Berger Singerman’s Business, Finance and Tax Team represents business clients in all aspects of corporate, securities, real estate, financing, technology, aviation, wealth preservation and tax matters. The Team’s attorneys bring multi-disciplinary legal expertise and collaborate closely with our clients and their other advisors to structure, negotiate, document and close transactions in these principal service areas:
Key Service Areas
- Corporate
- Corporate Governance
- Debt, Equity & Other Financings
- Distressed M&A and Corporate Restructuring
- Estate Planning
- International Planning & Transactions
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Real Estate Transfer, Development, Finance & Leasing
- Structuring Ventures and Transactions
- Securities & Capital Markets
- Tax Controversies
- Tax–Exempt Organizations, Governance, and Tax Compliance
- Tax Planning and Implementation
- Trust and Estate Administration
- Wealth Preservation
- Workouts, Restructuring & Bankruptcy
The Team’s attorneys understand the goals, competing interests and dynamic tensions affecting transactions, and add value in structuring and achieving results that maximize efficiency and after-tax benefits to clients. By working closely with tax practice group members, our Transactional Team designs forward-looking plans that can create substantial tax savings and add value to anticipated transactions. Several of the Team’s attorneys served as general counsel to major corporations and many practiced with large, multi-national law firms before joining Berger Singerman. The experience our Team members gained while serving as in house counsel for business clients informs all our Team’s members to appreciate our clients’ perspectives and draw upon our most effective business and professional relationships and other resources to achieve an optimal result in each transaction.
Our Business, Finance and Tax Team has worked hard to earn an excellent reputation as a market leader for sophisticated and effective counsel in complex business transactions. We provide the services our clients need in order to achieve their business goals and advance their business interests. Our Business, Finance and Tax Team members understand the pace at which business moves; we get deals done.
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Doing Business in Florida Blog 
Sometimes It’s Good to be GILTI
January 18, 2019
Miami-Dade County Proposes Mandatory Pre-Wiring for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
January 8, 2019
Assessing Mixed-Use Projects in Florida in 2019
December 12, 2018
In the News
January 17, 2019
January 15, 2019
January 10, 2019
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Sparks Optimism in 2019 South Florida Real Estate Market
January 10, 2019
November 14, 2018
November 1, 2018
HealthLeaders Media quotes Michael Levinson in, "CVS-Aetna Deal Tests Who Has The Right Data"
October 15, 2018
October 12, 2018
Law360, "Berger Singerman Adds K&L Gates Atty To Health Practice"
September 11, 2018
Daily Business Review, "Berger Singerman Lands Health Care Guru From K&L Gates to Build Practice"
September 11, 2018
September 11, 2018
Thirty Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2019 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 15, 2018
August 9, 2018
Berger Singerman Expands Business, Finance and Tax to Support Growth of Corporate Practice
August 1, 2018
Adriana Kostencki joins as Honorary Board Member for Alfalit International
July 10, 2018
Berger Singerman Iryna Ivashchuk Named 2018 South Florida Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award Honoree
June 27, 2018
Berger Singerman Listed as South Florida's Top Real Estate Law Firm
June 21, 2018
Thirty-One Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in 2018 Edition of Florida Super Lawyers
June 18, 2018
May 30, 2018
Berger Singerman Recognized by Chambers USA for 15th Consecutive Year
May 3, 2018
April 16, 2018
Berger Singerman's Adriana Kostencki Named an 'On The Rise' Honoree by Daily Business Review
April 9, 2018
GlobeSt interviews Jeff Margolis on, "The Multifamily Real Estate Is Evolving Before Our Eyes"
April 4, 2018
March 1, 2018
Palm Beach Post quotes David Black in, "Boynton's Quantachrome acquired by Austrian firm"
February 23, 2018
February 2, 2018
February 1, 2018
January 26, 2018
Miami Today quotes Nick Jovanovich in, "Tax reduction on pass-through companies to have big impact"
January 24, 2018
January 22, 2018
January 17, 2018
South Florida Real Estate Bubble Won't Burst in 2018 According to Berger Singerman Survey
January 17, 2018
South Florida Legal Guide Names 23 Berger Singerman Attorneys as Top Lawyers
