Raymond J. Sherbill
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Birth Information: 1954, Miami Beach, Florida  Past Employment Positions: Leva, Hawes, Mason & Martin, Washington, D.C.  1982—1990 (Partner, 1989-1990) Ridberg, Sherbill & Aronson, LLP Partner, 1990—2007  George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1982 J.D., With Honors  Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1979 B.A., American History Magna Cum Laude Bar Admissions and Professional Memberships: Admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia state and federal courts U.S. Tax Court U.S. Court of Federal Claims Maryland Bar Association  District of Columbia Bar Association  Montgomery County Bar Association Federal Courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia U.S. Court of Federal Claims Other Associations and Organizations: National Park Trust Board of Trustees, Secretary ORT America Board of Directors, Washington Chapter Combat Soldier Recovery Fund Pro Bono Counsel

Mr. Sherbill is a principal in the firm’s Business and Taxation Group. His corporate practice is broad, and involves advising businesses of all sizes in a variety of transactional, financial, and tax-related matters, as well as the handling and resolution of disputes. Specifically, he provides representation on business transactions and formations, the negotiation and drafting of agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and significant asset transactions. Mr. Sherbill also advises businesses on the consummation of preferred equity, senior debt and mezzanine financing transactions, shareholder matters, and strategic advisory services for corporations. 

In addition to his broad business and corporate law experience, Mr. Sherbill has represented clients--most notably manufacturers, construction firms, service providers and defense companies--in government contracting and related matters. For these clients, he provides representation in the negotiation of joint ventures, teaming agreements and a variety of other business agreements, representation in protests to the Government Accountability Office and other agencies, and general representation before federal and state regulators. 

Mr. Sherbill was born in 1954, and obtained his undergraduate degree in American History at Boston University in 1979. He received his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School, with honors, in 1982. From 1980 through 1990, he was associated with the Washington, D.C. business and government contracting law firm of Leva, Hawes, Mason & Martin, being named partner in 1989. From 1990 through 2007, Mr. Sherbill joined other colleagues as a partner in the Bethesda, Maryland law firm of Ridberg, Sherbill & Aronson, LLP, where he practiced in the areas of business and corporate law, tax law, government contracting, and real estate and construction.

Mr. Sherbill has been actively involved in a variety of local and national charities and community organizations. For three years he served as president of the Fallsreach Homeowners Association.  He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Park Trust, where he was instrumental in the establishment of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, a unit of the National Parks. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Washington Chapter of ORT America, and was given ORT’s national award for new leadership.  Mr. Sherbill also provides pro bono legal services to Combat Soldier Recovery Fund, a charity which provides direct financial support to wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Hospital. He is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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