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Private Wealth Services: Newsletter - November 2009

There has been considerable debate on Capitol Hill this year over the taxation of a Carried Interest in the context of a Private Equity Fund (PEF). At the same time, there has been public discussion of the role that the private equity industry will have in our economic recovery. In the realm of estate planning, PEF Principals possess unique opportunities to shift the performance of their interest in a PEF to future generations – potentially resulting in very significant estate tax savings. This article will review the basic PEF structure, describe the nature of a Principal’s interest in a PEF and indentify wealth transfer techniques that should be considered by a Principal.

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Chambers USA Lists Holland & Knight Among Nation’s Top Law Firms, Earning Top Spots in Multiple Practice Areas and Markets

More than 100 Holland & Knight attorneys named America’s Leading Lawyers in 2009 Chambers USA Guide.

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Exxon Valdez Supreme Court Filings
 
June 25, 2008
 

Listed below are various briefs that have been filed before the Supreme Court in Connection with Exxon's Petition for Certiorari in the Exxon Valdez case.

Holland & Knight brief filed on behalf of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA), Teekay Corporation, and The Bahamas Shipowners Association (BSA) - ICS Amicus

Other briefs:

Petition for Certiorari

Petition Appendix

Respondents' Cross Petition

Respondents Brief in Opposition

Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs Conditional Cross-Petition

Respondents' Reply Brief for Conditional Cross-Petitioners

Amicus Brief of AIMU

Amicus Brief of American Commercial Lines, Inc.

Amicus Brief of American Petroleum Institute, et al.

Amicus Brief of American Waterways Operators, et al.

Amicus Brief of Intertanko

Amicus Brief of Intl. Assn. of Drilling Contractors

Amicus Brief of Keystone Shipping

Amicus Brief of Law Professors

Amicus Brief of Maritime Law Association

Amicus Brief of Transportation Institute

Amicus Brief of U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Amicus Brief of Washington Legal Foundation

Briefs on the Merits

Briefs by Exxon and Those Supporting Exxon:
Exxon Mobil

Holland & Knight filed a brief amici curiae on behalf of The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA), Teekay Corporation, The Bahamas Shipowners Association, American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU), and American Commercial Lines, Inc. (ACL) ICS, BIMCO, et al.

Other Amicus Briefs:
American Maritime Safety, Inc.

American Petroleum Institute

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Product Liability Advisory Council

Transportation Institute, et al

Washington Legal Foundation

Briefs in Opposition to Exxon:
Respondents

Amicus Briefs:

Alaska Legislature Council, et al

American Assn for Justice

Cousteau, et al

Experts on Alcohol in the Workplace

State of Maryland, et al

National Congress of American Indians

National Fisheries Institute

Pacific Coast Fisherman's Assn

Professor Arthur Miller

Professor Tom Schoenbaum

PWS Regional Citizens Advisory Council

Ship Masters and Expert Mariners

Sociologists Psychologists Law-Econ Scholars

State of Alaska

Senator Stevens, et al

Trustees for Alaska, et al

Brief in Reply:
Exxon Reply

Transcript, Oral Argument

Decision of the Supreme Court

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