(Main Office)

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.

Statement of Practice

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.

Clients

A list of Representative Clients will be furnished upon request.

Address

One Logan Square
18th & Cherry Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998, (Philadelphia Co.)

Phone

Phone: 215-569-5500
Fax: 215-569-5555

Website

http://www.BlankRome.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

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 and Chief Human Resources Officer) born New York, N.Y., October 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri; 1983, Pennsylvania; 1987, New Jersey; 1994, Texas; 2007, District of Columbia. 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; District of Columbia Bar. (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

Linsey B. Bozzelli (Partner) born East Lansing, Michigan, January 4, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1996); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Linsey B. Bozzelli

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 and Vice President, Tredyffrin Township Libraries Board of Trustees, 2007—. Member: Philadelphia Bar Association. 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

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

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). Past President: Philadelphia Estate Planning Council. Former Adjunct Professor, Graduate Tax Program, Villanova School of Law. Former Vice President, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education. 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). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. 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

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

Linda L. D'Onofrio (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1982, New York. (Not admitted in Pennsylvania). Education: Smith College (A.B., with high honors, 1974); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1981); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 1985). Court Appointed Special Advocates, Board of Directors, 1989— and Chair, Board of Directors, 1996-2001. Member: New York State (Chair, Committee on Tax-Exempt Bonds, Taxation Section, 1990—) and American (Chair, Committee on Tax-Exempt Financing, 1996-1997; Prior Vice-President and Secretary) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2000); American College of Bond Counsel. (Also at New York, New York Office). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Taxation; Public Finance.

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, 2002-2006; 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

Bonnie Glantz Fatell (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 4, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1996, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1999, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1973); Temple University (J.D., 1981). Chair, Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2006; Best Bankruptcy Lawyers, Chambers and Partners USA, Pennsylvanian and Delaware. Co-Editor, Collier's Commercial Bankruptcy Forms Manual. Author: "Debtors Beware: Strict Interpretation of Section 365(d)(4) Bodes Well For Landlords," ABI Business Reorganization Newsletter, 1996; "Effect of Bankruptcy on Equipment Leases," American Association for Equipment Lessors, 1988. Co-Author: "Checklist of Personal Liabilities of Corporate Fiduciaries on the Eve of Bankruptcy," Fourth Annual Business Lawyers' Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1998; "The Chapter 11 Process: What Happens When the Company Files," JPBI, 1986. Chair Woman, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, 2000-2001. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Delaware State Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Delaware Bankruptcy Inns of Court; International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Conference (IWIRC). Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization; Bankruptcy Litigation; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Secured Creditors Rights; Unsecured Creditors Rights.Email: Bonnie Glantz Fatell

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 (Senior Partner) born New York, N.Y.; 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 Bar Association. 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

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

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

Donald D. Gamburg (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania, Ohio, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1992); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Author: "Seniority Systems and the ADA," Employee Benefit Plan Review, March, 2003; "E-Mail and the Internet in the Workplace," The Philadelphia Lawyer, Spring, 2002; "Technological Misconduct," Smart Business Now, February, 2002; "Hiring the Disabled," The Philadelphia Enterpriser, May/June, 1999; "When Office Romances Go Bad," The Philadelphia Enterpriser, January/February, 1999. Speaker: "Technology in the Workplace," July, 2004; "Navigating the Bermuda Triangle of Leave and Disability Laws: FMLA, ADA, and Workers' Compensation," May, 2003; "The New Landscape of the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Summary of the New EEOC Guidelines and Supreme Court Decisions," September, 1999; "Negligent Hiring and Retention," September, 1998; "How Telecommuting Will Redefine the Modern Worker," October, 1997. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%).Email: Donald D. Gamburg

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 Gitlin (Partner) born Mexico City, Mexico; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1983, Israel; 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: Tel Aviv University Law School (LL.B., with honors, 1979); University of Pennsylvania (LL.M., 1981). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American and International Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish and Hebrew. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate and Securities; International Law.Email: David Gitlin

Bernard Glassman (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 27, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1958; LL.B., 1961). Special Assistant Attorney General, Pennsylvania, 1973-1975. Member: Philadelphia (Chair, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1992), Pennsylvania (Chair, Register of Wills Committee, 1989-1992 and Member of Council, 1992—, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Probate Litigation; Estate Litigation; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Fiduciary Law; Trust Administration.Email: Bernard Glassman

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

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

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

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

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

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 (Co-Chairman of the Firm) 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: Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Federal Litigation; Environmental Litigation(25%); Litigation; Appellate Practice; Complex Business Litigation(75%); Commercial Law; Complex Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi District Litigation; Corporate Criminal Law; Corporate Litigation; Intellectual Property; Securities.Email: Alan J. Hoffman

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

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

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

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: Complex Business Litigation; Commercial Disputes; Business Disputes; Trusts and Estates; Orphans Court Practice.Email: Denis J. Lawler

Matthew D. Lee (Partner) born Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey; 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

