Spencer J. Miller

Spencer J. Miller is an associate at Berger McDermott LLP in Wilmington, Delaware. Their practice focuses on corporate and business transactions involving Delaware entities. Miller advises on the formation, use, governance, and dissolution of Delaware corporations and alternative entities. Their work includes asset sales, private equity investments, fiduciary-duty questions, structured finance, commercial real estate transactions, and third-party legal opinions concerning Delaware entities and transaction authority. Their approach emphasizes the controlling legal rules, a clear factual record, and the practical needs presented by the matter.

Miller earned a J.D. from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and a B.B.A., cum laude, in Finance and Real Estate from Villanova University. During law school, they served as editor-in-chief of the Villanova Environmental Law Journal. Their finance and real estate education complements a transactional practice involving investment structures and commercial deals. The academic background provides a foundation for close legal analysis and practical problem solving in the matters that make up Miller’s practice.

Miller’s experience includes entity formation and governance, asset sales, private equity investments, dissolutions, structured finance, commercial real estate, and Delaware-law opinion work. They also gained in-house legal experience through clerkships with UGI Corporation and Wawa, adding exposure to the practical legal needs of operating businesses. These assignments give Miller practical experience with the forums, governing documents, and legal questions that recur in the practice.

Spencer J. Miller focuses their current practice on Delaware corporate and alternative-entity transactions. Their practice reflects a continuing focus on connecting Delaware entity law with the financial, governance, and execution needs of business transactions. Miller approaches corporate, private equity, finance, and real estate transactions by clarifying the governing rules, identifying meaningful risks, and keeping attention on the client’s practical objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Berger McDermott LLP
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Board Member (Delaware Chapter), Villanova Law Alumni Association
• Advisory Board Member, Villanova School of Business Mentor Program

Licensed State

• Delaware
• District of Columbia

Education

• Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Villanova University
  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Cum Laude

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