Joseph C. Schmelter

Joe Schmelter is the Partner-in-Charge of Venable's Tysons Corner office and co-chairs the firm's Government Contractor Services Industry Group.

Mr. Schmelter focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate debt finance and general corporate representation, primarily in the industries of aerospace, defense, government services, IT and financial institutions. Diligence, thoroughness, and congeniality inform his work on complex matters with clients and their counterparties.

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Areas of Practice 1) Mergers and Acquisitions, 2) Corporate Finance and Securities, 3) Corporate, 4) Finance, 5) Public-Private Partnerships and 6) Private Equity
Law School Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1987)
Education University of Virginia (B.A., 1984)
Bar Member / Association District of Columbia Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Virginia State Bar Association
Most recent firm Venable LLP
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