Bio

Over more than three and a half decades, Elliott Cowan has developed a sophisticated and broad-based commercial practice, including M&A and other business transactions; commercial real estate transactions; entity formation; business “divorces" and restructurings; owner agreements; employment agreements, independent contractor and consulting agreements; noncompete agreements; licensing and protection of intellectual property; marital property settlement agreements; dispute resolution; business contracts; succession planning and inter-generational transfers; and corporate, partnership, and limited liability company law. Elliott often serves as general counsel to his clients. He enjoys getting to know his clients and their businesses and forming long-term relationships. Elliott currently serves as general counsel to a prominent mid-size Maryland accounting firm, a mid-size Maryland civil engineering firm, and an international educational accreditation organization. Elliott believes strongly in providing excellent client service as promptly and efficiently as possible. Elliott handles a wide range of complex matters on his own, resulting in a substantial cost savings to the client. At the same time, he recognizes the benefit of bringing in other attorneys when needed, for consultation or occasionally more extensive involvement, such as in the fields of tax, employment, employee benefits, real estate, litigation, environmental and health care regulation. Elliott’s practice includes a focus on commercial transactions within various professions and industries. One in particular is health care. Elliott represents health care providers at all levels, from solo practitioners to large group medical practices, substance abuse treatment centers, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, nursing homes, weight loss centers, hospitals, health systems and even joint ventures of health systems. Prior to joining Gordon Feinblatt in 1985, Elliott served as an Attorney-Advisor for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., in the Division of Market Regulation where he participated in the oversight of the then rapidly evolving securities clearance and settlement system. Elliott double majored in Government and Economics at Oberlin College, received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law, and earned a Diploma in European Integration from the University of Amsterdam.