Ed Boyle is chair of Venable’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group in New York, and co-chair of the firm’s Class Action Defense Group. Ed focuses on litigating difficult disputes among parties to complex investment, financing, and other business transactions. He represents clients in litigation involving earn-out provisions in merger and asset purchase agreements; he also deals with disputes involving hotel management agreements and real estate. In addition, he defends class actions, particularly in advertising and marketing, privacy, and other consumer protection areas. Ed serves clients in the financial services, technology, consumer products, food, retail sales, advertising, media, and entertainment industries.