Ranking tables
Corporate/M&A | USA
Maryland
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
- McDonald Hopkins 3 Years Ranked
- Offit Kurman 1 Years Ranked
- Gordon Feinblatt LLC
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Anthony J Rosso Venable LLP18 Years Ranked
- Cecil Martin III McGuireWoods LLP9 Years Ranked
- Charles J Morton Jr Venable LLP16 Years Ranked
- Christopher R Johnson Miles & Stockbridge PC7 Years Ranked
- Colleen Pleasant Kline Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP4 Years Ranked
- Douglas M Fox Ballard Spahr LLP17 Years Ranked
- Frank Jones Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP9 Years Ranked
- Howard S Schwartz DLA Piper LLP (US)6 Years Ranked
- Kathryn Hickey McDonald Hopkins4 Years Ranked
- Kenneth Abel Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC22 Years Ranked
- Matthew Gorra DLA Piper LLP (US)11 Years Ranked
- Michael D Schiffer Venable LLP10 Years Ranked
- Michael Hardy Duane Morris LLP8 Years Ranked
- Patricia McGowan Venable LLP13 Years Ranked
- Penny Minna DLA Piper LLP (US)5 Years Ranked
- Timothy A. Hodge, Jr. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP11 Years Ranked
- William Carlson Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler14 Years Ranked
- William I Intner Hogan Lovells US LLP4 Years Ranked
- Abba PoliakoffGordon Feinblatt LLC
Band 4
- Brian Kelly McGuireWoods LLP5 Years Ranked
- Brian Meltzer Saul Ewing LLP4 Years Ranked
- Carmen Fonda Venable LLP5 Years Ranked
- David A Gibbons Hogan Lovells US LLP1 Years Ranked
- Heather Welch Arbogast McGuireWoods LLP8 Years Ranked
- Jacqueline Brooks Duane Morris LLP4 Years Ranked
- Matthew Klaiber Miles & Stockbridge PC4 Years Ranked
- Thomas Washburne Venable LLP23 Years Ranked
- W Bryan Rakes Venable LLP5 Years Ranked
- William McComas Jensen & McComas LLC2 Years Ranked
- Michele WalshGordon Feinblatt LLC
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 DLA Piper LLP (US)Corporate/M&A2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedDLA Piper LLP is a distinguished corporate practice with an exceptional reputation for advising both local and international clients, leveraging its extensive global network to advise on cross-border matters. The firm upholds its reputation for advising on high value transactions such as M&A, equity and debt offerings and other financing deals. It also offers strong expertise in securities regulation and private equity deals. It has extensive experience across sectors such as life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing and financial services.
1 Hogan Lovells US LLPCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedHogan Lovells US LLP is an international firm that brings to bear both its expansive network for cross-border deals and its local expertise regarding the Maryland market. The team has extensive experience in transactions arising from regulated industries, including healthcare, life sciences, aerospace and defense. It is also noted for its strength in corporate real estate work, as well as assisting major clients with debt and equity offerings.
1 Venable LLPCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedVenable LLP is a mainstay local firm with exceptional depth of expertise in advising public and private companies on corporate transactions. The firm attracts an impressively broad client base, including multinational corporates, financial institutions, private equity investors and local family businesses. The team is frequently retained to advise on high value financings and M&A, including distressed asset sales and management buyouts. It demonstrates formidable expertise in REITs, acting on the Maryland aspects of significant transactions.
Band 2
2 Ballard Spahr LLPCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedBallard Spahr LLP has a strong reputation for its expertise in major transactional work, with experience in debt and equity offerings, acquisitions and dispositions, as well as advising on corporate governance and regulatory compliance. The team offers notable strength on REIT deals and corporate matters arising from the life sciences industry. It is well placed to assist early-stage businesses and venture capital investors, particularly in relation to the technology sector.
2 McGuireWoods LLPCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedMcGuireWoods LLP has a prolific corporate practice which regularly advises corporate clients, financial institutions, healthcare providers and governmental entities on transactional work. It demonstrates considerable expertise advising technology companies on partnership issues, alongside noted strength advising energy sector clients on M&A deals. The team offers particular experience in cross-border M&A and private equity transactions.
2 Miles & Stockbridge PCCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedMiles & Stockbridge PC has an experienced team with a robust transactional offering, spanning domestic and cross-border M&A, debt and equity issuances and private equity matters. The team maintains a strong focus on REIT transactions, frequently serving as Maryland counsel on high value deals. It is equally equipped to assist with capital raisings and joint ventures. The group offers additional strengths in adjacent practice areas, including environmental law, labor and employment, tax law and intellectual property.
2 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has a compact team that demonstrates considerable prowess in a wide range of transactional matters. The firm provides counsel on M&A, securities transactions and joint ventures, as well as corporate restructuring and governance. The team acts for clients in a broad array of industry sectors, including healthcare and technology.
Band 3
3 Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PCCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 3 | 22 Years RankedBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has a strong corporate group representing midmarket businesses and investors in a range of transactional work, including multijurisdictional M&A deals, as well as advising on corporate governance. The team offers wider strengths in regulatory compliance issues, including advising corporates on disclosures before the SEC. The law firm notably acts on transactions in the real estate sector, as well as advising private equity funds on their activity.
3 Duane Morris LLPCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedDuane Morris' team is held in high regard for its ability to handle issues on behalf of sponsors, lenders and institutional investors. The practitioners are adept at handling complex acquisitions, as well as debt financings and fund formations. The group works across a range of industries, but boasts notable experience of providing counsel on issues in the gaming space.3 Saul Ewing LLPCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedSaul Ewing LLP offers solid strengths advising on transactional finance, debt and equity offerings and tax issues. The law firm is notably active in midmarket M&A transactions, acting for public companies, large family-owned corporations and private equity funds. The practitioners are additionally well placed to assist emerging companies and venture capital clients, as well as acting on corporate issues for REITs.
3 Sidley Austin LLPCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedSidley Austin has a notable corporate practice. The firm operates across a number of sectors, including life sciences and healthcare. The team is well versed in M&A and structured financed arrangements, as well as licensing agreements and capital markets raising transactions.
3 Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLPCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 3 | 22 Years RankedWhiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP has a longstanding reputation for advising midmarket businesses in the region on a variety of corporate matters. It has broad transactional capabilities complemented by particular experience in advising technology and life sciences entities. The law firm is also skilled at handling deals in the construction sector and work relating to retirement communities. The team calls upon related expertise in the firm's employment and tax practices to offer an integrated service on corporate deals.
Band 4
4 McDonald HopkinsCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedMcDonald Hopkins LLC has a specialist practice representing companies with federal and state government contracts in a range of corporate transactions. The firm has a presence across a range of industries, including defense, intelligence and healthcare. The team handles high value sales and acquisitions.
4 Offit KurmanCorporate/M&A2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedOffit Kurman, P.A. represents clients across the full gamut of M&A transactions including mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and joint venture formations. It advises clients across technology, healthcare and real estate, among other sectors. The corporate team benefits from the firms full-service offering, including expertise in complementary areas such as tax, banking and real estate.