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Is Forming a REIT Right For Me?

Real Estate, Securities|

A good guess as to how the several trillion dollars of private US investment real estate is owned would be that maybe 75%-85% is through limited partnerships and limited liability

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8 Common Legal Issues Faced by Local Businesses

Business Transactions, Legal Practice|

No matter the size of the business, legal issues will arise for many reasons. A business may face issues because of a misunderstanding within the company, a dispute among partners,

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6 Tips to Protect Your Business From Legal Issues

Business Transactions, Legal Practice|

Having legal issues and being involved in litigation can be expensive for a small business, and also affects the business’ reputation. Do what you can to avoid legal issues as

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What You Need to Know About Family Limited Partnerships.

Business Transactions|

What has generally been accepted as the tax, creditor protection, and estate planning benefits of the family limited partnership ("FLP") include its flexibility, decreased estate and gift tax liability, family

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How an Attorney Can Assist with a Contract Dispute

Business Transactions, Commercial Leasing, Legal Practice, Real Estate|

A contract is a legally binding document that outlines the responsibilities and duties of each party involved in the contract. Once the contract is signed, it is binding. Failure by

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Leases Without Lawyers – Part I

Commercial Leasing|

Several recent lease reviews and negotiations (as well as a number of cases where a tenant either signed a lease after simply confirming that the stated rent, term, and security

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A Complex Development Project – Part I

Real Estate|

As stated in our piece, “What's Really Involved in a Real Estate Development Project?”, there may be a dozen different categories of legal work involved in a real estate project,

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Leases Without Lawyers – Part II

Commercial Leasing|

Clients sometimes overlook the importance of obtaining a title report on the property being leased. While some reasons for doing this may not be critical in the case of a

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All About Carried Interests – Part I

Financing|

Why should real estate people give a darn if John Paulson, Ray Dalio or Carl Icahn get taxed at ordinary income rates on their half-billion dollar plus carried interests? Well,

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Why the Use of Limited Partnerships?

Business Transactions|

Why the Use of Limited Partnerships? (Did I mean Limited Partnerships or did I mean Limited Liability Companies?) Confusing question? To understand whether it is or not, we need to recognize

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