02.24.2021

Senior attorney Howard B. Goldman and associate attorney  Glenn C. Ross recently joined the Business Transactions & Planning Practice Group of Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest full-service law firms.

A business attorney for over 30 years, Goldman focuses his practice on the representation of borrowers, lenders, landlords and tenants in all aspects of real estate transactions. He handles finance, sale-leaseback and commercial lease transactions, and he assists clients with the purchase and financing of commercial properties. Goldman also negotiates with lenders regarding COVID-19 and its impact on hospitality and retail properties. 

Admitted to practice law in Michigan, Illinois and New York, Goldman received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1985. He is a member of the Illinois and New York State bar associations and the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He also serves as the Michigan Chair of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys.

A member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office, Ross represents clients in the areas of business law and complex real estate and financial transactions. His practice includes matters related to general corporate law, commercial transactions and mergers and acquisitions.

In addition, Ross drafts and negotiates commercial, partnership, operating, shareholder, asset and stock purchase agreements, contracts, commercial leases, and financing documents in real estate development transactions.

Ross graduated, cum laude, from Wayne State University Law School in 2011 and received his undergraduate degree, with honors, from Michigan State University in 2005.

The members of Plunkett Cooney’s Business Transactions & Planning Practice Group represent a variety of clients with issues arising during each phase of the business lifecycle, including start up, growth, change in strategic goals, change in control and wind downs. Practice Group members also provide counsel and representation in such areas as securities law, corporate law, labor and employment law, commercial law, tax matters, succession planning, and regulatory and legislative issues.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is a leading provider of business and litigation services to clients in the private and public sectors. The firm employs approximately 150 attorneys in seven Michigan cities, Chicago, Illinois, Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana. Plunkett Cooney has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading, international directory of law firms.

For more information about Howard Goldman and Glenn Ross joining Plunkett Cooney, contact the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development John Cornwell at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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