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Introducing The Daily Record’s 2022 Business & Employment Law Power List

Introducing The Daily Record’s 2022 Business & Employment Law Power List

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These days there seems to be no end to the legal issues that confront business owners and employers.

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Thomas Baden Jr.

Rapidly changing state and federal regulations. The need to protect confidential business information. Copyright or trademark issues. Discrimination and harassment policies. Nondisclosure and noncompete agreements. And on it goes.

The attorneys who work in this far-ranging and complex field can be instrumental in the long-term success of their clients.

The 25 men and women you’ll meet in this list are among the finest practitioners in the business and employment law sector in Maryland.

This list was chosen by our editorial leadership team. We reached out to readers and others in the legal community for input and perspective.

In this list, we explore how these attorneys view their profession, what they would change if they could and what they might be doing if they hadn’t chosen this career. We’re hoping to offer a glimpse into the kind of people they are and how they see their accomplishments.

This list is part of a series of Power Lists throughout 2022 that will showcase the most influential figures in law, higher education, health care, business, financial services and other fields.

You can find this and all our Power Lists on our website, TheDailyRecord.com.

We hope you enjoy this publication, and we welcome your feedback and suggestions, including through this recommendation form.

Thomas Baden Jr.
Editor

See the Business & Employment Law Power List digital edition here.

Roberto N. Allen
Partner
Witherup Allen Law

Russell Berger
Principal
Offit Kurman

Meagan Cooper Borgerson
Associate
Kagan Stern

Barnett Q. Brooks
Of Counsel
Smithey Law Group

M. Celeste Bruce
Partner
Rifkin Weiner Livingston

Donald F. Burke
Principal
Semmes Bowen & Semmes

Meredith Campbell
Practice Chair
Shulman Rogers

Lauri E. Cleary
Principal
Lerch Early Brewer

Harriet Cooperman
Partner
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr

Jennifer L. Curry 
Shareholder
Baker Donelson

Suzzanne W. Decker
Principal
Miles & Stockbridge

Donald E. English Jr.
Managing Principal
Jackson Lewis

James Hammerschmidt
Co-President
Paley Rothman

Michael C. Hardy
Partner
Duane Morris

Jay P. Holland
Principal
Joseph Greenwaald & Laake

Melissa Calhoon Jones
Counsel
Tydings

Frank S. Jones Jr.
Partner
Whiteford Taylor Preston

Kraig B. Long
Partner
Nelson Mullins

Eric E. McLaughlin
Member
Pessin Katz Law (PK Law)

Thomas Pilkerton III
Partner
DLA Piper

Abba David Poliakoff
Member
Gordon Feinblatt

W. Bryan Rakes
Partner
Venable

Karen N. Shapiro
Principal
Stein Sperling

Steven A. Thomas
Founder
Thomas & Libowitz

Linda S. Woolf
Co-Managing Partner
Goodell DeVries

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