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Nicholas Milano Appointed Executive Partner of Holland & Knight's Fort Lauderdale Office

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Holland & Knight Managing Partner Steven Sonberg has appointed Nicholas "Nick" Milano to serve as Executive Partner of the firm's Fort Lauderdale office. In this new role, Milano will be responsible for management of the office. He will focus his energy and talent on expansion of the office's core practice areas, which include real estate, hospitality, litigation, private wealth services, tax and corporate/M&A.

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Business and Tax: Alert - August 27, 2008

In a significant, taxpayer-friendly pronouncement, the IRS ruled that a total return swap, the return of which is calculated by reference to a broadly based real estate index, does not give rise to a U.S. real property interest (USRPI) for purposes of Section 897. Rev. Rul. 2008-31 is noteworthy for non-U.S. persons investing synthetically in U.S. real estate related assets for at least two reasons which will be discussed, along with other issues, in this alert.

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Best Lawyers in America Adds Additional Holland & Knight Partner to List of Top Lawyers
 
 January 20, 2005
 
James T. "Jim" Shirley- New York

NEW YORK – Holland & Knight Partner James T. Shirley, Jr. has been selected for The Best Lawyers in America 2005-2006 (Copyright 2004 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) a publication widely regarded as the definitive legal referral guide in the United States.

As a follow up to their bi-annual survey in which 16,000 leading attorneys are asked to cast votes on the legal abilities of their colleagues, Best Lawyers in America recently conducted a special telephone poll of the New York City legal community. This new poll identified Shirley as top maritime lawyer in the U.S. They join colleagues Randolph DelFranco, Charles Gibbs, Nancy Hengen, William Honan, Chester Hooper, James Lurie, Lance Myers, John Pritchard, Robert Taisey and Barry Vasios, who were selected for this honor in October 2004.

The publication has named a total of 128 Holland & Knight lawyers throughout the U.S. as best lawyers in their practices. This is a distinctive honor because lawyers must be nominated by their peers and no lawyer is listed in exchange for a payment of a fee.

James T. Shirley, Jr. represents clients in maritime casualty matters and has participated in a wide range of both marine casualty and pollution response cases, both in the U.S. and abroad. He is a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and earned his law degree from Rutgers University School of Law.

Contact: Olivia Martinez, (212) 513-3253