Robert G. Shaffer, II

Main Practice Areas

• Corporate   
• Health Care Law   

Additional Practice Areas

Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Private Equity; Venture Capital

About Robert G. Shaffer, II

Robert Shaffer’s practice focuses on all aspects of business and corporate law, including general contract matters, mergers and acquisitions, private and public offerings, securities regulation, franchise, licensing and taxation. His experience in health care law includes a comprehensive range of business, corporate, transactional, regulatory and administrative matters.

He has represented clients in a number of notable transactions, including an apparel manufacturer and distributor in connection with the $67 million sale of its business; a buyer in a $52 million purchase of an international health care public relations firm;  a large physician practice in the sale of its $35.8 million practice; a large financial institution in a $20 million capital raise; and many more.

Robert is the author of “Buy Bankruptcy Assets for Pennies on the Dollar,” published in the November 2002 edition of The Business Journal; “Addressing the Capital Needs of Your Business,” published in the September 1, 2000, edition of The Business Journal; and “Medical Savings Accounts,” published in the March/April 1997 edition of Jacksonville Medical Connections. He also is a frequent lecturer on mergers and acquisitions and has consulted with numerous services and companies in the debt collections field.

Education

• New York University School of Law, LL.M., 1995
  
• University of Akron School of Law, cum laude, J.D., 1994
  
• Pennsylvania State University, B.S., 1990

Professional Recognition

• AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
  
• 2011 Premier 'Lexis Nexis' Top River City Lawyers by Jacksonville Magazine's 904 Edition
  
• 2011 America's Most Honored Professionals, Top 10% by American Registry
  
• 2010 Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite
  
• Top Lawyers of 2010 – Jacksonville Magazine’s 904 Edition
  
• Top Lawyers of 2012 – Jacksonville Magazine’s 904 Edition
  
• The States Legal Leaders, 2010, by Florida Trend Magazine
  
• Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award – Corporate Law
  
• Strathmore's Who's Who
  

Professional Background

• Notable Client Work
  
  
  
  • Multidisciplinary experience in the area of corporate law, with emphasis in the areas of corporate organization and business structures, purchase/sales, spin-off and merger transactions, contracting and negotiations.
    
  • Represented manufacturer and distributer of clothing and apparel in connection with $67 million sale of its business.
    
  • Represented buyer in connection with a $52 million purchase of an international health care public relations firm.
    
  • Represented large physician practice in connection with $35.8 million sale of its practice.
    
  • Represented two separate medical practices in connection with the sale of their medical practices and vein center to private hospital system for a purchase price in excess of $20 million.
    
  • Represented home health care provider of goods and services in connection with $26.7 million sale of its business.
    
  • Represented international public company in connection with a $24.5 million spin-off of its fork-lift truck division.
    
  • Represented distributor of SAN connectivity equipment in connection with its $20 million sale of its business.
    
  • Represented radiography equipment, software and diagnostic imaging company in connection with its $8.85 million sale and restructure of its business.
    
  • Represented home health company in connection with its $12 million sale of its business.
    
  • Represented seller engaged in the review of research protocols and consent documents to evaluate compliance with regulatory and ethical guidelines with $7 million sale of its business.
    
  • Represented financial institution in connection with its $20 million Series A Preferred Stock private placement of securities.
    
  • Represented publicly traded company in connection with its $17 million Series A Preferred Stock private placement of securities.
    
  • Represented technology based company in connection with its $7 million Series A Preferred Stock private placement of securities.
    
  • Represented technology based company in connection with its $5.1 million private placement of securities.
    
  • Represented publicly traded electrical lighting fixture company in connection with its $4 million private placement of securities.
    
  • Served as “outside” counsel for a publicly traded publishing company.
    
  • Served as “outside” counsel for a publicly traded insurance company.
    
  • Represented hospital in connection with the creation and establishment of an Oncology Center of Excellence.
    
  • Represented publicly traded health care device manufacturer in connection with its corporate simplification plan.
    
  • Represent large multi-location, multi-disciplinary physician group practices.
    

  Professional Affiliations

  • The Florida Bar (Sections: Business and Health Law)
    
  • The New York State Bar Association
    
  • U.S. Tax Court
    
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
    
  • Member, Jessup International Moot Court Team, 1994
    
  • Member, Akron Law Review, 1993 - 1994

  Recent Presentations / Lectures

  • "Providing Incentives for Key Employees," Technology Enterprise CEO Council
    
  • "Raising Capital - Seed Round and Secondary Rounds," Enterprise North Florida
    
  • "Mergers & Acquisitions - An Overview of the Process," Institute of Management Accountants
    

  Published Articles

  • "Buy Bankruptcy Assets for Pennies on the Dollar," The Business Journal (November 2002)
    
  • "Addressing the Capital Needs of Your Business," The Business Journal (September 2000)
    
  • "Medical Savings Accounts," Jacksonville Medical Connections Journal (March/April 1997)