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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) imposes significant new reporting requirements on many small businesses, as of January 1, 2024. The law requires all “reporting companies” to identify their “beneficial owners” and “company applicants” in a report to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department’s...
Responsive Service and Real-World Guidance Attorneys in Saul Ewing's Financial Services Practice advise and represent local, community and regional banks; credit unions; and other private and public finance entities in a wide range of transactional and business matters. We provide practical legal...
![Mary Harmon](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-05/Harmon_Mary_LinkedIn.jpg?h=7126a54b&itok=hOHwn_Nn)
Mary Harmon focuses her practice on advising corporations and passthrough entities on tax and contractual issues. Clients look to her for counsel on U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign tax compliance and planning issues, including matters relating to subchapter C, subchapter K, subchapter S and...
![Steven Ziven](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Ziven_Steven_LinkedIn.jpg?h=77788d13&itok=hGune3mq)
Steven Ziven, who is the firm's Los Angeles Office Managing Partner and an Executive Committee member, advises clients primarily on corporate law and legal issues associated with business transactions, real estate transactions and financings. He has extensive experience in buying and selling...
![Elizabeth Witmer](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2024-02/Witmer_Elizabeth_LinkedIn.jpg?h=818fce8b&itok=UW9HZLMW)
Elizabeth Witmer advises natural gas companies, public and private utilities and commercial developers about interstate pipeline development, eminent domain/condemnations, land use matters and appellate litigation. Through her more than 25 years of service to these clients, Elizabeth has become well...
![Adam Fayne](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-10/Fayne_Adam_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=OCilKQNi)
Adam Fayne assists companies and individuals, nationally and internationally, on corporate and tax issues. As a corporate attorney, Adam routinely advises management or in-house general counsel on various legal matters affecting their day-to-day corporate activities. His experience includes handling...
![Robert A. Mascioli Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Mascioli_Robert_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=7E8aOtrZ)
Robert Mascioli counsels entrepreneurs, family businesses and middle-market companies on a wide variety of business matters. Acting as their outside general counsel, Bob strives to learn the background, operations and strategies of clients and seeks to align his legal advice with their goals to...
An Experienced Legal Team for the Entire Life Cycle of a Fund The complexities of forming and managing an investment fund are vast and varied — from changing market trends and investment strategies, to shifting tax and regulatory requirements. Navigating this landscape while maximizing return on...
Guidance Throughout a Shifting Global Landscape Growth and opportunity are driving factors for success in today’s expanding global economy. The prevalence of crossing borders to gain a competitive edge, sustain profitability, maximize investments or realize personal goals has resulted in a critical...
![Maxwell Bremer Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Bremer_Maxwell_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=N6jcO0ef)
Max Bremer advises entrepreneurs and established companies on key transactions throughout the business life cycle, from formations and financings to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Max works with clients in a variety of industries, including health care IT, medical devices, data analytics...
![Erik L. Kantz](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Kantz_Erik_LinkedIn.jpg?h=915cd633&itok=IJ--c0xr)
Erik Kantz focuses his practice on middle-market businesses and emerging companies. Having served in both the business and litigation groups of the Firm, Erik takes a business approach to the practice of law, helping clients design and implement strategies and organizational structures that promote...
![James D. Taylor, Jr.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Taylor_Jim_LinkedIn.jpg?h=72da4a73&itok=DaSWf-tO)
Jim Taylor is a trial lawyer with first-chair experience handling complex litigation in federal and state courts. A significant portion of his practice uses that litigation experience and perspective to counsel clients in managing high-profile crises, minimizing financial and reputational risks...
![Kermit J. Nash](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-09/Nash_Kermit_LinkedIn.jpg?h=4e0e1cc0&itok=WuwzF_c8)
Kermit Nash counsels domestic and international clients on legal issues connected with their business operations, governance, strategy and investments. Privately held domestic and international corporations rely on Kermit to advise them on transactions ranging from mergers and acquisitions and sales...
![Richard B. Carroll Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Carroll_Richard_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=LCeVLurH)
Rick Carroll advises domestic companies and international clients with business interests in the United States on a variety of transactions and corporate governance matters, including mergers, and acquisitions, stock purchases, asset sales, conversions and domestications, and dissolutions. In...
![David R. Berk](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/Berk_David_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=nWI0e_Qn)
David Berk counsels families and their businesses, entrepreneurs and start-up companies in taxation, structuring transactions, contract negotiations and governance issues. David also advises clients on corporate succession planning, trust and estate planning, insurance and retirement planning and...
![Sally E. Michael](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Michael_Sally_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=pwqal7uD)
Sally Michael has extensive experience representing owners and developers on acquisitions, dispositions, financings, development, and leasing of all classes of commercial property. Sally also represents borrowers and lenders on restructurings and workouts of distressed debt. She is lead counsel on...
![Maria Carnicella](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-04/Carnicella_Maria_LinkedIn.jpg?h=77788d13&itok=yE7gdE9C)
Maria Carnicella advises clients on mergers and acquisitions and other major corporate transactions. In addition to M&A deals, she represents private and public entities and individual investors in stock and asset sales and acquisitions, private placements, reorganizations, IPOs, redemptions, and...
![Bruce Smiley](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Smiley_Bruce_LinkedIn.jpg?h=740146fe&itok=LSdUlzvU)
Bruce Smiley draws on more than 45 years of experience counseling international and national companies as well as local Southern California businesses and families regarding the legal aspects of transactional real estate matters. Bruce's practice encompasses both public and private sector...
![Jesse L. Krohn](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Krohn_Jesse_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=y56jMx0T)
Jesse Krohn draws on her past work as an assistant general counsel for a small private college and an associate director in the civil rights compliance office of a large university to advise institutions of higher education on legal matters. Her experience includes evaluating complaints and...