Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP has announced that Scott Biel has joined the firm as a partner.
Biel joins Solomon Ward’s expanding real estate department. With more 25 years of broad commercial real estate experience, his practice focuses on commercial lease transactions and lease‐related issues, particularly involving research and development (R&D) and manufacturing facilities of technology‐based companies. He represents both landlords and tenants of office, medical, retail, industrial and mixed‐use projects, including several Fortune 500 companies.
“Scott’s addition to Solomon Ward enhances our firm’s transactional practice and plays a key role in our firm’s organic growth over the past 40 years,” said Daniel Gardenswartz, Solomon Ward’s Managing Partner. “His broad and deep expertise in real estate development, finance and leasing transactions will add to our strong client base, as well as the level of experience and experitse we provide to all firm clients.”
Prior to joining Solomon Ward, Biel was a partner and head of the Corporate Real Estate Practice at Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC.
Biel has been ranked as one of the Best Lawyers in America for real estate law and recognized by San Diego Super Lawyers since 2013. He was also named to the San Diego Daily Transcript’s Top Attorneys list in 2010.
Biel received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Law Review, and his B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy.
He resides in Mision Valley.
About Solomon Ward
Founded in 1977, Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP provides a full range of legal services to individuals and businesses of all sizes. The firm has more than 30 attorneys and offers a comprehensive mix of transactional and litigation services ranging from business and corporate law, finance, real estate and construction law, employment law, international law, taxation, trust and estates, family law, bankruptcy and insolvency to most types of business litigation and even personal injury. For more information, please visit www.swsslaw.com.