January 10, 2018
Law360 quotes James Gassenheimer in, "Israeli Court Nixes Arbitration Clause In Real Estate Row"
January 3, 2018
Berger Singerman Elevates Gina Clausen Lozier, Mitchell W. Goldberg and Iryna Ivashchuk to Partner
January 2, 2018
November 27, 2017
November 10, 2017
November 1, 2017
November 1, 2017
August 31, 2017
August 28, 2017
Thirty Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2018 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 15, 2017
August 9, 2017
South Florida Business Journal: Boynton Beach approves plans for 324 apartments
July 20, 2017
July 6, 2017
Seven Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2017 Edition of Florida Trend's "Legal Elite"
June 22, 2017
Berger Singerman's Michael Higer to Be Inducted as The Florida Bar's 69th President
June 20, 2017
The Real Deal: Keystone Property Group buys Dadeland office towers for $36M
June 19, 2017
Thirty-Two Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2017 Super Lawyers Florida Edition
June 9, 2017
Berger Singerman Receives High Marks by Chambers USA for Fourteenth Consecutive Year
May 30, 2017
May 15, 2017
May 12, 2017
April 26, 2017
Berger Singerman's James Berger and Paul Steven Singerman Named 2017 South Florida Ultimate CEOs
April 26, 2017
March 13, 2017
March 3, 2017
Miami Today quotes Barry Lapides on "As Retail follows Residential, Face of Downtown is Altered"
January 24, 2017
January 20, 2017
January 20, 2017
November 27, 2016
November 10, 2016
October 10, 2016
Berger Singerman Adds Corporate and Federal Tax Law Attorney Mark Wisniewski as Partner
October 5, 2016
Berger Singerman Attorneys Help Land $247 Million Loan for PortMiami Terminal
September 13, 2016
GlobeSt.com Interviews Marc Shuster, "Are We Living in a 2008 Bubble"
July 22, 2016
June 27, 2016
Thirty-Six Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2016 Super Lawyers Florida Edition
June 14, 2016
Berger Singerman Receives High Marks by Chambers USA for Thirteenth Consecutive Year
June 2, 2016
Berger Singerman Named to National Law Journal's Midsize Hot List for Third Year in a Row
May 24, 2016
May 12, 2016
Bloomberg quotes Marc Shuster on "Miami Suddenly Has a Glut of Plush Hotel Suites"
May 9, 2016
GlobeST.com Interviews Marc Shuster, "How Recession Concerns Are Impacting Buy-Sell Equations"
April 25, 2016
April 20, 2016
Berger Singerman Guides Cargo Airline From Bankruptcy to Sale
April 20, 2016
Atlas Air Worldwide Acquires Southern Air
April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016
March 25, 2016
Daily Business Review quotes Marc Shuster on "Crowdfunding Backs Miami Infill Apartments"
February 24, 2016
February 15, 2016
Berger Singerman Represents 301 South Gulfview LLC in Sale of Hyatt Regency Clearwater
February 1, 2016
January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016
January 6, 2016
January 6, 2016
January 6, 2016
Berger Singerman Elevates David Black and Paul Figg to Partner
January 4, 2016
Publications
Miami-Dade County Proposes Mandatory Pre-Wiring for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
January 8, 2019
Daily Business Review, "Partners Won't Get Bigger Office at These Firms as Workplace Designs Evolve"
November 12, 2018
October 30, 2018
Doing in Business in Florida, "Considerations When Buying Contaminated Property"
October 16, 2018
Law360, "Berger Singerman Adds K&L Gates Atty To Health Practice"
September 11, 2018
Daily Business Review, "Berger Singerman Lands Health Care Guru From K&L Gates to Build Practice"
September 11, 2018
Doing Business in Florida, "Tax Aspects of Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds – A Prequel"
August 29, 2018
Doing Business in Florida, "Income Share Agreements and Higher Education"
July 11, 2018
Doing Business in Florida, "What Now? LIBOR to be Phased Out by 2021"
June 29, 2018
Doing Business in Florida, "The Business of Marijuana and How it Will Affect the Real Estate Market"
June 27, 2018
May 17, 2018
April 24, 2018
Doing Business in Florida, "Impact of Tax Reform Act on Parties to Litigation"
April 2, 2018
Doing Business in Florida, "Affordable Housing in Florida: The Crisis is Real"
March 27, 2018
Doing Business in Florida, "Interesting Data Points From Southeast Multifamily Forum"
March 26, 2018
March 15, 2018
Doing Business in Florida, "Homeowners Association and Condominium Association Related Bills"
February 16, 2018
Doing Business in Florida, "The New Deduction for Pass-Through Entities and Sole Proprietorships"
January 22, 2018
January 16, 2018
December 26, 2017
Doing Business in Florida, "U.S. Taxation of Convertible Virtual Currency – It Is Not a Myth!"
