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Abigail “Abby” L. Baker

Partner

Annapolis, MD

301.664.2222

abaker@pilieromazza.com

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Abby is Practice Group Chair of PilieroMazza’s Business & Transactions Group. She brings to the Firm years of extensive experience in matters involving mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, corporate governance, restructurings, and general corporate transactions.  Clients from emerging growth private companies to publicly traded companies in a variety of industries, including government contracting, benefit from her creative, comprehensive, and thoughtful representation.

As a testament to Abby’s legal acumen, she spent a significant portion of her career serving as outside general counsel to emerging growth and mature private companies, acting as an extension of clients’ in-house legal departments. She advises clients on a wide range of matters, from short-term discrete projects, such as drafting and negotiating one-off shareholder or operating agreements, to long-term, more intricate commercial projects, such as M&A transactions.

Before joining PilieroMazza, Abby practiced at several large, national law firms. She obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law, serving as production editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review and as a member of the National Appellate Advocacy Competition Team.

Related Practice Areas

  • Business & Transactions
  • Corporate & Organizational Governance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
  • Intellectual Property & Technology Rights
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Debt Financing
  • Employee Incentive and Bonus Plans
  • Fund Formation & Structuring

Insights

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Articles

  • Managing Litigation Risk During the Business Lifecycle, Part 2: Business Acquisition and Post-Closing Disputes, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.25.25
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 10: Interim Final Rule, U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons Exempt From Reporting, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 04.08.25
  • Managing Litigation Risk During the Business Lifecycle, Part 1: Entity Formation and Organization, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.21.25
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 9: Reporting Due March 21, 2025, No Penalties for Not Reporting (For Now), PilieroMazza Client Alert, 03.10.25
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 8: Supreme Court Weighs In; Voluntary Reporting Remains, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 01.27.25
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 7: Reporting Requirements Stayed (Again), Voluntary Reporting Allowed, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 01.02.25
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 6: Reporting Requirements Back In Effect, Deadlines Looming, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 12.26.24
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 5: Voluntary Reporting, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 12.12.24
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 4: Reporting Requirements Temporarily Suspended, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 12.04.24
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 3: Filing Extensions for Businesses Affected by 2024 Hurricanes, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 11.13.24
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 2: Exempt Status, Physical Office, Dissolved and Tribal Entities, and Beneficial Ownership Information, 10.18.24
  • Unlocking the Potential of Phantom Equity: Incentive and Compensation Strategies to Attract and Retain Top Talent, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.18.24
  • Novation and Recertification Requirements: A Post-Closing Guide for GovCon M&A Deals, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.17.24
  • Employee Retention Credit: Moratorium, Withdrawals, and March 22 Deadline for Voluntary Disclosure Program, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 03.13.24
  • Focus on S Corporations, Part 3: Tax Implications and Special Considerations in S Corp Acquisitions, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.11.24
  • Focus on S Corporations, Part 2: Inadvertent Termination of S Corporation Elections, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.04.24
  • Focus on S Corporations, Part 1: Choosing the Right Entity to Meet Your Small Business Goals, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.26.24
  • The Corporate Transparency Act: Updates, Requirements, and Enforcement for Small Businesses, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 02.20.24

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Events

  • M&A Case Study/Group Exercise, Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) ADVANCE, 04.09.25
  • M&A Case Study/Group Exercise, Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) ADVANCE, 04.24.24
  • Mergers & Acquisitions in Government Contracting: Novations and Recertification, Virginia APEX Accelerator Event, 03.20.24
  • Strategic Moves: Key Tactics for Seamless 8(a) M&A Transactions, 2024 Reservation Economic Summit, 03.11.24
  • Key Tactics for Successful 8(a) M&A Transactions, National 8(a) Association National Small Business Conference, 02.06.24
  • M&A Case Study/Group Exercise, Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) ADVANCE, 05.17.23
  • Mergers & Acquisitions in Government Contracting: Novations and Recertification, VA PTAC Event, 05.09.23
  • Considerations for 8(a) Participants, Graduates, and Their Contracts in M&A Transactions, National 8(a) Association 2023 National Small Business Conference, 02.14.23

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News

  • PilieroMazza Earns “Highly Regarded” Nationwide Ranking in Chambers USA, 06.04.23
  • PilieroMazza Starts 2023 Naming New Practice Group Chairs to Lead 3 Core Groups, 01.09.23
  • Abigail “Abby” Baker Becomes Chair of PilieroMazza’s Business & Transactions Group, 10.03.22
  • PilieroMazza’s Kathryn Hickey and Corporate/M&A Team Included in 2022 Chambers USA Rankings, 06.01.22

Credentials

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Education

  • University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 2005

Admissions

  • Maryland
  • District of Columbia

Activities

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Activities

Instructor, Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) START Program

Bio Insights Credentials Activities

Abby is Practice Group Chair of PilieroMazza’s Business & Transactions Group. She brings to the Firm years of extensive experience in matters involving mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, corporate governance, restructurings, and general corporate transactions.  Clients from emerging growth private companies to publicly traded companies in a variety of industries, including government contracting, benefit from her creative, comprehensive, and thoughtful representation.

