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Ballard Spahr Appoints Amy McClain and Robert Scott as Partners
Posted June 23, 2011
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BALTIMORE - A real estate attorney and a litigator in Ballard Spahr's Baltimore office have been elected partners, firm Chair Arthur Makadon announced today. Amy M. McClain and Robert A. Scott are among four attorneys who will join the firm's partnership on July 1.
"Our new partners embody the values that make Ballard Spahr a wonderful place to practice law," Mr. Makadon said. "They are excellent lawyers, focused on doing their best for clients and the firm."
Ms. McClain is a member of Ballard Spahr's Real Estate Department and Housing Group. She primarily represents public housing authorities and affordable-housing developers in mixed-finance transactions involving a variety of funding sources, including low-income housing tax credits, public housing capital funds, tax-exempt bonds, state housing finance agency loan funds, and conventional financing.
Mr. Scott is a member of the Litigation Department whose practice emphasizes real estate, title insurance, and consumer finance litigation. He represents major title insurance carriers and their insured lenders and property owners in title disputes. Mr. Scott has significant experience in handling claims related to subprime mortgage loans and disputed foreclosures
Ballard Spahr's Baltimore office is one of the largest of the firm's 13 offices across the country. Its attorneys represent clients in the areas of business law, commercial litigation, labor and employment, life sciences and technology, public and project finance, securities, and real estate on the local, regional, and national levels.
In addition to Ms. McClain and Mr. Scott, John A. Chionchio of Ballard Spahr's Philadelphia office and Mitzie V. Smith-Mack of the Washington, D.C., office were elected partners. Mr. Chionchio is an intellectual property attorney and a professional engineer who focuses his practice on IP matters related to the mechanical, aeronautical, and aerospace arts. Ms. Smith-Mack is a real estate attorney who provides legal advice on projects and transactions that create mixed-income communities and elderly-housing opportunities.
About Ballard Spahr
Ballard Spahr LLP, a national firm with more than 475 lawyers in 13 offices in the United States, provides a range of services in litigation, business and finance, real estate, intellectual property, and public finance. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, life sciences and technology companies, health systems, investors and developers, government agencies and sponsored enterprises, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. The firm combines a national scope of practice with strong regional market knowledge. For more information, please visit www.ballardspahr.com.
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