Member Gregory L. Arbogast seamlessly blends commercial litigation experience alongside corporate advisory and transactional advice in order to protect his clients’ most critical business assets as well as position them for success.

EXPERIENCE

At the core of Greg’s practice is his collaboration with businesses and their executives, legal teams, and boards of directors/managers to develop and execute short and long-term strategies for growth. Greg focuses on mitigating risks and leveraging opportunities.

With 15 years of experience, Greg has developed a dual practice approach that allows him to provide proactive legal advice that helps clients limit exposure to future disputes, while also empowering his skills of diplomacy and negotiation when contentious litigation is unavoidable.
Greg’s extensive litigation practice encompasses a variety of commercial disputes, including:

• Breach of contract
• Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
• Landlord/tenant issues
• Products liability
• Insurance coverage
• Employment law
• Construction
• Class action defense
• Asset forfeiture matters
• Shareholder derivative disputes
• Intellectual property matters

The corporate advisory and transactional component of Greg’s practice comprises:

• Equity and debt raises
• Joint ventures
• Strategic partnerships
• Acquisitions and divestitures
• Asset sales
• Stock sales
• Business formations
• Contract negotiations

Many of Greg’s clients began with retaining him in connection with an initial legal need and have gone on to establish a longstanding client relationship. Clients attribute this to Greg’s ability to provide sophisticated legal advice that considers the needs and realities faced by business owners and stakeholders across a range of industries. His client base includes closely held businesses, business owners, employers, management companies, real estate developers, construction companies, insurers, banks and financial institutions.

NETWORKS & AFFILIATIONS

• Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Light the Night Campaign (2018 – 2022)
• Board Member, Intersection of Change (2020-2022)
• Coach of University of Maryland Mock Trial Team (2010 – 2015)
• Member, Construction Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association (2013)
• Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center Advisory Council (2011 and 2012)
• Member, Claims and Litigation Management (2012) Member, Defense Research Institute (2010 – 2013) Member, Maryland Defense Counsel (2010 – 2013)

EDUCATION

Greg graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2007 with a B.A., in Government and Politics. He was honored with the Civicus Citation for his completion of the Civicus program. Civicus is an invitational academic citation program centered around: (1) citizenship; (2) leadership; (3) community service learning; (4) community building in a diverse society; and (5) scholarship. While in college he was a Communicate Advocate for the Office of Student Conduct and the Captain of the Mock Trial Team, which he continued to coach after graduation. He earned his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 2010, cum laude, where he was honored with membership in the Order of the Barristers.