- Chairman: Joel I Sher
- President: William E Carlson
FIRM OVERVIEW: The companies and individuals who rely on Shapiro Sher Guinot &Sandler receive the close attention of deeply experienced attorneys.With offices in Baltimore and Washington,DC, the firm’s lawyers concentrate in banking, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights litigation, corporate law, civil litigation, real estate, tax, technology law, and white-collar criminal defense. Since its founding in 1972 by Ronald M Shapiro, Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler has provided invaluable representation to large corporations, emerging growth businesses, governments, non-profits, and individuals.
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring: The firm’s Bankruptcy Practice represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, and financial institutions in reorganization and bankruptcy proceedings,workouts, refinancings, and restructurings. The practice, headed by Joel I Sher, is enhanced by the firm’s robust capabilities in banking, real estate, corporate, and tax law, as well as litigation. Lawyers from multiple practice groups work in concert to help clients emerge from bankruptcy proceedings in strong financial condition. The firm’s efforts have consistently led to outstanding results for a variety of debtor and creditor clients.
Commercial Litigation: Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler represents regional, national, and international clients and their officers, directors, and employees in commercial litigation. In complex commercial actions, the firm provides both the capacity to take cases to trial and win and the necessary experience to resolve matters favorably in settlement or through arbitration or mediation. The Litigation Department, chaired by Paul Mark Sandler, is experienced in a variety of commercial disputes, including breach of contract claims, copyright infringement, professional liability, securities law claims, antitrust, and other areas.
Corporate & Securities: The firm’s corporate attorneys represent a variety of clients ranging from large corporations to small privately-held entities. The department, headed by William E Carlson, has experience in finance, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs, and reorganizations, and frequently works in the technology and life sciences sectors. It has worked with many financing mechanisms, including venture capital, issuance of high-yield debt instruments, debt and equity financing, and mezzanine financing. The firm represents clients in private sales of securities and serves as counsel to issuer companies in Reg. A and Maryland intra-state offerings. The group also provides 'Maryland General Corporation Law' guidance to out-of-state law firms.
Real Estate: The firm’s attorneys are at the heart of major real estate transactions throughout the Mid Atlantic.Major developers and commercial lenders have been turning to the firm for representation in all aspects of acquisitions and sales, development, leasing, real estate finance, property management, and joint ventures. On behalf of developers, the firm has helped bring about skyscrapers, office parks, mixed use land development, shopping centers, apartment buildings, stand-alone build-to-suits, and commercial condominiums. In addition, the firm’s Litigation Department is experienced in the representation of construction and real estate clients, and can help resolve or avoid contractual disputes.
White-Collar Criminal Defense: The firm’s Litigation Department represents private individuals and public officials in white-collar criminal cases, including those involving bribery, bank fraud,Medicaid fraud,wire fraud, election law, environmental crimes, and RICO.