Insights on Private Companies

The qualified small business stock (QSBS) rules can be a powerful tax planning tool, and, following the recent enactment of a signature tax law, they have become even more potent.

On June 1, Mexico held its first-ever national election to appoint judges from the lowest levels in the judicial hierarchy to the very highest, including the Mexican Supreme Court. In total, the 7,700 judges elected through this process will replace previously appointed judges and will take office on September 1.

ArentFox Schiff represented leading national civil engineering firm, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB), in a trio of transformative acquisitions which will accelerate VHB’s growth and further its capabilities to address complex challenges for its clients.

ArentFox Schiff represented the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in connection with the Miller family’s acquisition of a majority stake in the Utah Royals FC club. The Miller family brings a longstanding legacy in local professional sports ownership, having previously owned the NBA’s Utah Jazz from 1985 to 2020.

ArentFox Schiff is proud to represent The Open Food Company LLC, home to Harry’s Famous Sauce.

Across all industries, private companies, family offices, and their owners and management teams face rapidly evolving challenges, opportunities, and risks in the dynamic environment that is 2025. Here are 11 issues that family offices and the owners and leaders of privately held companies should consider and be mindful of this year.

In the second installment of the Private Company Strategies podcast series, From Start-Up to Stand-Out, hosts Adam Diederich, Berin S. Romagnolo, and Sara Rosenberg are joined by AFS Partner Alexandra M. Romero to discuss essential employment law considerations for startups.

Tom Abendroth, Christine Quigley and Kevin Matz will present a panel discussion on February 6, 2025. The webinar is sponsored by  WealthManagement.com.

Tom Abendroth will present during two sessions at the 2025 Heckerling Institute.

This episode of the Private Company Strategies podcast is the first of our series, From Start-Up to Stand-Out. Hosts Adam Diederich, Berin S. Romagnolo, and Sara Rosenberg discuss the essential legal considerations for starting a business in the United States. 

Fredrick Weber will speak at the National Capital Gift Planning Council’s Annual Planned Giving Day Conference at the American University Washington College of Law on June 6, 2024.

Senator Doug Jones and Gene Magidenko will present at the FBA’s Corporate and Association Counsel Division webinar on May 16, 2024.

Today, the Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule purporting to ban noncompete covenants for workers nationwide, which will become effective 120 days after publication in the Federal Register, unless first enjoined in long-anticipated litigation to challenge the FTC’s attempted rulemaking.

Part 4 of our Family Office 101 series reviewed trust structures for family offices on March 14, 2024.

David Barbash will present at the Boston Smart Business Dealmakers Conference “Structuring the Financial and Operational Terms for Acquisitional Deals” on March 7, 2024.

Jon Jurva will speak at the 17th Annual Emerging Manager & MWBE Conference on February 16, 2024.

Kevin Matz will present on strategies for wealth transfer and asset protection at an online webinar on February 15, 2024.

Christine Quigley will present at the STEP Orange County, 12th Annual Institute on Tax, Estate Planning and the World Economy on February 15, 2024, from 10:30AM-12:30PM PST.

Megan Daily presented “What’s in a Contract and Why,” at the DC Pro Bono Center’s How the Law Impacts Your Small Business seminar series on February 6, 2024.

Private companies and their owners face ever-evolving challenges as the market sees new regulations, new deal trends, and new risks in 2024. Below are 10 issues that the owners and leaders of privately held companies should consider in 2024.

Tom Abendroth, Christine Quigley and Kevin Matz will present a panel discussion on January 31, 2024. The webinar is sponsored by WealthManagement.com.

Christine Quigley will speak at an ABA webinar co-hosted by the Special Committee On Career and Wellness of the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law & Section of Taxation webinar on October 19, 2023.

ArentFox Schiff hosted the third session of our AFS Family Office University, an ongoing series of in-person and virtual events hosted by our Private Clients, Trusts & Estates Practice Group.

Kevin Matz will speak at the American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education’s virtual conference on October 6, 2023.

Tom Abendroth will present at the 28th Annual Professional Advisors Breakfast Seminar on September 20, 2023.