Gregory Seltzer

Gregory L. Seltzer

Partner
Philadelphia

Gregory L. Seltzer is an experienced transactional attorney who utilizes and combines his knowledge of legal, accounting, and business principles to provide comprehensive, practical, and creative business law advice and counsel. He has practiced corporate law for more than two decades, holds an MBA, is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive), and previously worked as an auditor and tax consultant for Ernst & Young, LLP.

He concentrates his legal practice on private, middle-market merger and acquisition transactions, including private equity and strategic acquisitions. Greg has a specific niche expertise in representing venture- and investor-backed companies, as well as family- and entrepreneur-owned businesses.

Representative Experience 

Representative Matters

Merger & Acquisition Transactions:

  • Represented an insurance agency in an acquisition of stock involving a mix of cash and rollover equity, including an earnout and employment arrangements
  • Represented a venture-backed SaaS company in a merger transaction with a strategic buyer, including cash, rollover equity, and incentive units for management
  • Represented a private equity firm in a series of acquisitions, including a consumer products business, a media and entertainment company, vintage brand assets, and an advisory service platform

Professional Highlights

Recognition & Accomplishments

The Legal Intelligencer's 2025 Pennsylvania Legal Awards, Most Effective Dealmaker, Finalist, 2025

Philadelphia Business Journal, "Best of the Bar," 2018

The Legal 500 US, mergers and acquisitions – middle-market (sub-$500m), 2018-2025, recommended as Leading Lawyer, 2020-2025

Board Memberships & Community Service

The Mann Center for the Performing Arts

Publications

The 1965 Project: The Intersection of History and Music in 1965 (2016)

The 1968 Project: The Intersection of History and Music in 1968 (2018)

Credentials 

Education

Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law (M.B.A., J.D. 2003, cum laude)
Member, Temple Law Review; Recipient, Benjamin Winderman award for scholastic achievement in Temple University's J.D./M.B.A. program

Pennsylvania State University (B.S. 1998)

Admissions

Pennsylvania