Jonathan is a Member in our Real Estate and Corporate Groups who specializes in counseling companies with respect to a broad range of transactional matters. Jonathan has particular expertise in mergers, acquisitions, commercial real estate transactions and financing transactions. He has been selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as a "Pennsylvania Rising Star" for the seventh consecutive year in 2020. He has also been…
Christopher Brodman is a founding member of Metz Lewis. He is the President of the Firm, a member of the Firm's Executive Committee and a member of the Corporate Group. His diverse client base values him as a dedicated, practical, and experienced business advisor and general counsel. He has a wealth of business experience which allows him to help clients identify and achieve…
Leilani, a Founding Member and Corporate Attorney of Metz Lewis, has a long firm history of representing clients. Currently, Leilani works as the Transaction Director of our Corporate Group. She manages the diligence process, drives internal compliance with our transaction protocol, coordinates closing matters and assures efficient utilization of our resources. Prior to her role as Transaction Director, Leilani specialized in mergers and…
Matt is a Member of the firm’s Corporate Transactions and Securities Practice. He draws from his extensive practical legal experience and knowledge to structure transactions that facilitate clients’ business goals. Matt has assisted clients in numerous mergers, acquisitions and private equity and venture capital securities offerings and has extensive experience in recapitalizations and reorganizations, domestic and international joint ventures, and commercial transactions. In…
Tom Freyvogel is an experienced corporate and securities transactional attorney, specializing in mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, venture capital and general corporate matters. Tom advises clients on sophisticated private equity-sponsored and strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. He represents private equity and venture capital funds, corporate venture capital groups, family offices and angel investors, as well as founders and emerging growth companies,…
Brian Golias counsels lenders and banking clients with respect to structuring and closing asset-based and leverage-based loans, workouts, and restructuring of non-performing loans, including advising clients of Uniform Commercial Code and secured transaction issues. Brian has extensive experience representing clients in complex operational and joint venture projects in both the United States and in foreign jurisdictions. He represented a trading company in connection…
Nicholas Holland is a member of the Tax, Trusts, and Estate group at Metz Lewis. His primary practice focus is individual tax planning, estate planning and estate administration for high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals. Nick concentrates his practice on providing practical advice with the goal of implementing strategies to transfer family wealth in tax-efficient ways while also balancing each client’s…
David Jaffe is a business transactions lawyer whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, growth capital investments, corporate finance, corporate governance, private placements and distressed company transactions. For more than 20 years, he has counseled middle market businesses, emerging growth companies, public corporations and boards of directors in these transactions and has served as an advisor on general corporate and commercial matters. His…
Timothy Kravetz, a Member in the firm's Corporate Transactions and Securities group, practices primarily in the areas of business and corporate law, with an emphasis on private and public company mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. His practice also includes advising clients with respect to private securities offerings and securities compliance matters, as well as governance matters. Tim regularly assists clients with…
Allyson Kreps is an associate in the firm’s Corporate Transactions and Securities group. She practices primarily in the areas of business and corporate law, with an emphasis on private company mergers and acquisitions. Allyson also assists the Personal Client Services group with estate planning, estate administration, and tax compliance.
Worth magazine recently named John Lewis one of the Top 100 Attorneys in the United States. John has a diverse business practice, and his primary role is interfacing with clients, knowing their businesses, and keeping them out of legal jams. When he's not handling the purchase or sale of a company, or counseling clients on corporate legal issues, John is battling uphill on…
Simone Senior is a Law Clerk in the firm's Corporate Transactions and Securities group. She assists primarily with private company mergers and acquisitions. She developed her experience in corporate transactions while interning in-house at Cisco Systems, Inc. and representing small business owners through law school.
Christian Stoffan has experience advising clients on a wide variety of real estate transactional matters. He has been named to the "Ones to Watch" list for Corporate Law and Real Estate Law by the 2021 Best Lawyers in America publication. Christian has experience representing purchasers and sellers of real estate assets, landlords and tenants in commercial leasing matters and lenders and borrowers in…
George Riley Thomas concentrates his practice in negotiating and structuring mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, representing private equity and strategic buyers and sellers across a wide range of industries and business types. George also represents companies and investors on pre-IPO corporate finance, including equity and debt offerings. In addition to his transactional-based practice, George regularly counsels business clients in connection with a wide array…
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