Finance & Banking – May 23, 2012

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 5/23/2012

Looks like Florida is getting popular in real estate investment circles again. Builders are building, planning to build, looking for places to build. It's an amazing thing to consider, given the past few years of dire...more

by Sedgwick LLP on 5/10/2012

What Is an ESOP? First and foremost, an ESOP is an employee benefit plan that is qualified for tax-favored treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (IRC). However, an ESOP can also be a tool of...more

by Dechert LLP on 5/3/2012

Welcome to the Spring edition of Real World from Dechert’s London Finance and Real Estate Group, keeping you up to date with recent developments in real estate law and practice. I hope you like our new user-friendly format,...more

by Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/13/2012

On Friday, April 6, 2012, Governor Rick Scott signed HB 517 which contains a provision extending the Distressed Condominium Relief Act (Act) otherwise due to sunset July 1, 2012. The Act was adopted in 2010 as a way to...more

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 3/27/2012

In This Issue: Green Building Focus McCaughey's insights on EU green building; AltBuild Expo coming to Santa Monica; DOE's $5.2M for green building technologies; Green buildings improve sales, healing, grades; ULI's...more

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 3/23/2012

The Florida Legislature was very busy this month, getting legislation passed and over to Governor Rick Scott's desk before the end of the 2012 Legislative Session this month. Lots of people are still combing through all the...more

by Karanovic & Nikolic Law Office on 3/9/2012

After a relatively short period of parliamentary deadlock, the National Assembly ratified 5 international loan agreements and 7 state guarantees on 29 February. This was for a total amount of EUR 1.4 billion and was primarily...more

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 2/16/2012

As the economy continues to put pressure on Connecticut’s business community, particularly the small business community, Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) designed its Small...more