Leonard I. "Lenny" Sharon

For nearly 30 years, Alan MacEwan has advised businesses, entrepreneurs and investors on a comprehensive spectrum of corporate matters. Alan focuses on mergers and acquisitions, although he prefers to think of his practice more as “buying and selling companies.” He has successfully negotiated over 100 such transactions ranging from $1 million to $300 million, and combines client-specific expertise with creative problem-solving to deliver on his clients’ transaction objective...

Kaighn Smith Jr. has been fighting for Tribal Nations and their enterprises in the tribal, federal, and state courts and before federal administrative agencies across the country for over 30 years. He has garnered a national reputation for his committed advocacy for tribal sovereignty, winning cases in a wide range of areas, including jurisdiction disputes, gaming matters, labor and employment relations, and land-in-trust and environmental matters. He regularly teaches federal Indian law as a...

Michael Anderson's practice focuses primarily on general corporate, transactional, securities law, and commercial finance, including mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, private offerings, securities law compliance, and corporate governance. In this capacity, Michael counsels both publicly and privately held companies in various stages of development and in a variety of industries. Michael also provides a wide range of businesses with strategic counseling and compliance advice regard...

Mark Franco is a seasoned litigator with more than 35 years of experience in state and federal courts, advocacy before government agencies, and alternative dispute resolution. He represents clients in a broad range of civil disputes and has specific expertise litigating in the fields of employment, municipal, construction, transportation, maritime, civil rights, defamation/slander, commercial disputes, real property, professional malpractice, personal injury, premises liability, auto liabilit...

Suzanne Breselor Lowell is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Suzanne Breselor practices law in Portland, Maine Best Lawyers has recognized Suzanne Breselor Lowell since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Suzanne Breselor Lowell is held by other lawyers.

With a past as a securities regulator in the New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation, Joel has deep expertise in the federal and state securities laws—and the practical insight it takes to navigate today’s financial markets successfully. Whether you’re an operating company seeking early stage or later round financing, Joel will help you structure capital-raising transactions and prepare disclosure documents that have every “i” dotted and every “t&rdqu...

Rebecca West Greenfield, partner at Pierce Atwood LLP, has a transactional commercial real estate practice involving acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, finance, and title and land use analysis. Rebecca has developed particular expertise in project finance for new and existing real estate developments. Rebecca has represented both regional real estate developers, educational institutions, lenders and other commercial entities in a wide array of development and lending transactio...

Joseph G. Carleton, Jr. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Community Association Law and Real Estate Law. Joseph G. practices law in Portland, Maine Best Lawyers has recognized Joseph G. Carleton, Jr. since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Joseph G. Carleton, Jr. is held by other lawyers.

Hawley’s practice focuses on representing real estate investors and developers in the acquisition and development of residential and mixed-use commercial properties—both regionally and nationally. He regularly provides guidance and assistance at all key points in commercial real estate transactions, from project financing to leasing. Hawley’s knowledge of state and local laws and ordinances and his detail-oriented approach help to facilitate deals that are streamlined and sm...

Ann Robinson is a partner and Chair of Pierce Atwood's Government Relations & Lobbying Practice Group. A highly regarded Maine attorney and lobbyist, Ann was a partner and former Chair of the Government Affairs Practice Group at a large Maine law firm, where she built an active legislative and regulatory law practice focusing primarily in the areas of health care, insurance, and professional regulation.