Florida Legislative Post-Session Highlights

By Julia Thomas | May 22, 2015

Florida Legislative Post-Session Report A View from the Capitol Dean Mead’s Government Relations, Lobbying and Administrative Law industry team is pleased to provide a summary report of the highlights from the 2015 Florida Legislative Session. Below is a description of passed legislation that may be of interest to your business. “SB” is the abbreviation for…

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Florida Family Trust Companies: Tax and Nontax Considerations in The Florida Bar Journal

By Julia Thomas | April 30, 2015

Brian M. Malec, shareholder in Dean Mead’s Orlando Estate and Succession Planning Department, and Scott A. Bowman, of Proskauer Rose in Boca Raton, recently co-authored the article titled, “Florida Family Trust Companies: Tax and Nontax Considerations.” The article, published in The Florida Bar Journal, May, 2015 Volume 89, No.5, may be viewed by clicking the link…

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Jay Van Heyde to Speak at NCEO Annual Conference

By Julia Thomas | April 20, 2015

Dean Mead shareholder, Joseph “Jay” Van Heyde II will be speaking in Denver, CO at the Annual Conference of the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) on Thursday, April 23rd on the topic of “Assessing the Fairness of Warrants and Stock Appreciation Rights” in ESOP transactions and employee owned corporations. His presentation will focus on the fiduciary,…

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To Save Water, Let it Meander

By Julia Thomas | April 17, 2015

Unlike California, Florida has a lot of water. But our average 59 inches of rainfall comes unevenly throughout the year, and we have limited storage to hold it until it is needed. And much of peninsular Florida has been artificially drained over the years, so most of its natural wide, shallow storage is no longer…

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