John P. Napoli, Shareholder, Seyfarth Shaw LLP to Speak at KC’s Event

 
Sept. 30, 2015 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that John P. Napoli, Shareholder, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Proposed Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) Reforms: Expanding REITs Opportunities LIVE Webcast” This event is scheduled for October 15, 2015 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm (ET).

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https://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/proposed-foreign-investment-in-real-property-tax-act-firpta-reforms-expanding-reits-opportunities-live-webcast/

About John P. Napoli

Mr. Napoli is co­managing partner of the firm’s New York office.  He practices in the areas of federal, state and local taxation and chairs the firm’s national Tax practice group.  He represents both public and private clients and regularly advises clients on tax issues relating to corporate mergers and acquisitions, international transactions, restructurings, consolidations, financing, real estate (including REITs), tax free like kind 1031 exchanges, subchapter S corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, and limited liability companies.  Mr. Napoli has been instrumental in structuring numerous tax-efficient real estate transactions, including the formation, operation and liquidation of REITs and UPREITs.  Mr. Napoli also represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service, United States Tax Court, and various state and local authorities on a variety of controversy matters.  He frequently writes and lectures in his areas of practice.  Mr. Napoli has an AV rating in Martindale Hubbell, has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers–NY Metro every year since 2006, and in 2011, was named to the NACD Directorship’s “Directorship 100” list of “people to watch” in corporate America.

About Seyfarth Shaw LLP

With more than 800 attorneys in the U.S., London, Shanghai, Melbourne and Sydney, Seyfarth Shaw LLP offers a national platform and an international gateway to serve clients’ changing business and legal needs in real estate, corporate, litigation, employment, and employee benefits. The firm’s REIT practice is interdisciplinary, comprised of specialists with corporate, securities, financial, real estate and tax law expertise. Firm attorneys represent several public and private REITs as outside general counsel and in specific finance, development, acquisition and disposition transactions. Seyfarth has comprehensive experience in all stages of REIT operations, including formation issues, qualifying and maintaining REIT status, conducting operations (including the purchase and sale of REIT assets) and, in some instances, structuring REIT liquidations. Attorneys from the REIT practice represent public REITs in the full range of their reporting obligations under Sarbanes-Oxley and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  For more information, please visit www.seyfarth.com.

Event Synopsis:

In this two-hour LIVE webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders will help Real Estate and Tax Attorneys, Foreign Investors and Mortgage Professionals understand the important aspects of this significant topic. They will provide an in-depth discussion of tax rules governing investments by foreign persons in U.S. real estate, including the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA).  Speakers will also cover the basics of real estate investment trusts, or REITs – and offer best practices in developing and implementing tax-efficient structures using REITs and other entities to hold U.S. real estate.

Key topics include:

§  Overview of U.S. tax rules applicable to foreign investors

§  Specific tax rules for real estate, including FIRPTA

§  Effect of tax treaties

§  Sovereign wealth fund investors and section 892

§  Use of REITs – advantages and constraints

§  FIRPTA exceptions

§  Comparison of structural alternatives

§  Legislative and other developments

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org

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