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This legal document describes how an individual named Parse, while assisting Calphalon stockholders with their shares from the company's sale to Newell, introduced them to Paul Daugerdas, a partner at Altheimer & Gray. Daugerdas pitched a confidential tax shelter designed to eliminate their taxable gains, instructing them to misrepresent their investment intent if questioned. Parse witnessed this event, which is described as being inconsistent with good faith.

People (7)

Name Role Context
Parse
A central figure who helped Calphalon stockholders, introduced them to Paul Daugerdas for a tax shelter, and witnesse...
Peter Barnhart Calphalon’s Executive Vice-President
Was introduced to Paul Daugerdas by Parse.
Sara Jane Kasperzak Member of the Kasperzak family
Was introduced to Parse in 1998.
Dean Kasperzak Member of the Kasperzak family
Was introduced to Parse in 1998 and later testified at trial about the tax shelter meeting with Daugerdas.
Paul Daugerdas Altheimer & Gray partner
Pitched a confidential J&G tax shelter to Calphalon shareholders and urged them to make false statements about their ...
Erwin Mayer Trial witness
Testified about the nature of the Treasury note transactions involved in the tax shelter.
Newell
Mentioned as the entity to which the Calphalon company was sold.

Organizations (5)

Name Type Context
Calphalon company
A company sold to Newell, whose stockholders were pitched a tax shelter.
Newell company
The company that acquired Calphalon.
Altheimer & Gray law firm
The law firm where Paul Daugerdas was a partner.
J&G unknown
Mentioned in the context of a "J&G tax shelter" pitched by Paul Daugerdas.
Shumaker Loop & Kendrick law firm
Attorneys from this firm attended a meeting with Daugerdas and the Calphalon shareholders.

Timeline (4 events)

1998
Parse was introduced to Peter Barnhart, Sara Jane Kasperzak, Dean Kasperzak, and other members of the Kasperzak family.
Parse introduced Peter Barnhart to Paul Daugerdas to pitch a tax shelter.
Parse’s office
Paul Daugerdas pitched a confidential tax shelter to Calphalon shareholders, urging them to make false statements about their intent.
Paul Daugerdas Calphalon shareholders attorneys from Shumaker Loop & Kendrick Parse
Dean Kasperzak testified at trial about the tax shelter meeting.
Trial

Locations (1)

Location Context
Location of a meeting where Parse introduced Peter Barnhart to Paul Daugerdas.

Relationships (4)

Parse professional Peter Barnhart
Parse was introduced to Peter Barnhart, Calphalon's Executive Vice-President, in 1998.
Parse professional Kasperzak family
Parse was introduced to members of the Kasperzak family in 1998 and was helping them dispose of their Newell shares.
Parse professional Paul Daugerdas
Parse introduced Paul Daugerdas to Peter Barnhart and attended a meeting where Daugerdas pitched a tax shelter.
Paul Daugerdas professional Calphalon shareholders
Daugerdas pitched a tax shelter to the Calphalon shareholders to help them avoid taxes on their gains from the sale of their company.

Key Quotes (2)

"We were told that the profit potential was very low and that going forward, should we choose to go forward, if we were questioned about the matter, that our intent was in fact to make a profit, but in order for this tax shelter to work, there had to be, in effect, a loss to balance off the gains from the stock sale."
Source
— Dean Kasperzak (Testifying at trial about what Paul Daugerdas told the shareholders regarding the tax shelter and what to say if questioned.)
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Quote #1
"investment"
Source
— Erwin Mayer (implied) (Used in quotes in the footnote to describe the purported nature of the Treasury note transactions, which were virtually certain to produce only a small loss or gain.)
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Quote #2

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