Plews Shadley Racher and Braun LLP (PSRB) is pleased to announce that Ali Sylvia has been elected by her partners to once again serve as Managing Partner of the firm, effective January 1, 2025. Ali Sylvia chairs the firm’s Real Estate Group and concentrates her practice on commercial real estate and business transactions, environmental counseling, health care/life sciences, and corporate finance. Her practice covers a range of complex commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, commercial loan transactions, and leasing of office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use properties. Ali works with established and emerging businesses on corporate formation matters, general business issues, including contract negotiations, corporate governance and other strategic growth transactions. She frequently serves as lead counsel to various regional and local gasoline station and convenience store owners, operators, and franchisees and regularly assists clients with outside general counsel related needs.

Ali also represents municipalities, real estate developers, industrial/manufacturing operations, dry cleaners, and petroleum and agricultural companies with their business, real estate and environmental matters. Ali has experience representing small business owners, including dentists, physicians and restaurateurs in connection with entity formation, the acquisition and disposition of dental and physician practices, restaurants and other family-owned businesses. 

On being elected Managing Partner, Ali says, “It has been ten years since my last term as Managing Partner, and it is a privilege once again to lead the firm and build upon the great work of my predecessors and partners to continue the firm’s success and growth. PSRB’s collaborative culture encourages a team approach to help deliver quality, cost-effective solutions for our clients. PSRB is entrepreneurial, purpose driven and committed to our clients and employees. I look forward to a great year ahead.”

While serving as managing partner, Ali will continue her work for clients.  

The following PSRB partners have been elected to serve on the firm’s Management Committee for 2025: Chris Braun, John Moriarty, Jonathan Emenhiser, Thao Nguyen, Josh Tatum, and Joanne Sommers.

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