The FTC’s New Non-Compete Rule

August 12, 2024

While non-compete agreements have historically been viewed as a means to protect a businesses’ proprietary information, The Federal Trade Commission has recently, with the support of numerous states, finalized a rule determining that non-compete agreements are an unfair method of competition and violate Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”).

Five Shapiro Sher lawyers cited in Chambers USA 2024

June 25, 2024

This year’s edition of Chambers USA, a preeminent guide to the country’s legal industry, names five of our firm’s attorneys and two of our practice groups in its annual roundup of leading Maryland lawyers and law firms.

Making the Case - Eastland Food: A Needed Course Correction

January 31, 2024

An article in the Maryland Bar Journal proposing proper application of Section 2-405.1 to a case on appeal.

The Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law

October 14, 2023

Shapiro Sher warmly congratulates our long-time Of Counsel Larry S. Gibson on the establishment of the Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.

Twelve Shapiro Sher Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers

August 22, 2023

The new edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the most respected guides to the U.S. legal industry, cites 12 attorneys from Shapiro Sher, over half the total number of attorneys at the firm. The 2024 edition also names Shapiro Sher President William E. Carlson as Baltimore’s “Lawyer of the Year” for Corporate Law.

Chambers USA 2023 honors five Shapiro Sher attorneys

June 27, 2023

This year’s ​Chambers USA identifies five of our firm’s attorneys and two of our practice groups in its annual roundup of leading Maryland lawyers and law firms.

Alex J. Brown chairs IADC Professional Liability Roundtable

May 16, 2023

As chair of this program offered by the International Association of Defense Counsel on May 18, Brown spoke on "Cyber Insurance: Coverage, Trends, Developments and Strategies."

Maryland Bar Journal speaks with Paul Mark Sandler

January 27, 2023

The MSBA's Bar Journal recently interviewed Paul Mark Sandler about his career as a trial lawyer and author.

John Baum co-chairs the annual HeBrOpen Golf Outing, a fundraiser for SEED School of Maryland

October 21, 2022

On October 17, the annual HeBrOpen Golf Outing, co-chaired by Shapiro Sher's John Baum and Tony Hawkins, raised over $100,000 for the Seed School of Maryland.

Nine Shapiro Sher attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2023®

August 22, 2022

The exclusive guide to the legal industry cites attorneys from Shapiro Sher's bankruptcy, business law, and litigation practice groups.