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Tydings is pleased to announce that 26 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the recently released 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, recognized for their work across numerous practice areas. Best Lawyers' listings have been published annually since 1983. Rankings are bas... Read more >

Under Maryland law, a de facto parent is someone who is not the biological or adoptive parent, but who has the same legal rights and responsibilities towards a child as the biological or adoptive parent. It is a means by which someone may acquire standing equal to that of a legal parent to seek cust... Read more >

Section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code allows a debtor or trustee, as applicable, to avoid/claw back certain “preferential” transfers made within 90 days of a bankruptcy filing. Most commonly, the transfers that debtors and trustees seek to avoid/claw back are payments of money to a creditor of the ... Read more >

Tydings & Rosenberg LLP is pleased to welcome Jessica J. Bustamante to the firm. Jessica joins the bankruptcy/creditors rights and commercial and business litigation practice groups as an associate. She is based in the firm's Baltimore office and brings nearly a decade of litigation experience t... Read more >

Tydings is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has ranked our bankruptcy and creditors rights practice group for the 13th consecutive year. Tydings is one of only nine firms named in Maryland for their superb bankruptcy work. Five attorneys additionally received individual recognitio... Read more >

A recent Law360 article covered Tydings' new Delaware office location in Wilmington. Previously located in Newark, the firm moved in April 2025 to the new downtown space, which is within walking distance of Delaware's Bankruptcy Court. While speaking with Law360, Partners Stephen Gerald and Denni... Read more >

The Maryland General Assembly recently concluded its 2025 legislative session with two amendments to the state's existing leave laws. Gov. Wes Moore has signed both changes into law. Family Medical Leave Insurance Program Revisions (HB0102/CH0363; Effective July 1, 2025). Implementation of the... Read more >

Tydings is pleased to announce the opening of our new office in Wilmington, Delaware. Relocating within walking distance of the Bankruptcy Court and the Federal District Court, the new location will allow us to better serve clients and co-counsel. Located in the heart of the city at 1225 North Ki... Read more >

Over the past decade or so, non-competition agreements have been the target of increasingly active state and local efforts to limit their scope and application or ban them outright. Given that the validity and enforceability of non-competes have long been considered matters of state law and jurispru... Read more >

Our last post described some of the important considerations in developing a comprehensive estate plan. Crafting a great estate plan, though, is like building a souped-up race car; the car is useless without the right driver. The “driver” for your estate plan is your personal representative (som... Read more >