Acevedo Belt, P.A. is proud to announce that Maria Acevedo was recently named a Vice-Chair of the Cross-Border Real Estate Committee of the International Law Section of the American Bar Association. Maria is a Harvard Law School educated and Wall Street law firm trained attorney practicing in the areas of international corporate law, domestic corporate… Read more »
Congress recently passed the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), which will require U.S. businesses and persons forming and registering entities to file “beneficial ownership” information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCen”). The CTA represents a significant effort by the U.S. to halt the practice of using shell entities to obscure the ultimate beneficial ownership… Read more »
Expanded Receiver Powers in the Midst of Turmoil in the Real Estate Industry It’s no secret that the Coronavirus has brought disruption and distress to the commercial real estate industry. In the midst of this turmoil, the Florida Legislature unanimously passed and Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act (the… Read more »