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Brian B. Snarr

Partner
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Brian B. Snarr Partner

Brian Snarr focuses his practice on advising employers, lenders, investors and fiduciaries on the ERISA, tax and business law aspects of employee compensation and benefit plans, as well as advising on the ERISA and benefits aspects of the firm's Corporate and Employment matters. 

Brian's practice includes structuring partnerships for both compensatory and investment-oriented transactions. He also advises clients on structuring private equity investments and offerings, with a particular focus on international investment in the United States.

Brian is nationally recognized in private company ESOP structuring and finance, with substantial experience since 1989 in the areas of tax and transactional structuring, corporate finance and ERISA structuring and compliance. He is a member of various professional organizations and has lectured legal and business audiences on ESOPs and other compensation and benefits topics.

Brian joined Morrison Cohen in 1997. He began his career at Casey Lane and Mittendorf (later Lane and Mittendorf), where he was an associate and then a partner in the Tax and ERISA Departments.

Experience

Representative Clients in ESOP Transactions

ADCO Electrical Corp
American Floor Covering
American Marketing Enterprises
American Mechanical Services
B&G Industries
Bestcare, Inc.
Bill Blass, Inc.
Bluecast Inc.
BP Air.
Briefly Stated Holdings, Inc.
Brown Capital Management
Central Mills
Consolidated Bus Transit, Inc.
Data Industries, Ltd.
Datatec, Ltd.
Davis & Warshow Inc.
D.F.A. New York
Dillon Yarn Inc.
E.M. Lawrence, Ltd.
Empire Office
Enroute Computer Solutions, Inc.
Epsilon System Solutions
ESI Cases and Accessories
Fastbolt Corporation
First National Capital Corporation
FPLAdvisory Group
Gentech Building Systems, Inc.
GPF Life & Health Benefits Company
HC Wainwright & Co.
Hale Northeastern
Hanky Panky Ltd.
Heartland Brewery Holdings, Inc.
Henry Doneger Associates, Inc.
HGK Asset Management
Horizon Paper Company, Inc.
Howard Greenberg Gallery
Hub Truck Rental, Inc.
Intimates Holdings, Inc.
Jacques Moret, Inc.
Jay Franco & Sons
Jimlar Corporation
JRM Holdings
Kobra International, Ltd. (Nicole Miller)
L&M Development Partners, Inc.
Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York
Lewis Brass & Copper
Mamiye Brothers, Inc.
Management Facilities Corporation
Maran Inc
Ment Brothers Iron Works
Meyers Research
MKTG, Inc.
Motion Systems, Inc.
Niven Marking Inc.
Normal Librett, Inc.
NTT, Inc.
Paragon Trading
Peoples Westchester Savings Bank
Pioneer Transportation Corp
R&M Richards, Inc.
Record Press, Inc.
Rembar Co., Inc.
Retina Institute Management
RJ Palmer Inc.
RSR Partners, Inc.
Roberts Hawaii
Ross Industries
SDI Technology, Inc.
SFTF Holdings, INc.
Stafford Management Services Inc.
Stargate Apparel
Stark Carpet, Inc.
Strategic Financial Solutions, Inc.
The Gillespie Organization, Inc.
Town & Country Holdings, Inc.
Tracy Evans, Ltd.
Unity International Group, Inc.
Vending Times, Inc.
Ware Industries, Inc.
WFC Management, Inc.
Wiesner Products, Inc.
World Publications, Inc.
York International

ESOP Trust Companies

Argent Trust Company
First Bankers Trust Company
GreatBanc Trust Company
Reliance Trust Company
Wilmington Trust Company

Professional Activities

New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association
ESOP Association
National Center for Employee Ownership

Recognition

  • Recipient, M&A Advisor Award, Financial Sector Deal of the Year: Sale of York International Agency to IMA, Inc., awarded November 2023
  • The Best Lawyers in America® for Executive Compensation, 2023 edition
  • Martindale-Hubbell® – AV Rated
  • Virginia Journal of Natural Resource Law

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