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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent historic decision in United States v. Windsor will have far-reaching impacts on same-sex married persons in Florida and throughout the United States. The decision—which held that the federal government cannot discriminate against same-sex married persons in the administration of federal laws—affects hundreds of federal laws…

Williams Parker regularly helps the area’s most innovative companies achieve their global objectives. Whether expanding a back-office support center in Mumbai, establishing a joint venture manufacturing operation in Mexico, or securing a trademark in France, our clients rely on us to help them address their business challenges wherever their business…

To continue assisting Williams Parker’s business clients with BP claims, we have teamed with two BP oil spill law firms: Florida-based Dean Law Firm (“DLF”) and nationally recognized class action law firm Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein (“LCHB”) based in California. DLF and LCHB have represented a wide variety of…

How to Keep Your Options Open Almost everyone reading this article has by now received advice from their financial and tax advisors to accelerate sales of assets with built-in gains into the 2012 calendar year, to lock in the current 15% federal long-term capital gain tax rate. This is because,…

This article is intended to provide an update on the implications of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the “2010 Act”). Previous articles and communications have explained these changes to the law, but it is important to consider these issues again at this time…