Founder
Ross E. Eichberg
Mr. Eichberg has developed deep expertise in real estate, healthcare, and investment banking over the course of his career. He spent twenty four years at Patton Boggs, LLP, now Squire Patton Boggs, much of that time as a partner and chair of its Washington, DC real estate practice. In that capacity he represented a sovereign wealth fund for over twenty years acquiring, developing and financing billions of dollars of US real estate assets including regional malls, skyscrapers, industrial parks, and hospitality assets in many of the major US markets. He also developed a niche practice representing foreign embassies in Washington, DC, such as the embassies of Sweden, Oman, Qatar, Papua New Guinea and Argentina, and a Saudi diplomatic compound in New York City. One of his most interesting transactions was the recapitalization of The Sports Illustrated Building in Manhattan, which was recognized by the Real Estate Board of New York as one of the "Most Ingenious Financings of the Year". And one of his most personally satisfying transactions was the development of Discovery Communications' world headquarters complex in his home town of Silver Spring, Maryland.
For a dozen years he served as in-house general counsel with family office clients whose businesses included medical practices, clinical laboratories with hundreds of employees, a clinical trial support company, a public biologics company (Fuse Medical (OTC:FZMD)), various physician-owned enterprises, a regional real estate investment and lending company, and oil and gas interests. He is a “hands on” attorney skilled at negotiating and documenting complex transactions, careful regulatory research and advocacy, and project management.
Mr. Eichberg co-founded Context Partners, a separate business advisory firm and investment bank with broker/dealer affiliation serving a range of enterprises, including capital raising through debt and equity finance. He holds Series 79 and Series 63 securities licenses and is a registered Investment Banking Representative under FINRA.
Mr. Eichberg graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law and earned his bachelor’s degree in business from Duke University magna cum laude. Mr. Eichberg is a member of the Maryland Bar and the District of Columbia Bar and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. He is also the author of two books that reflect his philosophy of life and practice of law. An avid boater and sailor, he has served on the board of Pride of Baltimore II, Maryland’s goodwill sailing ambassador.
Of Counsel
Paula Zimmerman Eichberg
Paula Zimmerman Eichberg practiced securities law in New York City and served as a prosecutor for the Internal Revenue Service in New York. For many years she was Vice President and Counsel of First American Exchange, an affiliate of First American Financial Corporation, where she developed expertise in Section 1031 exchanges and other real estate and financial transactions. She has extensive mediation experience in the State of Maryland.
Ms. Eichberg is a member of the bars of New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. Her particular passion is helping individuals mediate their disputes. Ms. Eichberg holds a J.D. from Fordham Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University.