PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS

Counsel to medical practices in choice of entity & structure planning; contracts, acquisitions and break-ups; compensation structures; risk management & asset protection planning; Stark law, anti-kickback and HIPAA matters.

SBA 8(a), service disabled veteran and minority owned business start up, qualification and joint venture matters.

Business acquisition and dispositions.

Government contracting.

Wealth transfer planning for high net-worth individuals.

Business succession planning for closely held and family-owned businesses.

Business and tax counsel to professional athletes, musicians and entertainers.

Liquor license application and transfer; MLCC matters; and purchase and sale of restaurants, bars and taverns.

Drafting purchase and sale agreements, shareholder agreements, operating agreements, joint venture agreements, employment agreements and non-disclosure and non-compete agreements.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

• Link Engineering, Inc.
• Willow Creek Dental, P.C.
• Gastrointestinal Specialists P.C.
• MSA Delivery Service
• Hurricane Consulting Inc.
• Zatkoff Seals & Packings
• ADN Administrators, Inc.

AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS

• Entertainment/ Media and Communications
• Estate Planning & Administration
• Healthcare Law
• MLCC Licensing & Regulations
• SBA and Government Contracting
• Taxation

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Presenter of seminars relating to physician contracts & compensation, estate planning, retirement planning, asset protection planning, wealth transfer and business succession planning.

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, B.A. 1977

University of Detroit, J.D. 1981 (cum laude)

New York University, L.L.M. in Tax 1982