Date: Tuesday, December 15
Time: 4:30-6:00pm
Location: Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates
Mchenry Row
Whether you plan to hand the business to family, sell to key employees, or bring in an outside buyer, how you structure the transition will shape your taxes, your liability, and what you walk away with. In this interactive session, attendees will work through three real-world scenarios: a family succession, a sale to an employee or management team, and an acquisition by a competitor or private equity. Together we’ll weigh the trade-offs between asset and stock purchases, including how each handles contracts, bonding, licenses, and lingering liabilities. Participants will leave with a practical framework for their own succession plan and the right questions to ask their attorneys, CPAs, and sureties.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
Troy S. Brown, Esq., has extensive experience litigating complex claims in state and federal courts across a diverse set of practice areas, including Corporate & Business Transactions, Commercial Litigation, Construction & Residential Real Estate Law, Intellectual Property, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Gun Trusts, “White Collar” criminal defense, and matters involving self-defense.
A Harvard Law alumnus, he served as Of Counsel for a Litigation and Government Investigation practice in Washington, D.C., an attorney in the Asset Management Unit of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Mr. Brown was selected as one of the “Lawyers of Distinction” in 2021 and selected to join The National Black Lawyers “Top 100” in 2020. In October 2021, Mr. Brown was named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), a prestigious honorary society that recognizes attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the legal profession and the welfare of their communities, and which limits membership to just one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction.
Bruce E. Kauffman, Esq., counsels businesses on day-to-day matters such as employment issues, contracts, as well as the structuring of complex corporate transactions, buying and selling businesses, mergers and acquisitions and buy-outs.
Mr. Kauffman speaks regularly on behalf of the American Subcontractors Association and is a passionate advocate for the construction industry. He is on the Board of Directors of the Baltimore Chapter of the American Subcontractors Association. Mr. Kauffman has successfully prosecuted numerous mechanic’s liens, payment bond claims, Trust Fund actions and related construction litigation. Bruce largely practices preventative law, ensuring that his clients’ contracts do not unfairly shift risk and unfavorable terms to the subcontractor.
Mr. Kauffman was recognized as a Maryland Super Lawyer in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 where only 5% of Maryland attorneys are chosen annually. He was also featured in Baltimore Magazine for his expertise in the areas of Construction/Surety, Business/Corporate, and Estate Planning.
(Optional) Business Practice Interchange (BPI)
All ASA Connect events (except the Annual Meeting in June) are followed by an optional, members-only, attorney-moderated, confidential Business Practice Interchange (BPI) session to discuss upcoming or ongoing projects, people, pitfalls, and processes.
Food & Beverages
Light snacks will be provided.
Sponsorships
Sponsorships include one ticket and may be purchased at any time up to one week prior to the ASA Connect event in order to allow time for the design and printing of the sponsor’s sign.
When Can I Register?
Registrations for each ASA Education Session are available at least five weeks prior to the ASA Connect event, up to the end of the day prior to the event.
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Legal Issues in Succession Planning and Selling Your Company
December 15, 2026
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Featuring Troy Brown, Esq., and Bruce Kauffman, Esq.
Venue: Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates - McHenry Row
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