Alan H. Lieblich (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania; 1991, Oregon. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with high distinction, 1979); Temple University (J.D., 1984). Associate Editor, 1983-1984 and Staff Member, 1982-1983, Temple Law Review. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Federal and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Insurance Administration and Regulation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law.Email: Alan H. Lieblich

Frederick D. Lipman (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 16, 1935; admitted to bar, 1960, Pennsylvania. Education: Temple University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1957); Harvard University (J.D., 1960). Author: "Corporate Governance Best Practices" (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006); "Valuing Your Business" (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005); "Audit Committees," BNA, 2004; "The Complete Guide to Employee Stock Options," Prima Publishing, 2001; "The Complete Guide to Valuing and Selling Your Business," Prima Publishing, 2001; "The Complete Going Public Handbook," Prima Publishing, 2000; "Financing Your Business with Venture Capital," Prima Publishing, 1998; "Venture Capital and Junk Bond Financing," ALI/ABA, 1996; "How Much Is Your Business Worth," Prima Publishing, 1996; "Going Public," Prima Publishing, 1994; "One-Share, One-Vote Rule: Smothering Stock Owners With Love?" Legal Times of Washington, D.C., November 14, 1988. Lecturer: Corporate Finance and Venture Capital, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, 1990-1999; Wharton School of Business, MBA Program, 1997-2003. Commentator for CNN and CNBC on Initial Public Offerings, Mergers and Acquisitions and other Corporate Topics. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Investments; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Frederick D. Lipman

G. Craig Lord (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, April 12, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania; 1977, Florida. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1964); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., magna cum laude, 1971). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, 1988-1997. Member, Judicial Council of Pennsylvania. Director, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation. Member, Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: G. Craig Lord

John E. Lucian (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1999, Virginia, Florida, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2004, Pennsylvania. Education: Franciscan University (B.A.); University of Maryland (J.D., 1998). Former Trial Attorney, U.S. Dept. of Justice. Author: "Does The Patient Care Ombudsman Statute Apply to Outpatient Facilities?" ABI Journal, Vol. XXV, No. 8; "Damn Those Damages: An Analysis and Overview of 11 U.S.C. ß502(b)(6)," 8 J. Bankr. L. Prac. 365; "Introduction to Bankruptcy Law," Marino Institute. Member: National Institute for Trial Advocacy; Board of Visitors, Ave Maria University School of Law. Member: Virginia State Bar; The Florida Bar; Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation.Email: John E. Lucian

Stephen E. Luongo (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1969); Temple University (J.D., 1972). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Contracts; Health Care Administration; Long Term Care.Email: Stephen E. Luongo

Richard J. McMahon (Partner) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, September 5, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, District of Columbia; 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Georgetown University (J.D., 1977). Attorney, Division of Corporation Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1981-1983. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Investments; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Richard J. McMahon

Michael Medveckus (Partner) born Abington, Pennsylvania, October 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania. Education: Vassar College (A.B., cum laude, 1988); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Asset Securitization; Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Finance; Securities.Email: Michael Medveckus

Richard S. Meyer (Partner) born New York, N.Y., December 3, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., magna cum laude, 1965); Yale University (LL.B., 1968). Beta Gamma Sigma. Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1968-1969. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Union Organization; Wrongful Termination; Collective Bargaining; Unfair Labor Practices; Employment Discrimination; Employee Drug Testing; Labor Arbitration; Public Sector Labor Relations; Railway Labor Law.Email: Richard S. Meyer

Jeffrey S. Moller (Partner) born Fort Dix, New Jersey, July 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania; 1985, New Jersey. Education: United States Coast Guard Academy (B.S., Government with honors, 1976); Temple University (J.D., 1984). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Obtained Proctor Member Certification, 1991). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Transportation Law; Maritime Contracts; Maritime Liens; Ship Sales and Mortgages; Products Liability; Chemical Products Liability.Email: Jeffrey S. Moller

Mary Ann Mullaney (Partner) born Fort Sill, Oklahoma, December 6, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1986); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Law Clerk to the Honorable Clarkson S. Fisher, Senior United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, 1990-1991. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Criminal Law.Email: Mary Ann Mullaney

Melissa Palat Murawsky (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 28, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Symposium Editor, Villanova Environmental Law Journal. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Melissa Palat Murawsky

Jeffrey E. Myers (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 5, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 1983, Florida. Education: St. Joseph's University (A.B., History, summa cum laude, 1978); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1982). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Fair Labor Standards; Labor Arbitration; Management Labor Law; National Labor Relations Act; Unfair Labor Practices; Union Contract Negotiations; Union Elections; Theft of Trade Secrets.Email: Jeffrey E. Myers

Leonard P. Nalencz (Partner) born Akron, Ohio, July 16, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois; 1973, Pennsylvania. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1968); University of Chicago (J.D., 1971); Temple University (LL.M., 1976). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Income Tax; Estate Planning; Retirement Planning; Wealth Preservation.Email: Leonard P. Nalencz

