10480 Little Patuxent Parkway | Suite 1050 | Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: 410-964-2500 | Fax: 410-964-2057
E-mail: info@snyderkearney.com

Todd is the firm's founder and has over 20 years of legal, financial and due diligence experience with a wide variety of direct placement programs, including real estate, secured lending, oil and gas, equipment leasing, low-income housing, venture capital, hedge funds and investment advisory services. In addition to practicing corporate and securities law, Todd was formerly the Vice President of Due Diligence for H. Beck, Inc., a registered broker- dealer.
Todd is admitted to practice law in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia and is licensed as a Certified
Public Accountant in the State of Maryland. Todd was awarded the Elijah Watts Sells Award with High Distinction from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Todd holds a JD, a BA in Economics and a BS in Business from the University of Maryland.
Education
JD, 1994, University of Maryland
BA, Economics, 1985, University of Maryland
BS, Business, 1989, University of Maryland
Admissions
Maryland, District of Columbia
John has more than 20 years of legal and financial experience. Prior to joining the firm, John was a partner with the law firms of Blank Rome LLP and Dyer Ellis & Joseph PC and an associate with Venable LLP, where he represented clients in connection with public and private securities offerings, SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate and transactional matters.
Before entering private practice, John was a Branch Chief in the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, where he supervised a staff of attorneys, accountants and financial analysts involved in the review of registration statements, periodic reports, and other filings made under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. John's Branch was primarily responsible for
filings made by REITs, other real estate programs, and equipment leasing programs. John has also worked as an in-house attorney at a Fortune 500 energy company where he was involved in mergers and acquisitions, including acquisition due diligence. John was also a Financial Analyst with the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, where he analyzed government-assisted transactions involving troubled savings and loans.
Education
JD, with Honors, 1991, The George Washington University
MBA, 1984, University of Maryland (Concentration in Finance)
BA, Economics, 1981, University of Maryland
Admissions Maryland, District of Columbia
Matt focuses
his practice on the representation of broker-dealer clients in connection
with public and private offerings. Matt provides advice and counseling
on regulatory, due diligence, and related issues with an emphasis on
real estate and oil and gas transactions. Matt is a CFA charterholder.
Education
JD, 2005, The George Washington University
BA, Economics, 2001, University of Maryland, Honors Program
Admissions
Maryland

Our law firm combines highly specialized legal expertise with business and financial acumen, which allows us to provide our clients with focused intelligence and due diligence on non-traditional investment products.
The unique review process we employ is applicable across many asset classes, and our staffs' unique combination of skills allows us to provide our clients with truly multi-faceted, holistic analysis. We enjoy the challenges presented in analyzing novel investment structures.
Our goal is to provide your firm with reliable, timely, and actionable information on all types of alternative investments.