February 5, 2010 — Mark D. Jackson, a commercial real estate attorney, has joined Ballard Spahr, LLP as counsel in the Real Estate Department and as a member of the Real Estate Finance and Leasing Groups and the Distressed Real Estate Initiative. Prior to joining the firm, he handled Retail and Industrial Leasing for Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A. Jackson is a member of the American Bar Association and the International Council of Shopping Centers. Ballard Spahr LLP is an Am Law 100 firm with ten offices in the mid-Atlantic corridor.