On Tuesday, December 3, a Texas federal district court granted a nationwide preliminary injunction precluding FinCEN from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its implementing regulations. The CTA, which took…
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/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking
To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving private equity landscape in the lower middle market, Robert Connolly – a partner in and leader of LP’s Corporate Practice Group – shares a…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
A federal judge in Texas has struck down the Biden administration’s overtime rule that would have extended overtime protections to an estimated four million additional workers…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Below is his conversation with Jordan Gerber, a Managing Director at Caber Hill Advisors, an M&A advisory firm that focuses on helping privately-held, middle-market businesses transact with strategic or private-equity-backed…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
Question: What is an Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchange?
Answer: Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code allows a taxpayer who owns business or investment real estate to “exchange” the real estate the…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving private equity landscape in the lower middle market, Rob Connolly – a partner in and leader of LP’s Corporate Practice Group – shares a series…
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Part 1: The Importance of Differentiation and the Role of Human Capital in Private Equity Investments-
To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving private equity landscape in the lower…
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To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving M&A market, Rob Connolly – a partner in and leader of LP’s Corporate Practice Group – shares a series of conversations with M&A experts. Below…
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Sometimes tax motives overwhelm philanthropic motives, which has often been the case with charitable deductions for so-called “conservation easements.” For years now, sponsors have offered up investments in partnerships, LLCs,…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
When business owners consider their business succession options, they often determine their objectives, analyze company resources and capabilities, and review strategic alternatives. Among these strategic alternatives are…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxation
In today’s office leasing market and with recent construction challenges, landlords are seeing a competitive market advantage in developing and offering speculative suites to attract tenants. In recent years, many companies…
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/ Construction Law, Real Estate - Commercial
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) is an interagency organization that identifies commercial transactions that raise US national security considerations when there is significant foreign ownership of US…
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/ International Law & Trade, Real Estate - Commercial
Real estate investors may be familiar with the acronym DST, which in the context of Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, refers to a Delaware Statutory Trust. A 1031 DST is a vehicle by which a seller of real…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
On Tuesday, August 20, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown granted summary judgment, in favor of blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) rule banning non-competes (the “Rule”). The Rule, which had been scheduled to go into…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Many closely held businesses have shareholder buy/sell redemption agreements. These agreements are critical to maintaining business continuity when a key shareholder exits the company. When the redemption agreement is triggered…
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/ Business Organizations, Insurance, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
