Corporate/M&A

Douglas Neary combines his position as the firm's chair with an active corporate practice, where he advises a range of private and publicly held businesses on M&A, financing matters and wider advisory issues.

"Douglas is a very valuable asset."

Jennifer Vergilii's clients regularly call upon her to handle a broad array of M&A and capital markets transactions.

"Jennifer does a phenomenal job. She is efficient, very effective and understands the size of the deal."

"Jennifer is a dedicated, hard-working and professional business attorney."

Steven Karzmer assists a clientele of public and private companies and private equity firms in a broad range of transactional matters. He serves as leader of the firm's ESOP formation and operation group.

"Steven is an extremely capable and trusted advisor. He is a solution-oriented lawyer with great attention to detail and very responsive to his clients."

"Steven excels at service and is very pragmatic."

"He is extremely knowledgeable and easy to work with."

Arthur Hall is particularly well versed in advising public companies and investors on financing issues and corporate governance matters.

Brent Pietrafese is particularly noted for his work advising clients on sales of businesses, with additional expertise in acquisition work.

"Brent is extremely strong, aware, balanced and has good business acumen to supplement legal knowledge."

Michael Hurley is a rising star in the M&A field who regularly works on a host of transactions.

"Michael is a great partner for us. He is extraordinarily smart, a great negotiator and focused on the key issues."

"Michael is a sophisticated and talented lawyer with an exceptional ability to advise on risk and reward scenarios."

"Michael is excellent to work with. I feel confident and relaxed knowing he is working on my behalf."

Terry Doyle is held in particularly high regard for his abilities in advising private equity investors on transactional matters, alongside broader corporate work for portfolio companies.

"Terry is exceptional."

Thomas Welsh is the managing partner of Calfee, Halter & Griswold. He advises on sophisticated transactions across a range of industries.

"Thomas is a combination of extremely smart and detailed but also very commercial and practical."

Salvatore Totino is a highly regarded junior partner sought after for his expertise in mid-market acquisitions.

"Sam is an excellent lawyer who provides business minded counsel on corporate transactions. He is efficient and very responsive."