McCausland Keen + Buckman

McCausland Keen + Buckman is looking for a corporate attorney to join our team. Please see below about the position. About the Position: We are seeking a corporate attorney with experience representing clients in mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, debt financings, licensing transactions, commercial contracts and general corporate governance matters. Securities law background and experience is a plus. Typical Responsibilities:... Review, draft, and negotiate commercial contracts, including equity and asset purchase agreements, shareholder, partnership and operating agreements, loan agreements, license agreements, financing agreements, service agreements, non-disclosure agreements and restrictive covenant agreements. Provide advice to clients regarding contract terms and legal implications on business operations and transactions. Research legal issues relating to a wide variety of business transactional issues and provide analysis within the client’s budget and time constraints. Assist in due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions. Manage high client volume and workload responsibility. Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience: Bachelor’s degree (B.A); Juris Doctorate (J.D.) 5+ years of experience Bar Membership: Provide proof of an active bar license to practice law in Pennsylvania, as well as proof of good standing Strong writing and communication skills Must be able to work collaboratively and efficiently with colleagues in other areas such as employment, real estate, securities, tax and litigation Attention to detail and solid judgment A portable book of business is a plus, but not required Interested candidates should send a resume to: [email protected] McCAUSLAND KEEN + BUCKMAN is a law firm founded in 1982, with an initial focus on business transactions. Since its inception, McCAUSLAND KEEN + BUCKMAN has expanded its practice areas to include real estate, tax, litigation, intellectual property, public and private securities, and trusts and estates by adding attorneys specializing in each of the foregoing disciplines. McCAUSLAND KEEN + BUCKMAN continues to flourish and currently has sixteen lawyers providing a range of services to publicly and privately held businesses, high-net-worth individuals, universities, and a host of other local, regional and national clients. The firm also has a longstanding tradition of community service and civic involvement in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and beyond. In addition to encouraging the professional development of its attorneys, paralegals and staff, members of the firm sit on the boards of various non-profit organizations or are otherwise integrally involved in organizations dedicated to a variety of issues, including healthcare, preservation of open space and, the arts, as well as the defense and protection of civil rights.

McCausland Keen + Buckman is proud to announce the addition of Jonathan D. Sokoloff as Of Counsel in the firm’s Trusts + Estates Group. Read more about it at: https://www.mkbattorneys.com//jonathan-d-sokoloff-joins-mc

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How do you protect your company’s intangible assets things like your name, logo, content and creative ideas? CO- by U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked that exact question - and Mike Lutz from our team shared his insights. Read more in the link below:

"Many of us can agree that effective listening is an important tool in any lawyer’s toolbox, but its value exceeds the obvious ability to gather facts, learn a client’s motivations, and understand a client’s goals. It’s really a win-win for the lawyer and client because lawyers who listen effectively find their clients are more likely to listen back (and come back for more advice)." What makes a good listener? Is your lawyer truly listening to you? Garth Hoyt shares his thoughts: https://www.mkbattorneys.com//is-your-lawyer-listening-to-

Today, and every day, we are so thankful for our incredible administrative team. Happy Administrative Professional day!

Working with the Public Interest Law Center, MKB's Ben Picker and Ryan Abrams are providing pro bono representation for a Philadelphia family trying to save their family's community garden. Read more: https://www.philly.com//philly-tax-foreclosure-sheriffs-sa

Thank you to the The Main Line Chamber of Commerce for sharing our HR Toolkit Breakfast next week! There are still spots available, to RSVP email Liia at [email protected].

The landscape of old shopping centers is changing. With the closings of big-box stores like Sears, K-Mart, Macy’s, and Babies R Us/Toys R Us, once vibrant and bustling shopping centers can seem to have lost their luster. But there is great potential to re-use and re-purpose these empty stores. Some innovative developers are thinking outside of the box to utilize these large buildings by breaking up such spaces into several smaller suites, or by converting them into non-traditional uses such as schools/campuses, medical facilities, apartments, corporate offices, churches, or self-store facilities. David Dratch from our Real Estate team shares more: https://www.mkbattorneys.com//transforming-empty-space-int

McCausland Keen + Buckman shareholder and litigation attorney Benjamin R. Picker has been quoted in several recent Philadelphia Inquirer articles over the past month about the merchant cash advance industry, confession of judgment, and related issues. Read more at https://www.mkbattorneys.com//benjamin-r-picker-quoted-in-

McCausland Keen + Buckman is excited to announce that attorney Benjamin Picker will testify before the Small Business Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 26, 2019 on the topic of confessions of judgment. Read more at https://www.mkbattorneys.com//mccausland-keen-buckman-shar

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that it is unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment to detain or frisk a person merely for carrying a firearm in Pennsylvania. Learn more from a McCausland Keen + Buckman blog post by attorney Ben Picker. https://www.mkbattorneys.com//pennsylvania-supreme-court-r

We are proud to announce that Glenn S. Gitomer has been named to the 2019 Super Lawyers and Benjamin R. Picker and Donnell C. Much have been named 2019 Rising Stars, all for securities litigation. Patrice M. Turenne has been named a 2019 Rising Star for Employment Litigation: Defense. This is the twelfth year in a row that Gitomer has been named a Super Lawyer, and the eight consecutive year (ninth overall) that Picker has been named a Rising Star Read more: https://www.mkbattorneys.com//glenn-gitomer-benjamin-picke