November 29, 2017
Doing Business in Florida, "Florida State Sales Tax Rate on Commercial Real Property Leases Reduced"
November 27, 2017
Doing Business in Florida, "Short Survival Periods May Not Work in Florida"
November 16, 2017
August 29, 2017
August 29, 2017
Daily Business Review, "Florida's New Condominium, Cooperative and HOA Estoppel Legislation"
July 26, 2017
June 27, 2017
Doing Business in Florida, "2017 Statutory Changes to Florida's Condominium Termination Statute"
June 26, 2017
El Nuevo Herald, "Extensión del programa EB-5 vence el 30 de septiembre de 2017"
June 17, 2017
Doing Business in Florida, "Terminating Condominiums in Florida"
June 15, 2017
Doing Business in Florida, "Governor Signs Condominium and Homeowners Association Legislation"
June 15, 2017
Doing Business in Florida, "Vlog: Winds of Change: Updates to the NHC Warning System"
June 9, 2017
Doing Business in Florida, "2017 Florida Condominium and Homeowners Association Legislation"
May 15, 2017
Doing Business in Florida, "To "C" or Not To "C"? A Triumph of S-Election Form Over Substance"
April 25, 2017
Doing Business in Florida, Drones Are in the Air and "Should Also Be on Associations' Agendas"
April 14, 2017
Doing Business in Florida, "All Aboard Florida Underway"
April 6, 2017
Daily Business Review "What Businesses Should Know About H-1B Visa Bill"
March 14, 2017
VentureBeat "Tech industry faces new H-1B visa reality"
March 13, 2017
El Nuevo Herald "Immigration Options: Employers Must Consider E-2 Visas"
March 9, 2017
Winter 2014-2015
El Nuevo Herald "H1-B Visa Petitions Begin in April"
January 24, 2017
January 23, 2017
Doing Business in Florida, "Death, Taxes, Insurance, Oh My!"
December 13, 2016
December 1, 2016
Doing Business in Florida "Medical Marijuana in Florida: Amendment 2's Passage"
November 10, 2016
November 7, 2016
October 14, 2016
October 10, 2016
October 5, 2016
International Financial Law Review, "Panama: Free trade zones"
September 26, 2016
September 20, 2016
Doing Business in Florida "Considerations for Warehouse Mortgage Lenders"
September 8, 2016
August 8, 2016
Doing Business in Florida, "CMBS Loan Maturities and Potential Defaults – a Tsunami or a Ripple?"
