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Environment: Alert - November 18, 2009

Environmental justice – a mix of environmental and civil rights law and policy – is receiving in­creased attention in the Obama Administration, bringing with it challenges and opportunities for municipalities, facilities and others operating in low-income and minority communities. This alert discusses various aspects of environmental justice and the implications for the Obama Administration. Federal agencies, including the DOJ and EPA, have concluded that low-income and minority communities bear a greater environmental risk than the general population. Now is the right time to take stock of your environmental justice situation and take any prudent proactive steps.

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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 Attorney Janis Schiff Receives 2009 Woman of Achievement Award from the Chicago Alliance of Women
 
 Janis Boyarsky Schiff- Washington

CHICAGO – October 7, 2009 – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Janis Schiff, partner and head of the firm's Real Estate Section, was selected as recipient of the 2009 Woman of Achievement Award from the Chicago Alliance of Women. Schiff is one of 12 recipients who will receive the award at a reception on Oct. 14, 2009.

The award is given to outstanding women who are nominated by their peers and chosen by the programs sponsors, as leaders in real estate in Chicago and across the nation. Schiff was selected for her career accomplishments and civic involvement.

Schiff serves as the Holland & Knight’s Real Estate Section leader and coordinates the firm's Rising Stars mentoring and leadership program which she founded in 2001.

Schiff has extensive experience representing both landlords and tenants in commercial leasing of shopping centers, office buildings, restaurants, business parks, warehouses and unimproved land and also focuses her practice on lease workouts and restructurings, acquisition and sales contracts for improved and unimproved properties, development agreements, reciprocal easement and operating agreements, partnership agreements, condominium documents and real estate financing, including borrower and lender representation.

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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