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Family Business Succession
The succession of a family business, whether to other family members or to unrelated third parties or employees, is an important and involved process and must take into account many factors - including the continuing financial needs of the owner and the owner's spouse, family dynamics, continued...
Read MoreStradley Ronon's New Jersey Office: Expanding Services To Meet Growing Client Needs
Editor: Would you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Manning: I was raised in Rutherford, N.J. I graduated from Dartmouth College in 1983 with a degree in English. I then joined the faculty at a private school in Bethesda, Md., where I taught English...
Read MoreAn Insurance Practice Group Meeting The Challenges Of A Changing Industry
Editor: Mr. Davis, would you give us an overview of the Stradley Ronon Insurance Practice Group. Davis: Stradley's insurance practice is diverse and growing in many respects. Our attorneys provide advice to insurers and intermediaries on regulatory matters, tax issues and compliance concerns....
Read MoreAnatomy Of A 501(c)(3) Financing: Avoiding Pitfalls In Structuring A Tax-Exempt Loan To A Not-For-Profit Entity
In recent years, 501(c)(3) entities have increasingly come to rely on tax-exempt loans and bonds to fund their capital projects. Due to the complex and sometimes convoluted maze of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") of 1986, structuring a tax-exempt loan carefully is essential if the loan is to...
Read MoreSEC Approves Internet Distribution Of Proxy Materials
Beginning on July 1, 2007, issuers and other soliciting persons will have the option to post their proxy materials on a publicly available Internet Web site to satisfy their delivery obligations under the proxy rules of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (proxy rules), provided that...
Read MoreBuilding The Right Workplace Atmosphere: An Exercise In Common Sense And Goodwill
Editor: Ms. Gauthier, would you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Gauthier: I am a first generation American. My parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic a few years before I was born. I grew up in New York and attended Catholic schools from first...
Read MoreConsiderations For Real Property Owners In A Post-9/11 Environment
Experiencing A Tragedy We all remember that horrible day. The World Trade Towers had collapsed, the Pentagon Office Building suffered a burning, gaping hole, and the earth somewhere in rural Pennsylvania lay scorched.Worst of all, thousand of lives were lost that day, as well as our sense of...
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