Andrew D. Bulgin, Member

I develop trust in my relationships and provide clients with the best solutions in the most thoughtful and efficient manner possible.

Andy is named in Best Lawyers 2024 list for Mergers and Acquisitions Law.

Contact

abulgin@gfrlaw.com
410-576-4280 (direct/fax)

Andy is a Member of the firm’s Securities Law, Business Law and Financial Services groups. He represents a wide variety of businesses, entrepreneurs and investors, with a particular focus on matters relating to Maryland corporations, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and financial institutions.

Andy regularly advises both companies and investors regarding best practices in corporate governance, director duties, stockholder rights, capital raising efforts, acquisitions and sales, and public company reporting and compliance matters, and he regularly supports our litigation team with respect to corporate matters when disputes arise. Andy also advises many of the federal- and state-chartered banks and credit unions that do business in Maryland with respect to corporate regulatory compliance, mergers and other acquisitions, branching matters, loan sales, bank holding company formation, investments in subsidiaries and other affiliates, charter conversions, the exercise of trust powers, and investigations by federal and state regulatory authorities. In addition to his financial services clients, Andy has served as counsel to Maryland REITs, investors in Maryland REITs, one of the largest health insurance companies in the United States, a specialty pizza manufacturer, a publicly traded cupcake bakery, a provider of international payment processing services, an online education company, an international software reseller, a service provider to municipal red light and speed camera programs, a clothing distributor, a pain-management device manufacturer, owners of a research vessel, multistate insurance agencies in all lines of authority, and a coal export terminal.

Many of Andy’s clients consider him to be their outside general counsel with respect to a wide array of day-to-day issues, including employment matters, executive separations, contract negotiation, the protection of business assets and general operations contracts.

Honors

Named to Best Lawyers in America^® for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2024 - 2025

AV Preeminent^™ rating in Martindale-Hubbell^®

Named to Who's Who in Law, Baltimore Business Journal, 2021

Selected to Rising Stars of Maryland Super Lawyers^® list for Securities & Corporate Finance, 2010-2012

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Professional and Civic Involvement

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Member, Bar Association of Baltimore City

Member, Executive Committee & Co-Chair, Lawyers' Campaign, The CollegeBound Foundation

Treasurer & Vice President, Maryland Rifle Club, Inc.

Faculty Member, MICPEL, "Securities Law: The Basics and Best Practices," 2004

Publications and Lectures

Speaker, Virginia Bankers Association, 2025 Bank Directors' Symposium

Contact

abulgin@gfrlaw.com
410-576-4280 (direct/fax)

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Teams

Business
Financial Services
Mergers & Acquisitions
Securities

Education

J.D., Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, 1998
B.S.M.E., University of Maryland, College Park, 1995

Bar Admissions

Maryland, 1998