Robert M. Ercole

Drawing on more than three decades of experience in tax and business law and as a Certified Public Accountant, Bob advises clients on creative tax-avoidance structures. He is skilled in developing plans to avoid Maryland and local transfer and recordation taxes and in structuring tax-deferred Section 1031 like-kind exchanges. In a recent representation of a roll-up into a master partnership, Bob's strategic tax advice allowed the client to avoid or save tens of millions in federal, state and local taxes.

Bob represented one of the Mid-Atlantic region's premier developers of mixed-use, town center and retail properties in forming a joint venture with a large California pension fund valued at more than $400 million. He also assisted another national developer in structuring joint ventures with multiple REITs and counseled a developer in a $100 million redevelopment of an affordable housing project in Baltimore City that involved a combination of public and private financing.

Businesses, individuals and families turn to Bob to advise on the formation of limited liability companies, partnerships, corporations, joint ventures, trusts, charitable organizations and other entities. He also provides counsel on income tax planning as well as federal, state and local tax compliance and audit issues. His representation of corporations includes structuring mergers and acquisitions; preparing buy-sell, shareholder and employment agreements; drafting contracts; and advising on various business, regulatory and legal issues.

Bob holds a coveted AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is consistently recognized by Best Lawyers in the field of Tax Law and as one of Maryland's Super Lawyers. He earned his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1980 and a B.S. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business in 1975. After graduating from Wharton, he obtained his CPA and spent two years in the audit and tax departments of Arthur Andersen & Co.

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