Robert B. Curran

Mr. Curran focuses his practice primarily on business and corporate law and mergers & acquisitions.  He has represented clients in M&A transactions ranging in size from $500,000 to $200 million.  Mr. Curran has advised clients in leveraged buy-outs and ESOP transactions, as well as in creating corporate succession plans.  He is experienced in corporate structuring including entity formation and recapitalizations/corporate reorganizations.  As former Chair of the Section of Taxation of MSBA, Mr. Curran had performed tax analyses in corporate structures.  A resident in our Baltimore office, Mr. Curran is admitted to practice in Maryland.

Recognitions

• Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A, Maryland, Band 4 (2005–Present)
• The Best Lawyers in America^®, Corporate Law and Tax Law (2001–2027); Baltimore Corporate "Lawyer of the Year" (2009)
• Maryland Super Lawyers^®, Business/Corporate (2007–2018); Top 50 Maryland Super Lawyers (2008)
• AV^®: Martindale-Hubbell^® Peer Review Ratings™
• Baltimore SmartCEO Magazine, "Baltimore's Legal Elite" (2010)

Memberships & Activities

• Member:  American Bar Association
• Member:  Maryland State Bar Association
• Chairman:  Section of Taxation, MSBA, 1987-1988

Business & Corporate Law / Mergers & Acquisitions

• M&A transactions ranging in size from $500,000 to $200 million
• Leveraged buy-outs
• ESOP Transactions

Corporate Structuring

• Corporate succession plans
• Recapitalizations/corporate reorganizations
• Formation and structuring of business entities, including corporations, partnerships, joint ventures and limited liability companies

Taxation

• Former Chair, Section of Taxation, MSBA
• Tax Analysis in corporate structures

Private Capital

• Representation of clients in private offerings

Lecturer:  Maryland Institution for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers

Guest Lecturer:  Loyola University, Graduate Business Programs