Legance, a member of the EACCNY, has been named Law Firm of the Year in Italy. The award has been assigned by The Lawyer since the judges noted the firm’s “strong financials” and “collaborative ethos”. The motivation is: ‘In a decade this firm has risen to be a member of the elite inner circle at the top of the Italian legal profession. It has been a year of continued impressive progress.’ Moreover, during the awards, Legance has been ranked at...

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The Digital Planning Podcast is designed to educate individuals about all things digital in connection with estate planning, business planning and estate administration.   Your hosts, attorneys Jennifer Zegel of Kleinbard LLC, Ross Bruchof EstateGenie, and Justin Brown of Pepper Hamilton, will guide you through the digital world and aim to keep you informed of developments and updates in this ever-changing space. In our introduction episode, Jen, Ross and Justin discuss the creation and purpose of the Digital Planning Podcast.   And in our first episode, Jen sets the scene...

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Doing business in the world’s largest single market area simply makes sense. But foreign companies need to be prepared for Europe’s varied HR rules and regulations. There’s a lot to gain from establishing operations in Europe, particularly the European Union, with its reduced trade barriers, lower business costs and increased efficiency as you sell your goods and services to a 500 million-consumer market. But the EU’s lack of border bureaucracy and harmonisation of company law doesn’t extend to all aspects...

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Cost segregation has long benefited taxpayers with increased cash flow and long-term net present value benefits by reclassifying building or improvement costs to property with shorter tax lives, such as personal property or land improvement property. We discussed cost segregation benefits in light of tax reform in a prior issue of For the Record (see Cost Segregation Benefits from the Recent Tax Reform Act). In this tax reform update, we discuss how cost segregation continues to add value in light of recent changes...

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