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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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Holland & Knight Attorney Kimberlee Dunlop Successfully Negotiates Agreement Between Seneca Nation of Indians and the Department of Homeland Security for Enhanced Tribal Cards
 
 Kimberlee M. "Kim" Dunlop- Washington

WASHINGTON, DC – September 21, 2009 – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that attorney Kimberlee Dunlop successfully assisted the Seneca Nations of Indians (Seneca Nation) in negotiating a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)-compliant Enhanced Tribal Card (ETC). The MOA was signed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Assistant Commissioner Thomas S. Winkowski and Seneca Nation President Barry E. Snyder, Sr., at a ceremony at Liberty Park in Niagara Falls, NY on Sept. 10, 2009.

The MOA allows the Seneca Nation to establish an ETC that will provide identity, tribal membership and citizenship for the purpose of entering the U.S. by land or sea. The Seneca Nation is just the third tribe in the country, and the first Eastern Region tribe, to sign such an agreement with the CBP.

Dunlop spearheaded the negotiations between the CBP and Seneca Nation as well as drafted the MOA ensuring the Seneca Nation’s Jay Treaty Rights were protected. Throughout the negotiation process she worked as a liaison between the Seneca Nation’s Tribal Council and the CBP. She will continue working to assist the Seneca Nation in finding a vendor to produce an ETC.

Dunlop is part of Holland & Knight’s Indian Law practice group. She is an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation of Indians and is experienced in representing tribal governments and other entities in a wide variety of matters, including health, contracts, energy, litigation, environmental issues, land into trust, sacred sites, gaming, Federal agencies and non-profit organization. Dunlop's practice also involves Congressional and federal representation for tribal clients, including drafting legislation and testimony before Congress and federal appropriations.

Contact:
Aimee Steel, Holland & Knight LLP (202) 828-1895 or aimee.steel@hklaw.com
Kate Barth, Holland & Knight LLP (813) 769-4335 or kate.barth@hklaw.com


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