Departments

Tax

The Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler tax law practice group supports and enhances all the practice areas of the Firm to ensure that business transactions and activities are handled in the most efficient tax manner possible. The group deals with income taxes and transactional taxes.

Representative of the complexity of our tax work is that our senior tax attorney, Lonnie M. Ritzer, is often hired by other lawyers to assist them in transactional matters, and he assisted in drafting the limited liability company legislation in Maryland. From large public corporations to small businesses, Shapiro Sher’s clients benefit from the experience, depth, and sophistication of our tax law practice.

Attorneys

Lonnie M. Ritzer

Representative Matters

• Tax structuring of a real estate portfolio acquisition by a Real Estate Investment Trust. The structure resulted in a multi-million dollar tax saving.
   
• Tax structuring for the acquisition by a publicly held company of an investment advisor services company.
   
• Advising various non-profit organizations concerning their compliance with state and federal tax law.
   
• Assisting small businesses in navigating S Corporation tax rules.
   
• Tax work associated with sophisticated and complex like-kind real estate exchanges.