Bio

Michael Kaplan concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, taxation and estate and succession planning. Managing partner of the St. Louis office and member of the firm's Board of Directors, Michael regularly advises clients on all aspects of general corporate law, including structuring business organizations and business transactions in the most tax advantaged and commercially practical manner, corporate organization and governance, and ongoing operational and contractual matters. With regard to mergers and acquisitions, Michael has negotiated transactions which deal with all aspects of stock purchases, mergers, asset acquisitions, joint ventures, buyouts, recapitalizations, spin-offs and reorganizations. Michael’s taxation practice includes individual, corporate and business tax planning and consultation. In conjunction with his taxation practice, Michael’s estate planning practice similarly involves business succession planning, tax planning, post-mortem tax planning and the preparation of estate planning documents.