Howard S. Schwartz

Howard S. Schwartz advises public and private companies on strategic and day-to-day corporate, finance and commercial issues, including mergers and acquisitions; collaborations; debt and equity financings; critical commercial decisions; securities law disclosures; intellectual property acquisition, development and commercialization; product life cycle management; compliance programs; and bet-the-company transactions.

Howard is a former co-chair of our Life Sciences practice group and has a special concentration on pharma, medical device, and biotech companies. He is recognized as a leading practitioner in his field by his peers, including in recent editions of The Best Lawyers in America for the practice area of Biotechnology.

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Areas of Practice 1) Corporate, 2) Mergers and Acquisitions, 3) Emerging Growth and Venture Capital, 4) Capital Markets, 5) Intellectual Property and Technology, 6) International Trade and 7) Regulatory and Government Affairs
Law School J.D., University of Virginia, 1992
Education B.A., Brown University, 1988
Bar Member / Association District of Columbia Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association
Most recent firm DLA Piper
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