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Ed Talks: Real Estate Tenant Letters of Intent (LOIs) – 10 Negotiation Tips
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantWelcome to “Ed Talks,” a new video series by Offit Kurman business and real estate attorney Ed Bloom. In these short, 5–10 minute segments, Ed dissects real estate-related legal topics to offer practical, easy-to-grasp advice for tenants, landlords, developers, business owners, and anyone else who…
Read | Delete: Small Business Saturday
The most important day of the year for small business is only a few weeks away. Is your business ready? In just six short years since it was first observed, “Small Business Saturday” has become a sales powerhouse, driving traffic to local and small businesses during the all-important holiday season. It’s now an American institution,…
A Video Conversation with Doug Strouse, Managing Partner of Wexley Consulting
Click here to read Part 1 Defining success as resilience in all forms of business Doug Strouse, Ph.D. is an executive, consultant, author, and classic “jack of all trades” within Maryland’s business community. As the president of the CEO Club of Baltimore—which he founded—Doug oversees a board of advisors who work with leading regional companies….
Mike Mercurio Serves On Dissecting The Deal Panel Discussion
For Immediate Release Maple Lawn, MD | November 12, 2015 The other week, Michael N. Mercurio, Esq. and Offit Kurman, P.A. hosted the Dissecting the Deal panel, alongside sponsors Chesapeake Corporate Advisors, LLC and Corsum Consulting. The panel provided an inside look into the recent merger transaction of Trusant Technologies, LLC and The Kenjya Group Inc,…
Friday Factoid: Who Controls the Passcodes for Work-Issued Smartphones?
A federal judge recently ruled two credit card company employees were not required to divulge the passcodes to smartphones that their employer issued to them. The judge held such passcodes were “personal in nature” and protected under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In the case, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sought access…
A Video Conversation with Marc Terrill, President of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore
Baltimore’s home for Jewish giving and community enrichment Marc Terrill is president of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. The Associated is a philanthropic organization that helps fund local programs to strengthen the local and global Jewish communities. For nearly a century, The Associated has been the hub for Jewish faith-based care and investment…
The Weekly Scenario: Unlimited Marital Deduction
Question: What is the “unlimited marital deduction”? Answer: The federal unlimited marital deduction permits a person to leave unlimited amounts of property, free of federal estate tax, to his or her surviving spouse (assuming the spouse is a U.S. citizen). The transfer is accomplished through an unlimited deduction from estate and gift tax that postpones…
Compensation and Compliance Matters: Why Expanded QM Exemption for Small Lenders Doesn’t Go Far Enough
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent change to the definition of small creditor, while seemingly poised to make room for products outside the Qualified Mortgage boundaries, actually amounts to drops in the bucket in regards to non-Qualified Mortgage lending and is unlikely to facilitate the widespread use or securitization of non-QM products. To be recognized…
Offit Kurman Attorney Comments on Structured Settlement Buyouts in the Washington Post
A disservice to those receiving settlements The Nov. 4 editorial “Better safeguards for lawsuit payouts” endorsed rules proposed by Maryland’s judicial review committee that would expand regulation of Maryland’s settlement purchasing industry to ensure transparency and protection of people who need access to structured settlement payments. The proposed rules could harm the very people the…
A Video Conversation with Bill Penn, CEO of LarkSpear
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. CATSS is a community-based information sharing…
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