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Chair and Chief Operating Officer: Robert Grammig
Managing Partner: David Whitestone
Deputy Managing Partner: Tiffani Lee
Number of Partners: 1,133
Number of Lawyers: 2,131
U.S. Offices: 29
International Offices: 5
Languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Guarani, Gujarti, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Mandarin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Shanghainese, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Urdu, Vietnamese
Firm Overview:
Founded in 1968, Holland & Knight is a global law firm with approximately 2,200 lawyers and other professionals in 34 offices, including 29 U.S. offices, along with offices in Algiers, Algeria; Bogotá, Colombia; London; Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico. Among the nation's largest law firms, we provide representation in business, governmental, healthcare, litigation and real estate law. Interdisciplinary practice groups and industry-based teams provide clients with access to attorneys throughout the firm, regardless of location.
Holland & Knight offers decades of experience in an array of industries, businesses and government organizations, which results in helping clients identify and capture opportunities while mitigating risk and liability. The firm is also well-positioned to guide domestic and global corporations in navigating U.S. government policy changes. Our established relationships with key policymakers, regulatory and legislative experience, and advocacy strategies greatly benefits clients and provides an additional avenue to successfully resolve matters.
Service without boundaries: The firm is organized into five practice sections: business, government, healthcare, litigation and real estate. Through integrated practice groups and industry-based teams, we can provide efficient and responsive legal representation anywhere in the world. We serve based on needs, not merely location. Our interdisciplinary approach helps to ensure that domestic and international clients have access to the lawyers with the most appropriate experience.
As a full-service firm, Holland & Knight offers our global clients an array of services to meet and exceed their business objectives, including:
Banking and financial services: Holland & Knight's banking and finance practice is as diverse as the needs of the clients it serves. Clients in all segments of the finance and financial services industry count on the skill, knowledge and experience of our firm to assist them in their important transactions, controversies, regulatory, governmental affairs and other matters. These clients include global banks, large U.S. domestic and regional banks, insurance companies, asset managers, private equity groups, trust companies, community banks, servicing companies, financial technology (FinTech) and emerging products and services.
Corporate, M&A and securities: Holland & Knight advises public and private companies in a broad range of domestic and international corporate transactions, financings and securities law matters.
Energy: Holland & Knight provides a full array of legal services to the energy sector in the U.S. and abroad. The firm's energy attorneys and professionals work in all areas of energy-related regulatory, legislative, transactional and litigation matters, as well as the world's newest, most innovative energy opportunities.
Healthcare and life sciences: As the largest healthcare and life sciences practices in the U.S., the firm represents the full scope of healthcare-related businesses in all aspects of their regulatory issues and operations. Clients range from all providers along the care continuum, managed care companies and health plans to pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms and medical device manufacturers.
Intellectual property: Holland & Knight's IP attorneys have significant experience handling the issues surrounding complex patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and unfair competition matters. They are experienced in a wide array of technical disciplines, and many hold degrees in areas such as computer and software engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.
Labor, employment and benefits: Holland & Knight represents management in all areas of labor and employment law, including civil rights, discrimination and retaliation; class actions; labor relations; non-competition, trade secrets and defecting employees; Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), workplace safety and whistleblower claims; Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)/employee benefits and executive compensation; and immigration, nationality and consular law.
Litigation: Holland & Knight has one of the largest litigation practices in the United States. Former federal prosecutors and regulatory officials form a key part of the group, which handles multimillion-dollar class actions, securities litigation, product liability, mass tort cases and white-collar criminal defense.
Public policy and regulation: Holland & Knight's public policy and regulation practice group consists of more than 100 lawyers and other professionals engaged in federal, state and local government affairs, regulatory counseling and related disciplines.
Real estate and land use: Holland & Knight's real estate practice is among the largest of any U.S. law firm. Nearly all of the firm's offices are staffed to provide clients with high-quality local, national and international service when handling the wide variety of issues related to real estate transactions, regulations and litigation.
Tax: Holland & Knight represents clients in all types of taxation matters – international, federal, state and local, employee benefits and executive compensation. The firm's services are preventive and remedial. Clients range from Fortune 100 companies to individuals protecting their personal and business assets.
Transportation: Holland & Knight lawyers serve public and private sector clients operating in the many facets of the transportation industry. The firm's Transportation Team is a recognized international leader and has extensive experience in the areas of aviation, freight rail, infrastructure, maritime and shipping, mass transit and public transportation, and trucking and logistics.
