You might also want to update your estate plan to reflect changes in property values, as well as to take advantage of
various estate tax laws.
Not exact matches
Prior to that, she was an attorney at
various law firms, advising and counseling high and ultra-high net worth clients on
tax, business and
estate planning.
Our investment management practice advises on investment funds,
tax law and regulatory issues in the context of structuring
various kinds of collective capital assets investing in private equity, real
estate, renewable energy, leasing agreements and other asset classes.
It is important to retain an experienced
law firm that has significant expertise with the financial issues involved in Divorce, including property division, the valuation of assets, spousal maintenance (alimony), real
estate issues, cash flow schedules, balance sheet preparation, debt division, business valuation, present value calculations for pensions, the analysis of retirement accounts and
various tax issues associated with Divorce.
Business Development: Brokering
various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including
tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other
tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal
law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and
law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation
laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real
estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian
law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment,
tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian
law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.
It also provides access to a self - serve video library with lots of useful content where clients can learn about
various legal issues related to
estate planning and
tax law.
Our main practice areas can be condensed into: Business
Law, Real
Estate, and Litigation — each of which incorporates
various sub-groups, such as Insolvency, Employment / Labour,
Estates,
Tax, and Leasing to name a few.
2) CCH Online (http://online.cch.ca/welcome.htm): Subscribers can set up individualized profiles which can then be customized to send a number of email alerts on a variety of topics within the topical coverage of the
various CCH titles included in CCH Online (including, I believe, news alerts relating to commercial
law, corporate
law,
estate administration, federal and provincial
tax, employment and labour
law, benefits and pensions, real
estate law and securities
law).
Assisted in preparing legal documents for attorneys specializing in
various legal areas including corporate,
estate planning, real
estate, and
tax law.