Veteran Corporate Lawyer Eric Horvitz Joins Miles & Stockbridge As Principal

Miles & Stockbridge, a leading business law firm in the mid-Atlantic region, is pleased to announce that veteran corporate, mergers and acquisitions and estate planning lawyer Eric Franklin Horvitz has joined the firm’s Tysons Corner office as a principal in the Corporate & Securities Practice Group. Horvitz has spent more than 30 years counseling small and mid-sized companies on business issues and estate planning in northern Virginia and beyond.

At Miles & Stockbridge, Horvitz will continue to advise businesses in negotiating asset acquisitions and dispositions and financing transactions (both equity and debt). He also will represent clients in estate planning matters involving wills, trusts and estates, as well as in business succession planning.

“We’re excited to add Eric to our team and to further expand our transactional capabilities in Tysons Corner,” said Scott Wilson, co-leader of the firm’s Corporate & Securities Practice Group. “Eric has a well-earned reputation for excellence and his addition continues our Virginia growth strategy.”

Horvitz has completed numerous merger, acquisition and mezzanine funding transactions. He also has resolved tax controversies for clients, representing them before the Internal Revenue Service and state authorities in examination and collection efforts in income, sales and use and estate and gift tax matters.

“Eric does sophisticated corporate work with our local business community and will add depth to our highly regarded corporate group,” said Jeffrey Poretz, managing principal of the Tysons Corner office. “He’s a really energetic guy and a great cultural fit with our team. Miles & Stockbridge is the right platform for serving his clients.”

Horvitz joins Miles & Stockbridge after almost 25 years at Odin, Feldman & Pittleman PC in Reston, Virginia.

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Corporate & Securities Practice

Miles & Stockbridge is one of the preeminent mergers and acquisitions and general business law firms in the mid-Atlantic region. As the largest Maryland-based law firm, Miles & Stockbridge is widely recognized throughout the region as a go-to corporate practice for mid-Atlantic-based businesses. The firm represents privately held and publicly owned companies throughout their life cycle, including with regard to formation, capital raising, securities offerings, strategic acquisitions, succession planning and mergers/acquisitions and sales. The firm’s lawyers help clients reach their business and financial objectives, using the full resources of the firm to provide timely, practical, effective and cost-efficient guidance.