Eric Michaels Bio

Eric's practice focuses on general corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, tax and business representation of closely held businesses, their owners and families. He has structured and negotiated purchase and sale transactions ranging from one million to more than $400 million. Additionally, Eric has designed and implemented incentive compensation programs such as equity and phantom equity based plans for startup and mature entities. Extending his practice to the cannabis industry, Eric has taken an active role in vetting investments in cannabis related businesses, as well as acting as outside counsel to a vertically integrated CBD business. Eric was a director/shareholder with the Witman Stadtmauer firm where he served as chairman of the Corporate and General Tax Departments. Prior to that affiliation, he was associated with McCarter & English where his practice included the representation of tax clients. Before then, Eric was a Senior Tax Department representative in the Corporate Reorganization Group of Deloitte & Touche, LLP. While in law school, Eric was a member of the New York Law School Law Review. Eric is an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall Law School and teaches Partnership Taxation. Eric also served as an Adjunct Professor of the Masters of Taxation Program for Fairleigh Dickinson University.