John B. Frisch

John B. Frisch is chairman of the firm and is co-chair of our firm's Diversity Committee.  His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities and other corporate transactional matters.  John also regularly counsels a variety of companies on general business matters.  John has represented clients in a wide variety of acquisitions and dispositions of businesses by public and private enterprises. In this capacity, he has been responsible for handling the acquisition of businesses throughout the United States and the disposition of a variety of international businesses on behalf of major public corporations in the region.  John has substantial experience in securities matters.  He has represented issuers in a number of registered public offerings of debt and equity securities, as well as offerings of securities pursuant to transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, including private placements and offshore public and private offerings.  John also counsels the firm's publicly held clients with respect to their periodic reporting and other obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  John's private company focus includes life sciences businesses.

• District of Columbia
• Maryland

Education:

University of Maryland, J.D.  1983, Order of the Coif.

Dickinson College, B.A.  1980, Magna Cum Laude, and Phi Beta Kappa..

Corporate & Securities

• Business Counseling, Contracts & Transactions
• Corporate Governance & Disputes
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity/Venture Capital
• Securities Compliance

American Bar Association

B&O Railroad Museum: Director (2003-2008)

Best Lawyers in America®: Corporate Law (2006-2012); Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2006-2012)

Chambers and Partners: Listed in the area of Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (2003-2007)

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore: Chairman (2008-present); Director (2003-present); Vice Chairman (2005-2008)

Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore: Vice Chair (2008-2011); Director (2004-2012)

Greater Baltimore Committee: Director (2005-present); Leadership, Class of 1997

Leadership Maryland: Class of 2002

Maryland State Bar Association

Maryland Super Lawyers®:  Selected for inclusion in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions, Business/Corporate (2007-2012); Mergers & Acquisitions (2013)

Steering Committee, Leadership, Ethics and Democracy Building ("LEAD") Project, University of Maryland Law School

Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition: Listed in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions (January 2009)

The Center Club:  Board of Governors (2011-present)

The James Ridgely Foundation:  Chairman (2010-present); Director (2006-present)

University of Maryland School of Law: Member, Board of Visitors (2012-present)

Well For The Journey:  Director (2012)