Kathy E. Ochroch (Partner) born Pottstown, Pennsylvania, December 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2001, New Jersey. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., cum laude, 1992); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 1997). Adjunct Professor, Rosemont College, graduate studies in English and Publishing, Summer 2000. Blank Rome LLP, Pro Bono Coordinator. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; First Amendment Law; Products Liability.Email: Kathy E. Ochroch

Grant S. Palmer (Partner) born Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, December 12, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1989). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Intellectual Property; Patent Litigation; Employment Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Shareholder Disputes; Securities; Personal Injury; Insurance; Insurance Coverage.Email: Grant S. Palmer

Brian S. Paszamant (Partner) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, August 5, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Villanova University (J.D., 1996). Editor, Villanova Environmental Law Journal. Author: "Diagnosing Medical Monitoring Costs Under Cercla: Checking for a Pulse," Villanova Environmental Law Journal, Vol. VII, No. 1, 1996. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Fraud and Deceit; Complex and Multi-District Litigation.Email: Brian S. Paszamant

Timothy D. Pecsenye (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; International Trademark Association; Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association; Benjamin Franklin American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Computer Law; Internet Law; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Prosecution; Intellectual Property Licensing; International Trademarks; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Prosecution; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation.Email: Timothy D. Pecsenye

David M. Perry (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1994); Temple University (J.D., 1999). Member, Temple Law Review. Author: "Possibility of Confusion in Third Circuit Trademark Infringement: A Standard Without a Test," 71 Temple Law Review 325, 1998. Member: International Trademark Association (Member, Dilution and Well-known Marks Committee); American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%); Trademark; Copyright; Internet; Domain Name; Licensing; Technology Transfers.Email: David M. Perry

Michael Pollack (Partner) born New York, N.Y., July 14, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania; 2000, New York. Education: Cooper Union (B.E., 1967); University of Pennsylvania (M.S., 1970); Temple University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1974). Director, International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions(20%); Commercial Real Estate Developments(15%); Real Estate Investment Trusts(10%); Real Estate Partnerships(10%); Commercial Real Estate(15%); Title Insurance(30%).Email: Michael Pollack

Joseph G. Poluka (Partner) born Hazleton, Pennsylvania, January 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania; 1986, District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (A.B., Government, with distinction, 1981); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa (President, Middle Atlantic District, October 2006—). Law Clerk, Honorable J. Sydney Hoffman, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1984-1986. Instructor, Federal Criminal Prosecution Clinical, Temple Law School, Fall 1998, Spring 1999. President, Phi Beta Kappa Association of the Delaware Valley, 2001-2003. Lecturer, Symposium Address, Phi Beta Kappa 40th Triennial Council, August 2003. Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1990-2006. Coordinator, Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council, June 2004-January 2006. Deputy Chief, Violent Crimes, Terrorism and Immigration Fraud Section, April 2005-January 2006. Associated, Arnold & Porter, 1986-1990. Member: Philadelphia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Government Investigations.Email: Joseph G. Poluka

Barbara A. Potts (Partner) born Trenton, New Jersey, September 2, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Temple University (B.S., 1972; J.D., 1979). Member, Board of Directors: African American Museum in Philadelphia; Methodist Home for Children Foundation. Member: Philadelphia Bar Association (Co-Chair, Public School Education Committee); Pennsylvania Bar Association; American Bar Association; National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate(35%); Commercial Real Estate(10%); Construction and Design Law(35%); Affordable Housing(10%); Housing Development(10%).Email: Barbara A. Potts

Joseph M. Profy (Partner) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1991); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Joseph M. Profy

Mark I. Rabinowitz (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 7, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1990, Florida. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1981); Temple University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1988). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. (Past Practice Group Leader, Financial Services Group). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking(5%); Commercial Loans(13%); Secured Lending(25%); Securitization(2%); Equipment Finance(5%); Equipment Leasing(10%); Lease Finance(5%); Bankruptcy(5%); Workouts(30%).Email: Mark I. Rabinowitz

Julian P. Rackow (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 16, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Pennsylvania. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1963); Harvard University (J.D., 1966). President, 1996-2001 and Chairman, 2001—, Central Philadelphia Development Corporation. Pennsylvania Co-Chair, Government Relations Committee, International Council of Shopping Centers. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Retail Development; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Shopping Center Development; Public-Private Development; Real Estate Syndication; Hotel and Resort Development; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Julian P. Rackow

Louis M. Rappaport (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., Finance and Economics, magna cum laude, 1992); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Villanova Law Review, Vol. 40. Past Member, Alumni Board of Advisors, Villanova University School of Law. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Emerging Business Services.Email: Louis M. Rappaport