Wealth management: Holland & Knight's Private Wealth Services Group focuses almost exclusively on the needs of high-net-worth clients and estates. It is nationally recognized in fields as diverse as estate and generation-skipping transfer tax planning, sophisticated charitable giving, probate litigation, IRS litigation, life insurance planning, business succession planning, asset protection, international taxation, charitable organizations and private foundations.
A team approach that covers all the bases.
Holland & Knight's industry-focused client teams have significant experience in key sectors, including:
•Energy & Natural Resources
•Finance & Financial Services
•Healthcare & Life Sciences
•Real Estate & Hospitality
•Technology & Telecommunications
•Transportation & Infrastructure
With a one-firm team approach, attorneys collaborate with colleagues across all of the firm's U.S. and international offices and practice areas to efficiently counsel clients. Multidisciplinary teams are designed to comprehensively address the full scope of clients' legal challenges and opportunities.
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- Miami701 Brickell Avenue Suite 3300 , Miami, Florida, USA, FL 33131
- Web: www.hklaw.com
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- Mexico CityPaseo de las Palmas No. 405, Suite 504, Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 11000View ranked officeMexico CityPaseo de la Reforma No. 342 Piso 28, Col. Juárez, Del. Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 06600View ranked officeMonterreyRicardo Margáin No. 335, Torre II, Piso 2 Col. Valle del Campestre San Pedro Garza García, N.L. , Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 66265View ranked office
- Atlanta1180 West Peachtree Street, One Atlantic Center, Suite 1800, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, GA 30309View ranked officeWashington, DC800 17th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, District of Columbia, USA, 20006View ranked office
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Biden Administration's Made in America Tax Plan: Procedural Aspects
Part 1: Buckle Up for the Impact on International Tax Reform
Contract Allocations and Judicial Doctrines
District Court Case Applies Strong Proof Test to Boxing Contracts to Address Puerto Rico Source Income
Biden Administration's Made in America Tax Plan: Interaction with OECD Inclusive Framework
Part 2: Buckle Up for the Impact on International Tax Reform
IRS Continues to Audit and Litigate Against Cannabis Businesses
As Congress continues to deliberate the federal legalization of marijuana, the cannabis industry continues to face scrutiny from the IRS under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code (Code).
Tax Liability Issues to Consider for High-Net-Worth Couples in Divorce
Divorce is not a topic most clients or tax advisors enjoy discussing.
Biden's American Families Plan Proposes Income Tax Hikes
The American Families Plan is the third part of the Biden Administration's Build Back Better agenda, addressing "human infrastructure" and containing proposals on free education, direct support to children and families, and the extension of tax cuts for families with children and American workers.
Large Corporations and Wealthy Taxpayers Beware: The Taxman is Coming
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Chuck Rettig on April 13, 2021, told a U.S. Senate panel that the tax gap1 in the U.S. may total $1 trillion per year.
Tennessee retains status as a leading trust jurisdiction
On May 12, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law a bill containing several revisions to Tennessee’s Uniform Trust Code (the “TN UTC”).
When IRS Penalty Assertions Are Unlawful
One of the most highly litigated issues in U.S. Tax Court is whether taxpayers are liable for certain penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts (each, a "penalty" and collectively, "penalties").
U.S. Supreme Court Decision May Pave Way for Future IRS Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court recently rendered a unanimous opinion holding that the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA) did not block a lawsuit brought by CIC Services against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), delivering an important victory to CIC and similarly situated taxpayers everywhere.
Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and Its Tax Increases for Corporations, Wealthy
By way of background, the budget that the president submits to Congress contains estimates of federal government income and spending for the upcoming fiscal year and also recommends funding levels for the federal government.
Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and International Tax Changes
A previous Holland & Knight alert provided an overview of corporate and individual income tax increases as detailed in the U.S. Department of the Treasury May 2021 "Green Book." (See "Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and Its Tax Increases for Corporations, Wealthy," June 3, 2021.)
The Green Book and Green Energy
Biden Administration's Budget Proposal Expands, Extends and Creates Tax Credits for Renewable Energy
Agreement on Global Tax Reform: What Happened and What's Next
Addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy has been a top priority of the Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) project of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/G-20 Inclusive Framework (IF)1 since 2015.
How Can the Same Right Create 2 Separate Property Interests?
A Closer Look at Taxpayers' Property Rights, State Laws and the Legitimacy of IRS Liens/Levies
IRS Promotes Use of Fallback Language to Assist with Libor, IBOR Transition
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2020-44 to assist the market's transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) and other interbank offered rates (IBORs) to alternative reference rates by promoting the adoption of fallback language recommended by the...
