Ed is a member of the Corporate, Tax & Transactions Service Line and has extensive experience in structuring complex commercial, health care, and real estate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, ownership control and succession, management, development, financing, and a variety of contractual arrangements. His practice also focuses on domestic and international structures for business, wealth development and preservation, and estate planning for entrepreneurs, including tax and asset protection planning involving domestic and international corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, and trusts.
He is frequently involved in a variety of transactions to satisfy tax and financing objectives, including:
- Serving as legal counsel to public authorities
- Lobbying in connection with tax, financing, land use, sports facilities, and other matters before Congressional and Florida legislative committees
Education
J.D., with honors, Florida State University, 1972
B.A., Louisiana State University, 1965
Professional Associations
- The Florida Bar, past Executive Council, Tax Section
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Society of Financial Service Professionals, Tampa Bay Chapter, President
- University Club
- Downtown Partnership, former Board Member
- OASIS, former Board Member
Honors
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell