Matthew Esworthy quoted on Federal News Radio about the OPM data breach
Shapiro Sher partner Matthew Esworthy is quoted on the Federal News Radio website in the article, “AFGE lawsuit seeks relief for victims of OPM data breach.”
Shapiro Sher’s Banking & Financial Services Group adds new attorney
J. Patrick Gill joins Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler as an associate in the firm’s growing Banking & Financial Services Group.
Mr. Gill represents local, community, and regional banks and other financial institutions in connection with commercial finance transactions and loan workouts. He counsels lenders in structuring, negotiating, documenting, and closing a variety of finance transactions, including real estate acquisition and development, construction lending, and secured and unsecured lines of credit. He has also documented complex commercial loan restructurings and forbearance agreements, handled the liquidation of collateral, and otherwise enforced security interests on behalf of creditors.
Mr. Gill graduated magna cum laude in 2009 from the University of Baltimore School of Law. During law school, he served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Richard D. Bennett in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Following graduation, Mr. Gill served as a law clerk to the Honorable H. Patrick Stringer, Jr., of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.
Mr. Gill also worked as an associate for more than four years at a Maryland law firm representing national and regional banks in connection with commercial finance transactions and commercial loan workouts before joining Shapiro Sher.
A Cautionary Tale For Businesses: Make Sure You Have The Right Insurance Protections In Place
Alex Brown, head of Shapiro Sher’s Insurance Law Group, blogs about the need for businesses to carry appropriate insurance — and what can happen if they don’t. Click here to read the post.
Shapiro Sher’s Matthew A.S. Esworthy named to ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force
Matthew A. S. Esworthy has been named to the American Bar Association Cybersecurity Legal Task Force for the second consecutive year. He will serve on the Task Force for a one-year term as the sole representative of the ABA’s Criminal Justice Section.
The ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force was formed in 2012 by ABA President Laurel Bellows to coordinate the national organization’s legal and policy analyses relating to cybersecurity, and to compile cybersecurity resources for ABA members. Since then, the Task Force has sponsored educational events around the country, released several publications, and advised the ABA on legislative and policy proposals.
Mr. Esworthy represents individuals and companies in civil and criminal litigation, including white-collar criminal cases and complex commercial disputes. Active in several bar associations and a frequent speaker and writer on cybersecurity, he has served for the past two years as Co-Chair of the Cyber Crime Committee of the ABA Criminal Justice Section. In addition, Mr. Esworthy serves on the board of the Baltimore nonprofit Civic Works, Inc., and of the Clarence H. “Du” Burns Memorial Fund, Inc., to which he is also general counsel.
Esworthy Appointed to Penn State Alumni Association Executive Board
Matthew A.S. Esworthy, a partner at Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, has been appointed to the Executive Board of the Pennsylvania State University Alumni Association,the largest dues-paying organization of its kind in the world, with members in every state in the U.S. and numerous countries.
Association President Kevin R. Steele appointed Mr. Esworthy to the Executive Board to represent the University’s numerous College Alumni Societies. These include alumni of the Smeal College of Business, the College of Engineering, the College of Information Sciences and Technology, and the Schreyer Honors College, among many others. The Executive Board advises the President in setting priorities and objectives for the entire University Alumni Association.
Mr. Esworthy also serves as President of the Penn State Law School Alumni Association. During his tenure, he has worked to strengthen ties between law school alumni across the country, and to enhance the professional development of the next generation of young attorneys. In his legal practice, Mr. Esworthy represents clients in civil and criminal litigation, including white-collar criminal cases and complex commercial disputes.
Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler was founded in 1972 by Ronald M. Shapiro, with the mission of providing outstanding legal counsel for Maryland businesses of all sizes. Since then, Shapiro Sher has grown into a full-service, nationally-recognized firm that for the past four years has been named Top Mid-sized Law Firm in Maryland for Business and Transactions by Super Lawyers®, a division of Thomson Reuters. The Firm includes practices in litigation, corporate, real estate, employment, sports, banking & finance, and bankruptcy & creditor’s rights. For more information, please visit the Firm’s website at www.ShapiroSher.com.
“Best Lawyers 2016” selects eight Shapiro Sher attorneys
Eight Shapiro Sher attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2016®. All the firm’s core practice areas are represented in the selections.
The guide cites the following attorneys in the indicated practice areas:
- William E. Carlson: Biotechnology Law; Corporate Law
- Matthew A.S. Esworthy: Commercial Litigation
- Larry S. Gibson: Civil Rights Law
- Richard M. Goldberg: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Ann Clary Gordon: Real Estate Law
- Paul Mark Sandler: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Plaintiffs
- Ronald M. Shapiro: Sports Law; Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures, Television and Music
- Joel I. Sher: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Best Lawyers in America® is regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence in the country. For its 2016 edition, Best Lawyers based its research on a peer-review survey in which leading attorneys cast 6.7 million votes on the abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
“Ashley Madison Hack May Yield Crop of Reluctant Plaintiffs”
Shapiro Sher partner Matthew Esworthy is quoted inProgressiveLawPractice.com in an article about potential litigation in the aftermath of the Ashley Madision website hack. Mr. Esworthy serves as co-chair of the Cybercrime Subcommittee of the ABA Section of Litigation’s Criminal Committee.
“Judge Rules for Thornburg Mortgage in RBC Capital Suit”
The Wall Street Journal and other media outlets report on the latest development in the Thornburg Mortgage bankruptcy case, for which Shapiro Sher’s Joel Sher serves as trustee. In this latest development, the court ruled in Mr. Sher’s favor, awarding Thornburg $45 million in its suit against RBC Capital.
Supreme Court Watch: Montanile v. Board of Trustees
On the Business Insurance Attorney Blog, Alex J. Brown writes about an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case concerning a critical subrogation issue under ERISA.
Will the Court Define ‘Actual Damages’ in the OPM Cyber-Attack Lawsuit?
Matthew A.S. Esworthy writes for Criminal Litigation, an ABA newsletter, about a class action lawsuit brought against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management after a recent cyber-attack.
