Tax Law
Harry J. Friedman
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2001 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Harry J. Friedman has a wide-ranging experience in the area of general business tax planning, including the formation of joint ventures, limited partnerships and limited liability companies, consolidated tax returns, and mergers and acquisitions of both private and public corporations. In addition, Harry provides advice and counseling to tax exempt organizations including hospitals, private schools, and scientific research organizations on maintaining tax-exempt status, unrelated trade or business income issues, and joint ventures as well as corporate governance issues.
Overview
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., graduated 1981
- Arizona, State Bar of Arizona
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- American Bar Association - Member
- Committee on Relations between FICPA and Florida Bar - Vice-Chair
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Arizona, State Bar of Arizona
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- American Bar Association - Member
- Committee on Relations between FICPA and Florida Bar - Vice-Chair
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., graduated 1981
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Tax Law
Awards:
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- "Best of the Bar Award" for Tax Law, Phoenix Business Journal, 2005
- ACG New York Champions Awards, Middle-Market Deal of the Year, Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year and Professional Services, 2012
- ACG New York Champion’s Award, M&A Deal of the Year (over $200mm to $500mm) for Martin Resource Management Corporation ESOP, 2013
- ACG New York Champion’s Award, Consumer and Retail Products Deal of the Year (over $200mm) for Merger of Burger King and Justice Holdings Ltd.,2013
- Daily Business Review, "Top Dealmaker of the Year - Corporate International Category," 2013
- Daily Business Review, "Top Dealmaker of the Year - Corporate Finance Category," 2013
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Areas of Concentration
- Partnership and corporate taxation
- Tax exempt organizations
- Federal and state taxation
- Significant Representations
- Representation of Brentwood Associates in the acquisition of Soft Surroundings, a direct marketer and specialty retailer of branded apparel, accessories, beauty products and home furnishings.
- Provided tax counsel for a number of private equity fund acquisitions and dispositions.
- Provided tax advice to Rowland Coffee Roasters, Inc., a privately held company based in Miami and best known for the leading Hispanic brands Café Bustelo® and Café Pilon®, in the $360 million sale of its coffee brands and business operations to The J.M. Smucker Company.
- Provided tax advice in connection with spin-offs and split-offs of public companies.
- Provided tax advice in connection with creating limited liability company structures for S corporations' targets.
- Provided tax advice in connection with the formation of real estate opportunity funds and private equity funds.
- Represented a tax exempt organization in a merger with another tax exempt organization.
- Represented a public corporation in connection with its acquisition by a public corporation in a tax-free reorganization.
- Representation of homebuilders in connection with joint ventures for development of building lots.
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