Section News
SECTION OF REAL PROPERTY, TRUST & ESTATE LAW
2008 ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAMS
REAL PROPERTY
What Every Real Estate Attorney Needs to Know about Environmental Law
Date and time: Friday, August 8, at 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Speakers: TBD
Other sponsor: Young Lawyers Division
Location: Marriott Marquis, Music Box/Winter Garden/Palace, Majestic Complex, 6th Floor
Business Improvement Districts and Urban Revitalization
Date and time: Friday, August 8, 2008, at 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Sheraton New York, Conference Room H, Executive Conference Room
Speakers:
Michael Buckley, the Director of the Columbia University Real Estate Development Program, will be our moderator. See: http://www.arch.columbia.edu/realestate/view.shtml.
Dan Biederman, President of the 34th St. Partnership and co-founder of the 34th Street Partnership, the Grand Central Partnership, and Bryant Park Corporation, will speak from the perspective of the private sector. See: http://www.34thstreet.org/.
David Greenbaum, President Vornado Realty Trust. See: http://www.vno.com/corporate_governance/david_r_greenbaum.phtml.
One of the following speakers from New York City’s Department of Business Services, which oversees BIDs:
Andy Schwartz, First Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Small Business Services. See:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/html/about/sbsleadership.shtml.
Anthony Dell'Olio, General Counsel for the Department of Small Business Services. See:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/html/about/sbsleadership.shtml.
Rochelle E. Lento, affordable housing expert with the Dykema law firm, will present a case study from a BID experience in Michigan, including the development of affordable housing. See:
http://www.dykema.com/bio/display.asp?empID=523
Other sponsors: State and Local Government Law Section; Condemnation, Zoning and Land Use Committee (Litigation Section); Forum on Affordable Housing; Division for Public Education; and Business Law Committee on Community Economic Development
Topsy Turvy Markets? When Lenders and Credit Providers are in Financial Trouble
Date and time: Saturday, August 9, at 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
RPTE Speaker: Timothy M. Lupinacci, Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Other sponsor: Business Law Section
Location: Grand Hyatt, Empire State Ballroom E, Ballroom Level
How Climate Change and Its Regulation Will Affect Law Practice
Date and time: Sunday, August 10, 10:30 a.m. - Noon
Speakers: TBD
Other sponsors: Section of Environment, Energy and Resources and others
Location: TBA
Environmental Hot Topics
Date and time: Sunday, August 10, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
RPTE Speaker: Monique M. Mooney, from the Environmental Committee of the Land Use and Environmental Group of RPTE (speaking on vapor intrusion issues)
Other sponsor: Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
Location: Grand Hyatt, Empire State Ballroom B, Ballroom Level
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
Investment Strategies for Lawyers
Date and time: Friday, August 8, at 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Speakers:
Dawn J. Bennett, Bennett Group Financial Services, LLC, Washington, DC: The Portfolio Approach to Investments by Lawyers
Michael Weissman, Deloitte & Touche Investment Advisors, LLC,New York City: Tax Planning as Part of a Lawyer’s Investment Strategy
Edward J. Finley, II, JPMorgan Private Bank, New York City: Alternative Investment Vehicles Lawyers Should Consider
Walter T. Burke, Burke & Casserly PC, Albany, NY: A Lawyer’s Advice to Lawyers in Choosing Who to Rely on for Investment Advice
Panelists:
Susan M. Harmon, Susan M. Harmon & Associates, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Maralee MacDonald, Shareholder, Boutin Gibson DiGiusto, Hodell Inc., Sacramento, CA
Joel Haims, Partner, Morrison & Forester, New York City
Other sponsors: Senior Lawyers Division, Young Lawyers Division
Location: Hilton New York, Nassau Suite B, 2nd floor
Family-Controlled LLCs and Partnerships: How Can the Business Lawyer Avoid Estate and Gift Tax Traps?
Date and time: Friday, August 8, at 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Speakers: Steve Gorin and Sharon Klein
Location: Grand Hyatt, Imperial, Conference Level
Other sponsors: Business Law Section Taxation Committee and Committee on LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities
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