Jonathan May

Jon leads the firm’s Business Planning & Transactions practice group, and contributes to the Tax & Wealth Planning and Tax Controversy groups, bringing over 25 years of experience advising clients on business, transactional, corporate, and tax matters.

Clients Jon represents include established and emerging businesses operating in various industries (e.g., sales, manufacturing, distribution of products, business and consumer services, and professional services). Jon also represents numerous tax-exempt associations and organizations such as charities, professional and trade associations, health care providers, educational institutions, human services organizations, substance abuse treatment providers, and providers of services and supports for seniors (e.g., assisted living, long-term care, home care, CCRCs, etc.). He advises clients on a variety of general corporate and business law matters and acts as general outside counsel for a number of organizations and companies. Select experience includes asset acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, mergers and consolidations, contract negotiations, regulatory compliance, entity formations and affiliated entity structuring, corporate governance, tax planning and tax controversy matters. Click here to read more about Jon's practice and representative experience.

Jon is a member of the American Bar Association (Taxation Committee and Subcommittee on Exempt Organizations), the Maryland State Bar Association, and the District of Columbia Bar Association; he also is a past Chair of the ASAE Ethics Committee, is a Past Chair of Leadership Howard County and previously served as a board member for the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service. Jon’s educational degrees include a B.S. from the University of Maryland, a M.A. in Management of Aging Services from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, a J.D. from University of Baltimore School of Law, and an LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. He is licensed to practice in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia.