Most recently, Mr. Schiffer served as a legal assistant for Carole E. Basri, Esq., an adjunct professor at Fordham University Law School and as an intern in the legal department of CBRE, Inc., a global commercial real estate services firm, both located in New York City.

Mr. Schiffer received his Juris Doctorate degree from The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City, where he was active in the real estate association and business society.  He earned a Bachelor of Arts in finance with Honors from Michigan State University Eli Broad College of Business.

Mr. Schiffer has been admitted into both the State Bars of New York and New Jersey.

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Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, and Naples offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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Prior to joining Jaffe, Mr. Soleimani was an associate at Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease where he focused on complex commercial litigation matters.

Mr. Soleimani is a graduate of Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, where he was a member of the distinguished honor society Order of the Coif, a recipient of the 2011 Georgia Tax Conference Award and the Deans Award for International Taxation. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, graduating summa cum laude. He is licensed to practice law in Ohio.

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Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, and Naples offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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As members of Jaffe’s Board of Directors, Zussman and Raznick will be responsible for the growth, strategic development, and day-to-day operations of the 200-person firm.

Zussman, who preceded Sider as CEO of the Firm, is a member of Jaffe’s Real Estate Practice Group where he specializes in commercial real estate and business planning. He graduated with honors from the University of Iowa and is a magna cum laude and order of the coif graduate of the University of Michigan Law School.

Raznick has been with the Firm for more than 15 years and is a member of its Business Transaction Practice Group, specializing in real estate and business law. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and is a graduate of Boston University Law School.

Zussman and Raznick join Thomas Coughlin, Eric Linden, Bill Sider, Susan Sutton and Arthur Weiss who all currently serve on the seven-member Board of Directors.

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Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, and Naples offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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Mr. Krysinski is a member of the Real Estate Practice Group, specializing in commercial development and leasing of real estate; financing and leasing of office, industrial, apartment and retail projects nationwide; complex mixed-use condominium developments, manufactured housing communities and multi-family housing communities.

He is immediate past Chairman of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and former chair of the State Bar Commercial Leasing Committee.

Mr. Krysinski has also been named as a Michigan Super Lawyer annually since 2006 and is Martindale Hubbell® rated “AV” (Pre-eminent 5.0).

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Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, and Naples offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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As Jaffe’s new CEO and a member of its Board of Directors, Sider will be responsible for the growth, strategic development, and day-to-day operations of the 200-person firm. He will also continue to practice law as a member of the Tax Practice Group, specializing in acquisitions, debt restructurings, dispositions and joint ventures. Sider represents private equity firms, venture capitalists, publicly traded real estate investment trusts, technology companies and entrepreneurs.

He earned his Bachelor’s degree with high distinction from the University of Michigan and is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. He also earned his LL.M in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

Mr. Sider is a member of the State Bar of Michigan Taxation Section and American Bar Association Taxation Section.

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Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, and Naples offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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Prior to joining Jaffe, Ms. Balakrishnan served as an associate attorney at Dickinson Wright PLLC, with a focus on private company mergers, acquisitions, private equity investments and restructurings. Prior to her work at Dickinson Wright, she spent three-years as an associate attorney at the law firm of Anand and Anand in New Delhi, India.

Ms. Balakrishnan earned her Juris Doctor from the National Law School of India University, where she graduated with honors. She completed her Master of Laws degree at Columbia University School of Law, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a recipient of the J.N. Tata Endowment Scholarship. She is currently a member of the State Bar of Michigan.

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Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, and Naples offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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Jaffe represented the following companies in their transactions:

• Accuri Cytometers, a medical device firm based in Ann Arbor, Mich; recipient of the Deal of the Year award for over $100 million;
• Strength Capital Partners, a Birmingham, Mich. private equity firm; recipient of the Deal of the Year award for under $100 million; and
• Talmer Bancorp, Inc., a Troy, Mich.-based holding company for Talmer Bank and Trust; finalist for the Deal of the Year award for over $100 million.

“We are proud and honored to have played a significant role in these high profile transactions,” said Zussman. “It’s a testament to our creative and talented team that three out of four 2012 transactions were our deals.”

About Jaffe

Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, and Naples offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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The Michigan Chronicle Women of Excellence Awards celebrate local African-American women who inspire others through their vision and leadership, exceptional achievements, and participation in community service.

Ms. Kaigler is one of 50 women who will be recognized at a “High Tea” event hosted by the publication at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel later this month.

Asthe practice group coordinator of the Firm’s Estate and Wealth Planning/Probate Group, Ms. Kaigler specializes in probate and trust administration; estate, tax, retirement and business succession planning; elder law; and health care proxy and special needs issues.

She earned her Bachelor’s degree with distinction from Wayne State University and is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. Ms. Kaigler also earned her LL.M. in Taxation from Wayne State University Law School. She currently serves as president of the D. Augustus Straker Bar Association and is a member of the Wolverine Bar Association, National Bar Association Probate and Estate Planning Law Section and the American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section.

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Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, and Naples offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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Kids Kicking Cancer was founded in metro Detroit and helps children manage the stress and pain of their disease and treatments through personalized coaching instructed by black belt martial artists. These children achieve power, peace and purpose by teaching their deep breathing techniques to others to help them reduce stress.

