overview
Cody Attisha's practice focuses on taxation law, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and estate and trust planning.
Practice Areas
Bio
Cody’s experience includes assisting clients with all aspects of buying and selling businesses, including tax planning and structuring. He also helps clients with entity formation, including evaluating, choosing, and implementing the right partnership, corporate, or non-profit structure depending on the client’s business and tax objectives. In addition, Cody assists clients in connection with different finance transactions such as conventional lending, bonds, and tax credit transactions, among others. He also helps clients with various aspects of tax planning, including counsel related to qualified opportunity zones and setting up qualified opportunity funds, and Income Tax Code Section 119A pass through deduction planning.
Prior to joining Kerr Russell, Cody served as a tax associate with an international “Big 4” accounting firm where he advised on various aspects of federal, state and local taxation. Cody assisted with tax advisory relating to corporate restructurings and mergers and acquisitions. He was also involved with credits and incentives such as working with local community development entities in applying for new market tax credit allocations. Cody also has significant tax controversy experience including petitioning the Michigan Tax Tribunal and assisting with defending clients before the IRS and State of Michigan. Previously, Cody worked as a tax associate for a boutique tax controversy law firm in Southfield, Michigan.
Cody graduated from Wayne State University Law School where he was a member of The Wayne Law Review, Transactional Law Competition and Environmental Law Clinic. He holds a bachelor of science in business administration with a major in accounting from Wayne State University, cum laude.
credentials
Bar and Court Admissions
- State Bar of Michigan
Education
- Wayne State University Law School, J.D.
- cum laude
- The Wayne Law Review, Assistant Editor
- Transactional Law Competition
- Environmental Law Clinic
- Wayne State University, B.S.
- Accounting
- cum laude
Insights & News
August 17, 2023
Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized By Best Lawyers In America© 2024 And Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch
January 4, 2023
Cody Attisha Named Member At Kerr Russell
August 18, 2022
Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2023 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
April 11, 2022
Tax Tips to Help Minimize Your 2022 Tax Burden
December 23, 2021
Michigan Enacts SALT Cap Workaround for Pass-Through Entities
August 24, 2021
SBA Extends PPP Loan Repayment Period
April 8, 2021
State and Local Tax Considerations for Remote Employees – and their Employers
September 4, 2020
Payroll Tax Deferral
August 13, 2020
President Trump Issues Presidential Memorandum Authorizing Payroll Tax Deferral
August 6, 2020
FAQs on PPP Loan Forgiveness: Key Takeaways
June 1, 2020
House and Senate Pass H.R. 7010 Which Would Provide More Flexibility to PPP Borrowers
May 18, 2020
SBA Releases Loan Forgiveness Application and Instructions
May 7, 2020
How Associates Can Make the Most of Working from Home
May 5, 2020
IRS Announces No Deduction Allowed for Expenses Resulting in PPP Loan Forgiveness
April 24, 2020
House Approves Replenishment of Paycheck Protection Program Loan Funding
April 17, 2020
Kerr Russell Presents Webinars on COVID-19 Legal Topics for Physicians and Medical Practices
April 17, 2020
Small Businesses Administration Stops Accepting PPP Loan Applications
March 30, 2020
CARES Act Establishes SBA Paycheck Protection Program
March 30, 2020
CARES Act: Summary of Key Business Tax Provisions
March 17, 2020
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Business Continuity: A Message to Our Community, Clients and Friends
August 5, 2019
Kerr Russell Attorneys Present at MICPA
May 9, 2019
Kerr Russell Attorneys Advise Peterson in Sale to MiddleGround Capital
September 25, 2018
Kerr Russell's Wayne State alumni gather for presentation from law school dean
August 7, 2018
Cody Attisha contributes "Choice-of-Entity in a New Business Landscape" to Corp! Magazine's July/August 2018 issue
March 16, 2018
IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Coming to an End
February 14, 2018
Kerr Russell lunch and learn with Sterling Insurance Group
January 26, 2018
Download Kerr Russell's updated firm brochure and overview of services
December 18, 2017
Kerr Russell team makes holiday donations to Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Wigs 4 Kids, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Ann Arbor, and Children's Hospital of Michigan
December 12, 2017
Detroit Legal News coverage of recent additions to Kerr Russell family
December 1, 2017
Kerr Russell welcomes new associate Cody Attisha - taxation law, corporate law, and mergers and acquisitions
November 30, 2017
Merry and bright ... Kerr Russell welcomes the holiday season
November 17, 2017
Detroit Legal News: Friday Feature: Law firm's space redesign invokes Detroit past, present, and future
November 16, 2017
Culture of Connection - new Kerr Russell ad to appear in Michigan Lawyers Weekly and dbusiness
November 3, 2017
Kerr Russell launches new advertising in upcoming issues of dbusiness and Crain's Detroit
November 1, 2017