Daniel E. Rhynhart (Partner) born Eau Claire, Wisconsin, October 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1993); Boston University (J.D., 1996). Editor, Annual Review of Banking Law, 1994-1996. Author: "Regulatory Exclusions in Professional Liability Insurance Policies," Annual Review of Banking Law, Vol. 15, March, 1996; "Developments in Banking Law," Annual Review of Banking Law, Vol. 14, March 1995. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Class Action Defense; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Fraud; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Arbitration; Construction Contracts; Construction Liability; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contract Litigation; Civil Fraud; Government Contracts; Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Employer Liability; Employment Arbitration; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Litigation; Civil RICO; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Unfair Competition.Email: Daniel E. Rhynhart

Jeremy A. Rist (Partner) born Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: American Economics Association; American Law and Economics Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Jeremy A. Rist

William H. Roberts (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, June 14, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Pennsylvania. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1967); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1970). Co-Author: Corporate and Commercial Free Speech: First Amendment Protection For Expression in Business, Greenwood Press, 1985. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; First Amendment Law; Appellate Practice.Email: William H. Roberts

Morey S. Rosenbloom (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Pennsylvania; 2001, New York. Education: Temple University (B.S., Accounting, 1966; J.D., 1969). Law Clerk, Honorable John C. Bell, Jr., Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1969-1970. Co-Author: "The Tools & Techniques of Estate Planning," 11th Edition, 1999; "Corporate Buy-Sell Handbook," Latest Edition, 1992. Adjunct Professor: Temple University School of Law, 1981-1999; Villanova School of Law, 1998-2004. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Family Business Law; International Estate Planning; Retirement Planning; Wealth Preservation; Trusts and Estates; Closely Held Corporations.Email: Morey S. Rosenbloom

Philip R. Rosenfeldt (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.S., Economics, cum laude, 1980); Delaware Law School (J.D., 1983). Research Editor, Delaware Law Review. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Industrial Leasing; Real Estate Partnerships.Email: Philip R. Rosenfeldt

Mathew S. Rotenberg (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 16, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania; 1999, New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1995); Villanova University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member: Business Law Section; Commercial Financial Services Committee; Uniform Commercial Code Committee) Bar Associations; Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys. Practice Areas: Financial Services; Commercial Transactions; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights.Email: Mathew S. Rotenberg

Michael Schaedle (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, June 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1992). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Trustees Rights; Commercial Recovery; Debtor and Creditor Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights.Email: Michael Schaedle

Todd A. Schoenhaus (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 24, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., with distinction, 1994; J.D., 1996). Board Member, Anti-Defamation League, Eastern Pennsylvania/Delaware Region. Member, University of Michigan Alumni Club of Philadelphia. Author: "The Liability of the Insurance Broker for Breach of Duty to Advise," Risk Management Magazine, February 2006. Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Contract Litigation; Torts; Civil Rights; Insurance; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury.Email: Todd A. Schoenhaus

Stephen D. Schrier (Partner) (Resident, Princeton, New Jersey Office).

Judd A. Serotta (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 1, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., summa cum laude, History, minor in Music, 1994); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). President, Philadelphia Chapter, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. Board of Directors, Philadelphia Chapter, American Jewish Committee. Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(75%); Insurance Coverage(25%).Email: Judd A. Serotta

Joel C. Shapiro (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 9, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania; 1985, New Jersey, District of Columbia and Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1981); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Workouts; Debtor Bankruptcy; Unsecured Creditors Rights; Aircraft Acquisitions; Aircraft Finance and Leasing; Aircraft Sales; Aircraft Title.Email: Joel C. Shapiro

Raymond L. Shapiro (Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 1, 1934; admitted to bar, 1960, Pennsylvania; 2003, New York. Education: Temple University (B.S., 1956; LL.B., 1959). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Member, National Bankruptcy Conference, 1995—. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy, Member of Board of Directors, 1992, Vice President, 1995-1997, Chairman of Board, 1997-2001. Chairman, American College of Bankruptcy Foundation, 2001—. Co-Editor, Dunlap Hanna Pennsylvania Forms, 1963-1983. Editor, Pennsylvania Civil Practice Handbook, 1973-1983. Contributing Author: "Problems Resulting From Improper Lender Conduct During the Workout," Business Workouts Manual, (1985). Author: "The Rights of Secured Creditors in Bankruptcy," ALI/ABA Course Materials Journal (1987). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts; Banks and Banking; Debtor and Creditor; Bankruptcy Mediation.Email: Raymond L. Shapiro

John D. Shire (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey and Maryland; 2001, Pennsylvania. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1998). Editor, Dickinson Law Review. Practice Areas: Health Law.Email: John D. Shire

Laurence Shtasel (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1990, Pennsylvania. Education: Brown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1978); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Law Clerk to Hon. Herbert J. Stern, U.S. District Court, N.J., 1982-1984. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Eastern District of N.Y., 1984-1987. Associate Counsel to Lawrence E. Walsh, Iran-Contra, Office of Independent Counsel, 1987-1990. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Criminal Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Laurence Shtasel