U.K., U.S. Reach Competent Authority Agreement on "Equivalent Beneficiary" Status
The United Kingdom and the U.S. Competent Authorities published on July 28, 2021, a Competent Authority Agreement (the Agreement) under the bilateral U.K.-U.S. Income Tax Treaty (the U.K. Treaty).1
Offshore Lenders Targeted by IRS Audit Campaign
Since 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Large Business and International Division (LB&I) has shifted its audit efforts to issue-based examinations, premised on strategically identified and prioritized areas of compliance risks to address taxpayer compliance.
IRS Extends Time Period of Telephonic Public Approval Hearings for Private Activity Bonds
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Revenue Procedure 2021-39, which extends the time period for telephonic Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) hearings until March 31, 2022.
IRS Adds a Potential Self-Dealing Transaction to the No-Rule List
The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-40, 2021-38 IRB 1 on Sept. 3, 2021, adding a private foundation issue to the list of those areas on which the IRS will no longer issue private letter rulings or determination letters: The IRS indicated that it is "currently reviewing" its prior ruling position..
Regulatory Changes Impact Leasehold Condominiums in New York
The leasehold condominium structure has become a popular way for landlords and nonprofit entities to establish or modify their relationship to permit space that the nonprofit would formerly lease to qualify for a real property tax exemption.
Regulatory Changes Impact Leasehold Condominiums in New York
The leasehold condominium structure has become a popular way for landlords and nonprofit entities to establish or modify their relationship to permit space that the nonprofit would formerly lease to qualify for a real property tax exemption.
NBAA Article Explains IRS Stance on Entertainment Disallowance for Sole Proprietors
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Chief Counsel Advice (CCA) 2021-17-012 to explain that sole proprietor flights are generally not subject to the employer-provided aircraft rules in Internal Revenue Code Section 274
House Ways and Means Committee Tax Plan Proposes Changes to Estate Planning
The House Committee on Ways and Means has proposed a tax plan intended to fund President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" $3.5 trillion infrastructure program.
Maintaining Privilege with Non-Lawyer Experts Under Kovel
Holland & Knight Partners Abbey Garber and Denise Mudigere, along with Associate Kate Minnich, co-authored an article in the December 2021 issue of Headnotes, a publication of the Dallas Bar Association.
Update for Employers: Recent Legislation Improves, Extends Employee Retention Credit
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized a refundable tax credit important to many employers struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Same Statute, Same Form, Different Penalties: Welcome to FBAR Litigation
The "Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts" (FBAR) penalty has been the subject of much litigation.
Increased Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Set to Take Effect Feb. 23, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced this year's revisions to the thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or after Feb. 23, 2022.
IRS Issues Favorable Tax Regulations on Management Company Exception to FET
Over the past few years, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has worked to issue final regulations that provide guidance to aircraft management companies and aircraft owners regarding their federal excise tax (FET) obligations.
Proposed Regulations Greatly Expand Guidance on Required Minimum Distributions
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued expansive proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) on Feb. 24, 2022, reflecting the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules as set out in the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 and providing significant...
Biden Administration's Made in America Tax Plan: Procedural Aspects
Part 1: Buckle Up for the Impact on International Tax Reform
Contract Allocations and Judicial Doctrines
District Court Case Applies Strong Proof Test to Boxing Contracts to Address Puerto Rico Source Income
Biden Administration's Made in America Tax Plan: Interaction with OECD Inclusive Framework
Part 2: Buckle Up for the Impact on International Tax Reform
IRS Continues to Audit and Litigate Against Cannabis Businesses
As Congress continues to deliberate the federal legalization of marijuana, the cannabis industry continues to face scrutiny from the IRS under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code (Code).
Tax Liability Issues to Consider for High-Net-Worth Couples in Divorce
Divorce is not a topic most clients or tax advisors enjoy discussing.
Biden's American Families Plan Proposes Income Tax Hikes
The American Families Plan is the third part of the Biden Administration's Build Back Better agenda, addressing "human infrastructure" and containing proposals on free education, direct support to children and families, and the extension of tax cuts for families with children and American workers.
Large Corporations and Wealthy Taxpayers Beware: The Taxman is Coming
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Chuck Rettig on April 13, 2021, told a U.S. Senate panel that the tax gap1 in the U.S. may total $1 trillion per year.
Tennessee retains status as a leading trust jurisdiction
On May 12, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law a bill containing several revisions to Tennessee’s Uniform Trust Code (the “TN UTC”).
When IRS Penalty Assertions Are Unlawful
One of the most highly litigated issues in U.S. Tax Court is whether taxpayers are liable for certain penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts (each, a "penalty" and collectively, "penalties").
