Bryan Rakes assists clients with structuring and closing complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital investments, and financing transactions. Mr. Rakes represents private equity investors, senior and subordinated lenders, and emerging growth companies resulting in a well-developed sense of the business goals and expectations of all of the parties in these transactions.

Mr. Rakes has been recognized by Legal 500 as a leading middle market M&A attorney, by SmartCEO as a member of its Legal Elite and by Maryland Super Lawyers as a Rising Star.

Mr. Rakes serves as the hiring partner for the firm’s Baltimore office.