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Established in 1933 Whiteford Taylor Preston has deep, historical roots in litigation. One the firm’s overall litigation practice, a client reports, “The firm is outstanding regarding its expertise, efficiency, responsiveness and strategic thinking.” The firm has maintained a strong bankruptcy practice, in addition to business, product liability, intellectual property, labor and employment, construction, real estate, e-discovery, health care, administrative law and regulatory litigation.
While the firm operates from a network of 16 offices, it is best known for its Maryland footprint, particularly in Baltimore, where it hosts its highest concentration of litigation talent. Paul Nussbaum is the firm’s bankruptcy authority, serving as co-chair of the business reorganizations, bankruptcy and insolvency practice. He has been litigation counsel for two bankruptcy trusts established by the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. In this capacity, the firm team is investigating claims against former directors and officers of various debtor entities pursuing those claims relating to breach of fiduciary duty. Another frequently mentioned all-purpose commercial partner and fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, William Ryan, has represented Landry’s in all of its commercial disputes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ryan is also defending direct and derivative action shareholder claims filed in October 2020 in the Delaware Chancery Court against consulting services entity Percona regarding open-source software and databases. The case involves alleged claims of breach of contract and fiduciary duty against corporate managers and concerns Delaware’s developing law regarding the management of limited liability companies governed by Delaware law and management’s potential liabilities to nonvoting shareholders, as well as valuation standards for emerging companies. After securing a dismissal of all claims from the Chancery Court through a Memorandum Opinion, he is now defending two additional actions against the company in Delaware Chancery Court. In a matter exemplifying the intersection of commercial and employment law, Ryan is also part of a team representing Medical Transportation Management, a nationwide transportation broker for non-emergency medical transportation services for Medicaid recipients, in defense of a collective class action under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act as well as a federal Rule 23 class action with respect to putative wage claims brought under federal and District of Columbia laws on behalf of employees of transportation companies providing Medicaid transportation services for the District of Columbia’s Medicaid program. The case is now pending before the DC Circuit after the court granted interlocutory appeal and appellate review on two rulings regarding the FLSA collective and “issues class”. Ryan defeated the plaintiffs’ certification of a liability and damages class. Harry Johnson serves as the firm’s product liability specialist. He is national trial counsel for Ford Motor Company in Maryland, defending claims related to asbestos automotive products. He secured a favorable settlement following a win on pre-trial rulings two days prior to the start of the trial in Oregon. Johnson has had a long-history of representing Baltimore City and other government entities. He recently successfully resolved a matter on behalf of Montgomery County, defending it against a religious organization challenging the County’s regulations of public sewer and land use in connection to restrictions on land development for religious purposes around Patuxtent River watershed. The issue, concerning the powers of local government in their efforts to protection watershed versus rights of property owners to religious land use pursuant to the First Amendment’s Free Exercise of Religion Clause and the Federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, nearly made it to the Supreme Court after Montgomery county won a judgment in its favor at trial court and succeeded again at the Fourth Circuit.
Joseph Greenwald & Laake (JGL) attorneys have guided clients through critical, complex legal issues that impact individual, family, career and business interests for more than 60 years. From civil rights cases and class actions to family law, estate planning, medical malpractice and personal injury matters, the firm provides caring, collaborative and strategic insight to successfully navigate the complexities of the law. Recognized as dogged litigators by adversaries and strategic, supportive allies by clients, JGL attorneys strive for justice and the highest ideals of the profession.
Beyond their litigation strengths, JGL attorneys offer deep experience across a broad spectrum of practice areas, including alternative dispute resolution, appellate advocacy, business law, criminal defense, estates and trusts, labor and employment, personal injury, real estate, whistleblower and qui tam claims, and workers’ compensation. Their collective experience spans hundreds of years and reflects the firm’s longstanding commitment to excellence in both trial and advisory work.
Updated Oct 2025
Saul Ewing’s Litigation Department features approximately 200 attorneys across 18 offices, including our newest locations in Los Angeles and Irvine, California. We handle a wide range of matters including complex business and commercial disputes, bet-the-company legal proceedings, and high-profile cases in state and federal courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) forums across the nation. We represent local, regional, national and international organizations as well as individuals across a diverse array of industries, including but not limited to higher education, energy and environmental, manufacturing, financial and other professional services, construction, insurance, health care, food/beverage/agribusiness, life sciences, cannabis, sports/entertainment and real estate.
Our deep bench of litigators work to protect the interests of our clients and mitigate the impact of litigation on business operations in all phases of litigation, including investigation, pleadings, motions, fact and expert discovery and depositions, hearings, trials, appeals, settlement negotiations, and enforcement of judgments. Among our ranks are seasoned trial lawyers and former government officials and prosecutors, whose insight and strategic judgment are a valuable resource to our entire team.
Our core areas of focus include:
Consumer Financial Services Litigation
Employee Benefits & ERISA Litigation
Environmental Civil Litigation
Insurance Litigation & Arbitration
Intellectual Property Litigation
Title Claims & Coverage Litigation
White Collar & Government Enforcement
Within these core areas of focus, we have extensive experience representing clients in pursuing and defending claims of breach of contract, tortious interference with contracts and business relationships, fraud and misrepresentation, lender liability, property liability, negligence, unfair competition, unfair trade practices, antitrust violations, conspiracy, RICO violations, breach of fiduciary duty, defamation, trade disparagement, false advertising, malicious prosecution, theft of trade secrets, intellectual property infringement, trespass, conversion, trust and estate controversies, partnership and corporate dissolutions and claims arising in shareholder and partner derivative actions, among others.
Our Approach: We start by tailoring a strategy to meet our clients’ objectives and risk management priorities, whether those focus on litigation avoidance, early settlement, resolution through dispositive motions, or pursuing a case through adjudication at trial. Using early case assessment tools, we develop a detailed roadmap for each case. We recognize that litigation can be expensive, distracting and time-consuming, and that our clients need cost predictability. Depending on client needs, we are able to create customized litigation plans and budgets at the matter, phase and/or task levels. Our project management team carefully monitors work volume and billing metrics to help ensure that our services align with project scope and needs, and to maximize proactive communication with clients about changes in cost, scope and/or strategy.
eDiscovery: For cases requiring electronic discovery, we rely on our in-house Litigation Support Services (LSS) team, which is driven by members with sophisticated technical knowledge and credentialing by the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists. With extensive experience managing complex eDiscovery collection, processing, review and production, our LSS team leverages advanced analytics and technology-assisted review to quickly identify and locate relevant information, process and analyze data efficiently, and help reduce overall litigation costs.
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