U.S. Supreme Court Decision May Pave Way for Future IRS Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court recently rendered a unanimous opinion holding that the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA) did not block a lawsuit brought by CIC Services against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), delivering an important victory to CIC and similarly situated taxpayers everywhere.
Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and Its Tax Increases for Corporations, Wealthy
By way of background, the budget that the president submits to Congress contains estimates of federal government income and spending for the upcoming fiscal year and also recommends funding levels for the federal government.
Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and International Tax Changes
A previous Holland & Knight alert provided an overview of corporate and individual income tax increases as detailed in the U.S. Department of the Treasury May 2021 "Green Book." (See "Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and Its Tax Increases for Corporations, Wealthy," June 3, 2021.)
The Green Book and Green Energy
Biden Administration's Budget Proposal Expands, Extends and Creates Tax Credits for Renewable Energy
Agreement on Global Tax Reform: What Happened and What's Next
Addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy has been a top priority of the Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) project of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/G-20 Inclusive Framework (IF)1 since 2015.
How Can the Same Right Create 2 Separate Property Interests?
A Closer Look at Taxpayers' Property Rights, State Laws and the Legitimacy of IRS Liens/Levies
IRS Promotes Use of Fallback Language to Assist with Libor, IBOR Transition
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2020-44 to assist the market's transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) and other interbank offered rates (IBORs) to alternative reference rates by promoting the adoption of fallback language recommended by the...
U.K., U.S. Reach Competent Authority Agreement on "Equivalent Beneficiary" Status
The United Kingdom and the U.S. Competent Authorities published on July 28, 2021, a Competent Authority Agreement (the Agreement) under the bilateral U.K.-U.S. Income Tax Treaty (the U.K. Treaty).1
Offshore Lenders Targeted by IRS Audit Campaign
Since 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Large Business and International Division (LB&I) has shifted its audit efforts to issue-based examinations, premised on strategically identified and prioritized areas of compliance risks to address taxpayer compliance.
IRS Extends Time Period of Telephonic Public Approval Hearings for Private Activity Bonds
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Revenue Procedure 2021-39, which extends the time period for telephonic Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) hearings until March 31, 2022.
IRS Adds a Potential Self-Dealing Transaction to the No-Rule List
The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-40, 2021-38 IRB 1 on Sept. 3, 2021, adding a private foundation issue to the list of those areas on which the IRS will no longer issue private letter rulings or determination letters: The IRS indicated that it is "currently reviewing" its prior ruling position..
Regulatory Changes Impact Leasehold Condominiums in New York
The leasehold condominium structure has become a popular way for landlords and nonprofit entities to establish or modify their relationship to permit space that the nonprofit would formerly lease to qualify for a real property tax exemption.
Regulatory Changes Impact Leasehold Condominiums in New York
The leasehold condominium structure has become a popular way for landlords and nonprofit entities to establish or modify their relationship to permit space that the nonprofit would formerly lease to qualify for a real property tax exemption.
NBAA Article Explains IRS Stance on Entertainment Disallowance for Sole Proprietors
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Chief Counsel Advice (CCA) 2021-17-012 to explain that sole proprietor flights are generally not subject to the employer-provided aircraft rules in Internal Revenue Code Section 274
House Ways and Means Committee Tax Plan Proposes Changes to Estate Planning
The House Committee on Ways and Means has proposed a tax plan intended to fund President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" $3.5 trillion infrastructure program.
Maintaining Privilege with Non-Lawyer Experts Under Kovel
Holland & Knight Partners Abbey Garber and Denise Mudigere, along with Associate Kate Minnich, co-authored an article in the December 2021 issue of Headnotes, a publication of the Dallas Bar Association.
Update for Employers: Recent Legislation Improves, Extends Employee Retention Credit
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized a refundable tax credit important to many employers struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Same Statute, Same Form, Different Penalties: Welcome to FBAR Litigation
The "Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts" (FBAR) penalty has been the subject of much litigation.
Increased Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Set to Take Effect Feb. 23, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced this year's revisions to the thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or after Feb. 23, 2022.
IRS Issues Favorable Tax Regulations on Management Company Exception to FET
Over the past few years, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has worked to issue final regulations that provide guidance to aircraft management companies and aircraft owners regarding their federal excise tax (FET) obligations.
Proposed Regulations Greatly Expand Guidance on Required Minimum Distributions
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued expansive proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) on Feb. 24, 2022, reflecting the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules as set out in the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 and providing significant...