James T. Smith (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Temple University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Honorable Genevieve Blatt, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1983-1984. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Commercial Law; Complex Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi District Litigation; Corporate Criminal Law; Corporate Litigation; Environmental Law; Intellectual Property; Securities.Email: James T. Smith

Jason Snyderman (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1994); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1997). Golden Key; Order of the Barristers. Member, Mortar Board. Recipient, Excellence for the Future Award, White Collar Crime, 1997. Listed: Lawyer on the Fast Track, Pennsylvania Law Weekly and Legal Intelligencer, 2007; Pennsylvania Rising Star, 2005, 2006, 2007; First Runner Up, 1996 and First Place Overall Advocate, 1997, University of Pittsburgh Trial Tournament; First Place, Overall Best Advocate, Gourley National Trial Tournament, 1997. Member: Allegheny County and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Business Litigation; Business Torts; Products Liability; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Trademark Litigation.Email: Jason Snyderman

Peter J. Soloff (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 31, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Emory University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Duke University (J.D., 1989). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Workouts; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Peter J. Soloff

Edward F. Spaniel, Jr. (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1996). Articles Review Board, Virginia Journal of International Law. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Finance.Email: Edward F. Spaniel, Jr.

James R. Staiger (Partner) born October 18, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., 1990); Drexel University (M.B.A., 1992); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1998). Certified Public Accountant, New York, 1995. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Law.Email: James R. Staiger

Marc S. Stein (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., cum laude, 1980); Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D., 1984). Staff Member, 1982-1983 and Research Editor, 1983-1984, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. Member: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Delaware County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers (President, 1999-2000). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Finance.Email: Marc S. Stein

Joan N. Stern (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1944; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1965); Temple University (J.D., 1977). Chairperson, Municipal Government Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1983-1988; 1991-1997. Co-Chairperson, Philadelphia Bar Association City Policy Committee, 1989-1990. Consulting Counsel, Philadelphia Independent Charter Commission, 1993-1994. Chair, School District of Philadelphia Task Force on Alternative Financing Strategies, 1994-1995. Member, Steering Committee, National Association of Bond Lawyers' Annual Bond Attorneys Workshop, 2001-2003. Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers' Committee on Opinions and Documents, Chair, Subcommittee on Article 9. Member, Board of Directors, Police Athletic League, 1994—. Member, Board of Trustees, The Franklin Institute, 2004 —. Member, Board of Directors: American Jewish Congress, Pennsylvania Region, 1996—; Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, 2000—; Urban Tree Connection, 1999—. Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Moore College of Art and Design. Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Member: Philadelphia (Chairperson, Municipal Government Committee, 1983-1988; 1991-1997; Co-Chairperson, City Policy Committee, 1989-1990), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Bonds; Municipal Derivative Products; Bond Finance; Housing and Urban Development; Project Finance; Public Authority Finance; Tax Exempt Finance; Public Finance.Email: Joan N. Stern

Benjamin G. Stonelake, Jr. (Partner) born Darby, Pennsylvania, June 10, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania; 1991, New Jersey. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.M.E., 1969; J.D., 1972). Section Chief, Legal Branch, Enforcement Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1976-1979. Chief, Legal Branch, Enforcement Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1979-1981. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Administrative Law; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Corporate Law; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Real Estate; Environmental Law.Email: Benjamin G. Stonelake, Jr.

Jane K. Storero (Partner) born Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, March 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1986); George Washington University (M.B.A., Finance, 1987). Member: Philadelphia and American (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Public Corporations; Securities Regulation; Thrift Institutions Law; Corporate Banking Law; Bank Securities; Blue Sky Law; Initial Public Offerings; Private Placement; Public Offerings; Securities Offerings; Securities Registration; Thrift Institution Regulation; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Jane K. Storero

Barry E. Sweet (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, September 5, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Wisconsin; 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969); Marquette University; New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1971). Author: "Partnership Transactions - Section 751 Property," Tax Management Portfolio, 258-2d. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Real Estate Investment Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Like Kind Exchanges; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Tax Planning; Tax Shelters; Taxation.Email: Barry E. Sweet

Edward I. Swichar (Retired Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1940; admitted to bar, 1968, Pennsylvania; 1971, District of Columbia. Education: Temple University (B.S., Pharmacy, 1962; J.D., 1968). Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1968-1972. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Real Estate Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: Edward I. Swichar

Jeffrey M. Taylor (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1999, Georgia; 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1992); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1995). Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in: Civil Procedure II; Corporations. Senior Research Editor and Board Member, Florida Law Review, 1994-1995. Member, University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1993. Member: Philadelphia (Vice Chairman, Securities Regulation Committee; Member, Mergers and Acquisitions and Business Organizations Committees) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Pennsylvania (Member, Title 15/Business Organizations Committee) Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Corporate and Banking Law Section); The Florida Bar (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Securities(80%); Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures(10%); Corporate Law(10%).Email: Jeffrey M. Taylor

