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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Sean H. Cook will be a featured speaker during a panel presentation hosted by Automation Alley on March 30. The program is titled, “How Will Changes in Tax Law Affect You and Your Business?” Mr. Cook will discuss changes in federal tax laws including: tax implications for employers under the Health Care Reform Act; year-end tax act provisions applicable to businesses and their owners; and, addressing the new requirements for disclosure of uncertain tax positions.
Mr. Cook’s diverse practice includes federal and state tax planning and controversy; general corporate law which covers shareholder and owner issues, choice of entity analysis and formation and dissolution transactions; commercial law covering contract review and UCC issues; merger and acquisitions; succession planning; estate and trust planning and administration; non-profit entities, and general tax planning and consultation.
He has helped clients buy and sell their businesses from structuring the transaction and handling the due diligence through closing and post-closing transactions. In the succession planning area, he has handled generation wealth transfers through a variety of mechanisms from traditional gifting to recapitalizations and family partnerships. In addition, Mr. Cook is a CPA with more than eight years experience with a national firm and a metro Detroit firm. His CPA background adds an extra dimension when representing clients because of his “practical experience” with complex tax rules and his experience with financial and accounting issues.
Mr. Cook has published a number of legal articles. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan Taxation Section, the American Bar Association, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is a former adjunct professor at Walsh College, and served on the board of the Walsh College Alumni Association and as its President in 2000. He is currently a member of the Walsh College President’s Advisory Council.
Mr. Cook serves on the Board of Directors of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) (2009-2012) and is a past chair of the MACPA Federal Tax Task Force.
Mr. Cook graduated from Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 1995), Walsh College (M.S., Taxation, 1989) and University of Michigan (B.A., 1987). Mr. Cook was recently named by DBusiness as a Metro Detroit Top Lawyer for Tax Law and Nonprofit/Charities Law
About Butzel Long
Established in 1854, Butzel Long is one of America's leading law firms. With 160 attorneys, it has offices in Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Lansing and Ann Arbor, Michigan, New York City, and Washington, D.C., as well as Alliance offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Mexico City and Monterrey. The firm is also a member of the Washington D.C. law firm, Butzel Long Tighe Patton. Butzel Long represents clients from diverse industries on regional, national, and multi-national levels and is a member of Lex Mundi, a global association of 160 independent law firms. Visit the Butzel Long website at www.butzel.com.
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