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Founded in 1932, Miles & Stockbridge is one of the leading law firms in the mid-Atlantic region. The firm has expertise in a number or practice areas, including dispute resolution, banking and finance, bankruptcy, corporate litigation, government contracts, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, real estate and tax law. Mile & Stockbridge represents international corporations, financial institutions, businesses and individuals from such industries as manufacturing, financial services, real estate, communications, telecommunications, construction, education, health care and information technology. Miles & Stockbridge has approximately 200 lawyers practicing in nine offices in Maryland and Virginia, including one in Baltimore.

Founded in 1887, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes is a full-service law firm in Baltimore. The firm s general civil practice serves a diverse clientele of businesses and individuals throughout the United States. The firm represents and advises clients across a full range of practices, industries and regions, such as affordable housing and tax credits, development and construction, finance and restructuring, private equity and security finance and capital markets. Its attorneys pursue pro bono work across a wide variety of matters, representing individual clients, public interest groups and nonprofit organizations. Semmes, Bowen & Semmes has offices in Washington, D.C., Hagerstown and Salisbury, Md.

Venable is one of The American Lawyers' Top 100 law firms, with lawyers practicing in all areas of corporate and business law, complex litigation, intellectual property and government affairs. Venable serves corporate, institutional, nonprofit and individual clients throughout the United States and around the world from its base of operations in Washington, D.C. Founded more than a century ago and chaired by former Attorney General of the United States, Benjamin Civiletti, Venable has a long history of steady growth and sound management. The firm s lawyers comprise a team of skilled, experienced professionals, representing businesses of all sizes-from emerging companies to large national and international companies in industries that include financial, manufacturing, hospitality, health care, pharmaceuticals, transportation, mass media and information technology, as well as governmental entities, nonprofits and individuals. Venable lawyers participate in a variety of pro bono projects, from national impact cases to assisting the needy in its communities.