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William E. Carlson is a Senior Partner, the President of the Firm, and the Chair of the Firm's Business Department. He concentrates in corporate and securities law, in which he advises clients in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, joint ventures, technology transfer and licensing, employment and consulting arrangements, and general corporate planning. Mr. Carlson counsels biotech and other growth-oriented companies, provides SEC “Maryland counsel” services, and counsels municipalities in economic development matters. He is listed in The Bond Buyer’s “Red Book” as a nationally recognized bond counsel.

Mr. Carlson has served on several economic and community development task forces, the Community Relations Commission of Baltimore City, the President’s Roundtable of the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC), and the Downtown Partnership Board of Directors. He presently serves as a director of Greenspring Fund, Incorporated, a mutual fund, and several other companies.

He has lectured for The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education for Lawyers, Inc. (MICPEL) on "Business Organizations", "ABC's of Inc.’s and LLC’s", and "Buy Sell Agreements." Following graduation from law school in 1983, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Norman P. Ramsey of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

News & Publications

"Biotechnology Industry Wary of Patent Office 'Streamlining.'" By William E. Carlson, for the Baltimore Business Journal, July 21, 2006.

In the August 2005 issue of Baltimore SmartCEO Magazine, William E. Carlson is named among 40 other attorneys in a feature highlighting Maryland's "Legal Elite."

"With Bioparks On The Way, State, City Leaders Can’t Rest On Their Laurels." By William E. Carlson, for the Baltimore Business Journal, February 4, 2005.

Who’s Who in Law: William E. Carlson. Baltimore Business Journal, May 30, 2003.