Eliot M. Wagonheim

PROFILE

Since the inception of his practice in 1987, Eliot has focused solely upon the representation of businesses.

Significant Matters:

• Representation of Seller in the $50MM sale of stock and associated financing for a multi-state industrial distribution company with outlets throughout the mid-Atlantic
• Representation of Buyer in the purchase of a luxury automobile dealership and associated real estate in New York
• Representation of Buyer in the purchase of a corporate division out of bankruptcy in Illinois
• Defendant’s counsel in a $4MM employment/construction claim arbitrated to an extremely successful result in Baltimore, MD
• Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff’s counsel in the successful defense/prosecution of an equipment defect and leasing claim tried before a jury in Harford County, MD
• Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff’s counsel in the successful defense/prosecution of a business fraud-related investment claim tried before a jury in Baltimore County, MD

Activities:

• Weekly Podcast on current business issues: WYPR
• Crystal Sponsor of Komen for the Cure, 2009 and 2010
• Board Member, Temple Beth Israel, York, PA

BACKGROUND

Areas of Practice:

• General Business/Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law/Construction Litigation

Private Industry Experience:

• Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel to ADS Retail – a $75MM computer hardware and retail point of sale software provider
• President of 3 Birds Education, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to the provision of practical educational programs for growing, privately held companies in the Mid-Atlantic region

Bar & Court Admissions:

• Court of Appeals of Maryland (1987)
• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1988)
• US District Court of the District of Maryland (1992)

Education:

• Duke University, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, 1984
• University of Maryland School of Law, 1987

HONORS

• Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers–Super Lawyers Edition 2012
• Martindale Hubbel has conferred its highest rating (AV: excellent to pre-eminent) upon Eliot for legal ability and ethical values.
• Named to SmartCEO’s Legal Elite as one of Baltimore’s “Go-To” Business Attorneys (2010)

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