Bayard P.A., a Meritas® member law firm based in Wilmington Delaware, announced today that Michael J. Scali has been elected the First Vice President of The Committee of 100.
The Committee of 100 is a business organization that promotes responsible economic development and addresses issues that affect Delaware’s economic health. Organized in response to problems in land use planning and state and local finance, The Committee of 100 has evolved into a broad-based organization that functions as a positive force as well as a critical observer in the business sector.
“Mike’s appointment as First Vice President of The Committee of 100 is well-deserved,” said Neil Glassman, Bayard’s Chair. “We are pleased with Mike’s continued involvement in The Committee of 100. His efforts exemplify Bayard’s dedication to the local community and to creating effective solutions to economic issues.”
In addition to Scali’s appointment as First Vice President, he also serves as a director of The Committee of 100 and is on the organization’s Scholarship and the Member Relations Committees.
Scali concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial lending, commercial and residential real estate, corporate formation and governance, alternative business entities, and commercial transactions. Currently, Scali is a member of the firm’s associates committee.
Scali serves on the Membership Committee with Meritas®, an international non-profit alliance of more than 170 independent commercial law firms in 60 countries. Active in the Delaware business community, he is also a member of the Delaware Community Development Corporation and its Personnel Sub-Committee, and is active in the Delaware Bankers Association, the World Trade Center Delaware, and The Risk Management Association.
Scali also serves as an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau’s binding arbitration program for real estate disputes and he also lectures on entity formation and governance, and on title issues and title insurance.
Scali earned his B.A. from Villanova University in 1998 and his J.D., cum laude, from The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University, in 2001.
Bayard, P.A., a Wilmington, Delaware-based firm, provides legal services in commercial lending, commercial and residential real estate, entity formation, insurance law, family law, tax, estate planning and estate administration, as well as nationally recognized legal services in commercial bankruptcy, corporate and commercial litigation, intellectual property, and securitization and structured finance.
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