“Commercial lending work: cyclical but steady”
Shapiro Sher partner Scott Foley is featured in an article in The Maryland Daily Record on the “gradual uptick” in loan generations.
Ron Shapiro Launches Core-Values Speaker Series at University of Maryland, Baltimore
Shapiro Sher’s Ron Shapiro was the inaugural speaker at The University of Maryland, Baltimore, as part of a new speaker series focused on core values. Ron’s topic, civility, was the first core value to be addressed in the seven-part series.
“Should Businesses Negotiate To Recover Stolen Data?”
LegalTechNews interviews Shapiro Sher partner Matthew Esworthy for an article about businesses dealing with cyber-extortionists who steal data for ransom.
Matthew Esworthy interviewed by Latin America’s DirigentesDigital.com
Shapiro Sher partner Matthew Esworthy is quoted in today’s DirigentesDigital.com, a Spanish-language, globally focused online newspaper, regarding law firms and cybersecurity.
Esworthy quoted in “Washington Lawyer” magazine
Shapiro Sher’s Matthew Esworthy is quoted in Washington Lawyer’s May 2015 cover story on cybercrime.
Maryland Attorney Alex Brown in The Baltimore Sun and the BBJ
The Baltimore Sun and the Baltimore Business Journal both feature Maryland attorney Alex Brown discussing local businesses and insurance claims in the Freddie Gray aftermath.
Paul Mark Sandler on WBAL-TV explaining charges in Freddie Gray case
Shapiro Sher’s Paul Mark Sandler appears on WBAL-TV 11 to explain the charges filed against the six Baltimore police officers in the Freddie Gray case. Click here for the video.
Matthew Esworthy speaks at Penn State Law School graduation
Shapiro Sher partner Matthew Esworthy, who also serves as president of the Penn State Law School Alumni Association, addressed the 136th graduating class of The Dickinson School of Law at the Penn State Law School’s 2015 graduation ceremony in State College, PA.
By virtue of his role as president of the law school’s alumni association, Mr. Esworthy is also a member of Penn State’s Alumni Council, the largest alumni association in the world.
“What’s that smell? You’re in luck, it may be covered!”
Shapiro Sher’s Anna Skelton writes about a recent insurance case that may have significant implications for property owners. Read the post at BusinessInsuranceAttorneyBlog.com.
Chambers USA 2015 ranks Shapiro Sher among top law firms
Chambers USA, a preeminent guide to the U.S. legal industry, names Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler among the leading firms in Maryland in its 2015 edition and cites attorneys from the Firm’s three core practice areas: bankruptcy, litigation, and corporate law.
Shapiro Sher is listed among five leading firms in Maryland for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Firm Chairman Joel I. Sher, who heads the bankruptcy practice, is listed in “Band 1”, the highest of three levels of rankings awarded by Chambers USA. Paul Mark Sandler, Chair of the Firm’s Litigation Department, and Richard Goldberg, a partner in the Bankruptcy Department, are cited, respectively, for General Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy/Restructuring. Chambers also recognizes Shapiro Sher President William E. Carlson as a notable practitioner in corporate law.
Quoting sources, Chambers USA’s 2015 guide states that Shapiro Sher is “recommended to anyone seeking counsel in sophisticated bankruptcy litigation.” The guide’s sources report that Mr. Sher is “a very fine practitioner” with “excellent judgment,” and that Mr. Goldberg is a “hard-nosed litigator” who is “very effective for his clients.” Mr. Sandler is described as “a superb courtroom lawyer” and a “fine communicator and advocate for his clients.”
Chambers USA is a division of Chambers & Partners, which publishes annual guides to the most respected law firms and lawyers in the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Its rankings are read by industry-leading companies and organizations worldwide.
Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler (www.shapirosher.com) is based in Baltimore, Maryland, with an additional office in Washington, DC. Founded in 1972, the Firm is nationally known for its practices in business law, litigation, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights. For four years in a row, the Firm has been named the Top Mid-Size Law Firm in Maryland for Business and Transactions by Super Lawyers®, a division of Thomson Reuters.
