Bruce W. Haffey

Board of Directors – Business Law & Commercial Transactions

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EXPERIENCE

Bruce W. Haffey is a senior, highly-qualified business and tax lawyer with the firm of Giarmarco, Mullins and Horton, P.C. in Troy, Michigan, and is a member of its Board of Directors.

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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P (248) 457-7140
E bhaffey@gmhlaw.com

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EXPERIENCE

Bruce W. Haffey is a senior, highly-qualified business and tax lawyer with the firm of Giarmarco, Mullins and Horton, P.C. in Troy, Michigan, and is a member of its Board of Directors.

Practice Areas

•  Business Law & Commercial Transactions
• Franchise Law
•  Mergers & Acquisitions
•  Taxation
•  Health Care & Medical Malpractice Defense
•  Automotive
•  Real Estate

EDUCATION

• University of Michigan, B.A., Economics
• University of Michigan, J.D.
• Wayne State University, LL.M. in Taxation

Leadership

• Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C.
– Board of Directors
– Finance Committee, Chair
– Conflicts Committee

• Michigan Bar Association
– Business Law Section, Council Member
– Chair, Small Business Forum

Memberships

American Bar Association
• 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

•  “Dispute with Minority Shareholder May Be Resolved by Cash-Out Merger,” – MI Business Law Journal, Fall 2017
•  “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

• “Working the Kinks out of Working Capital” – Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
• “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