, State and Local Tax Committee), Pennsylvania (Former Chair, Tax Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Controversies; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Tax Appeals; Sales and Use Tax; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: David M. Kuchinos | | Henry M. Kuller (Partner) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1968); Temple University (J.D., 1971). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Trusts and Estates. Lecturer, Business Law, Temple University, 1972-1976. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Venture Capital; Estate Planning; Business Law; Contracts. Email: Henry M. Kuller | | Ann B. Laupheimer (Practice Group Leader) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1979); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Law Clerk, Hon. James Hunter III, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1984-1985. Member: Philadelphia (Co-Chair, Federal Courts Committee, 1995) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Insolvency; Insurance Coverage; Complex Business Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation. Email: Ann B. Laupheimer | | Denis J. Lawler (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. Education: St. Joseph's College (B.A., 1970); Villanova University (J.D., 1973). Member, Order of the Coif. Articles and Book Review Editor, Villanova Law Review, Vol. XVIII. Author: Note, "Constitutionality of Governmental Aid to Non-Public Education," 17 Villanova Law Review 574, 1972; Comment, "The Demise of the 'Iron Curtain' Statute," 18 Villanova Law Review 49, 1972. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Orphans' Court and Register of Wills Practice Committee, Section on Probate and Trust Law, 1993—and Federal Courts Committee, 1994—) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Lawyers Club of Philadelphia. Practice Areas: Business Law; Complex Business Litigation; Commercial Disputes; Business Disputes; Government Contracts; Government Contracts Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Orphans Court Practice. Email: Denis J. Lawler | | David Lebor (Partner) born Manchester, England, January 13, 1952; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 1986, New Jersey. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1975); University of Pennsylvania (A.M., 1977); Georgetown University (J.D., 1985). Associate Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Lecturer, Temple University Real Estate Institute. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Leasing; Commercial Real Estate. Email: David Lebor | | Matthew D. Lee (Partner) born Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 1997, District of Columbia; 2000, Pennsylvania. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1991); Emory University (J.D., 1994). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Litigation. Email: Matthew D. Lee | | Christopher A. Lewis (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude in Government, 1975); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1989-1991. Executive Deputy General Counsel, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1987-1989. Member, Judicial Conduct Board, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2000—. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; National Bar Association; Barristers' Association, Philadelphia (Member, Advisory Board, 1996-1997). Practice Areas: Insurance Regulatory; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Licensing; Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions; Charitable Organizations Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Government; Business Law; Administrative Law; Government Contracts; Education; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law. Email: Christopher A. Lewis | |
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