Robert I. Tuteur (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, January 25, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania; 1974, U.S. Tax Court; 1990, New Jersey; 2003, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1968); Temple University (J.D., 1972; LL.M. in Taxation, 1975). Member: Philadelphia (Member, Sections on: Tax Exempt Bond; State and Local Taxation), Pennsylvania and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; National and Pennsylvania Associations of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Finance; Business Law; Corporate Law; Health Care.Email: Robert I. Tuteur

Mary T. Vidas (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (B.S.F.S., 1975); Temple University (J.D., 1984). Member, Board of Managers, Pennsylvania Chapter, AAML, 2002—. Certified Member, Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1998. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1991-1995; Chair-Elect, Family Law Section, 1998; Secretary, 1997, Treasurer, 1996 and Chairman, 1992-1993, Ethics Subcommittee), Pennsylvania (Member, Executive Council, Family Law Section, 1994-1997), New Jersey State and American (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Civil Trial; Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1998-2003) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law; Complex and Multi District Litigation.Email: Mary T. Vidas

Rebecca D. Ward (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, Pennsylvania; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., with special honors, 1991; J.D., 1994). Member: Philadelphia, Third Circuit and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Rebecca D. Ward

Lawrence R. Wiseman (Partner) born Hastings, Nebraska, January 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Delaware; 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., with distinction, 1974; J.D., with distinction, 1977). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Delaware State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities; Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Regulatory Law; Investments.Email: Lawrence R. Wiseman

Alfred W. Zaher (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, July 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: College of Staten Island of the City University of New York (B.S.E.S., 1982); St. John's University (J.D., 1994). Adjunct Professor, St. Joseph's University, 1995—. Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1982-1990. Member: Philadelphia Bar Association and American Bar Association (Committees on: Litigation; Intellectual Property); Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Litigation Committee, 1995—); International Trademark Association (Committee on Dilution); Licensing Executives Society; Benjamin Franklin Inn of the Court; Intellectual Property Owners Association; Association of University Technology Managers. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Special Agencies: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Alfred W. Zaher

Alan L. Zeiger (Chair, Privately Held and Emerging Companies Practice Group) born Brooklyn, New York, November 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and Pennsylvania; 1981, New Jersey. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.S., magna cum laude, Business Administration, 1976); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1979). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law.Email: Alan L. Zeiger

Mark R. Zolfaghari (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1993. Education: Bucknell University (B.S., 1990); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Philadelphia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Mass Torts; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Medical Malpractice.Email: Mark R. Zolfaghari

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Robert C. Wert (Senior Director) born Pleasantville, New Jersey, January 8, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Supreme Court; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Temple University (B.S., 1965; J.D., 1968); U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's School (Judge Advocate Officer Advanced Course, 1982); U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (Civil Affairs Officer Advanced Course, 1987); Eastern University (M.B.A., 2006). Member, Moot Court Board, Temple University School of Law, 1968. Author: chapter, "Support Staff," The Quality Pursuit, Assuring Standards in the Practice of Law Section of Law Practice Management, American Bar Association, 1989. Co-Author: "Collective Bargaining Considerations at the Time of Public Acquisition of a Private Transit Company," Transit Law Review, Winter 1981. Co-Editor and Co-Author: "Law Office Policy & Procedures Manual," Section of Law Management, American Bar Association, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006. Military Judge, Chief Trial Counsel, Hospital Judge Advocate. Associate, Rawle & Henderson, 1968-1969. General Counsel and Deputy General Manager, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1977-1986. Executive Director, 1986-2006 and Senior Director, 2006—, Blank Rome LLP. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. [Ret. Lt. Colonel, JAG, USAR; U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps Active Duty, 1969-1977; U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps Active Reserves, 1977-1990]. (Firm Senior Director). Transactions: Transfer agreement between Consolidated Rail Corporation and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority under the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981, as of September 1, 1982; Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority $25,600,000 Transportation System Notes Series 1983, as of March 24 & 25, 1983.Email: Robert C. Wert

SENIOR, SPECIAL AND OF COUNSEL

Edward N. Cahn (Of Counsel) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, June 29, 1933; admitted to bar, 1959, Pennsylvania; 1960, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1955); Yale University (LL.B., 1958). Phi Beta Kappa. Adjunct Professor of Law, Rutgers-Camden Law School, 1985-1989. Judge, 1975-1998 and Chief Judge, 1993-1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Member: Philadelphia, Lehigh County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Donald E. Wieand American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation; Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Edward N. Cahn

Thomas A. Chapman (Of Counsel) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: LaSalle University (B.S., 1975); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Real Estate; Zoning Law.Email: Thomas A. Chapman

Morris J. Dean (Senior Counsel) born February 17, 1930; admitted to bar, 1955, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (A.B., 1951); Yale Law School (LL.B., 1954). Deputy Attorney General, Pennsylvania, 1958-1962. Board Member, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. Vice Chair, Montgomery County Revitalization Board. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Affordable Housing; Economic Development; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Morris J. Dean