Approximately 100 children participated in the Kids Kicking Cancer event, held at The Sports Club of West Bloomfield. The participants collected donations and then participated in a sporting activity that included gymnastics, tennis or martial arts.

“It is an honor to work for a firm that is so supportive of local charitable organizations and this event was no exception,” said Rubin. “With Jaffe’s support, we were able to sponsor an amazing event, raise significant funds and ultimately, help ease the pain of very sick children while empowering them to heal physically, spiritually and emotionally.”

More information about Kids Kicking Cancer can be found at www.powerpeacepurpose.com.

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Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, and Naples offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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“The decision to invest in our team’s technology was an easy one,” says Zussman.  For the past several years we have hosted regular interactive seminars on the evolution of new technologies and how our people can best leverage them.  From mobile devices and social media and monitoring, to the application of iPads and their apps, we are focused on providing in-house training sessions and leveraging the very latest in best technology practices.”

The firm provided the individuals with $750 gift certificates with the suggestion that each of them either purchase or upgrade an existing iPad.  In the event in which the attorney or paralegal already had an iPad, it was suggested that the certificate be used to upgrade another technology that would best allow them to stay connected to both their clients and the office.

“Beyond email and search, the iPad is the perfect mobile tool for accessing our firm’s document management system (DMS) application from the road,” says Jaffe partner David Williams.  “We can access literally millions of documents in a matter of seconds.”

“We are moving at the speed of ‘send,’” says Zussman.  “Technology has leveled the playing field in many ways for law firms of all sizes, but it has also provided a clear, distinct and differentiating opportunity for those who fully understand its great impact on business and embrace it.”

About Jaffe

Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, and Naples offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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Ms. Szura is a member of the Firm’s Real Estate practice group, where she represents owners, developers and investors in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, leasing and financing.

She is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Cornell Law School. A published author, Ms. Szura is a member of several professional associations, including the State Bar of Michigan and CREW Detroit.

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Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, and Naples offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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Mr. Weil is a member of the Firm’s Tax and Estate Planning practice group, where he specializes in tax planning for businesses and individuals, as well as overall estate planning.

Mr. Weil graduated with high distinction from the University of Michigan School of Business Administration and is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. He is a member of several professional associations and organizations, including the American Bar Association, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants Mergers & Acquisitions Task Force, Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, and Naples offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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Mrs. Weston is a member of the Firm’s Finance and Corporate practice groups, specializing in finance, electronic banking, business law and general corporate matters. She counsels financial institutions and businesses on mobile payments, merchant-acquiring, electronic fund transfers, loyalty cards and payment systems, merger and acquisition matters and represents both buyers and sellers of merchant portfolios and businesses in the payments industry.

Mrs. Weston earned her bachelor’s degree with honors from James Madison College at Michigan State University and is a magna cum laude graduate of Michigan State University College of Law. A published author and regular speaker, Mrs. Weston is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the Electronic Transactions Association, ISO Best Practices Committee

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Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, Naples and Jerusalem offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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Mr. Myers is a member of the Firm’s Insolvency and Reorganization practice group, with a focus on bankruptcy, insolvency, and commercial litigation.

He earned his bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Michigan and is a cum laude graduate of Wayne State University Law School, where he served as an editor for the Journal of Law in Society.

A published author and frequent speaker, Mr. Myers is a member of several professional associations and committees including the American Bankruptcy Institute and the State Bar of Michigan’s Business Law Section and Debtor/Creditor Rights Committee.

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Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, Naples and Jerusalem offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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Brian G. Shannon

Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

Richard E. Kruger

Louis P. Rochkind

Jay L. Welford

Business Litigation

Peter M. Alter

Commercial Litigation

Peter M. Alter

R. Christopher Cataldo

Corporate Law

Lee B. Kellert

Criminal Defense – Non-White Collar

David Griem

Criminal Defense – White Collar

Christopher A. Andreoff

Employee Benefits Law

Deborah L. Baughman

Environmental Law

Eric A. Linden

Arthur H. Siegal

Family Law

Susan S. Lichterman

Julia A. Perkins

Immigation Law

Eli Maroko

Julianne Cassin Sharp

Information Technology Law

Jeremy D. Bisdorf

Lawrence R. Jordan

Michael S. Khoury

Intellectual Property Law

Lawrence R. Jordan

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Joel M. Alam

Peter Sugar

Public Finance Law

Stephen G. Schafer

Real Estate Law

Brian S. Raznick

Mark D. Rubenfire

Richard A. Zussman

Securities Law

Mark L. Kowalsky

Peter Sugar

Tax Law

Robert E. Lewis

William E. Sider

Arthur A. Weiss

Trusts and Estates

Susan M. Sutton

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About Jaffe

Michigan-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss is recognized throughout the nation as a relationship-based, highly qualified, full-service business law firm. With an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated legal services and counsel to businesses of all sizes, family-owned enterprises, individuals and entrepreneurs, Jaffe has more than 100 attorneys in its Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, Naples and Jerusalem offices.

Among the Firm’s practice areas are appellate, aviation, corporate, criminal, e-commerce, electronic banking, employee benefits, environmental, estate planning, family law, financial services, immigration, insolvency & reorganization, insurance, intellectual property, information technology, litigation, labor, mergers & acquisitions, mortgage banking, property tax appeals, public finance, real estate, securities and tax law.

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