Fred Schubkegel Partner
- Office
- Kalamazoo
- Phone
- 269/553-3514
- Fax
- 269/382-2382
- flschubkegel@varnumlaw.com
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- Download
- V-Card, Resume
- Assistant
- Sherry Bennett, 269/553-3510
- Network
Business Experience
Fred provides general legal counsel to private business interests and non-profit organizations. He has over 25 years experience assisting for-profit and non-profit companies with advice, strategies and services related to start-up, growth, development and exit, including entity formation and governance, financing, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, asset protection and business succession planning. Fred has focused expertise in real estate and economic development (with a particular knack for packaging incentives and credits to make the impossible deal possible), finance (with an emphasis on venture capital, angel investing and public-private partnerships), and businesses or properties impacted by environmental regulations or concerns. He is also one of Varnum’s “go to” experts for legal matters involving medical device and life science companies, the film, music and entertainment industries, business ventures of Native American tribes, and minority business enterprises.
Education
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University of Chicago Law School
Chicago, Illinois
J.D., with honors, 1985 -
Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois
B.A., magna cum laude, 1982
Community Activities
- Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (Board of Directors)
- Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce (Tax Committee, Chair; Public Policy Committee; Environmental Committee)
- Battle Creek Chamber of Commerce (Public Policy Committee)
Recognition & Rankings
- Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers in 2007
Professional Activities
- Federal Bar Association: American Indian Law Section; Real Estate Law Section
- State Bar of Michigan: American Indian Law Section; Real Property Law Section; Environmental Law Section; Business Law Section
- Illinois State Bar
- Pennsylvania State Bar