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Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O.
One Pacific Place
1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800
Omaha, NE  68124

Phone: 402-390-9500
Fax: 402-390-9005
jeff.schaffart@koleyjessen.com
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Jeff Schaffart is a shareholder and member of Koley Jessen’s M&A/Securities, Business/General Counsel, and Tax Practice Groups. He counsels clients on securities law issues including private offerings, registered public offerings under the Securities Act of 1933, disclosure and reporting obligations under the Securities Act of 1934, compliance obligations under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, and compliance obligations under the Investment Company Act of 1940. He also advises private equity clients on their structuring, organization, and operations. Jeff has counseled both franchisors and franchisees in franchise development and franchise relationship matters. Through his tax practice, Jeff counsels clients on corporate and partnership tax issues, including structuring and implementing transactions designed to achieve desired tax results.

Representative Experience

• Represented client in its Initial Public Offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange
• Represented client in its $150 million secondary offering of stock
• Represented client in connection with formation of $75 million private equity fund
• Represented multiple clients in design and registration of franchise programs

Practice Groups
M&A/Securities
Business/General Counsel
Tax

Education
J.D., Creighton University, 2001 (summa cum laude)
     International Moot Court Board, 2000-2001
     Editorial Staff, Creighton Law Review, 2000-2001
B.A., University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 1997     
      Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and in International Affairs

Bar Admission
State of Nebraska

Professional and Community Involvement
Nebraska State Bar Association
Represented numerous clients in Nebraska adoptions of foreign-born children on a pro bono basis