Douglas Fox > Ballard Spahr LLP > Baltimore, United States > Lawyer Profile

Ballard Spahr LLP
111 S. Calvert Street
27th Floor
BALTIMORE, MD 21202-6174
MARYLAND
United States

Work Department

Business and Transactions

Position

Partner

Career

Douglas M. Fox practices business, corporate, securities, and technology law, for public and privately held entities in a range of industries.

Doug has nearly 25 years of experience handling corporate, securities, and business law matters. He counsels startup and mature technology and new-economy companies, and the research institutions and investment banks that deliver both the intellectual and financial capital necessary to fuel their growth. His experience ranges from biotechnology and life sciences companies to solar energy, wireless communications and edutainment, and data mining companies.

Admissions: Maryland

Memberships

Maryland State Bar Association, member, Section on Business Law; member, Committee on Corporate Law; past Chair, Committee on Representing Emerging Companies

Session of the Maryland General Assembly, adviser on technology law matters, 2000-2001

Maryland Judicial Institute, Instructor, Business and Biotechnology Law

Early Stage East Bio-Life-Tech Conference, past Chair

Emerging Technology Centers

Education

University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D. 1985)

University of Maryland (B.S. Civil Engineering 1979)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)

(Leading lawyers)

Douglas Fox – Ballard Spahr LLP

In Baltimore, Ballard Spahr LLP is a go-to firm for specialist Maryland corporation law knowledge, where it excels in advising its clients on both public and private Maryland REITs and their related tax, corporate, securities, and bankruptcy issues. The team continues to hold close relationships with REIT clients while also serving as corporate counsel. Practice head Douglas Fox is well-versed in counselling REITs, mutual funds, and other investment companies in capital raising transactions, corporate governance, and M&A. Co-head senior counsel Charles Moran is an expert in representing REITs, life sciences and healthcare clients in complex corporate transactions. Thomas Bashore is key to the team and focuses on entity formation and organization, corporation law and public offerings. All aforementioned lawyers are based in Baltimore.