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August’s Breakfast Bar Speaker Series Recap
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantLinda welcomed Andrew Robinson, a Principal in the Real Estate Law and Transactions practice group, to speak at August’s Breakfast Bar Speaker Series about Real Estate Zoning. See a summary of this discussion topic in Linda’s interview with him. Click here to learn more about the Breakfast Bar Speaker Series.
Urban Legends of the Law
Urban Legends of the Law Print Article | Download Article August 2018 – By Jack Garson. Urban Legends abound, especially in legal matters. If you want to frighten yourself with a good, scary Urban Legend, turn on Netflix and watch someone else go camping on an old burial ground. In real life, if you fall for an…
Offit Kurman Represents Minnick’s Inc. in Acquisition of Ecobeco
Hot on the heels of five recently-closed deals, Offit Kurman’s Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Practice Group wrapped up another transaction earlier this month. Led by Offit Kurman corporate attorney and shareholder Michael N. Mercurio, the firm represented Minnick’s, Inc. in its acquisition of Ecobeco, LLC. The deal was effective as of June 30, 2018. Minnick’s…
Thoughtful Giving Ideas: Using Gifts to Your Children to Encourage 401(k) Retirement Savings
From the Desk of Herb If you wish to make annual gifts to your children and simultaneously desire encouraging them to save for retirement, consider tying your gifts to your child’s 401(k) contributions or other retirement plan. For example: you should advise your child to make the maximum allowed contributions to his or her 401(k) of $18,500 in…
Best Lawyers Names Offit Kurman Attorney 2019 “Lawyer of the Year”
ABOUT OFFIT KURMAN Offit Kurman is one of the fastest-growing, full-service law firms in the Mid-Atlantic region. With over 170 attorneys offering a comprehensive range of services in virtually every legal category, the firm is well positioned to meet the needs of dynamic businesses and the people who own and operate them. Our twelve…
CEOminutes: Braeden Bumpers, Owner/Operator of McClintock Distillery
Braeden Bumpers is Co-Founder of McClintock Distillery in Frederick, MD and the keepsake of the “McClintock Young story,” from which the distillery was named. McClintock Young was a renowned inventor in the 1800’s whose inspirations shaped history far beyond the borders of his hometown of Frederick. Born in 1836, McClintock moved to Frederick as a young…
22 in 2019: The Offit Kurman Attorneys on the Latest Best Lawyers in America List
22 in 2019: The Offit Kurman Attorneys on the Latest Best Lawyers in America List Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that 21 of the firm’s attorneys have been included on the list of The Best Lawyers in America© for 2019. Based on over 7 million peer reviews provided by attorneys, the rankings are a…
Friday Factoid Quiz: Baseball Team Names
Summer is a great time to watch a Major League Baseball game. While you are sitting in the stands, test your knowledge of the history of the marks for these MLB teams. [quiz-cat id=”61771″] ABOUT JONATHAN WACHS If you have any questions, please contact Jonathan R. Wachs at jwachs@offitkurman.com or 301-575-0302. If you…
The Weekly Scenario: Can Wills Direct Federal & State Estates Tax Payments?
Question: Can my Will direct how federal and state estates will be paid? Answer: Yes, estate taxes may be ‘apportioned’ to the beneficiaries of an estate or trust. While the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” doubled the gift and estate tax exemption to $11.18 million for 2018, there are a number of people who still have to…
Reaching Across the Pond: How the European Union’s Privacy Regulation Might Apply to a U.S. Business
The European Union’s (the “EU”) latest privacy law, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), went into effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR imposes significant and sweeping obligations on businesses that gather “Personal Data”[1]—enough so that American businesses might hope that the Atlantic is wide enough to separate them from the GDPR….
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