Practitioners, operators and investors in the commercial real estate space are well familiar with Opportunity Zones and how they can be utilized for preferential tax treatment on investments. First created under the 2017 Tax...more
4/3/2025
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trump Administration
Over the summer, Delaware enacted a number of amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). The amendments were largely crafted in response to several recent decisions by the Delaware...more
10/23/2024
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Delaware General Corporation Law ,
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Regulatory Approval ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
Stockholder Agreements
We have previously written regarding founders’ choice of entity decisions as well as a number of tips for entrepreneurs to keep in mind as their businesses begin to operate and grow. But for those founders who have eyes on...more
8/5/2024
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Business Formation ,
Business Ownership ,
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Domestic Dealmaking ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Founding Members ,
Investment ,
Investment Firms ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Startups ,
Venture Capital
In a continuation of recent court decisions overturning the rulemaking authority of federal agencies, a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)...more
7/17/2024
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Private Funds ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Transparency
Imagine for a moment that you’re a shareholder in a closely held corporation. In most jurisdictions, that status as a shareholder obligates you to a heightened fiduciary duty to your fellow shareholders. Now imagine that your...more
5/14/2024
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Appeals ,
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Commercial Litigation ,
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ,
Damages ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Family Businesses ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Property Ownership ,
Shareholders
A recent federal jury verdict in Missouri has gotten the attention of real estate industry professionals around the country. The jury in Sitzer v. National Association of Realtors et. al (Case No. 4:19-cv-00332-SRB) ordered...more
1/29/2024
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Broker Commissions ,
CCR Rule ,
Class Action ,
Compensation ,
Conspiracies ,
Damages ,
Illinois ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Kansas ,
National Association of Realtors ,
Real Estate Brokers ,
Real Estate Market ,
Real Estate Transactions
This past July, Florida became the latest state to adopt legislation with the goal of restricting foreign governments and individuals from real property ownership. Florida’s controversial new bill, SB 264, Interests of...more
10/30/2023
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State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures
From Cicero’s De Officiis to the Magna Carta and the homesteaders of 1862 to the millennials of 2023, humankind has long recognized the importance of a place to call home. Codified in the Fifth Amendment (“…nor shall private...more
6/8/2023
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Asset Seizure ,
Delinquency Status ,
Estate Planning ,
Federal Taxes ,
Fifth Amendment ,
HOA Dues ,
Home Equity ,
Just Compensation ,
Magna Carta ,
Mortgages ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Debt ,
Tyler v Hennepin County Minnesota
On March 29, 2023, a new exemption from SEC registration for brokers providing services in mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) transactions officially went into effect. The exemption, outlined in Section 501 of the Consolidated...more
4/10/2023
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Buyers ,
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Mergers ,
NASAA ,
No-Action Letters ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Registration ,
Registration Requirement ,
Section 501 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Sellers
The fast and furious developments related to Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”), Signature Bank, and others had depositors, employees, landlords, lawyers, accountants, and fiduciaries from nearly every sector scrambling for...more
3/17/2023
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Deposit Accounts ,
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FDIC ,
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Financial Institutions ,
Financial Planning ,
Receivership ,
Silicon Valley ,
Strategic Planning