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The Weekly Scenario from Steve Shane – 12.16.13
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantQuestion: I have a very substantial wine collection which will likely require special handling after my death. Can I put someone in charge of auctioning, selling, consigning, etc. the wine after my death? Answer: It is reported that at Zachys’ New York auction 9 bottles…
Read|Delete – 12.16.13
‘Tis the season… 50 Biggest Givers Name Net Worth ($) Total Giving 2012 % of Net Worth (2012 Giving) Lifetime Giving ($) 1. Bill & Melinda Gates 74 B 1.9 B 2.6 2.8 B 2. Warren Buffett 58.7 B 1.87 B 3.2 25 B 3. George Soros 20 B 765 M 3.2 10 B 4….
Friday Factoid – 12.13.13
Interbrand named Apple as the world’s most valuable brand for 2013, with an estimated brand value of $98 billion. Interbrand calculates the value of Apple’s brand ten years ago was only $5.5 billion. The strength of Apple’s brand is partially responsible for the staggering number of Apple iOS products (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch) sold…
Offit Kurman Elder Care Planning Lawyer Discusses “The Sandwich Generation”
Offit Kurman elder care planning attorney Rajiv Goel addresses the need for proper elder care planning: I am often requested by my colleagues and various organizations to make presentations on the actions members of the “sandwich generation”–the generation, mostly between 40 and 60 years of age, raising their own children and helping to care for…
Offit Kurman Attorneys named 2013-2014 Top Lawyers: Divorce and Family Law
Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that three of our Family Law Attorneys have been named to the Washingtonian’s list of top attorneys in the area: 2013-2014 Top Lawyers: Divorce and Family Law. According to the Washingtonian, “These divorce attorneys can help make a breakup as sensible and pain-free as possible.” 2013-2014 Top Lawyers: Divorce…
Managing Risk in Investing in a Privately Owned Business – Doing Due Diligence
by Mike Mercurio, Esq. Unlike public companies and their allegedly open books, privately owned businesses represent a different set of challenges for the potential investor. Every investor’s nightmare is throwing money into a black hole of a company where your hard-earned riches are never heard from again. Perhaps no amount of due diligence can overcome…
From Exit Planning to Acquisition: How Deals Get Done
Offit Kurman both participates in and co-sponsors the seventh annual Baltimore Business Journal “Knowledge is Power” quarterly breakfast speaker series. The third panel discussion, “From Exit Planning to Acquisition: How Deals Get Done,” took place on Friday, December 6, 2013 at the Hotel at Arundel Preserve. The discussion was moderated by Chris Fedde, Executive Vice President , Hexis…
Labor & Employment Telebrief – 12.9.13
To listen to the Telebrief click on play arrow. By Howard K. Kurman, Esquire An Edited Transcript. Issues discussed: DOL’s announces its intention to publish in November its final rule on “the advice exception” EEOC’s strategic action plan (as outlined at Denver convention of National Employment Lawyers Association Two recent federal cases involving termination due…
Read|Delete – 12.9.13
Key websites for Crowdfunders*: Site Started # of projects hosted Avg. pledge What it charges Kickstater 2009 51,007 $25 5% for successfully funded projects (i.e. those that meet goals) Indiegogo 2008 150,000 $70 4% of money raised for projects that meet fundraising goal;9% for projects that don’t meet fundraising goals *Crowdfunding is the process of…
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