- Divorce
- Theft
- Restraining OrderWe also regularly litigate to enforce clients’ agreements which may have been breached by former employees, to prosecute claims under trade secret and fiduciary liability laws and to defend employers who have been sued for interfering with another employer’s restrictive covenant agreement. We understand the urgency of such situations and are prepared to go to court very quickly. Our attorneys have been successful in obtaining temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions where warranted in order to stop a former employee’s unlawful actions. We also have significant experience working with forensic experts to trace a former employee’s electronic trail or conduct an audit of a former employee’s computers, cellular telephones, tablets or other electronic devices to gather crucial evidence.
- Corporate LawPaley Rothman has long been a leader in general business and business tort litigation, finding innovative solutions to complex corporate disputes. We have significant experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation involving shareholder and partnership control issues, breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, fraud, conversion, conspiracy, negligence and related civil causes of action.
- Mergers and AcquisitionsOur lawyers help private companies, non-profits and new ventures establish executive compensation plans and programs for executives both during the life of the institutions and as mergers and acquisitions affect employees. We help companies, organizations, and individuals with executive compensation plans and contracts, helping them work their way through compensation issues, noncompetition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality provisions. We assist these clients to comply with tax laws, ERISA, laws affecting non-profits and employment laws. And represent them with respect to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and US Department of Labor (DOL) audits, international tax issues, and qualified and nonqualified retirement plan design.
- Business DisputesPaley Rothman’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice group offers clients a variety of cost-efficient alternatives to the traditional litigation process. Our attorneys are highly skilled at resolving personal and business disputes, often before formal litigation has begun.
- Business TransactionsPaley Rothman serves as outside general counsel to business entities of all types and sizes, from start-ups to public corporations. Our attorneys have extensive experience in the areas of corporate, commercial and securities law, and they have earned a reputation for providing valuable business insights and sound legal judgment after many years of representing clients in business and commercial transactions.
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual Property
- Wrongful TerminationEmployment litigation and employment-related claims, including wrongful discharge, defamation, covenants not to compete and breach of employment contract Read More Read Less
- Employment ContractOur attorneys serve as outside legal counsel to national trade associations, charitable organizations and other nonprofit institutions. Several of our attorneys are pioneers in the formation of professional corporations and have in-depth knowledge of the issues that affect these groups, including special benefits and deferred compensation. We currently represent several hundred PCs, advising them on matters such as equity structure, management arrangements, stockholder agreements, deferred compensation agreements, employment agreements, cross-purchase agreements and corporate operations.
- Employment Litigation
- Severance AgreementOur close collaboration with Paley Rothman’s other practices equips us to provide the highest caliber of counsel on general corporate matters. These include governance issues and liability of key personnel, contracts and severance agreements, representation in litigation or negotiation matters, leases, real estate transactions, banking relationships, regulatory compliance issues, personnel practices and procedures, executive compensation, qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and employee benefits.
- Sexual Harassment
- Real Estate LitigationSince 2013, our Real Estate group has received national and local rankings from U.S. News & Best Lawyers. We have consistently received a Tier 2 National ranking, as well as a Tier 1 Metropolitan (D.C. area) ranking for our work in Real Estate Law. Additionally, several of our Real Estate attorneys have been named to
- Construction LitigationGiven Paley Rothman’s diversified, but nevertheless related practice groups, we are able to advise and assist clients on the tax aspects of real estate transactions, transfers for estate planning purposes, transfers incident to a divorce, loan workouts and restructurings, foreclosures, receivership and bankruptcy matters. The real estate group also works closely with the litigation practice group in all aspects of real estate and construction litigation, as well as in litigation involving distressed real estate, which may involve asserted fraudulent or preferential transfers.
- Real Estate TransactionsEach of these practice areas maintains a similar standard for providing legal advice that is as sound as it is supportive. Whether they’re handling a real estate transaction, negotiating the sale or purchase of a business, creating and implementing a multifaceted estate plan or litigating a case in federal or state courts, our attorneys bring the resources—and the responsiveness—that deliver practical and cost-effective solutions.
- Land Use and ZoningWe work closely with clients’ land use and zoning counsel to ensure that all aspects of projects are coordinated and comply with all state and local regulations. Our project development attorneys also have extensive experience in dealing with residential planned communities.
- Estate PlanningThe senior attorneys in Paley Rothman’s retirement plans group are also senior members of the firm’s estate planning group, so they are able to assist clients in optimally integrating their retirement plan benefits with their estate planning. We often prepare beneficiary designations for our clients’ retirement plans and IRAs that maximize tax-deferred growth in coordination with their estate plans. We draft IRA beneficiary designations that allow plan assets to remain in IRAs (or Roth IRAs) so that benefits may be paid out over the course of the beneficiaries’ lifetimes, thus deferring taxation on the funds for as long as possible. By keeping retirement plan money growing in a tax-free vehicle for the maximum amount of time allowed by law, these retirement plans often become our clients’ and their families’ most valuable assets.
- Trusts
- Bankruptcy
- ForeclosurePaley Rothman’s real estate attorneys have represented institutional and private lenders throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia in the initiation and completion of commercial real estate foreclosures. Our attorneys also have extensive experience in defending against commercial foreclosures.
- Tax LawThe corporate and business attorneys at Paley Rothman regularly negotiate, structure and implement M&A transactions of all sizes. Focusing on closely held businesses with local, regional and national presences, our attorneys have extensive experience on both sides of the table and across a diverse and extensive industry group from pre-transaction planning, through the LOI stage and closing. Coupled with other practice groups in the firm, we are well equipped to provide guidance in all areas of M&A transactions, including complex indemnification matters, employee retention and benefits, nonqualified and qualified plans and complex cap table review, tax planning and compliance, real estate, including title and lease review, intellectual property and technology licensing and assignment, and security interests. Some of our experiences include...