Andrew D. Bulgin, Member
Andy is a Member of the firm’s Securities Law, Business Law and Financial Services groups. He represents a wide variety of businesses, entrepreneurs and investors, with a particular focus on matters relating to Maryland corporations, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and financial institutions.
Andy regularly advises both companies and investors regarding best practices in corporate governance, director duties, stockholder rights, capital raising efforts, acquisitions and sales, public company reporting and compliance matters, and he regularly supports our litigation team with respect to corporate matters when disputes arise. Andy also advises many of the federal- and state-chartered banks and credit unions that do business in Maryland with respect to corporate regulatory compliance, mergers and other acquisitions, branching matters, loan sales, bank holding company formation, investments in subsidiaries and other affiliates, charter conversions, the exercise of trust powers, and investigations by federal and state regulatory authorities. In addition to his financial services clients, Andy has served as counsel to Maryland REITs, investors in Maryland REITs, one of the largest health insurance companies in the United States, a specialty pizza manufacturer, a publicly traded cupcake bakery, a provider of international payment processing services, an online education company, an international software reseller, a service provider to municipal red light and speed camera programs, a clothing distributor, a pain-management device manufacturer, owners of a research vessel, multistate insurance agencies in all lines of authority, and a coal export terminal.
Many of Andy’s clients consider him to be their outside general counsel with respect to a wide array of day-to-day issues, including employment matters, executive separations, contract negotiation, the protection of business assets and general operations contracts.
Honors
Named to Best Lawyers in America® for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2024 - 2025
AV Preeminent™ rating in Martindale-Hubbell®
Named to Who's Who in Law, Baltimore Business Journal, 2021
Selected to Rising Stars of Maryland Super Lawyers® list for Securities & Corporate Finance, 2010-2012
News
Professional and Civic Involvement
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Maryland State Bar Association
Member, Bar Association of Baltimore City
Member, Executive Committee & Co-Chair, Lawyers' Campaign, The CollegeBound Foundation
Vice President, Maryland Rifle Club, Inc.
Faculty Member, MICPEL, "Securities Law: The Basics and Best Practices," 2004
Publications and Lectures
- Maryland Laws Update 2024
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2023
- Maryland Laws Update 2023
- Maryland Legal Alert - March 2023
- Selling Equity in Your Start-Up Company to Raise Capital? Avoid These Securities Law Pitfalls When Doing So
- Gordon Feinblatt’s COVID-19 Information Hub
- Maryland Legal Alert - February 2022
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2021
- Maryland Laws Update 2021
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2020
- Maryland Laws Update 2020
- Maryland Legal Alert - April 2020
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2019
- Maryland Legal Alert - Maryland’s Licensed Mortgage Lender Regulations Are Revised
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2019
- Maryland Laws Update 2019
- Maryland Legal Alert - May 2019
- Compliance Hot Topics: Vendor Contracts, Transactions with Affiliates, Recent Litigation, Maryland Legislation, and More
- The NCUA Appears to be Increasing its Focus on Third-Party Relationships
- Data Security and Cybercrime – Reducing the Risks Presented by Vendor Relationships
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2018
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2018
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2018
- Maryland Laws Update 2018
- Maryland Legal Alert - July 2018
- Strategic Planning for Legal Risks, Co-Presenter, Maryland Bankers Association Annual Convention
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2017
- Maryland Laws Update 2017
- Maryland Legal Alert - February 2017
- Legal Bulletin - Credit Union Edition - January 2017
- Protecting Directors and Officers From Personal Liability
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert August 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert July 2016
- Maryland Laws Update 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert June 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert May 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert - April 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert - March 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert - February 2016
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert July 2015
- Maryland Laws Update 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert June 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert May 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert April 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert February 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert January 2015
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert - July 2014
- Relating to Real Estate 2014 Real Property Legislation
- Maryland Laws Update 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert June 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert May 2014
- Legal Hot Topics: Indirect Auto Fair Lending Concerns, Rowles & Company Community Bankers Conference
- Maryland Legal Alert April 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert March 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert February 2014
- Maryland Legal Alert January 2014
- SEC Proposes Rule on Pay Ratio Disclosure
- 2013 Maryland Laws Update
- 2012 Maryland Laws Update
- SEC Issues JOBS Act Guidance To Bank Holding Companies
- President Obama Signs JOBS Act
- Filing Deadline for Exempt Investment Advisers
- Maryland Legal Alert - October 2011
- 2011 Maryland Laws Update
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2011
- Dodd-Frank Survival Guide - July 21, 2011
- Small Business Lending Fund Presents an Opportunity for Inexpensive Capital
- Dodd Frank Survival Guide Update - November 17, 2010
- Dodd Frank Survival Guide Update - October 28, 2010
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2010
- Dodd Frank Survival Guide Update - August 23, 2010
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2010
- 2010 Maryland Laws Update
- Maryland Legal Alert - June 2010
- Maryland Legal Alert - May 2010
- Maryland Legal Alert - March 2010
- Maryland Legal Alert - February 2010
- SEC Adopts Significant Proxy Disclosure Enhancements
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2009
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2009
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2009
- 2009 Maryland Laws Update
- Maryland Legal Alert - March 2009
- Maryland Legal Alert Special Edition - Credit Unions
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2008
- Maryland Legal Alert Special Edition - TARP CAPITAL PURCHASE PROGRAM
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2008
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2008
- 2008 Maryland Laws Update
- Maryland Legal Alert - March 2008
- Relaxed Resale Restrictions on Restricted Stock Go Into Effect
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2007
- SEC's E-Proxy Rules: New Internet Posting and Delivery Requirements
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2007
- 2007 Maryland Laws Update
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2006
- Nasdaq Stock Market Becomes A National Securities Exchange; Changes Market Designations
- 2006 Maryland Laws Update
- Continue Pre-July 1, 2001 UCC Financing Statements Before June 30, 2006...or Lose Perfection
- Deferred Compensation Arrangements: What To Do Before 12/31/06
- SEC Imposes New Disclosure Requirements for 10-K and 10-Q Filings
- Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Adopt Post-Termination Employment Restrictions for Their Senior Examiners
- Maryland Social Security Number Law is Effective January 1, 2006 - Are You in Compliance?
- 2005 Maryland Laws Update
- FDIC Issues Update on Annual Audit and Reporting Requirements
- 2004 Maryland Laws Update
- 2003 Maryland Laws Update
- Corporate Responsibility Checklist
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Sweeping Accounting Reform and Corporate Accountability
- 2002 Maryland Laws Update
- 2001 Maryland Laws Update
- 2000 Maryland Laws Update
Teams
Business
Financial Services
Mergers & Acquisitions
Securities
Education
J.D.,
Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law,
1998
B.S.M.E.,
University of Maryland, College Park,
1995
Bar Admissions
Maryland,
1998