Peter R. Spirgel
- Cherry Hill
- T: 856.661.2267
- F: 856.661.1919
- Philadelphia
- T: 215.279.9393
- F: 215.279.9394
Peter R. Spirgel is the firm's managing shareholder and chief operating officer. He counsels businesses on taxation, shareholder issues, financing transactions and mergers and acquisitions and individuals in the area of Federal, State and Estate tax planning. Also a member of the firm’s Alternative and Renewable Energy Industry 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
Representative Matters
- Represented an international pharmaceutical company in a highly competitive Section 363 auction sale process leading to the $450,000,000 acquisition of Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC by another party, under the supervision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
- Represented a 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 the 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 a senior executive of a public company in the termination of her restrictive covenant and startup of new high-tech joint venture with a European company
- Counseled numerous startup 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
Honors & Awards
- Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell
- Named to the "Legal Elite" list by SmartCEO Magazine, 2011
- Top Attorney List, SJ Magazine, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2009 - 2012
- Awesome Attorney List, South Jersey Magazine, 2009, 2011 and 2012
- Named a New Jersey "Super Lawyer," 2005 and 2006, by Thomson Reuters, publishers of New Jersey Super Lawyers
Professional Affiliations
- Member, NJ Governor-Elect Christopher Christie’s Treasury Dept. Transition Subcommittee
- Burlington County Bar Association
- Past Chairperson, Taxation Committee
- Camden County Bar Association
- Past Chairperson, Taxation Committee
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
Community Activities
Mr. Spirgel is a member of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey and served as the Chamber's vice president of government affairs. He is also a member, director and past president of the Mount Laurel Rotary Club.
News
- Press Release(April 22, 2013)
- Posted With Permission of South Jersey Online(April 19, 2013)
- Press Release(April 18, 2013)
- Press Release(April 8, 2013)
- Press Release(April 2, 2013)
- Press Release(April 1, 2013)
- Press Release(March 28, 2013)
- Press Release(February 25, 2013)
- Posted With Permission of PlugInCars.com and Jim Motavalli(January 28, 2013)
- Press Release(January 21, 2013)
- Press Release(January 8, 2013)
- The Philadelphia Inquirer(January 4, 2013)
- Press Release(December 14, 2012)
- Photo Caption(December 10, 2012)
- Press Release(November 9, 2012)
- Photo Caption(October 24, 2012)
- Press Release(August 6, 2012)
- Press Release(July 16, 2012)
- Press Release(June 26, 2012)
- Press Release(May 9, 2012)
- Press Release(May 4, 2012)
- NBC10 News(February 27, 2012)
- NJ Law Firm Charges into Electric Car Technology; Partner Plans to Replace His Mercedes with a TeslaABA Journal(February 21, 2012)
- The Courier-Post(February 13, 2012)
- Press Release(February 1, 2012)
- Press Release(January 20, 2012)
- Press Release(December 5, 2011)
- Press Release(October 17, 2011)
- Press Release(October 17, 2011)
- Press Release(October 14, 2011)
- Press Release(August 3, 2011)
- Photo Caption(April 27, 2011)
- Press Release(February 7, 2011)
- The Legal Intelligencer(January 24, 2011)
- The Legal Intelligencer(December 7, 2010)
- The Legal Intelligencer(November 3, 2010)
- The Legal Intelligencer(October 19, 2010)
- Press Release(June 21, 2010)
- The Legal Intelligencer(June 18, 2010)
- Press Release(January 13, 2010)
- Press Release(December 28, 2009)
- Press Release(December 10, 2009)
- (July 13, 2009)
- Press Release(June 18, 2009)
- The Legal Intelligencer(March 31, 2009)
- Press Release(March 30, 2009)
- The National Law Journal(March 16, 2009)
- The Legal Intelligencer(February 3, 2009)
- The New Jersey Law Journal(January 30, 2009)
- Press Release(January 22, 2009)
- The Legal Intelligencer(January 20, 2009)
- Press Release(November 17, 2008)
- Press Release(October 22, 2008)
- Press Release(October 8, 2008)
- NJ Biz(September 24, 2007)
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- The American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section and Center for Professional Development(April 11, 2013)
- NJICLE(March 14, 2013)
- New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education(January 29, 2013)
- From Start-ups to Established Enterprises: Raising Money for a Profitable ROIRBC Wealth Management(October 23, 2012)
- Merging and Acquiring Law Firms for Firms of All SizesAmerican Law Institute Continuing Legal Education(August 9, 2012)
- Flaster/Greenberg PC(May 15, 2012)
- Partnership Issues in Less Than Profitable TimesNJICLE(April 25, 2012)
- Rutgers School of Business-Camden, Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey, Flaster/Greenberg(January 26, 2012)
- Rutgers School of Business–Camden, Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey, Flaster/Greenberg(October 18, 2011)
- Philadelphia SmartCEO Attorney’s RoundtableSmartCEO Magazine(October 2011)
- Successful Law Firm Management – Attorney CompensationNJICLE(October 15, 2011)
- Tensions Surrounding Partner Compensation24th Annual Conference & Workshops on Law Firm Management & Economics(March 24, 2011)
- Succession and Client Transition24th Annual Conference & Workshops on Law Firm Management & Economics(March 24, 2011)
- Flaster/Greenberg(November 17, 2010)
- Rutgers School of Business–Camden, Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey, Flaster/Greenberg(October 19, 2010)
- Rutgers School of Business–Camden, Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey, Flaster/Greenberg(July 21, 2010)
- Rutgers School of Business–Camden, Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey, Flaster/Greenberg(January 26, 2010)
- Flaster/Greenberg(October 20, 2009)
- Rutgers School of Business–Camden, Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey, Flaster/Greenberg(January 13, 2009)
- Flaster/Greenberg(November 11, 2008)
- Flaster/Greenberg(October 15, 2008)
- Flaster/Greenberg(September 10, 2008)
- Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce(June 4, 2008)
Articles & Alerts
- New Jersey Law Journal(July 1, 2011)
- Attachment of Retirement Benefits: How Safe is Your Nest-Egg?
- Payment of ‘Trust Fund Taxes’ Before Bankruptcy Held Not To Be Voidable Preferences
- The Legal Intelligencer(July 13, 2009)
- The Legal Intelligencer(March 29, 2007)
- Pennsylvania Law Weekly(September 2006)
- South Jersey Magazine(March 2005)
- New Jersey Law Journal, vol. CLXXVII, no. 6, index 476(August 9, 2004)
- New Jersey Law Journal, vol. CLXXVII, no. 5, index 402(August 2, 2004)
- Corporate Business Tax Credit for Eligible Brownfields Remediation Costs(June 28, 2004)
Practice Areas
Industry Groups
News, Events & Articles
Admissions
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Temple University, L.L.M., Taxation, 1988
- Georgetown University Law School, J.D., 1985
- Boston University, B.S. and B.A., summa cum laude, 1982
- Member, Beta Gamma Sigma (National Honor Society for Business Students)