Jonathan Altman is the Chair of the Firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, and an active member of the Firm’s Corporate and Banking Practice Groups. He specializes in counseling companies, private equity funds, family offices, banks, and individuals with respect to a broad range of transactional matters. Jon has particular expertise in mergers, acquisitions, commercial real estate transactions, and financing transactions. Jon is recognized[...]
Kelly is an Associate in the Corporate Group who focuses her practice on corporate governance. Prior to joining the firm, Kelly worked at a Pittsburgh-based boutique law firm which focused on corporate governance, estates and trusts, and commercial litigation. While earning her degree from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University during the evening, Kelly worked as a writer and[...]
Patrick provides pragmatic counsel to clients on a wide variety of commercial real estate transactional matters. Patrick most recently served as in-house counsel for Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, Inc., where he directed legal support for real estate transactions and portfolio management for its more than 75 restaurants and provided general corporate counseling. Patrick has experience representing purchasers and sellers of commercial real estate[...]
Joshua Baker has a diverse practice and represents individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses, and corporate clients in all types of business disputes. His vast experience includes: breach of contract and warranty, real estate matters, product liability, shareholder disputes and oppression claims, and directors and officers liability. He has significant experience representing employees and employers in restrictive covenant and trade secret matters. Josh is also involved[...]
Stephen (Rick) Ban's practice ranges from estate planning and administration to antitrust litigation, and includes mergers and acquisitions as well as estate and commercial litigation. His niche at Metz Lewis is his estate work, and he finds it especially rewarding helping worried people solve their tough problems. Throughout his career, Rick has counseled individuals, families, and businesses in the creation of succession plans.[...]
Linda Barent's practice consists primarily of commercial real estate matters including acquisitions and sales, leasing and development. Linda has significant experience with negotiation and documentation of acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, subleasing, development and due diligence, and was previously engaged for over 10 years as Vice President and Senior Real Estate Counsel at one of the largest post-secondary education providers in the country with over[...]
John's years of experience in representing management covers employer/employee disputes, equal employment arguments, unions, labor contracts, negotiations, and worker's compensation. After considering architecture, marine biology, and teaching as professions, he wound up in a corporate human relations department, which led quite naturally into the legal field. Being a labor and employment attorney yields satisfaction "in achieving goals for employers and doing what I[...]
Larry Blair, an attorney and Certified Public Accountant, practices tax, business, estate and financial planning law, providing counsel to corporate executives, high net worth individuals, and businesses and their owners. He has extensive experience in the complex tax and wealth preservation situations facing high net worth individuals who are corporate executives or business owners. He represents both individuals and businesses in a broad[...]
Matthew Borges is a Patent Attorney in the firm's Intellectual Property and Corporate groups. Matthew focuses his practice in the areas of general intellectual property law and related corporate matters. He has experience prosecuting patent applications regarding mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry, life sciences, and medical devices. Matthew gained practical experience with molecular biology research during college, focusing on heme transport mechanisms in[...]
Eric Bradley is a commercial real estate attorney and a member of the firm. Eric's practice consists of commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions; commercial real estate finance (construction, permanent, and refinance); commercial real estate development; commercial real estate leasing (office, retail, and industrial); and commercial real estate title insurance.
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 has been a lawyer in our Corporate Group for over 20 years and serves as the Transaction Director of our mergers and acquisition practice. She manages the transaction process from inception of the deal through closing by coordinating workstreams, overseeing diligence, interfacing with specialists and driving the deal to closing. Leilani is one of the original founders of Metz Lewis. She also[...]
Nelson is an attorney in the firm’s Banking Group. He thinks it’s a good day in the office when he solves a difficult problem for a client that at the beginning of the day seemed impossible. Regional and national financial institutions appreciate his head for numbers and business acumen. Nelson’s responsive, efficient, and reasonable approach to transactions makes him an ideal choice for[...]
Matthew D’Ascenzo 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.[...]
Rachel Felton focuses her practice in the area of employment law where she advises companies on a wide variety of employee-related matters. Rachel frequently counsels companies on issues such as hiring, discipline, leave, accommodations, wage and hour law, and termination. Rachel also regularly defends clients in federal and state administrative proceedings and in court against discrimination and wrongful discharge claims. In addition to[...]
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,[...]
Barry Friedman is a technology lawyer specializing in the acquisition, distribution, licensing and protection of digital technologies and related business assets. His practice includes a focus on the ongoing transformation from on-premise to remote information processing services, data security and privacy, as well as traditional Intellectual Property concerns. Building upon over thirty years of experience relating to the development and implementation of computer-based[...]
James Ginsburg's practice primarily consists of real estate leasing, real estate financing, and real estate acquisitions and sales throughout the United States and Canada in various industries. Additionally, Jay provides clients with general corporate guidance.
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[...]
Mike Herzog is a Member in the firm’s Corporate Group. He concentrates his practice on a variety of tax matters and employee benefits counseling. His tax practice is informed by his experience as a CPA. Prior to practicing law, he served as a tax consultant for a Big Five accounting firm. He assists clients with the tax implications of business restructurings, international transactions,[...]
Nicholas Holland is Practice Group Leader of the Tax, Trusts, and Estates 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[...]
David Horvitz became extensively involved in loan documentation near the outset of his career, and he's been in that arena ever since. His banking practice involves secured lending, debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, and other business transactions. Working with lenders and borrowers, Dave provides advice and representation in a wide variety of finance transactions. He routinely represents commercial lenders in the[...]
