Learn the latest on Mastering Opportunity Zones Law & Business Development CLE with this convenient, telephonic seminar. All registered attendees who are unable to participate in the teleconference will be e-mailed a complimentary absentee recording & podcast of the full-length seminar two days after the teleconference. Register to obtain CLE & MCLE credit, receive access to complete course & reference materials, and attend this telephonic seminar.

Benefits:

As law firm clients, businesses, developers, corporate entities, and investors seek to quickly take advantage of the changing economy, attorneys need to become fluent in cutting-edge laws involving Opportunity Zones & business development. Today, more than two trillion dollars sit in limbo primed for legal advice by attorneys knowledgeable in Opportunity Zones. Changes in the tax rules have resulted in every state in the country designating key regions for rapid growth zones, eligible for tax-advantaged investments. This has led to unprecedented financial gains for clients who elect to avail from these statutory amendments. This course covers structuring requirements to qualify for, and utilize, these tax benefits through effective techniques. The seminar faculty features four nationally recognized attorneys and business leaders, who will discuss key timing issues, eligibility, structures, and credits, among others. This comprehensive program is a must-attend for attorneys seeking to counsel clients on rapid business development. Registration includes online access to course and reference materials that serve as a helpful guide to the numerous topics and techniques discussed in the program.

Agenda:

a. Best Practices Involving Opportunity Zones & Funds

b. Eligibility, Formation, & Self-certification

c. Cutting-edge Tax Deferral Strategies

d. Understanding Qualification Requirements

e. Avoiding Key Pitfalls resulting from Ownership

f. Effective Structuring Considerations

g. Successful Tax Abatement Techniques & Mitigating Gains

h. Determining Preferred Entity Structure

i. Critical Improvement Tests

j. Establishing Timing

k. Key Legal Issues for New Markets

l. Tax credits: Categories of Housing, Energy, & Other Incentives

Interactive Question & Answer Session

Biography of Seminar Faculty:

1. Brad A. Molotsky is a Partner at Duane Morris, where he practices in the area of real estate law. He is co-head of the Firm's Opportunity Zones practice group and leads the Firms's Project Development/P3 industry group. Mr. Molotsky’s primary practice is focused in the areas of opportunity zone fund creation and fund deployment, financing, public private partnership (PPP or P-3), real estate joint ventures (including mixed-use and multi-family development), commercial leasing (including a focus in cannabis leasing), and acquisitions and divestitures. He also has deep experience in environmental, social, governance, public company issues such as enterprise risk, internal audit, compensation, as well as energy efficiency, sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Prior to joining Duane Morris and for nearly 20 years, Mr. Molotky served as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Brandywine Realty Trust. At Brandywine, Mr. Molotsky was responsible for all legal operations of the company, including acquisitions and divestitures, financings, joint ventures, board matters, insurance procurement, litigation oversight, SEC filing oversight and the legal aspects of capital raising. During his tenure, the company grew from 40 buildings to approximately 300 buildings, totaling 28 million square feet. He has received numerous awards from his colleague and broader legal community for excellence in practice, including being named "General Counsel of the Year," "Best of the Bar," and being awarded the Martin Luther King Community Service Award.

2. Joseph Scalio is the Senior Lead Tax Partner at KPMG US, where he chairs or co-chairs the Firm's Real Estate Group, Umbrella Partnership Corporations Practice, Passthrough and Asset Management Practices, and Publicly Traded Partnerships team. He as provided tax advisory, tax structuring, tax modeling, and tax reporting services for: Investment Management Entities including Funds (Limited Partnerships (“LPs”), Regulated Investment Companies (“RICs”), Business Development Companies (“BDCs”), Small Business Investment Companies (“SBICs”)), Registered Investment Advisors (Carried/Incentive/Promote Vehicles and Management Companies), and Portfolio Companies; Real Estate Investment Trust (“REITs”); Umbrella Real Estate Investment Trusts (“UPREITs”); PTPs/MLPs; Up-Cs; Publicly Traded Yield Companies (“YieldCos”); Corporate Joint Ventures; and, Closely-Held Business Organizations (“CHBOs”).

3. Jill Homan is a small business owner & former advisor on Capital Hill. She co-founded Javelin 19 Investments, a leading commercial real estate investment company. At Javelin 19, she is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, structuring, and executing commercial real estate investment opportunities which include multi-family and office acquisitions. She previously served as vice president for Perseus Realty, where she was responsible for multi-family and office acquisitions, underwriting, assisting in the capitalization of ongoing projects, and managing due diligence processes. She is a graduate of Duke University.

4. Susan Springsteen is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Nth Solutions, LLC. She has spent nearly 30 years as an investment advisor to individuals and the organizations they influence. Combining her expertise in sales, marketing and wealth management, she built financial advisory practices at four investment firms, most recently Morgan Stanley Smith Barney where she and her team were recognized as “The Best Wealth Management Group on the Main Line” by Main Line Today Magazine. Ms. Springsteen provided daily stock market commentary for KYW NewsRadio for over a decade. She has been recognized as Female Business Leader of the Year by her County Chamber of Commerce.

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