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SEC Accuses Alpharetta Man of Defrauding Investors of $2.4 Million

The SEC says Timothy Batchelor used more than $1 million of investor funds for personal expenses, including student loans, university courses and new vehicles.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Tax and Jobs Act of 2017 and How It Will Affect Nonprofits

When the first version of the bill that would eventually become the Tax and Jobs Act of 2017 emerged, bond professionals were alarmed. The original House bill took several shots at tax-exempt bonds, most notably eliminating the ability to issue “private activity bonds” on a tax-exempt basis.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Alston Ex-Partner Is Grilled on Stand in Legal Malpractice Trial

The plaintiffs, a family-owned company, say Alston & Bird and former partner Jack Sawyer breached their legal and fiduciary duties by helping an older sibling allegedly steal nearly $1.5 million.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The EB-5 Visa—Understanding the Foreign Currency Control Challenges

The EB-5 program was implemented in 1990 as a program to provide legal permanent residence status to investors who invest $500,000 or $1 million (depending on the geographical area) in a business that creates employment for 10 full-time U.S. citizen or permanent resident employees.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Helps Miami's Ladenburg Thalmann Raise $73.5 Million

The two attorneys who closed the deal worked on an unusual bond issuance called baby bonds.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Wealth Management/Trusts & Estates

In The Legal's Wealth Management/Trusts & Estates supplement, read about tax-efficient gifts for children and grandchildren, opportunities created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and how to fix broken trusts.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How to Make Tax-Efficient Gifts to Children, Grandchildren for Their Education

One of the most commonly asked questions we receive as estate and financial planners is how to make tax-efficient gifts to children, grandchildren and other family members for education purposes.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Investments and Retirement Planning Post- and Pre-Divorce

Parties going through a divorce often have many decisions they need to make. Often those decisions will affect their financial future. Many financially dependent spouses are not prepared to understand their future financial needs.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Opportunities Created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for Partially GST-Exempt Trusts

Recent increases in the federal gift tax and federal generation-skipping transfer tax exemption amounts create opportunities to correct the GST treatment of previously established irrevocable trusts.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Common Mistakes With Retirement Plans and Estate Planning

Do you have an estate plan? If not, you are not alone. Fewer than half of Americans have an estate plan—the percentage varies between 55 percent and 70 percent, depending on which survey you rely upon.
4 minute read

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