Lansing

313 South Washington Square

Lansing, MI 48933-2114

T: 517.371.8139

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Nicholas M. Oertel

Nicholas Oertel joined the firm's Lansing office upon graduation in 2009 after completing the 2008 summer associate program.  He primarily practices in the area of business and corporate law including entity formation and mergers and acquisitions as well as employee benefits law.  Nick's daily workload consists of: 

• Business/Corporate Law: where he drafts documents for corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, including securities filings, articles of incorporation, by-laws, operating agreements, promissory notes, etc. 
• Employee Benefits: where he reviews plan documents and assists with drafting of non-qualified deferred compensation plans.

Nick earned his law degree, summa cum laude, while serving as a member of the Journal of Business and Securities Law. He was honored with the Jurisprudence Award for highest ranking in two of his legal courses and worked as a teaching assistant in a Legal Writing and Research lecture.

Representative Matters

• Assisted in a $20 million merger/consolidation of various insurance agencies.
• Assisted in sale of a charter transportation company. Specifically, drafted Purchase Agreement, promissory notes, guarantees, and various releases.
• Handled the registration of $20 million of securities.

News

• Foster Swift Names Nicholas Oertel as Firm's New Associate, April 14, 2010

Speaking Engagements

• Estate and Succession Planning for Family-Owned Agri-Businesses, Michigan Cattlemen's Association, January 21, 2012
• WEBINAR | Protecting Against the Unknown: How to Successfully Review IT Contracts to Increase Your Rights and Avoid Potential Liability, June 22, 2010

Publications

• Michigan's Tax Overhaul, Foster Swift Employment, Labor & Benefits E-News, August 3, 2011
• New Exemption from the Health Care Form W-2 Reporting Requirement, Foster Swift Business & Corporate Law Report, Spring 2011
• The New Michigan Corporate Income Tax, Foster Swift Business & Corporate Law Report, Spring 2011
• New Law Allows Creative Public-Private Partnerships at Municipal Level – A Potential Option to Help Pay for Public Projects, Foster Swift Municipal Law News, March 2011
• Avoid Liability Associated With Foreign Export Control Violations, Foster Swift Business & Corporate Law Report, Winter 2011
• The Taxation of Cloud Computing, Foster Swift Business & Corporate Law Report, Winter 2011

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Memberships & Affiliations

Legal Affiliations:

• State Bar of Michigan
• Ingham County Bar Association

Industry & Professional Associations: 

• Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan, Board of Directors