Michael J. Eagles (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania; 1999, New Jersey. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1995); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation.Email: Michael J. Eagles

Cindy A. Elliott (Of Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, March 3, 1954; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1976); DePaul University (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Corporate Transactions; Intellectual Property Licensing.Email: Cindy A. Elliott

William E. Gramlich (Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., high distinction, 1977); Temple University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Member, Moot Court Board, 1982-1984. Member, Temple Law Quarterly, 1983-1984. Certified Public Accountant, Pennsylvania, 1979. Member: Philadelphia, Bucks County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Health Law; Corporate; Privacy.Email: William E. Gramlich

Wilhelm L. Gruszecki (Of Counsel) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, June 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Drake University (J.D., 1979); Villanova University (LL.M., Taxation, 1985). Co-Author: "Retirement Savings Plan," John Wiley Sons, Inc., 1992; "Final Regs. Govern Plan Contributions and Benefits," Taxation for Accountants, WGL February, 1994. Member: Philadelphia Bar Association. Reported Cases: Pennridge Elec. v. Souderton School, 615 A.2d 95 (Pa. Super. 1992), Attorney for Appellee. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Retirement Benefit Plans; ERISA; Executive Compensation.Email: Wilhelm L. Gruszecki

Elaine D. Solomon (Of Counsel) born Newark, New Jersey, June 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland and Colorado; 1989, Pennsylvania; 1990, New Jersey. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with high honors, 1978); University of Maryland (J.D., with high honors, 1986). Order of the Coif. Assistant Editor, University of Maryland Law Review. Co-Author: "Survey of Developments in Maryland Law: Commercial Law, 1983-1984," 44 Maryland Law Review 334. Member: Philadelphia and American (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice; Aviation Section; Space Law Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tort Litigation; Aviation Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense Litigation.Email: Elaine D. Solomon

ASSOCIATES

Tifarah K. Roberts Allen (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1999); Temple University (M.Ed., 2003); La Universidad Complutense de Madrid (CERT, 2003); Columbia University Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: Philadelphia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Tifarah K. Roberts Allen

Zachary A. Aria (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Skidmore College (B.A., 1999); New York Law School (J.D., 2005). Intern to Honorable Ronald L. Ellis, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 2004. Adjunct Faculty, Camden County College. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing.Email: Zachary A. Aria

Patricia Barrett (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1997); Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: American Bar Association; Society for Human Resource Management, Philadelphia Regional Chapter. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Family and Medical Leave Act; Wrongful Termination; Wage and Hour Law.Email: Patricia Barrett

Yelena M. Barychev (Associate) born Moscow, Russia, October 10, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Moscow State Pedagogical University (B.A., 1989); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1999). Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Associations. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law.Email: Yelena M. Barychev

William T. Benzing, III (Associate) born Springfield, Pennsylvania, June 5, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1998); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: William T. Benzing, III

Katharine Berg (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); American University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Public Offerings.Email: Katharine Berg

Tyler Brody (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania; 2007, New York. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 2001); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Philadelphia, New York State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Tyler Brody

Lisa Casey Spaniel (Associate) born Abington, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1995); Temple University (J.D., 2000). Member: International Trademark Association; Promotional Marketing Association (Sweepstakes Committee). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing; Copyrights; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Prosecution; Trademarks; International Trademarks; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Prosecution; Computer Law; Internet Law; Privacy Law.Email: Lisa Casey Spaniel

Christin R. Cerullo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Rutgers School of Law (Juris Doctor, with honors, 2000); Dickinson College (B.A., cum laude, 1996). Georgetown's 1996 Summer Law Program. Practice Areas: Corporate Acquisitions; Securities Law; General Business; Corporate Work.Email: Christin R. Cerullo

Stephanie C. Chomentowski (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1998); Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Stephanie C. Chomentowski

Bradford Clemens (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., cum laude, 2004); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Bradford Clemens

Scott E. Coburn (Associate) born Greensboro, North Carolina, March, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: James Madison University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); George Washington University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Scott E. Coburn

Regina M. Colantonio (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., cum laude, 2004); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Regina M. Colantonio

Gina Crossey (Associate) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Boston College (B.A., 2002); Duquesne University (J.D., 2005). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Philadelphia Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: Gina Crossey

William R. Cruse (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Tufts University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: William R. Cruse

Frank A. Dante (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., with honors, 1996); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member, Justinian Society. Authored: A Look Inside Lyondell's MTBE Litigation, The Legal Intelligencer Corporate Counsel Supplement, March 21, 2001; MTBE Litigation Unlikely to Include Rule 23 (b) (3) Classes, BNA, Inc., Class Action Litigation, BNA's Toxic Law Reporter, Volume 15, No. 26, July 6, 2000; 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. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Lawyers Club of Philadelphia. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Complex Litigation; Class Action Defense; Toxic Tort Defense.Email: Frank A. Dante

Heather L. Demirjian (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., with highest honors, 2002); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 2005). Associate Member, The Delaware Valley Environmental American Inn of Court. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Heather L. Demirjian

Karen L. DiBiase (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: General Business; Corporate Law.Email: Karen L. DiBiase

John J. DiChello, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Providence College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Pi Sigma Alpha; Woolsack Honor Society. Member, Appellate Moot Court Board. Research Editor, Dickinson Law Review. Member: Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Dispute Resolution.Email: John J. DiChello, Jr.

