Sarah Rosenbaum
803.212.6519

• Business, Real Estate and Finance
• Corporate Governance Matters & Shareholders Disputes
• Economic Development Incentives
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Divisions
• Planning and Operation for Business Entities
• Real Estate Acquisitions, Finance and Development
• Structuring and Formation of Business Entities
• Tax Consulting and Controversy Matters
• Tax Planning for Commercial Transactions
• Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions

• Wofford College, 1993, B.A.
• University of South Carolina School of Law, 1996, J.D.
• New York University School of Law, 1997, LL.M. Taxation

• Member, South Carolina Bar
• Member, Georgia Bar Association
• Member, Richland County Bar Association
• Member, Columbia Tax Study Group
• Selected, 2011 Best Lawyers in America

Rob Bethea is a member of the Business, Real Estate and Finance Practice Group and brings advanced taxation training and a decade of transactional experience to the table. Rob assists clients in helping business clients maximize their financial gains in mergers, acquisitions and other transactions. Clients also benefit from his counsel in the areas of corporate and partnership taxation, tax-deferred exchanges of real and personal property, company start-ups, tax-exempt organization planning, and general contractual matters.  Additionally, Rob has substantial experience in the marine, automotive, and healthcare industries and actively represents clients in these sectors.

Matters he has handled include:

• Representation of multi-generational family businesses in acquisition transactions
• Reinvestment of condemnation proceeds
• Representation of foreign business entities in acquisitions, re-capitalizations and re-domestication transactions within South Carolina
• Corporate relocation and expansion issues including development incentives
• Structuring complex development ventures such as office building construction, apartment and condo projects, urban redevelopment projects and medical facility construction

Rob regularly conducts continuing education programs and seminars on business and tax planning issues for other professionals, companies, and associations.