July 7, 2016
Doing Business in Florida, "IRS and Treasury Department Clarify COD Income Exclusions"
June 16, 2016
June 6, 2016
May 12, 2016
Doing Business in Florida, "New Proposed Regulations Require Disclosure of Foreign Ownership"
May 10, 2016
Doing Business in Florida, "It's Getting Hot in Here: South Florida Hospitality Market"
May 2, 2016
Doing Business in Florida, "Panama Papers Going Public"
April 29, 2016
Doing Business in Florida, "Catch-Up" Distributions to Holders of Profits Interest"
April 29, 2016
Doing Business in Florida, "Medical Marijuana Bill Presented to Florida Governor"
March 15, 2016
February 8, 2016
January 27, 2016
January 6, 2016
The Florida Bar, "IRS Thinks Certain Profits Interests Are Too Good To Be True"
January 1, 2016
Events & Speaking Engagements
December 14, 2018
November 15, 2018
September 12, 2018
June 13, 2018
April 24, 2018
Mitchell Goldberg, Speaker, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act CLE
March 21, 2018
Mitchell Goldberg, Speaker, "Tax Topics for U.S. Persons," Greater Miami Tax Institute
March 14, 2018
February 1, 2018
January 30, 2018
Marc Shuster, Speaker, National Thomson Reuters Sales Conference
January 24, 2018
Marc Shuster, Speaker, "The 2027 Real Estate Market," 2017 Crittenden Real Estate Finance Conference
October 27, 2017
September 22, 2017
June 14, 2017
Adriana Kostencki, Speaker, "Business Immigration Presentation," Mercantil Commercebank
May 16, 2017
Barry Lapides, Speaker, "Legal Tips & Tricks for Multifamily Real Estate," MJP Property group
May 9, 2017
April 21, 2017
April 1, 2017
March 21, 2017
Adriana Kostencki, Speaker, "Immigration Policy in the Trump Era Forum," Caribbean Bar Association
March 16, 2017
Robert Barron, Speaker, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting
February 10, 2017
February 8, 2017
Danny Aronson, Welcome and Opening Remarks, 26th Annual Florida Venture Capital Conference
February 2, 2017
Jeff Margolis, Moderator, "Miami Residential & Multi-Family Forum," Bisnow
December 13, 2016
September 23, 2016
Marc Shuster, Moderator, "5th Real Estate Summit," YJP Miami
June 8, 2016
June 7, 2016
June 6, 2016
May 20, 2016
April 19, 2016
February 8, 2016
February 4, 2016
January 28, 2016
Danny Aronson, Welcome and Opening Remarks, 25th Annual Florida Venture Capital Conference
January 28, 2016
Kat Amador, Chair, "Making it Rain in 2016," The Women of the Latin Builders Association
January 28, 2016
Leslie Cloyd, Host, Southern District of Florida Pro Bono Bankruptcy Summit
January 7, 2016
Awards & Honors
November 1, 2018
Berger Singerman Iryna Ivashchuk Named 2018 South Florida Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award Honoree
June 27, 2018
Thirty-One Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in 2018 Edition of Florida Super Lawyers
June 18, 2018
Berger Singerman Recognized by Chambers USA for 15th Consecutive Year
May 3, 2018
South Florida Legal Guide Names 23 Berger Singerman Attorneys as Top Lawyers
January 10, 2018
November 10, 2017
November 1, 2017
November 1, 2017
Thirty Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2018 Edition of Best Lawyers In America
August 15, 2017
Seven Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2017 Edition of Florida Trend's "Legal Elite"
June 22, 2017
Berger Singerman's Michael Higer to Be Inducted as The Florida Bar's 69th President
June 20, 2017
Thirty-Two Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2017 Super Lawyers Florida Edition
June 9, 2017
Berger Singerman Receives High Marks by Chambers USA for Fourteenth Consecutive Year
May 30, 2017
May 26, 2017
May 12, 2017
Berger Singerman's James Berger and Paul Steven Singerman Named 2017 South Florida Ultimate CEOs
April 26, 2017
March 13, 2017
June 27, 2016
Thirty-Six Berger Singerman Attorneys Recognized in the 2016 Super Lawyers Florida Edition
June 14, 2016
Berger Singerman Receives High Marks by Chambers USA for Thirteenth Consecutive Year
June 2, 2016
Berger Singerman Named to National Law Journal's Midsize Hot List for Third Year in a Row
May 24, 2016
April 7, 2016
February 15, 2016