Heather Harris Spitalnik is the Firm’s Managing Partner, handling all aspects of the Firm’s Construction and Commercial Law practice.  Heather’s philosophy is to look at each client’s business like it is her own, and to provide guidance and oversight designed to protect clients against potential risks and to ensure strong performance for the client moving forward.  This includes everything from reviewing and negotiating the client’s construction contracts to litigating the client’s claims, to collecting post-judgment awards, and everything else in between.

Prior to joining the Firm, Heather spent over fourteen years working for Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP focusing on complex commercial litigation matters. Heather’s main responsibilities were handling E-Discovery matters for major financial institutions and other Fortune 500 companies, responding to investigations by various government agencies, and analyzing document requests and responses for complex litigation and corporate internal investigations.  Heather additionally worked at a boutique law firm specializing in Health Care Law working on all aspects of a physician’s practice and business including medical practice formation, employment contracts and matrimonial law.

Heather graduated from Boston University School of Law, and received her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from Washington University in St. Louis.