Anderson Kill today announced that four partners and one associate from Deeb Blum Murphy Frishberg & Markovich, P.C., a boutique law firm with offices in Philadelphia, PA and Princeton, NJ, are joining the firm’s Philadelphia office.
The DBMFM attorneys offer a blend of litigation, transactional and estate and tax counsel, serving a variety of entrepreneurs and local and national entities in a broad range of industries, including financial, energy, retail, construction, manufacturing, and communications. Known for their personal service and strategic counsel, the partners joining Anderson Kill have won numerous honors and recognition from their peers and community.
Peter J. Deeb is a trial attorney with a sterling track record representing clients in all facets of commercial litigation, employment litigation, and tort defense. For more than 25 years, he has served as counsel for leasing companies, banks, corporations, and other business entities, including individual entrepreneurs. He has represented clients in breach of contract, interference with contract, unjust enrichment, and fraud litigation, and in employment matters including restrictive covenants such as non-compete and non-solicitation clauses and discrimination claims. While focused primarily on litigation, Mr. Deeb also counsels clients in the review and revision of employment agreements, portfolio purchase agreements, program agreements, and master lease agreements.
Stephen H. Frishberg concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning and administration, corporate, real estate, and tax planning. Mr. Frishberg is AV Preeminent Peer Review rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has served as Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Montgomery County Orphans’ Court Rules Committee, and also as chair of its Probate and Tax Section. He is a past board member of the Philadelphia Estate Planning Council and recipient of their 2003 Mordecai Gerson Meritorious Service Award.
Inez M. Markovich concentrates her practice in business reorganization and bankruptcy, commercial finance transactions, debt restructuring, creditors’ rights, and financial services regulation. Ms. Markovich represents commercial banks, leasing companies, and other financial institutions in all aspects of secured lending, asset-based lending, syndicated lending, commercial leasing, credit enhancement transactions, and bank regulatory matters. She has also played significant roles representing secured and unsecured creditors in a variety of complex bankruptcy matters. Ms. Markovich was named a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in multiple years, most recently 2013. She was also named a “Person to Watch,” as one of 10 young community leaders making an impact on the Philadelphia region, by Inside magazine; as a “40 Under 40” winner by Philadelphia Business Journal; and as a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer.
Frank G. Murphy represents businesses in transactional matters as well as in commercial litigation on behalf of banks, construction companies, real estate developers, municipalities, and many other businesses and organizations. He is an experienced litigator who aggressively represents clients in breach of contract, non-compete, mechanics liens, and workout litigation in State and Federal Court. Mr. Murphy’s transactional practice includes the negotiation and documentation of loan deals, leases, and real estate matters. His municipal representation covers land development as well as general transactional and litigation matters. Mr. Murphy has served as a member of the Board of Directors of a municipal authority, is the Solicitor for the Parking Authority of the City of Chester, Delaware County, and has served as an elected municipal official.
One DBMFM associate is also joining Anderson Kill. Kevin G. McDonald focuses on commercial litigation and bankruptcy and reorganization in state and federal court.
“We have great esteem for the work of the DBMFM attorneys, who are known as exceptional litigators while offering clients the kind of in-depth counsel and personal attention that clients seek in a boutique,” said Pamela Hans, managing shareholder of Anderson Kill’s Philadelphia office. “Their work in the financial, energy and construction industries in particular is a great fit with our client base, and they add impressive depth and versatility to our Philadelphia team.”
“We’re thrilled to be joining Anderson Kill, which shares our culture of client service and close collaboration among practices while providing the national reach and practice depth that will enable us to take our service to clients to new levels,” said Peter Deeb.
The DBMFM attorneys begin work at Anderson Kill on October 1st.
