Michael D. Schiffer

Government Experience

Representative Matters

• Represented a Nasdaq-listed, Delaware corporation that provides external cyber security and incident response services in its definitive agreement to be acquired by a technology-focused private equity firm, in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $350 million
• Represented a national nonprofit healthcare educational institution in its sale of its 50% interest in a joint venture that provides continuing medical education in a transaction valued at $160 million that also involved the other 50% owner of the joint venture selling its interest for a combination of cash and roll over equity in the buyer
• Represented a non-profit Qualified Active Low-Income Community Business (QALICB) in its financing of a $33 million outpatient medical center and a new office and research space, designed to expand healthcare services to the residents of Ward 8 in Washington, D.C.
• Served as counsel or Maryland counsel for the Special Committees of Capital Automotive, Eagle Hospitality, ECC Capital Corporation, and NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., in their consideration and negotiation of strategic alternatives or mergers
• Served as Maryland counsel to Annaly Capital Management, Arden Realty, Bedford Properties, BioMed Realty Trust, Inc., Glimcher Realty Trust, Nationwide Health Properties, Prentiss, Reckson, and Wintrust Financial Corporation in mergers in which they were parties
• Represented a bank in its acquisition of First Mariner Bank, in a 363 bankruptcy sale from its holding company, First Mariner Bancorp, and later represented First Mariner Bank in its merger into Howard Bancorp, Inc. 
• Represented a global performance improvement solutions provider in its acquisition of a training provider for pharmaceutical and life sciences companies
• Advised Merkle Group Inc., a global data-driven, technology-enabled performance marketing agency—and the largest independent agency in the United States—for CRM, digital, and search, in its sale of a majority stake to London-based Dentsu Aegis Network
• Advised an electronics manufacturer in its sale to a Fortune 100 company
• Represented community development entities, lenders, and QALICBs in numerous NMTC transactions
  
  

Education

• J.D. summa cum laude American University, Washington College of Law 1998
• • Member, American University Law Review
• B.A. cum laude Duquesne University 1995

Bar Admissions

• Maryland

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
  
  • Former member, Steering Committee, Joint Committee on Lawyers' Opinions in Business Transactions

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2013 – 2025
• Chambers USA
  • REITs: Maryland Counsel, Nationwide, 2019 – 2024
  • Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Maryland, 2016 – 2024
• Legal 500
  • Real Estate - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), 2014, 2019, 2024
  • M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m), 2022, 2024
• The Daily Record, VIP – Successful by 40 Award, 2011

Volunteerism

• Member, Advisory Board, South Baltimore Learning Center
• Former board member, Directors of Target Community & Educational Services, Inc.