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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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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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Vessel Leasing
 

Equipment Financing-Leveraged Leasing

August 1, 2009
 
Nancy L. Hengen- New York

"Vessel Leasing," a chapter published in the treatise Equipment Leasing-Leveraged Leasing, discusses the financing through leasing structures of commercial vessels recorded under the laws of the United States. Rather than focusing on common issues to general personal property leasing, Chapter 20 highlights issues that are unique to commercial vessel lease financings. These distinctive findings are due to the nature of the vessel or the statutory and other legal frameworks correlating to admiralty and maritime law.

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This material has been published as Chapter 20 of Equipment Leasing–Leveraged Leasing, Ian Shrank & Arnold G. Gough, eds. (©2009 The Practising Law Institute). Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. To purchase visit www.pli.edu or call 1-800-260-4754.

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