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Michael N. Mercurio Launches Roundtable Advisory Group for Regional Family Business Leaders
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant Michael N. Mercurio, chair of Offit Kurman’s Business Law and Transactions Practice Group, has launched an advisory group for family businesses. Sponsored by Offit Kurman, the Family Business Roundtable (FBR) of the Greater Baltimore Area provides peer support and professional guidance for leaders of…
A Video Conversation with Roger Kauffman, CEO of Electric Motor Repair Company on Succession- Part 2
Click Here for Part 1 Providing commercial equipment, parts, and repairs to the region’s businesses for over 85 years Roger Kauffman is the CEO of Electric Motor Repair Company (EMR), a service company based in Baltimore, Maryland. For more than 85 years, EMR has served generations of businesses across the Mid-Atlantic region. The company splits…
Discrimination Against Muslims in the Workplace
“Politics aside- discrimination against Muslims in the workplace poses serious legal issues for employers.” The issue of the treatment of individuals of the Muslim faith has come front and center in this political campaign. Particularly among those on the political right, the drumbeat has been voiced loud and clear that concerns about national safety dictate…
A Video Conversation with Bill Penn, CEO of LarkSpear on CyberMaryland- Part 3
Click here for Part 1, Part 2 Equipping private and public organizations with dynamic cybersecurity protection Bill Penn is the CEO of LarkSpear, Inc., a cybersecurity company based in Ellicott City, Maryland. LarkSpear’s flagship product is its Cyber Automated Threat Sharing System (CATSS), a service that continuously monitors clients’ organizations for cyber vulnerabilities in real time….
M & A Nuggets: The 338 Tax Election
In any transaction involving the purchase and sale of a business, one of the highest tension points between the buyer and seller at the outset can be whether the transaction is structured as a stock sale or an asset sale. The seller wants the transaction to be structured as a stock sale because of the…
Read | Delete: 2016 IRS Tax Brackets
The 2016 tax brackets just announced by the Internal Revenue Service don’t include dramatic changes, largely because of low inflation last year. The brackets will rise about 0.5 percent, the IRS said, meaning a $50 increase for single filers in the lowest tax bracket up to a $2,100 increase for married filers in the highest…
Having A Properly Prepared And Signed Will Is Important
From The Desk Of Herb Fineburg The oldest last wishes or last will and testament is thousands of years old. “In about 1800 B.C., two Egyptian brothers wrote their last wishes in hieroglyphics that were later found by archaeologists in the 19th Century.” After the Egyptians, there was widespread use of last wills during the…
Friday Factoid: Chinese Hotels Fined for Infringement of Disney Marks
The city of Shanghai recently fined five hotels for using Disney marks on signs and websites without Disney’s authorization. Disney is developing a $5.5 billion theme park in Shanghai, its first theme park in China. The fine of 100,000 yuan ($15,644) was issued to Shenzhen Vienna Hotels Group, which owns all five hotels. Source: Reuters…
Maurice Offit’s Video Series: What Is Asset Protection Planning?
Offit Kurman co-founder Maurice Offit is more than a member of the firm’s leadership team. He is also an experienced estate planning attorney who advises clients on estate administration and asset protection matters, helping clients minimize their taxes and claims by creditors. Over the years, his thorough, client-first perspective has earned him recognition as a…
Offit Kurman Attorney’s Article Featured On Law360
Click here to read the article on Law360 Penn State Cover-Up Ruling And The Right To Counsel A Pennsylvania appeals court, in companion cases Commonwealth v. Schultz and Commonwealth v. Spanier, has overturned the trial court’s ruling regarding the admissibility of testimony from Pennsylvania State University’s former general counsel, Cynthia Baldwin, and the validity of…
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