Profile

Peter R. Spirgel has a general business practice with special emphasis on taxation, estate planning and corporate mergers and acquisitions.  He also represents businesses in loan transactions, real estate acquisitions and development and the development of solar, wind, geothermal and other renewable energy projects.  As a member of the firm's Alternative and Renewable Energy group, he represents clients engaged in or considering business ventures in emerging green energy fields such as solar, wind, geothermal, cogeneration, biofuels and biomass.   

Mr. Spirgel's many years of legal experience include the representation of clients in such matters as: 

• Tax-free mergers, sales and acquisitions;
• Structuring complex estate plans to minimize tax liability;
• Documenting and mediating shareholder relationships;
• Private security offerings for start-up ventures;
• Counseling privately-held businesses.
• Advising law firms on partnership, management and financial issues.

He is the author of numerous articles on such topics as:

• "How Taxing is the Domestic Partnership Act?";
• "Corporate Business Tax Credit for Eligible Brownfields Remediation Costs";
• "Attachment of Retirement Benefits: How Safe is Your Nest-Egg?";
• "Tax Planning for the Deduction of Home Mortgage, Real Estate Tax and Property Insurance Payments in Separations and Divorce";
• "The Real Estate Sales Full Disclosure Act - Take Two";
• "Payment of ‘Trust Fund Taxes' Before Bankruptcy Held Not To Be Voidable Preferences";

Representative Matters

• Represented privately-held telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the tax-free sale of its business to a public telecommunications company and negotiated key executive positions for major shareholders of client in acquiring company.
• Represented a 50 percent shareholder of a major telecommunications company in a shareholder dispute leading to the sale of the client's interest.
• Represented the acquirer of a paper products distribution company.
• Represented a business in the acquisition of previously targeted competitors to increase market penetration.
• Counseled senior executive of a public company in the termination of her restrictive covenant and start-up of new high-tech joint venture with a European company.
• Counseled numerous start-up enterprises on formation, capital raising (private offerings, venture financing and debt), and shareholder agreements.
• Structuring of estate plans for successful executives that are integrated with their business holdings and take full advantage of existing tax-saving techniques.
• Fulfills the role of "outside general counsel" to numerous substantial privately-held entities advising them on myriad legal issues.
• Counseled a senior executive of a major Fortune 500 company in the successful resolution of litigation with the SEC, Justice Department and numerous class action plaintiffs.
• Counseled a law firm on the structure of their partnership

Community Service, Affiliations and Recognition

Mr. Spirgel is an officer and member of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey and serves as the Chamber's vice president of government affairs. He is also a member, director, and past president of the Mount Laurel Rotary Club.

In 2009, 2005, 2004 and 2003, SJ Magazine named him one of the top attorneys in South Jersey. In 2005 and 2006, he was featured in New Jersey Monthly magazine, where he was selected as a New Jersey Super Lawyers in Business Law.