Sandra J. Doyle (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Lafayette College (B.S., 2001); Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member, American Society of Civil Engineers. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Sandra J. Doyle

Sean W. Dwyer (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: St. Anselm College (B.A., 1994); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1999; Master of Intellectual Property Law, 1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; International Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Internet Intellectual Property.Email: Sean W. Dwyer

Jennifer Hale Eagland (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: LaSalle University (B.A., 1996); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment; Benefits; Labor.Email: Jennifer Hale Eagland

Joelle Epstein (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Cornell University (B.A., cum laude, 2005); University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (J.D., 2008). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Joelle Epstein

R. Todd Faciana (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania; 2008, New Jersey. Education: California State University, Long Beach (B.S., 1999); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 2006); Temple University Beasley School of Law. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: State Taxation; Local Taxation; Taxation.Email: R. Todd Faciana

Lisa T. Felix (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1989); Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (M.S.Ed., 1992); State University of New York at Buffalo (Ed.M., 1998); Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association; NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Practice Areas: Employment Immigration; Immigration Law.Email: Lisa T. Felix

Eric G. Fikry (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: New York University (B.A., 1993); Rutgers University Shool of Law, Camden (J.D., 1996). Member: Camden County Bar Association (Board of Trustees); New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Casino Law Section); Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member, Gaming Law Committee); Asian-Pacific American Lawyers Association (Member, New Jersey chapter); Asian-Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania; American Bar Association. (Also at Princeton, New Jersey). Reported Cases: Taveras v. Resorts International Hotel, Inc., et al., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71670 (D.N.J. 2008); Philadelphia Entertainment and Development Partners, L.P. v. City Council for the City of Philadelphia, 596 Pa. 422, 943 A.2d 955 (Pa. 2008); Pennsylvania Gaming Control Bd. v. City Council of Philadelphia, 928 A.2d 1255 (Pa. 2007); Society Hill Civic Ass'n. v. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Bd., 928 A.2d 175 (Pa. 2007); Bizzare Foods, Inc. v. Premium Foods, Inc., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8522 (E.D. Pa. 2003); Bizzare Foods, Inc. v. Premium Foods, Inc., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8166 (E.D. Pa. 2003); Lithuanian Commerce Corp., Ltd. v. Sara Lee Corp., et al., 219 F. Supp. 2d 600 (D.N.J. 2002); Lithuanian Commerce Corp., Ltd. v. Sara Lee Corp., et al., 214 F. Supp. 2d 453 (D.N.J. 2002). Practice Areas: Gaming Law; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Eric G. Fikry

Dayna C. Finkelstein (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Comments Editor, Penn State Law Review. Member: Appellate Moot Court Board; Woolsack Honor Society. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Dayna C. Finkelstein

Brian M. Fogarty (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania; 2003, New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1999); Villanova University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Homeowners Association Law; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Planned Unit Development Law; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Leasing.Email: Brian M. Fogarty

Lauren Fox (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Lauren Fox

Brian S. Gocial (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2005, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1995); Temple University, Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2003). Solicitor, Montgomery County Democratic Committee. Norristown, PA Board Member, Jewish Social Policy Action Network, Philadelphia, PA. Member, Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, Philadelphia, PA. Practice Areas: Public Contract Law; Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Brian S. Gocial

Jonathan Scott Goldman (Associate) born Towson, Maryland; admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (B.A., 1996); Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts (M.F.A., 2001); Temple University, Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2004). Board Member, Cheltenham Art Center. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jonathan Scott Goldman

Jaret Gronczewski (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University, State University of New Jersey at New Brunswick (B.A., with highest honors, 2003); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Member: Philadelphia, New Jersey State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jaret Gronczewski

Stephen E. Gross (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania. Education: Duke University (B.A., Classical Studies and Economics, 2001); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2004). Member, Harvard Law School Alumni Association. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Stephen E. Gross

Christopher M. Guth (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Christopher M. Guth

Dacia A. Haddad (Associate) born Washington Township, New Jersey, December 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1996; M.P.A., 1999); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 2000). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Dacia A. Haddad

Erin O'Brien Harkiewicz (Associate) born Lakenheath, England, May 7, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991; J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Secured Transactions; Bankruptcy.Email: Erin O'Brien Harkiewicz

Michael A. Iannucci (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 2004); Rutgers University School of Law, Camden (J.D., with high honors, 2007). Member: Philadelphia, Camden County, Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Michael A. Iannucci