Bruce W. Haffey
Board of Directors – Business Law & Commercial Transactions
Curriculum vitae
EXPERIENCE
Mr. Haffey practices primarily in the areas of corporate law, commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, franchise and distribution law and tax law and for closely-held business clients engaged in a wide assortment of industries.
Mr. Haffey represents privately-held business clients throughout the life cycles of their businesses, from start-up through growth to exit strategy. He handles routine and complex business transactions in a wide assortment of industries, including manufacturing, automotive, franchising, healthcare and information technology.
Mr. Haffey has been recognized by numerous professional organizations and publications, including The New York Times Top Attorneys in Michigan, Michigan Super Lawyers, dBusiness “Top Lawyers” and Leading Lawyers and is AV Rated by the American Bar Association.
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EXPERIENCE
Mr. Haffey practices primarily in the areas of corporate law, commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, franchise and distribution law and tax law and for closely-held business clients engaged in a wide assortment of industries.
Mr. Haffey represents privately-held business clients throughout the life cycles of their businesses, from start-up through growth to exit strategy. He handles routine and complex business transactions in a wide assortment of industries, including manufacturing, automotive, franchising, healthcare and information technology.
Mr. Haffey has been recognized by numerous professional organizations and publications, including The New York Times Top Attorneys in Michigan, Michigan Super Lawyers, dBusiness “Top Lawyers” and Leading Lawyers and is AV Rated by the American Bar Association.
Practice Areas
• Franchise Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Taxation
• Health Care & Medical Malpractice Defense
• Automotive
• Real Estate
EDUCATION
• University of Michigan, J.D.
• Wayne State University, LL.M. in Taxation
Leadership
– Board of Directors
– Finance Committee, Chair
– Conflicts Committee
• Michigan Bar Association
– Business Law Section, Council Member
– Chair, Small Business Forum
Memberships
• Business Law Section
• Tax Section
• Franchise Forum
• Health Law
Michigan Bar Association
• Business Law
– Council Member
– Chair of Small Business Forum
• Healthcare Law
• Taxation
• Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation
Oakland County Bar Association
• Tax Law Committee
recent articles
• “Making an S Election for an LLC – Easy but Not Simple,” – Oakland County Bar Association, April 2015
• “Shareholder Oppression Update,” – MI Business Law Journal, Fall 2014
• “Franchisors Beware: Pending Maine Legislation Will Make Franchise Life More Difficult,” – February 2014
• “Internet Sales Tax Act Ripe for Passage?” – May 2013
• “FCPA Successor Liability in Cross-Border Acquisitions,” – December 2012
• “Safe Harbor for Deductibility of Success Fees in Business Acquisitions,” – July 2011
• “Franchisor Entitled to Recover Post-Termination Damages,” – July 2011
• “Advantage S Corporation,” – July 2011
speaking engagements
• “Building Blocks – Tax Strategies and Transaction Structure” – Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
• “Buyers, Sellers, Bonuses and Benefits – Compensation Issues in M&A Transactions” – Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
• “Tips and Take-Aways re. Business Succession Planning: A Survey of Recent Cases;” – Michigan Defense Trial Counsel annual meeting
• “It’s Your Government and We’re Here to Help – Really!” program moderator; Michigan Bar Association Small Business Forum
• “Due Diligence in the Acquisition of a Dealership;” MACPA Automotive Dealers Conference
• “Business Entity Selection and Design;” Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• “Business Entity Selection and Design;” Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce
selected transactions
- Sale of specialty pet products business to private equity buyer
- Assistance in capital raise by biotech company for research and development
- Assistance in connection with equity financing and implementation of succession plan for
family agricultural business - Sale of multilocation physical therapy practice and adult foster care facility to national
buyer - Sale of business engaged in branded and promotional merchandise, reward and
recognition products and programs to national buyer - Planning and implementation of complex reorganization in connection with intra-family
business divorce - Assistance in design and implementation of joint venture / strategic partnership between
performance enhancement and marketing company and service provider - Sale of multiple-hospital emergency medicine practice to national buyer
- Sale of independent professional liability insurance agency to underwriter
- Representation of borrowers in Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
- Sale of tier 1 and tier 2 family-owned automotive supplier to publicly-traded company
- Acquisition of concrete pipe manufacturing business from bankrupt company
- Sale by area developer of multiple units of franchised restaurant chain
- Corporate reorganization of family-owned supermarket chain
- Transition of closely-held multi-state industrial sandblasting and chemical cleaning
business to key executive following death of founder - Merger of local wholesaler of beauty salon products into national company
- Business entity structuring in connection with the development of an owner-occupied,
multi-specialty medical office building - Sale of chain of physical therapy clinics to national, publicly traded health care company
- Sale of multi-state stainless steel processing business to international conglomerate
- Purchases and sales of over a dozen automobile dealerships
- Sale of an automotive consulting business to an international publicly traded company
- Sale of a specialty foam products business to an international publicly traded company
- Buyout of minority shareholder and implementation of succession plan for family business
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Bruce W. Haffey recognized by M&A Advisor for the Materials Deal of the Year
The M&A Advisor, the world’s premier organization of mergers and acquisition, turnaround, and finance professions, has honored Bruce W. Haffey with the prestigious recognition for the “Materials Deal of the Year - Acquisition of AmeriTi Manufacturing Company by...
Bruce W. Haffey Voted the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law in Troy
Bruce W. Haffey Voted the 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law in Troy Bruce W. Haffey has been selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 and named "Lawyer of the Year" in Closely Held Companies and...
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