Bruce Schaeffer
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Bruce S. Schaeffer is an attorney in private practice with offices in New York City. A nationally recognized and published expert, he has over 30 years’ experience dealing with tax issues, complex transactions, and valuations and damages issues with respect to franchises.
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Bruce S. Schaeffer is an attorney in private practice with offices in New York City. A nationally recognized and published expert, he has over 30 years’ experience dealing with tax issues, complex transactions, and valuations and damages issues with respect to franchises. Bruce co-authored the Commerce Clearing House treatise, Franchise Regulation and Damages, with the late Byron E. Fox.
Bruce holds a Master of Laws (in Taxation) from New York University School of Law and a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School. A frequent speaker and lecturer, he has appeared before audiences at the New York University Institute on Federal Taxation, the Practising Law Institute, the International Franchise Association, the New York State Bar Association, and many other business, professional and academic forums.
Bruce is the founder and president of Franchise Valuations, Ltd (www.franchisevaluations.com), which provides valuations and expert testimony, performs lender due diligence, and resolves succession and estate planning problems for the franchise community. Bruce is a leading expert in the field of damages in franchise disputes. He served for many years on the International Franchise Association's Finance, Accounting and Tax Committee; Franchise Relations Committee and Legal/Legislative Committee. He is also a member of the Institute of Business Appraisers, the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers, the American Bar Association, and the New York State Bar Association.
Bruce is also the author of the Bureau of National Affairs Tax Management Portfolio 559-2d on the Tax Aspects of Franchising. Among the many professional journals where his articles have appeared are: Estate Planning, The Practical Accountant, Tax Management Real Estate Journal, Franchise Legal Digest, ABA Franchise Law Journal, Taxation for Accountants, Business Franchise Guide, LJN’s Franchising and Business Law Alert, Franchising World, and Journal of Lending and Credit Risk Management.
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