“The elevation of those new companions is properly deserved. Their important contributions resonate not solely with the agency, but in addition with the shoppers they serve,” stated Jennifer Compton, Chair of Shumaker’s Administration Committee.
TOLEDO, OH — Shumaker is happy to announce that six attorneys have been elected to partnership. The brand new class contains members from the agency’s Charleston, Sarasota, Tampa, and Toledo places of work.
“The elevation of those new companions is properly deserved. Their important contributions resonate not solely with the agency, but in addition with the shoppers they serve, and their dedication has set them aside,” stated Jennifer Compton, Chair of Shumaker’s Administration Committee.
New Companions:
David B. Heedy (Sarasota, FL) A associate within the Company, Tax and Transactions and Wealth Methods Service Strains, David represents each firms and people within the areas of mergers and acquisitions, entity choice and formation, company governance issues, tax planning, enterprise succession planning, and transitions. He additionally assists a variety of shoppers, each excessive net-worth and decrease net-worth, usually property planning, together with the preparation and implementation of fundamental property planning paperwork and extra complicated generational and wealth preservation property planning.
Andrew J. Oppenheim (Tampa, FL) As a member of the agency’s Litigation and Disputes Service Line, Andrew practices within the areas of economic and enterprise litigation and development regulation. Pushed and sensible, he counsels his shoppers by means of all phases of litigation. Andrew commonly advises and represents shoppers within the manufacturing, development, constructing supplies, property improvement, {and professional} providers industries. He has expertise representing builders, contractors, sureties, product producers and distributors, engineers, faculty boards, small companies, attorneys, and householders.
Matthew C. Spaulding (Toledo, OH) A member of Shumaker’s Company, Tax and Transactions and Mental Property and Expertise Service Strains, Matthew’s apply concentrates on representing private and non-private firms on company and technology-related issues. Matthew commonly advises shoppers within the know-how, manufacturing, automotive, {and professional} providers industries. His apply contains an emphasis on privateness compliance, industrial transactions, distributor and provide preparations, enterprise acquisitions, and company governance.
Nicholas C.C. Stewart (Charleston, SC) Nick has spent his whole authorized profession representing people and companies in South Carolina with their litigation and dispute wants. He has expertise representing development firms, nursing houses, assisted dwelling services, faculty boards, medical doctors, attorneys, insurance coverage carriers, and small companies. Nick has efficiently assisted shoppers in federal court docket, circuit court docket, probate court docket, Justice of the Peace court docket, administrative regulation court docket, arbitration, {and professional} licensure boards. He enjoys working with companies and people which might be unfamiliar with litigation and easing their issues with environment friendly and efficient options.
Brandon M. Taaffe (Sarasota, FL) A essential and logical thinker, Brandon is a member of Shumaker’s Litigation and Disputes Service Line, the place he focuses his apply on broker-dealer litigation and arbitration. He commonly defends regulatory investigations within the monetary business earlier than state regulators, the Monetary Business Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the Securities and Change Fee (SEC). Brandon has efficiently obtained greater than 20 expungements for monetary advisors’ information in wrongful buyer complaints. Brandon represents massive monetary establishments and inventory brokers in FINRA arbitration in state and federal courts. He additionally counsels excessive net-worth people in securities litigation and violations of contractual covenants.
Charles A. Wooden, Jr. (Sarasota, FL) CJ represents massive monetary establishments and excessive net-worth people in securities litigation, regulatory investigations, and violations of contractual covenants. He commonly counsels monetary advisors by means of FINRA and different regulatory investigations, and he represents medical doctors and different professionals get well beneath their incapacity insurance coverage insurance policies. As well as, CJ’s apply additionally focuses on employment regulation, restrictive covenants, commerce secrets and techniques, and industrial litigation.
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