Michael Hutter is an Associate Attorney in the firm's Corporate group. Michael focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, private placements, and related corporate matters. He has experience in the healthcare and financial services industries. Prior to joining the firm, Michael worked for a Pittsburgh-based firm which served as general counsel to several corporate entities, handling private placements, advising boards, and[...]
Francesca “Cella” Iovino is an Associate in the Firm’s Litigation Group. Cella most recently served as a Deputy Attorney General at the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General in the Bureau of Consumer Protection. Prior to her role as a Deputy Attorney General, she was a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Max Baer on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
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[...]
Diana Leech is a member of the firm's Corporate Group. Diana focuses her practice in the areas of business transactions, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and business and succession planning. She also has a wide range of experience in drafting and negotiating transactions and agreements and advising clients on general corporate matters.
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[...]
Charles Lipp is an Associate Attorney in the firm's Corporate group. Charles focuses his practice in the areas of general corporate law and related corporate matters. He has experience in the financial services, commercial telecommunications, and healthcare industries. Prior to joining the firm, Charles worked in the financial services industry handling various banking and non-banking compliance related matters. While earning his law degree,[...]
Kelly is an Associate in the firm’s Banking Group. Her practice focuses on a broad range of front-end banking matters. Prior to joining the firm, Kelly worked in the real estate and finance practice groups at a national law firm. Additionally, Kelly worked extensively with a major energy corporation handling corporate matters relating to lease and mineral acquisitions, as well as performing title[...]
LeRoy Metz practices tax, business, and estate planning law. He also manages the business end of the firm. He takes pride in working with some of the finest people he knows, people who set the standard for professional ability and ethical conduct. LeRoy is on the Board of Trustees of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. He has seen ballet companies all over the country,[...]
Jessica Hauth Mozingo is an intellectual property lawyer and registered patent attorney. Her practice focuses on the strategic protection of technology and business assets through patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing and agreements, both domestically and internationally. Her practice includes: Preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Coordinating with associates outside the United States for obtaining[...]
Brian Must is the chairman of the Commercial Litigation Group, and oversees the firm's litigation practice. Brian’s focus is trying cases. His own practice concerns a wide variety of commercial disputes, including breach of contract, breach of warranty, shareholder actions, directors and officers claims, corporate and successor liability cases, oil and gas disputes, and employment disputes. Whether jury trials, injunctions or arbitrations, Brian’s[...]
John O'Keefe is involved in two practice areas at Metz Lewis and is the co-chair of the banking group. He has experience in commercial loan documentation, creditor's rights, workouts, bankruptcy and bank litigation, and he is also involved in commercial and business litigation. He provides counsel to clients from the financial, banking, business and real estate sectors in diverse matters. An experienced commercial[...]
Steven Petrikis is in commercial litigation, having represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of commercial and complex civil cases. This civil cases include breach of contract claims, shareholder disputes, merger and acquisition disputes, restrictive covenants claims, civil rights issues, zoning and property disputes, bank-related and financial services claims, and breach of warranty claims. Additionally, Steve has substantial experience in commercial tax[...]
Mason’s practice is focused on creditor’s rights, workouts, and bankruptcy litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Mason served as a law clerk for the Honorable Gregory L. Taddonio in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. While attending law school, Mason served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Charles M. Walker in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle[...]
Christian Stoffan advises clients on a wide variety of real estate transactional matters. Chris routinely represents purchasers and sellers of commercial real estate assets and a significant part of his practice includes the representation of landlords and tenants in commercial leasing matters (including office, industrial/flex and retail spaces). Chris also represents borrowers and lenders in finance transactions which are secured by real estate[...]
Neva is a member of the firm’s Corporate Practice Group focusing on labor, employment and benefits as those matters impact our corporate clients in the their day to day operations and during the acquisition process. She has decades of experience assisting public and private sector employers navigate the challenges that come with having people work for you. Regardless of the number of employees[...]
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[...]
Prior to joining the firm, Anna worked as a Deputy Attorney General for the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General in the civil litigation section. There, Anna represented the Commonwealth and countless public officials and employees against civil rights claims brought under Section 1983. Anna also represented Commonwealth agencies in many employment litigation matters. Before her time as a Deputy Attorney General, Anna served[...]
Justin Tuskan is an Member in the firm's Litigation and Banking practice groups. He has represented a broad range of clients in both state and federal courts in diverse complex and commercial business litigation matters including asset acquisition disputes, actions to enforce real estate purchase and sale agreements, construction claims, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract actions. A significant portion of[...]
Alison Viola is a highly motivated and dynamic commercial litigator with experience in a broad range of litigation matters. At Metz Lewis, Ali focuses her commercial litigation practice on breach of contract, breach of warranty, and shareholder disputes. She also has experience with product liability litigation, pharmaceutical litigation, financial servicing issues and foreclosure litigation, and mass tort litigation. Clients can expect a diligent[...]
Ben is a member of the firm’s Tax, Trusts, and Estates Group, and in that capacity, he works with clients to develop customized strategies for intergenerational wealth transfers, business succession, and federal estate tax planning. Prior to joining Metz Lewis, Ben engaged in a diverse transactional and estate planning practice with a firm in the Midwest. In addition to the area of trusts[...]
Eli Wynkoop is a business transactions lawyer who focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, corporate finance, and regularly advises clients in connection with a variety of commercial matters. Eli previously served as Senior Counsel, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Finance for NOVA Chemicals where he led all legal support for all mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other related activity,[...]
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