What is the best way to protect my assets? How do I set up my family for the future? These questions and more are asked everyday to estate planners. Join attorneys Ryan J. Swartz and Caitlin G. McCurdy as they discuss changes and updates in the estate planning arena, recent cases involving the IRS, and
In this seminar, McLane Middleton attorneys Tony Delyani and Patrick Collins will discuss critically important pre-transaction considerations for owners/managers. Attendees will walk away with best practices for preparing for a business transaction, an understanding of the importance of coordinating personal and corporate planning. McLane Middleton’s legal experts will walk through the effective use of valuable
What is the importance of in person collaboration? That question and other reasons many businesses are moving toward bringing their employees back into an in-person work environment will be addressed in this seminar. Presenter Rick Maybury, President of the Knowles Johnson Institute of Graduate Studies will discuss this idea in more depth and provide takeaways
This networking series features successful women sharing their stories with other business owners and executives. Our guest speaker, Joan Brodsky, has a 40-year background in the arts, dance, and creative movement and is the founder of the New Hampshire Dance Collaborative, a nonprofit that provides interdisciplinary dance events across the state and offers well-paid opportunities for
This year's Massachusetts Employment Law Update presented by McLane Middleton's employment attorneys will take place on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 8:00a.m. to 12:30p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in Woburn. This half-day event will provide important legal updates relating to the human resource function of business. Join our employment attorneys in discussing the latest trends in
In this session, McLane Middleton’s Education Practice Group and Sports Law Practice Group will provide background on the creation of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights and insights on how those rights impact independent school communities.
On October 4, 2023, Governor Healy signed into law Bill H. 4104: An Act to Improve the Commonwealth’s Competitiveness, Affordability, and Equity, which, among other tax reforms, increased the Massachusetts estate tax exemption from $1 million to $2 million and eliminated the notorious “cliff” effect—or disappearing exemption feature—of the prior law. This new legislation, which retroactively
When working with a high net worth or ultra high net worth client there are several different ways to approach their estate plan. This seminar will include several of those techniques including: SLATs - Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts IDGTs - Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts APTs - Asset Protection Trusts QSBS stacking - Qualified Small Business Stock stacking
Starting January 1, 2024, corporations and limited liability companies with fewer than 20 full-time employees in the United States, less than $5 million in U.S.-sourced gross receipts or sales, and a physical operating presence in the United States will be required to register their entity and its beneficial owner(s) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
The lifecycle of an M&A deal can vary depending on the type of transaction, but the stages are similar. In this seminar, McLane Middleton Corporate attorneys John Colucci, Jesse Angeley, and Ramey Sylvester will discuss the various stages of a transaction, things that you should know, and ways you can help move the transaction along
In this session, McLane Middleton's education counsel will discuss the process of updating faculty and staff employment agreements, including guidance on what language is essential for this annual ritual for independent schools.
Privacy is the newest frontier in cybersecurity. Unlike previous security laws, which apply to a relatively smaller pool of personally identifiable information or PII (e.g. Social Security, governmental identification, and financial account numbers), privacy laws encompass an expansive scope of personal information. These laws govern any information that either identifies or is identifiable to an individual.
