Biography

Saul Gilstein offers clients his substantial experience in several diverse areas of practice including commercial leasing, the taxation of real estate, and employment law. He represents both landlords and tenants in commercial lease negotiations and has vast experience in counseling and defending clients with regard to sensitive employment matters and claims. Saul has saved owners of real estate millions of dollars of real property taxes through careful and creative advocacy in the tax assessment appeal process. Saul also practices in the areas of health care law and general litigation.

Representative Transactions

• On behalf of our developer client, negotiated lease with Legg Mason for a 24-story office tower at Baltimore’s Harbor East. Legg Mason moved approximately 1,000 of its Baltimore-based employees to the class A office tower, which is part of a mixed-use complex. Click to read Saul Gilstein and Martha Hylton Help Secure Legg Mason Lease for New Harbor East Office Tower



• On behalf of our developer client, negotiated lease with Morgan Stanley to occupy 137,000 square feet of new office space at Harbor Point. Slated for completion in 2010, Morgan Stanley was the first tenant to lease office space in the $700 million mixed-use project.

Education

University of Delaware, BA, with honors, 1973; Omicron Delta Kappa

University of Maryland School of Law, JD, 1977

Court Admissions

Maryland State Courts
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Bar Admissions

Maryland
District of Columbia

Bar and Professional Memberships

Maryland State Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Planning & Zoning, and Special Committee on Health Law
Bar Association of Baltimore City

Civic and Charitable Service

Citizens League of Baltimore, former President
Citizen's Planning & Housing Association, former Secretary/Treasurer, former President
Greater Baltimore Committee, Leadership Program
Maryland Academy of Sciences (Maryland Science Center), Board of Trustees (2000 - present)