Saad Malik, Associate

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    Saad is an Associate in the Real Estate & EMERGE practice groups.

Contact

smalik@gfrlaw.com
410-576-4275

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Saad Malik is an Associate in the firm’s Business, Emerge, Energy and Environmental, and Real Estate practice groups.

He has represented corporate clients in commercial real estate, general corporate planning, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, joint ventures and employment arrangements. Saad has particular experience with contract drafting and negotiating; closings and settlements; lease preparation and review for landlords and tenants; and representing lenders in commercial and residential tax sale and foreclosure actions.

Saad’s real estate practice also focuses on real estate issues for solar and other energy projects, including due diligence review, title and survey examination, tax considerations, and negotiation of instruments related to solar property rights.

Saad also serves as outside general counsel to various faith-based organizations around Maryland.

Prior to joining Gordon Feinblatt, Saad served as Judicial Intern and Law Clerk to the Honorable Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City where he researched and drafted bench memoranda and opinions for civil and criminal matters.  He received his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law.  As a law student, Saad served on the school’s Honor Board, clerked for two Baltimore law firms, and represented pro bono clients as a Rule 19 student attorney in the Mental Health Law Clinic. Due to his work for the Clinic, he received the law school’s Platinum Pro Bono Challenge Award.

Saad is fluent in Urdu and Punjabi.

 

Honors

Selected to Rising Stars of Maryland Super Lawyers® list for Real Estate, 2023

Professional and Civic Involvement

Member, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS), Board of Directors, 2022

Chair, Islamic Society of Baltimore, Risk Management Committee, 2022

Member, Islamic Society of Baltimore, Board of Directors, 2017-2020

Publications and Lectures

Featured in The University of Baltimore's School of Law Fall 2022 Magazine in the piece, "Practicing Law with Compassion"

Co-Presenter, "Tips for Developing Business as a Young Lawyer," Maryland State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, February 6th 2023

Contact

smalik@gfrlaw.com
410-576-4275

Teams

EMERGE
Energy & Environmental
Real Estate

Education

J.D., Honor board; Platinum Pro Bono Award Recipient, University of Baltimore School of Law, 2019
B.A., Political Science, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2016

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Bar Admissions

Maryland, 2019