Mitt Romney's Off-Shore Trusts and Accounts: Is He Playing by the Rules? What Financial, Accounting, and Legal Professionals MUST Understand about International Tax and Estate Planning in a Global Economy. For more information, click here. When: February 29, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP

Real World Business Privacy: A Conference on Data Privacy & Protection Rules for Every Company Join partners Ira Halperin and Paul Rubell at the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center to discuss: how to avoid the most common (and costly) privacy mistakes; the latest privacy laws about marketing, finance and data breach; whether and how companies may electronically monitor employees; why businesses must obey the privacy rules for other industries, states and even other countries and the privacy requirements for social media and cloud computing. When: Friday, March 9, 2012; 8:30AM - 1:30PM
Where: Touro Law Center
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Save the Date: April 25, 2012; 6:30PM

Jack Brister, Director in the Tax and Accounting Department at MBAF-ERE CPAs, LLC a division of Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLC will discuss: Reporting of Foreign Assets and Shares of Foreign Corporations.

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Creative Estate and Tax Planning Strategies for Wealthy Clients
Join partner Avi Kestenbaum at the New York State Society of CPA’s planning conference.
When: Sunday, January 22, 2012
Where: Long Island Marriot
101 James Doolittle Boulevard
Uniondale, New York 11553 For more information, or to register click here.

Essential Asset Protection Techniques and Strategies
Get the Skills You need to Preserve Your Clients’ Wealth!
Join partner Avi Kestenbaum at this NBI seminar.
When: December 5, 2011, 8:00 am-4:40 pm
Where: Melville Marriott Long Island
1350 Old Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY. For more information and Electronic Registration click here.

Annual NYSCPA Exempt Organizations Conference
Avi Kestenbaum will be presenting a seminar providing a legal perspective on the advantages and disadvantages in pursuing revenue streams other than government funding and general public contributions.
When: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Where: New York Marriott Marquis at Times Square
1535 Broadway, at 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
Time: 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Check-in begins at 7:45 a.m.)

This event is Also Available via Live Webcast

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Tax Issues in Real Estate Loan and Lease Workouts, Foreclosures and Short Sales.
Stephen M. Breitstone, Chair of Meltzer Lippe's Tax Practice, will be presenting at a Strafford live phone/web seminar entitled Tax Issues in Real Estate Loan and Lease Workouts, Foreclosures and Short Sales. Avoiding Unintended Tax Consequences With Distressed Property.
This is a live 110-minute CLE/CPE teleconference with interactive Q&A. This teleconference will prepare counsel to understand the income tax implications of real estate loan and lease workouts, foreclosures and short sales for borrowers and lenders. The panel will outline best practices for managing tax consequences associated with these transactions.
When: November 9, 2011
Time: 1:00pm-2:50pm EST, 10:00am-11:50am PST
For more information and Electronic Registration click here.

Planning and Defending Domestic Asset-Protection Trusts
Join Join Mary O'Reilly, one of the Panelists, at an American Bar Association Teleconference and Live Audio Webcast on Planning and Defending Domestic Asset-Protection Trusts.
When: November 1, 2011
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Eastern
For more information and Electronic Registration click here.

20/20 Hindsight: Lessons Learned- Things Leases Should Have Covered But Didn't
Sheldon M. Goldstein will be presenting a seminar to the International Council of Shopping Centers, 2011 U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference.
When: October 26-28, 2011
Where: The Biltmore Resort
2400 East Missouri Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85016-3197 For more information and Electronic Registration click here.

Practical Skills - Introduction to Estate Planning.
Sally M. Donahue will be speaking at a New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program about testamentary gifts, a topic that includes will-drafting issues, spousal right of election and various types of trusts.
When: October 25, 2011
Where: Long Island Melville Marriott
1350 Old Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747 For more information and Electronic Registration click here.

Stephen M. Breitstone, Chair of Meltzer Lippe's Tax Practice and a member of the NYU Advisory Board, will be presenting a seminar at the New York University 70th Institute on Federal Taxation.
This is a six-day program encompassing all major areas of tax including, current developments; tax controversies; corporate tax; partnerships, LLCs, and real estate; international tax; trusts and estates; executive compensation and employee benefits; closely held businesses; ethics and hot tax topics.
When: October 23–28
Where: The Grand Hyatt
New York, NY
When: November 13–18, 2011
Where: The Fairmont Hotel
San Francisco, CA
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Freezing Your Assets Off: Preferred Partnership Freezes For Both Estate Planning And Income Tax Planning And The Reverse Freeze Variation
Join partner, Stephen M. Breitstone, a faculty member at the Thirty-seventh Annual Notre Dame® Tax & Estate Planning Institute who will be speaking about Individual Income Tax Planning Opportunities.
When: Thursday September 15 - Friday September 16, 2011
Where: South Bend's Century Center
120 South St. Joseph Street
South Bend, Indiana
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The Probate Process From Start to Finish
Join Mary O'Reilly at this NBI seminar.
When: August 22, 2011, 8:30 am-4:40 pm
Where: Melville Marriott Long Island
1350 Old Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY. For more information and Electronic Registration click here.