jews d in the here's to continued from page 50 Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss P.C., a business law firm, recently appoint- ed Alexander Shiffman as an associate in the firm’s Tax, Shiffman Real Estate and Corporate Practice Groups. He will concentrate his practice on advising clients in com- plex tax-driven transactions, with a focus on the areas of real estate and private equity investment. Shiffman earned his juris doctor degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, where he wrote for the Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal. He also earned a master of laws degree in taxation from New York University School of Law and a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY & HEAL THY NEW YEAR Our experienced team is available to provide you with a quick and accurate estimate for any storm damage repair. We also offer free, no obligation estimates for all types of roof repairs, replacements, or installations, as well as gutter, siding and window installation and repairs. Contact us today to speak to a roofing expert! Komer Bick Labe 31476 West Stonewood Ct. Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-563-9387 cornerstoneroofingmi@gmail.com cornerstoneroofingmi.com 54 September 6 • 2018 jn Rattner Holli Targan, partner at Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss P.C., recently earned the 2018 Midwest Acquirers Association Industry Targan Achievement Award, recognizing her significant contributions to the merchant bankcard and electronic payments industry. The award is given only to individuals worthy of “Hall of Fame” status. Targan is a mem- ber of the board of directors of Jaffe and is chairperson of Jaffe’s Electronic Payments Group. She specializes in payments system law, counseling banks and fintech, merchant acquiring, electronic fund transfer, payment facilitator and money transmitter businesses on contractual and compliance matters. Farbman Group, a full-service commercial real estate firm, announced that Richard Komer, a property manager with the company, has transitioned into a new position as an associate broker. Komer will coordinate and supervise the purchase, sale or leasing of an array of Metro Detroit and regional properties with a focus on retail, office space and land deals. He is a member of the Building Industry Association of Southeast Michigan, where he once served as director and senior vice president, as well as a member of the Michigan Association of Home Builders, National Association of Home Builders and the State Bar of Michigan. Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett P.C. announced that several of its attor- neys were selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, including Robert Bick, Robert Labe and Richard Rattner. Bick is a part- ner whose law practice focuses on corporate law, mergers and acqui- sitions, corporate gov- ernance and business planning; Labe is a part- ner whose law practice focuses on estate plan- ning, trusts and estates, tax and business law; Rattner is a partner whose law practice focuses on real estate, land use, and zoning and corporate law. Alan M. Kanter, attorney at Vestevich, Mallender, DuBois & Dritsas P.C., has been rec- Kanter ognized by his peers in the 25th edition of Best Lawyers in America as a Lawyer of the Year in the field of arbitration and a Best Lawyer in the fields of arbitration and mediation. Kanter also serves as a member of the State Bar ADR Section Council, a member of the ADR Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, a Fellow in the College of Commercial Arbitrators and a Fellow of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. continued on page 56