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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...

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Stradley 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...

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An 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....

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Anatomy 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...

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SEC 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...

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Building 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...

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Considerations 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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