Stephen M. Vajtay

Mr. Vajtay is the Firm's Managing Partner and a member of the Executive Committee. His practice is concentrated in transactional federal tax and business planning matters, including advising on taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions; the organization, reorganization and strategic tax counseling of closely-held corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures; the negotiation and structuring of buy-sell agreements; and the analysis of tax issues associated with equity-raising transactions undertaken by public and closely-held corporate and unincorporated business entities.

Mr. Vajtay has particular experience with respect to issues involving Subchapter T cooperative corporations and sophisticated like-kind exchange transactions.

He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Seton Hall University School of Law, a former chairman of the Taxation Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and is a frequent lecturer on topics relating to the federal taxation of, and business planning for, partnerships, S corporations and limited liability companies.

Mr. Vajtay is recognized as a New Jersey Super Lawyer for 2006-2009 and 2012-2014 editions and is listed in the 2007-2014 issues of The Best Lawyers in America. He has also been named the Best Lawyers' 2011 Newark Tax Lawyer of the Year.

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Areas of Practice 1) Tax & Employee Benefits, 2) International and 3) Health Care
Law School New York University School of Law (LL.M.,1989), Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.,1983)
Education Rutgers University (B.A.,1980)
Bar Member / Association New Jersey State Bar Association
Most recent firm McCarter & English, LLP
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