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Government Contracts: Alert - November 12, 2009

On November 30, 2009, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States ex rel. Wilson, a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) and appealed from a Fourth Circuit decision. The Court will use the case to resolve a split among the circuits over the scope of the FCA's "public disclosure" bar. A decision affirming the Fourth Circuit could increase qui tam litigation against any organization that does business with, or receives federal money through, federal, state and local governmental entities – and would further expand the reach of the FCA to any state or local program involving the use of federal funds.

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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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Holland & Knight Lawyers Named Georgia Super Lawyers – Rising Stars for 2006
 
 September 20, 2006
 
Robert S. Highsmith- Atlanta

ATLANTA – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that three lawyers in the firm''s Atlanta office have been selected as Georgia Super Lawyers – Rising Stars for 2006.

Super Lawyers – Rising Stars names Georgia''s top lawyers age 40 or younger as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. The top 2.5 percent of Georgia lawyers are chosen as Super Lawyers – Rising Stars. The list is published in the October issues of Atlanta magazine and in Georgia Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition.

Holland & Knight attorneys honored as Georgia Super Lawyers – Rising Stars for 2006 are:

Susan Eichler Edlein practices in both general commercial litigation and tort litigation. She is co-chair of the firmwide Real Estate Litigation Team and devotes a substantial part of her practice to real estate litigation, including landlord/tenant disputes, zoning issues, mortgage fraud and title disputes. Edlein also has substantial experience in various types of tort cases, primarily defending corporations against product liability claims and various other personal injury actions. She also has experience with bankruptcy, general commercial litigation and environmental litigation.

Robert S. Highsmith, Jr. practices legislative, administrative, and regulatory law, government relations, and litigation. He serves as national Team Leader for the firm’s State Capitals Team, and leads the firm’s Georgia government relations practice.  He represents clients before the Georgia General Assembly and before state and local government agencies, with a particular focus on the Department of Insurance and the Department of Community Health.  He also has extensive experience in public policy litigation, representing both governmental entities and private parties.

Howard S. Hirsch practices in the areas of securities law and commercial transactions, general corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. He has represented clients in public securities offerings, private placements, SEC reporting, Blue Sky compliance and mergers and acquisitions. Hirsch also advises clients on state health care regulatory matters in various states and also has previous litigation experience. He is licensed to practice law in the states of Georgia, Illinois and Indiana.

Contact: Susan Bass, (813) 769-4326

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