Eric J. Michaels
Partner, Attorney at Fox Rothschild LLP
About
Eric J. Michaels represents closely held businesses, their owners, and their families on mergers, acquisitions, and tax. He structures and negotiates purchase and sale transactions. He designs and implements equity and phantom equity plans for startup and mature companies. He vets cannabis investments and acts as outside counsel for a vertically integrated CBD business. He holds an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law. He earned a J.D. from New York Law School. He served as a director and shareholder at Witman Stadtmauer, chairing its Corporate and General Tax Departments. He worked in the Corporate Reorganization Group at Deloitte & Touche, LLP as its Senior Tax Department representative.
Who is a good fit for Eric J. Michaels
- Owners of closely held businesses entering a purchase and sale transaction.
- Closely held businesses that need tax planning built into a purchase or sale.
- Owners of a vertically integrated CBD business seeking outside counsel.
Education and admissions
- Education
- New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1985
- New York Law School, J.D., 1982
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1978
- Bar admissions
- New Jersey, New York, Florida
Recognition
- Selected to “AV Preeminent” list of rated attorneys
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented two (99%) shareholders in a $400 million transaction involving employment agreements and non-competes. ($400,000,000)
- Disposition of regional chain of auto parts retailer.
- Represented the seller in a $12.5 to $16.5 million transaction involving the sale of a mining business. (seller side)
- Represented radio broadcasters in transactions ranging from $5 million to $110 million.
- Represented a privately held cosmetic company in its sale to a public company for more than $20 million.
- Capital raise US based distilleries, and CBD businesses.
- Acquisitions of liquor stores, and alcoholic beverage wholesale distributors.
- Represented client in the sale of the division of an insurance brokerage business.
- Structured the admission and departure of stakeholders in various professional entities.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional