Asset protection and mergers and acquisitions for owners who want the structure and the deal to work after tax, not just on paper. Michael Brandwein leads the practice and started his career as a tax attorney; the firm is founded by a tax attorney and CPA, and Gordon Tax handles entity structuring, payroll, and business returns alongside.
The business law practice is deliberately narrow. Two things we do in depth, and the rest handled by the tax and accounting side of the firm.
Structures that put lawful distance between your wealth and future creditors, lawsuits, and divorce: entity design, trusts, exemptions, and the timing rules that decide whether a transfer holds up. Built before the problem exists, with the tax reporting that comes with it. Asset protection
Buying, selling, or merging a private company: letters of intent, due diligence, purchase agreements, and the deal structure that decides how much of the price survives tax. Attorneys and CPAs on the same side of the table. Mergers and acquisitions
Entity choice and elections, S corporation compensation, payroll, sales tax registration and nexus, bookkeeping, and business returns, through our affiliated accounting firm. Gordon Tax
Payroll tax debt, sales tax audits, and IRS examinations of the business are handled by the tax controversy attorneys, including the trust fund recovery penalty that reaches owners personally. Tax controversy
We work with businesses in any industry, and know two especially well.
Crypto and Web3. The firm has worked in digital assets since 2014: exchanges, DAOs, funds, protocols, and the founders and investors behind them, with the tax, securities, and structuring questions that come with each. Crypto and Web3
Ecommerce and online businesses. Marketplace sellers, affiliate and creator businesses, and SaaS companies, where sales tax nexus, platform reporting, and the structure of the business decide the tax bill. Ecommerce
In the right circumstances, making an S-corp election can save you thousands of dollars on taxes. But S-corps are more complicated to maintain than LLCs, so it’s important to consider whether this is a smart move for you right now.
Truth in advertising laws are complex. In this blog, we cover what you need to know about the FTC and deceptive advertising.
Without performing your due diligence, a merger or acquisition deal will surely fall short. Learn the importance of M&A due diligence, how it works, and more, with the team at Gordon Law.
Most business legal problems are tax problems by the time they cost money: an entity that pays more than it should, a sale structured so the seller keeps less than expected, a payroll debt that reaches the owner personally. We work from the tax outcome backward. Contracts, structure, and deals are drafted with the return in mind, and Gordon Tax keeps the books and files the returns for clients who want one team for both.
Bring what you have: the operating agreement, the cap table, the letter of intent, or just the question. In the consultation the attorney tells you what the issue is, what it will take, and how it is priced. If the matter is better handled by Gordon Tax or by another firm, we say so.
IRS letters, audits, unreported years, returns.
Foreign accounts, expats, offshore disclosure.
Audits, tax debt, criminal exposure, Tax Court.
Written analysis at a stated confidence level.
Asset protection for individuals and businesses; private company deals.
Attorney-reviewed returns and planning.
