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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.

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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In The Headlines

LaHood Warns Florida to Get on the Right Track for Federal Rail Funds

The Bond Buyer

Bruce Jay "Bruce" Colan- Miami

Miami M&A Partner Bruce Jay Colan was quoted in The Bond Buyer article, "LaHood Warns Florida to Get on the Right Track for Federal Rail Funds," on October 8, 2009.

The article examines the issues Florida faces in creating a high-speed rail system that would connect Tampa, Orlando and Miami. On October 5, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood advised Floridians that the state would have to gather significant public and official support, as well as state funding, in order to compete for a piece of the $50 billion that the federal government has allocated for high-speed rail corridor programs.

Mr. Colan, who is currently the chairman of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, discusses some of obstacles the state faces in funding the project and warns, "If we don't get together we will lose Tri-Rail and we will lose high-speed rail.

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