Professional Activities
Philadelphia Bar Association, past Chair, Business Law Section, Executive Committee; past Chair, Committee on Securities Regulation
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (now FINRA), past Chair and member, National Arbitration and Mediation Committee
Pennsylvania Securities Commission, Attorney Advisory Committee
Ballard Spahr's Diversity and Inclusion Council
Recognition & Accomplishments
Chambers USA, corporate/M&A and securities law, highest ranking (band one); corporate/M&A and private equity law, 2003-2020
The Best Lawyers in America, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law, and securities/capital markets law, 2006-2021; "Lawyer of the Year," Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Philadelphia), 2014, 2020 and Securities/Capital Markets Law (Philadelphia), 2018
Named "Highly Regarded—Pennsylvania" by IFLR 1000 for M&A, 2018-2020
Named one of Philadelphia Business Journal's 2014 Outstanding Board Directors for his service on the Board of Directors of The Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Publications
Writes extensively on a wide variety of securities law issues, including corporate governance, executive compensation, and securities regulations
Co-author, "Pennsylvania's Strong Protections for Corporate Boards," Insights Magazine: Corporate Governance, February 2012
Speaking Engagements
Frequent speaker at securities law conferences
Board Memberships
Pomfret School; Board Chair, 2015-present; Board Member, 1986-2001 and 2008-present
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts; Board Member, 2000-present; past Chair, 2005-2014
John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware; Advisory Board Member
Settlement Music School; Board Member, 2014-present