by Nora Ritinski | Mar 4, 2025 | Bria J.M. Cunningham, Christina N. Marvin, Corporate Commercial Transactions
On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury Department”) announced “with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act, not only will it not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial ownership information reporting rule under the...
by Nora Ritinski | Mar 3, 2025 | Adam T. Conway, Amanda De Vito Trinsey, Energy, Kevin M. Lang, Renewable Energy
City and State’s New York Law Power 100 list was released today and recognized Energy Group Partners, Amanda De Vito Trinsey, Kevin Lang, and Adam Conway. Amanda and Kevin are Co-Chairs of Couch White’s Energy Practice Group and Adam is the Chair of our...
by Nora Ritinski | Feb 19, 2025 | Bria J.M. Cunningham, Christina N. Marvin, Corporate Commercial Transactions
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s motion to stay the nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act in the case of Smith, et al. v....
by Nora Ritinski | Feb 18, 2025 | Charitable Gift Planning, Katherine Hart Crain, Private Client Services, Trust & Estate Administration, Trust & Estate Planning, Trust & Estate Planning & Administration
The federal estate and gift tax exemption has increased to $13,990,000 for 2024, offering significant planning opportunities for individuals seeking to reduce their estate tax liability. However, this exemption is scheduled to “sunset” on December 31,...
by Nora Ritinski | Jan 27, 2025 | Bria J.M. Cunningham, Christina N. Marvin, Corporate Commercial Transactions
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the order of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. James R. McHenry, Acting Attorney General of the United States, et al. (formerly Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc....