Stacie E. Tobin
Stacie has wide-ranging experience handling breach of contract claims, particularly those impacting commercial real estate developments and tenancies, consumer credit services, hotel companies, law firm partnerships, and retailer contracts. She litigates securities enforcement and shareholder actions, responds to books and records inspection requests, and provides counsel on enforcement of trademarks and other intellectual property assets. Stacie’s product liability experience encompasses design and manufacturing defects, breach of warranty, and fraud and consumer protection claims. She also manages controversies involving trade secret restrictions, employee restrictive covenants, and limited liability company agreements.
From 2019 to February 2023, Stacie was partner-in-charge of Venable’s Baltimore office. Stacie has led Venable’s Electronic Discovery Task Force and served on several Venable committees related to attorney recruitment, promotion, and compensation. She has also served as the Maryland lead for WAVe (Women Attorneys at Venable).
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Experience
Representative Matters
Commercial Litigation
- Obtained a preliminary injunction for plaintiff in federal housing discrimination case
- Obtained an arbitration award in favor of a major hotel company in a breach of contract and fraud action
- Obtained a summary judgment for a university in an educational breach of contract case
- Obtained a defense verdict for a client sued for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress
- Obtained preliminary and permanent injunctions to protect a client’s trademarks against infringement in Maryland
- Obtained a summary judgment in Virginia on breach of contract and fraud claims brought by a retailer against a product manufacturer, and on the manufacturer’s counterclaims against the retailer, resulting in a multi-million-dollar verdict in favor of the original defendant
- Defended developers and employers against claims for brokerage commissions by realtors in Maryland, North Carolina, and Delaware courts
- Represented developers in equitable actions brought in the Court of Chancery in Delaware by a non-U.S. investor in a project in Nevada
- Obtained an order of dismissal in favor of a developer who was sued in New York state court for aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty
- Obtained a favorable judgment from a Virginia court for a financial services client sued over services services provided under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Obtained a summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff on all claims and counterclaims in an action brought under the Federal Communications Act
Product Liability Litigation
- Obtained dismissal for a biosimilar manufacturer in a California trade secrets action
- Obtained a defense jury verdict for a heavy equipment manufacturer in a design defect case in a Federal District Court in Texas
- Obtained a summary judgment for a personal watercraft manufacturer in a personal injury case brought in Maryland
- Represented a pharmaceutical manufacturer in large-scale, nationwide mediations related to the use of diet drugs
- Obtained a summary judgment for a cigarette manufacturer in numerous smoking and health cases in California
- Played a significant leadership role in one manufacturer’s effort to assess long-term, future litigation risks associated with its products and environmental concerns
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Credentials
Education
- J.D. with honors University of Maryland School of Law 1992
- B.A. Mount Holyoke College 1989
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- Florida
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Clerk Experience
- Honorable John F. McAuliffe Supreme Court of Maryland (formerly the Court of Appeals of Maryland)
- Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Member, Board and Executive Committee, Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore, 2020 – 2022
- Graduate, Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) LEADERship Program, 2016
- Board member, LEADERship Program, 2020 – present
- Board member, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law's Board of Visitors, 2021 – present
Recognition
- Chambers USA, Litigation: General Commercial, Maryland, 2021 – 2023
- Profiles in Diversity Journal, Women Worth Watching in Leadership, 2021
- The Daily Record
- Maryland’s Top 100 Women, 2019
- Power 30 List, 2021
- Leadership in Law, 2021
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2013 – 2024
- The Best Lawyers Business Edition, Women in Law, Commercial Litigation, 2017 – 2019
- Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, Distinguished Women’s Award, 2018
Community
Pro Bono
- Representation of refugee seeking political asylum
- Past successful representation of Virginia death row inmate
Volunteerism
- Past board member, Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
- Past campaign cabinet member, United Way of Central Maryland
- Past president, Board of Directors, Special Olympics Maryland, Inc.; founder and co-chair, Board Advisory Council
- Past president and member, Board of Directors, Live Baltimore