Michael E. Shaff

Background

Shaff, Michael E. was born on July 31, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Education

Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). New York University (Juris Doctor, 1979. Master of Laws in Taxation, 1987).

Career

Worked at Jeffers, Wilson, Shaff & Falk, Limited Liability Partnership (Irvine, California) specializing in Corporate Law, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Massachusetts. 1980, New York and United States.

Tax Court.

1981, United States. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New New York 1991, California and United States.

District Court, Southern District of California. 1992, United States. District Court, Central District of California.

Staff Member, Review of Law and Social Change, 1978-1979.

Company-Author: "Real Estate Investment Trusts Handbook," Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1988-1995. Member: Orange County (Member, Tax Section, Secretary, 1996), New York State, and American (Member: Taxation Section. Real Estate Taxation Committee.

Financial Transactions Committee) Bar Associations.

State Bar of California. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).

We formed our new firm in April 1994 with the goal of serving the corporate, securities and tax law needs of emerging companies on a cost-effective basis. All of our lawyers have legal backgrounds with larger Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco and New York based law firms, and have extensive experience in corporate and securities law, corporate and partnership finance, federal and state taxation, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, investment company formation and regulation, real estate investment trusts and business litigation.

Accordingly, the firm offers growing companies the opportunity to reduce their legal costs without any sacrifice in quality, responsiveness or expertise.

Achievements

• Michael E. Shaff has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• book

  • Real estate investment trusts handbook 2006: A pass-through entity to own and operate real estate and make mortgage loans (Securities Law Handbook Series)

    (Contains the latest authoritative coverage: 2004 REIT fin...)

  • Real Estate Investment Trusts Handbook, 2013-2014 ed. (Securities Law Handbook Series)

    (Guide your Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) clients s...)

  • Real Estate Investment Trusts Handbook, 2012-2013 ed. (Securities Law Handbook Series)

    (Guide your Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) clients s...)

  • Real Estate Investment Trusts Handbook, 2011-2012 ed. (Securities Law Handbook Series)

    (Guide your Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) clients s...)

  • Real Estate Investment Trusts Handbook, 2008-2009 ed.

    (Guide your Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) clients s...)

  • Real Estate Investment Trusts Handbook, 2010-2011 ed. (Securities Law Handbook Series)

    (Guide your Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) clients s...)

  • Real Estate Investment Trusts Handbook, 2009-2010 ed. (Securities Law Handbook Series)

    (Guide your Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) clients s...)

  • Real Estate Investment Trusts Handbook, 2005 Edition: A Pass-Through Entity to Own and Operate Real Estate and Make Mortgage Loans (Securities Law Handbook Series)
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts Handbook: A Pass-Through Entity to Make Mortgage Loans and Operate Real Estate 1995

• Other Work

  • Real estate investment trusts handbook 2006: A pass-through entity to own and operate real estate and make mortgage loans (Securities Law Handbook Series)

    (Contains the latest authoritative coverage: 2004 REIT fin...)

  • Real Estate Investment Trusts Handbook, 2005 Edition: A Pass-Through Entity to Own and Operate Real Estate and Make Mortgage Loans (Securities Law Handbook Series)

Membership

Member: Orange County (Member, Tax Section, Secretary, 1996), New York State, and American (Member: Taxation Section. Real Estate Taxation Committee. Financial Transactions Committee) Bar Associations.

State Bar of California.

(Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).