Barry Gersick is a partner practicing in areas of taxation, business matters, and estate planning. He has represented privately-held businesses and their owners in various tax matters, including tax planning, contested tax matters, estate planning and estate and gift taxation. Barry has assisted owners of businesses in numerous acquisitions and divestitures.
- Business & Securities
- Agreements
- Counseling
- Closely Held Businesses
- Business Formation
- Emerging Business Program
- Venture Financing
- Independent Director Services
- Trademark and Brand Management
- Management and Leveraged Buyouts
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Tax
- Federal and State Income Taxes
- Federal Excise Taxes
- Sales Use and Property Taxes
- State and Federal Employment Taxes
- Estate Planning
- Antenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
- Asset Protection Planning
- Business Succession Planning
- Estate and Gift Tax Controversies
- Estate and Gift Tax Planning
- Probate and Trust Administration
- Wills & Trusts
- Commercial Loan Documentation
- Trademark and Brand Management
- University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
1971, J.D.
- Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri,
1967, B.A., B.S.
Honors: With Final Honors
- Negotiated and drafted merger and acquisition documents for private transactions with values up to $150,000,000.
- Represented New York Stock Exchange Companies in connection with the acquisition and disposition of subsidiaries.
- With respect to tax matters, has represented individuals, partnerships, trusts, and limited liability companies in contested tax disputes involving income tax, gift tax, estate tax, and sales tax. The tax disputes have involved matters with proposed adjustments of up to $25,000,000.
- Has been involved in estate planning for clients with estates of up to $60,000,000.
- Has handled contested probate and trust matters with values of assets at issue of $10,000,000 to $15,000,000.
- Provided general counsel services for various private corporations with annual sales up to $500,000,000.
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