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Giving Through A Charitable Remainder Trust

A Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) is an irrevocable tax-exempt trust providing an income stream to non-charitable beneficiaries for life or a determined period of time with the remainder going to...

Drop and Swap Strategy Aided by Recent Ohio Law Means Boon for Real Estate Investors

For many years, experienced commercial real estate (CRE) investors in Ohio have structured real estate purchases as an entity purchase and sale, often referred to as a “drop and swap.”...

Protecting Buyers and Sellers: The Importance of Title Companies

The Greater Cincinnati real estate market has seen strong growth despite industry setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Real estate professionals attribute this to low interest rates and inventory shortages....

Attorney Spotlight: Tony Bickel

Tony Bickel, Partner Practice Areas:  Real Estate, Banking & Commercial, Business Organizations & Taxation, and Corporate Law What Led You to Become a Transactional/Corporate Lawyer? I gravitated towards transactional work...

Ohio Legislation Offers Real Estate Investors COVID-19 Tax Relief

On April 27, 2021, Governor DeWine signed into law special legislation designed to account for decreases in property values caused by “a circumstance related to COVID-19 pandemic or state COVID-19...

Attorney Spotlight: Betsy Weber

Betsy Weber, Partner Practice Areas:  Business, Banking, and Commercial Law What led you to become a lawyer? I am a 5th generation lawyer. Honestly, when I was younger, career choices...

DBL Law Partner Elected To UpSpring Board

DBL Law partner Angie Gates has been elected to the UpSpring Board of Trustees. Angie leads DBL Law’s Banking & Commercial practice group. She also practices in the firm’s Construction,...

Drop-Down LLC Transaction Constitutes Value for Real Estate Tax Purposes

A recent Ohio Supreme Court case, recognized that the price paid for the transfer of a 100% equity interest in the LLC owning a 264-unit apartment complex in Columbus, Ohio...

Qualified Opportunity Zones Update

The Treasury Department recently released a second round of proposed regulations clarifying certain requirements for investments in Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs).  The proposed regulations are designed to encourage development in...

New KY Law Permits Electronic Real Estate Deed Filing

A new law amends Kentucky’s recording and notary laws by allowing the use of technology in processing. Senate Bill 114 was signed by the Governor and will go into effect...
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