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Lease Termination May Be Avoided in Bankruptcy

When a commercial tenant is failing, the tenant and its landlord may enter into a lease termination agreement relieving the tenant from all or some of its obligations, and permitting the landlord t

Marrying and Divorcing Your Billing Company/Medicare Payment Update

Date: Wednesday, May 4, 20165:30 - 6 p.m. - Registration6 - 7:30 p.m. - Program7:30 - 8 p.m. - Questions from the Audience

Bad Boy (Guaranties), What You Gonna Do?

THE IRS APPEARS TO CHANGE ESTABLISHED PRACTICE REGARDING ALLOCATION OF NONRECOURSE DEBT

Maryland Legal Alert - April 2016

In This Issue:MARIJUANA BUSINESS CANNOT BE BANKRUPTCY DEBTORDATA-SECURITY PRACTICES FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Fiduciary Concerns When Your Advisor is a Robot/Computer Program

John Paliga was a panelist at the ABA JCEB Government Invitational.

The Rest of the Story: Federal Judicial Review of State Health Agencies

Previous articles in TOPICS identified a trend in recent decisions of federal courts with jurisdiction over Maryland to label the "anti-competitive" actions of state health care regulators as poten

New Stark and Incident to Rules

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on September 13, 2016.

Update to the Medicare Shared Savings Program

Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).

New Compensation Reporting Requirements

On January 29, 2016, President Obama announced a new initiative to collect compensation data from all employers with 100 or more employees.A. Background

Maryland Regulatory News - Spring 2016

1. The Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force, led by Lieutenant Governor Boyd K. Rutherford, has produced 33 recommendations in its Final Report that was published December 1, 2015.

Did You Know? - Spring 2016

Loss of Board Certification: Did you know that the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) did not violate a doctor's rights when it rescinded his certification due to a monitoring agreement? Dr.

C Corp Reasonable Compensation

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on November 15, 2016.

TREASURY TREMORS: The Ground is Shifting with Respect to the Allocation of Partnership Liabilities to Partners

On January 29, 2014, the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 752, which, if adopted as proposed, would significantly alter the manner in which partne

Gordon Feinblatt LLC Welcomes Robert A. Gaumont to Our Litigation and Financial Services Practice Groups

Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that Robert A. Gaumont has joined the Firm as a Member in the Firm's Litigation and Financial Services Practice Groups.  Mr.

When Is a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure Not a Deed?

A deed in lieu of foreclosure may be taken by a lender under a workout agreement after its loan goes into default.

Rain Tax Is a Tax, but Synagogue Is Not Exempted from Paying It

Shaarei Tfiloh Synagogue is one of Baltimore’s most recognizable and beloved religious buildings. Known as “the synagogue in the park,” it was constructed between 1921 and 1927.

Reducing Recordation Taxes in the Post-IDOT Era

For many years, the vehicle of choice to avoid paying recordation taxes in Maryland was the indemnity deed of trust or indemnity mortgage (either of which is called an IDOT).

Transfer to Hide Property from Collection Efforts Found to Be a Fraudulent Conveyance

In Marquitta Russell, et al. v. Pessin Katz Law, P.A., f/k/a Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A., No.

Paving a Restaurant's Parking Lot Engenders Considerable Litigation

In Oregon, LLC v. Falls Road Community Association, No. 1234, Sept.

I Don't Care How Long That Shed Has Been There!

In Montgomery County, MD v. Bhatt, No. 36, Sept. Term 2015 (Md.Ct.App. Jan.

"Best" Is Not Always Best When It Comes to Knowledge

The term “knowledge” is used in affidavits, applications, representations, warranties, third-party opinion letters and in other legal contexts to indicate that statements are not guaranteed to be t

A Recorded Plat May Create an Easement

In Emerald Hills Homeowners’ Association, Inc. v. Peters, No. 32, Sept. Term, 2015 (Md.Ct.App. Jan.