The law firm of Gross, Shuman, Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C. in Buffalo, New York, is a full-service firm with attorneys consistently providing effective and personalized representation. We provide quality services in many additional practice areas, including:
Securities Law and Venture Capital Financing
The firm's attorneys have extensive experience assisting entrepreneurs and businesses with private placements and public offerings of debt and equity securities, and venture capital financing. The firm also has experience in representing publicly traded companies.
Environmental Law and Litigation
Gross, Shuman handles all types of environmental litigation and administrative proceedings in state and federal courts and before federal, state and local governmental agencies and boards. The firm also counsels clients on various environmental issues encountered in the acquisition, ownership, financing, operation and sale of businesses, including permitting matters, policy formulation, and compliance with federal, state and local laws.
Taxation
The firm's attorneys are highly knowledgeable in federal and state tax law, and provide a wide range of tax-related services for corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and individuals. The firm frequently represents taxpayers and businesses in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.
Pension and IRA Planning
Gross, Shuman assists employers and employees with tax-deferred pension plans, including the design and adoption of such plans and drafting and designing defined contribution, defined benefit, and 401(k) plans. The firm also counsels employers and employees regarding distributions from pension plans and individual retirement accounts to minimize taxes and maximize the amounts passed to heirs. The firm's attorneys are also experienced in representing employers before the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the administrative review of plans.
Immigration
The firm advises clients with respect to employment related immigration issues, including assisting Canadian and U.S. businesses in obtaining visas for foreign managers, professionals, and highly-skilled workers.
Education Law
The firm represents public school districts, professional employees of school districts and students and their parents in connection with education law and related matters.
Entertainment, Art and Sports Law
The firm represents local and national recording artists, songwriters, producers, artists, sculptors, illustrators, authors, talent managers, models, and radio and television personalities. The firm's attorneys have extensive experience in negotiating agreements, rights acquisitions, and licenses and in prosecuting and defending claims related to the entertainment business. The firm also represents and advises professional athletes in connection with endorsement and marketing contracts, as well as a wide range of sports-related legal matters.
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