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Join us this summer as we examine recent federal and North Carolina statutory developments that impact significant estate planning, estate administration and tax...

Lawyers must always be truthful in their representations. Yet they must be zealous in representing clients. The tension between these two principles is perhaps never...

In small space leases, tenants are much more sensitive to the cost or reviewing and negotiating lengthy leases. The panoply of tenant use restrictions in lengthier...

In recent tax legislation, Congress created "Qualified Opportunity Zones" which provide substantial tax savings or even the elimination of any capital gains taxes on...

Representing two or more clients in a business or commercial transaction is full of potential ethical traps. It's essential that clients understand the potential for...

Ethics rules, the principles of professionalism, and sanctionable conduct are interrelated. Lawyers have a duty to zealously represent their clients, but they do not...

There is rarely a liquid market for the sale or exchange of ownership interests in closely-held companies. Buy/sell agreements fix that problem by creating a market...

There is rarely a liquid market for the sale or exchange of ownership interests in closely-held companies. Buy/sell agreements fix that problem by creating a market...

One of the bedrock principles of business law is limited liability. The individual owners of an entity – shareholders of a corporation or members of a limited...

The Internet is the uniform information appliance for communications, research, and marketing, for consumers and for lawyers. You can easily research witnesses,...

This program provides a practical guide to diversity, inclusion, and equity in law firms and in clients. The program discusses the value of diversity and inclusion,...

Buying and selling commercial real estate is a lengthy and complex undertaking from diligence and letters of intent to mortgage agreements and, ultimately, the...

Buying and selling commercial real estate is a lengthy and complex undertaking from diligence and letters of intent to mortgage agreements and, ultimately, the...

Ownership of "ideas" – tangible inventions, "know-how" or processes, or other tangible or intangible property – is often an area of substantial dispute between the...

Co-counsel and referral relationships are common in law practice. Lawyers associate with other lawyers on cases to gain specialized knowledge required for competent...