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Ownership and utilization of land and buildings raises legal issues for individuals as well as businesses. Antheil Maslow & MacMinn attorneys provide a full range of services for real estate owners, developers and commercial lenders in the Greater Philadelphia area including Bucks County and Montgomery County, including representation with respect to transactions, negotiations, disputes and related proceedings concerning real estate, land use and zoning.

Our Real Estate & Land Use Practice Group represents clients in all phases of commercial and residential development, as well as litigation and disputes involving real estate. Services include business and finance representation in connection with the purchase and sale of real property, environmental and municipal compliance, zoning and land use planning, tax increment financing and other economic incentives:

Legal Services Regarding Land Use, Zoning and Subdivision Include:

  • Residential, commercial and industrial zoning ordinances
  • Environmental, municipal and land use
  • Easements
  • Regulatory permitting and land use
  • Resolution of contaminated site liabilities
  • Resolution of compliance and enforcement matters

Legal Services Regarding Co-op, Condominium and Homeowners Association Include:

  • Annual meetings
  • Assessment collections
  • Compliance issues related to financial-reporting requirements
  • Contract matters, including preparation and negotiation
  • Dispute resolution
  • Document drafts and amendments
  • Foreclosures
  • Rules and regulations enforcement

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn is one of the leading law firms serving the legal needs of nonprofit and other tax-exempt organizations in the Greater Philadelphia area including Bucks County and Montgomery County. Our experience with the special business needs of nonprofits allow us to swiftly and expertly address the struggles and day-to-day concerns of our clients.

From helping form nonprofit organizations and obtaining tax-exempt status, to delivering comprehensive counsel and practical, affordable solutions in all aspects of nonprofit law, governance, regulation, and charitable giving, our Nonprofit Practice Group is attuned to the unique needs of nonprofit entities in the following areas:

Nonprofit Legal Services include:

  • Governance and board structure, composition, roles, and responsibilities
  • Best practices and risk management audits
  • Policy manual review
  • Board/staff relationships, responsibilities and delegation of authority
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Insurance review
  • Regulatory compliance and annual reporting
  • Mergers and affiliations
  • Corporate practices and recordkeeping
  • Corporate dissolutions

 

Nonprofit Services Regarding Federal and State Tax Exempt Status Include:

  • Advocacy, lobbying and political activities
  • Disqualified person and self-dealing rules
  • Executive compensation
  • Formation and incorporation
  • Form 990/990ez annual reporting
  • Multi-State Charitable Solicitation Registrations, initial and renewals, offered at a flat rate fee of $150 for each state registration.
  • Obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status
  • Operating foundation and supporting organization qualification and operating standards
  • IRS applications/determination of tax-exempt status
  • Public charity support tests and qualification
  • Unrelated business income

Nonprofit Services Regarding Personal Liability of Directors Includes:

  • Compensation
  • Conflict of Interest Policies and Procedures
  • Corporate sponsorships
  • Directors’ and officers’ (“D & O”) liability insurance
  • Fraud and abuse matters
  • Indemnification agreements
  • Private Inurement and Sanctions

Real Estate Litigation Services Include:

  • Adverse possession, easements and title issues
  • Condemnation/Eminent Domain
  • Construction Litigation
  • Financing and investor disputes
  • Land Use and Zoning
  • Landlord-tenant disputes
  • Lease interpretation and enforcement
  • Seller and Broker Liability
  • Real estate development partnership issues
  • Real estate agent/broker liability
 

Legal Services Related to Business Litigation:

• Business divorce
• Business valuation disputes
• Compensation/profit distribution issues
• Shareholder/Member/Partner disputes
• Partnership disputes
• Purchase/sale litigation

 

 

 

Legal Services Related to Commercial Litigation:

Our Commercial Litigation Group negotiates, litigates, arbitrates, and mediates a wide range of corporate, commercial and other disputes, including:

  • Business Control Disputes

  • Breach of Warranty or Representation

  • Buy – Sell Agreement Conflicts

  • Commercial and contract disputes

  • Collection

  • Commercial torts including trade disparagement, interference with current or
    potential contractual relationships and commercial defamation

  • Construction Contracts

  • Environmental claims

  • Insurance bad faith

  • Lender liability

  • Patent litigation

  • Protection of Proprietary Information

  • Trade Secrets

  • Trade Name Conflicts

  • Unlawful use of confidential information