Miles & Stockbridge is pleased to announce that Michael B. Brown and Rita J. Piel are stepping into leadership roles as the newly appointed co-chairs of the Miles Jewish Alliance. They succeed  Stephanie Baron, Michele Cohen and Brian Moffet, who had been co-chairs since the group’s inception more than a decade ago.

“The affinity groups at Miles & Stockbridge promote awareness and celebration of shared identities and affiliations across our firm and in our communities through programming, training and celebrations,” said Jernee Bramble, director of diversity, equity, inclusion and professional development. “We are grateful for Stephanie, Michele and Brian’s leadership. They have introduced many colleagues at the firm to Jewish rituals and traditions, not to mention important conversations. We look forward to growing our firm’s reach and impact with continued Jewish events and programming under Rita and Michael’s leadership of ‘The Tribe.’” 

Piel is a principal in the firm’s Corporate, Securities & Tax Practice Group in Baltimore. She guides clients through public and private mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, business formation, contract drafting and negotiation, intellectual property agreements, stockholder and member agreements and financing and investment documents, among other needs. Rita has served as outside general counsel to businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies, with a focus on the technology, manufacturing and life sciences industries and government contractors in all industries.

Brown is a principal in the Litigation Practice Group in Baltimore. He helps clients navigate corporate governance, financial services and real estate disputes. Michael has experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal trial court while also maintaining an active appellate practice.

In addition to the Miles Jewish Alliance, also known as The Tribe @ Miles, Miles & Stockbridge also supports the Miles LGBTQIA+ Alliance, led by Bill Riggins; the Miles Minority Network led by Sasha (Hodge-Wren) Johnson and Reginald Smallwood; the Miles Women’s Network, led by Holly Drumheller Butler and Tyler Duckett-Oliver; and the Parent Lawyers Group, led by Celia Van Lenten and Madeline Ziegler. All affinity groups were founded by lawyers in the firm to provide a social and professional network, as well as community outreach opportunities for everyone in the firm. 

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