Practice Areas - Business Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Intellectual Property Licensing
- Tax Law
- Trust Litigation
| - Estate Planning
- Probate
- Business Litigation
- Tax Litigation
- Estate Litigation
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| University | Duke University, A.B., 1979; Germantown Friends School |
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| Law School | McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, J.D., 1982; Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., Taxation, 1983 |
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| Admitted | 1982, California |
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| Memberships | Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; California Society of Certified Public Accountants. |
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| Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 11, 1957 |
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| Biography | 1987, Certified Public Accountant, California. Member, Legislative Review and Comment Staffs, 1980-1981 and Assistant Editor, 1981-1982, Pacific Law Journal. Director: LAMP Homeless Housing Projects, 1991-1994; Foundation for Children's Health Care, 1985-1988; Children's Clinic, 1985-1988. Author: "Franchise Tax Board Ruling 428: Economics or Law," 22 Beverly Hills Bar Association Journal 215, Summer 1988; "Section 1274 - The Application of OID Provisions to Debt Instruments Issued for Property," 9 Review of Individual Taxation 315, Autumn 1985. Co-Author: "Affiliated Service Groups under Section 414 (m)," 61 Taxes 491, August 1983; reprinted in, Professional Corporations Handbook, Commerce Clearing House, Paragraph 10,200 September 22, 1983: Comment, "The Right of Meretricious Spouses to Wrongful Death Actions," 13 PAC. L.J. 125, 1981. |
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| ISLN | 906672394 |
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| Transactions | Disposition of educational software developer to publicly traded acquirer. Disposition by merger of auto parts manufacturer/distributor. Licensing of entertainment, educational, game and defense related software for multiple clients. Disposition by merger of a game industry software development and licensing company with a foreign public company. Formation of and offering for an automotive technology company; Formation of and offering for a food manufacturing and sales company; Acquisition of several distribution and manufacturing companies. Formation of a real estate holding company and its operating affiliates. Disposition of a musical instrument product company. Spin-off of a private company from a public company. Split-up of a public company into a private company and a public company. Disposition of a sporting goods manufacturer/distributor. Acquisition of a division of a publicly traded hi-tech/software developer defense contractor for a private company. Merger of a private web services company with a foreign publicly traded company. Acquisition of a musical instrument product company. Disposition of 50% interest in a closely-held company of over 30 fast food franchises. Favorable IRS Private Letter Ruling regarding rescission of a significant Charitable Remainder Unitrust. |
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