Michael A. Leber

Representative Matters

• Served as counsel to a New York Stock Exchange–listed REIT, including representation regarding common and preferred stock offerings in excess of $125 million
• Served as Maryland counsel to several investment company complexes regarding open- and closed-end fund formations, reorganizations, governance issues, and other matters under Maryland law
• Served as issuer's counsel in a $67 million REIT public offering
• Served as Maryland counsel to closed-end funds engaged in proxy contests and other matters of stockholder activism
• Served as Maryland counsel to a committee of independent trustees of a REIT evaluating an external advisor relationship
• Served as Maryland counsel in formation and continuous offering of an exchange-traded fund
• Served as issuer's counsel in a committed equity financing facility of a pharmaceutical company
• Served as Maryland counsel in the comprehensive reorganization of a large mutual fund complex
• Served as underwriters’ counsel in initial and follow-on public offerings
• Served as Maryland counsel in a $900 million initial public offering of a business development company
• Served as Maryland counsel in the spin-off of a publicly traded REIT and a related $1.5 billion rights offering

Education

• J.D. University of Pennsylvania Law School 1997
• M.A. Economics Duke University 1993
• A.B. summa cum laude Bowdoin College 1992
• Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

• Maryland

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association, Former Chair, Committee on Corporation Law
• Published several articles on changes to Maryland REIT law and corporate law

• Legal 500, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), 2014
• The Best Lawyers in America, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, 2023 – 2024

Volunteerism

• Member, Advisory Board, Historic Ships in Baltimore