As a testament to Abby’s legal acumen, she spent a significant portion of her career serving as outside general counsel to emerging growth and mature private companies, acting as an extension of clients’ in-house legal departments. She advises clients on a wide range of matters, from short-term discrete projects, such as drafting and negotiating one-off shareholder or operating agreements, to long-term, more intricate commercial projects, such as M&A transactions.

Before joining PilieroMazza, Abby practiced at several large, national law firms. She obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law, serving as production editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review and as a member of the National Appellate Advocacy Competition Team.

Related Practice Areas

  • Business & Transactions
  • Corporate & Organizational Governance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
  • Intellectual Property & Technology Rights
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Debt Financing
  • Employee Incentive and Bonus Plans
  • Fund Formation & Structuring

Articles

  • Managing Litigation Risk During the Business Lifecycle, Part 2: Business Acquisition and Post-Closing Disputes, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.25.25
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 10: Interim Final Rule, U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons Exempt From Reporting, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 04.08.25
  • Managing Litigation Risk During the Business Lifecycle, Part 1: Entity Formation and Organization, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.21.25
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 9: Reporting Due March 21, 2025, No Penalties for Not Reporting (For Now), PilieroMazza Client Alert, 03.10.25
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 8: Supreme Court Weighs In; Voluntary Reporting Remains, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 01.27.25
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 7: Reporting Requirements Stayed (Again), Voluntary Reporting Allowed, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 01.02.25
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 6: Reporting Requirements Back In Effect, Deadlines Looming, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 12.26.24
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 5: Voluntary Reporting, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 12.12.24
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 4: Reporting Requirements Temporarily Suspended, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 12.04.24
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 3: Filing Extensions for Businesses Affected by 2024 Hurricanes, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 11.13.24
  • Corporate Transparency Act, Part 2: Exempt Status, Physical Office, Dissolved and Tribal Entities, and Beneficial Ownership Information, 10.18.24
  • Unlocking the Potential of Phantom Equity: Incentive and Compensation Strategies to Attract and Retain Top Talent, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.18.24
  • Novation and Recertification Requirements: A Post-Closing Guide for GovCon M&A Deals, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.17.24
  • Employee Retention Credit: Moratorium, Withdrawals, and March 22 Deadline for Voluntary Disclosure Program, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 03.13.24
  • Focus on S Corporations, Part 3: Tax Implications and Special Considerations in S Corp Acquisitions, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.11.24
  • Focus on S Corporations, Part 2: Inadvertent Termination of S Corporation Elections, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.04.24
  • Focus on S Corporations, Part 1: Choosing the Right Entity to Meet Your Small Business Goals, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.26.24
  • The Corporate Transparency Act: Updates, Requirements, and Enforcement for Small Businesses, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 02.20.24

View More View Less

Events

  • M&A Case Study/Group Exercise, Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) ADVANCE, 04.09.25
  • M&A Case Study/Group Exercise, Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) ADVANCE, 04.24.24
  • Mergers & Acquisitions in Government Contracting: Novations and Recertification, Virginia APEX Accelerator Event, 03.20.24
  • Strategic Moves: Key Tactics for Seamless 8(a) M&A Transactions, 2024 Reservation Economic Summit, 03.11.24
  • Key Tactics for Successful 8(a) M&A Transactions, National 8(a) Association National Small Business Conference, 02.06.24
  • M&A Case Study/Group Exercise, Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) ADVANCE, 05.17.23
  • Mergers & Acquisitions in Government Contracting: Novations and Recertification, VA PTAC Event, 05.09.23
  • Considerations for 8(a) Participants, Graduates, and Their Contracts in M&A Transactions, National 8(a) Association 2023 National Small Business Conference, 02.14.23

View More View Less

News

  • PilieroMazza Earns “Highly Regarded” Nationwide Ranking in Chambers USA, 06.04.23
  • PilieroMazza Starts 2023 Naming New Practice Group Chairs to Lead 3 Core Groups, 01.09.23
  • Abigail “Abby” Baker Becomes Chair of PilieroMazza’s Business & Transactions Group, 10.03.22
  • PilieroMazza’s Kathryn Hickey and Corporate/M&A Team Included in 2022 Chambers USA Rankings, 06.01.22

Education

  • University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 2005

Admissions

  • Maryland
  • District of Columbia

Activities

Instructor, Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) START Program

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