Steve Peri and Michael Stewart practiced law together from 1990 until 2003, primarily under the firm name, Peri & Stewart, LLC. In 2003, they merged their practice with the Pittsburgh-based firm of Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling which became Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. In 2004, Steve became General Counsel and Senior Vice President to Tandberg AS, a publicly listed leading-edge technology company. Michael became a partner in a New Jersey-based law firm. After 10 years apart, they decided to reform the firm. Thereafter, Michael Stewart and Michael Malia were adversaries in a complex litigation, developing a mutual respect for each other’s legal abilities, culminating in the case resolving as to their respective clients. It was that experience which led Michael Malia to join Peri & Stewart, LLC as a partner in 2017, after which he was elevated to name partner.
At Peri Stewart Malia, we believe in “Doing Law Differently,” which means that unlike many firms that take a narrow legal approach to client matters when they are engaged, we first try to determine each client’s business or personal objectives and help that client to achieve those results on a legally sound, cost-effective basis. We will be alert to and provide protection from potential liabilities, but will not permit those considerations to unnecessarily become an obstacle to achieving client success.
WHAT WE DO
Our clients include start-up companies, small to medium sized businesses, technology firms, Fortune 100 companies, insurance carriers and individuals. We work with innovative companies and creative people from the United States and abroad, helping them to smartly and conscientiously establish and develop their businesses and handle their litigation matters.
Peri Stewart Malia offers transactional and litigation services for corporations, insurance companies and other entities, with special attention to foreign-owned businesses seeking to establish, maintain or expand their presence in the United States.
HOW WE DO IT
How do we resolve the challenge quickly and efficiently is the only issue. This means smartly utilizing all tools available to meet any challenge and knowing that there is such a thing as “overkill”. Sometimes less is, indeed more, or at least, more effective. This means coordinating alternative billing arrangements that fit the project. We bring innovative problem-solving approaches to the table within a financial framework that fits you.