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ABA's 21st Annual Conference on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law

2012 Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law Making the Case For Affordable Housing and Community Development May 23 - 25, 2012 Mandarin Oriental Hotel 1330 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, DC.  20024-2100   "Numbers For Lawyers" - Workshop 2D Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:30 am - 12:45pm   Financial projections are typically prepared by accountants or clients, but are critical to the analysis of legal and tax issues.  This session will discuss how the numbers contained in the financial projections relate to issues such as determination of tax credits, the 10% carryover test, calculation of minimum gain, understanding sources and uses of funds, reconciling the funding and application of reserves, inclusion of deferred development fee in basis, charaterization of debt as debt for tax purposes and more.   Moderator: Brad Tomtishen, Nuyen, Tomtishen and Aoun, P.C. Ann Arbor, MI Speakers: Margaret F. Jung, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP, Oakland, CA Kelly B. Rushin, Liles and Rushin LLC, Birmingham, AL John F. Mackey, Reznick Group, P.C., Boston, MA   Download the Brochure For more information and to register  

San Joaquin Valley Affordable Housing Summit 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Radisson Hotel and Conference Center 2233 Ventura Street Fresno, California   "Affordable Housing and the Loss of Redevelopment" Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:30 am - Noon Moderator: Mike Dozier, Fresno State Speakers:  Dave Kroot, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP; Jose Antonio Ramirez, City of Livingston; Craig Scharton, City of Fresno   Agenda For more information and to register

PSWRC-NAHRO's Annual Spring Conference

May 20-22, 2012 Hyatt Monterey 1 Old Golf Course Road Monterey, CA  93940   "Ethics" Monday, May 21, 2012 9:00 am - 11:45 am Moderator:  Michele Roth, Mendocino County CDC Speakers:  Jennifer Bell, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP; Mike Voss, Deputy Regional Counsel of HUD, and Tim Larsen, San Francisco Housing Authority   Agenda For more information and to register  

Partner Amy DeVaudreuil to be awarded Doctor of Laws from Alma Mater URI

The University of Rhode Island is conferring upon Amy DeVaudreuil an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at the University’s 126th commencement exercises on Sunday, May 20, 2012.  Please read the press release here http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/index.php?id=6221.

Tools for Economic Development After Redevelopment

Local government entities have always needed tools for community economic development work, and with the demise of redevelopment agencies and the ongoing employment and public budget shortfalls,  this need has only increased.  As a service for our clients, Goldfarb & Lipman published a brochure that summarizes remaining federal and state financing and land use tools that can be used to support economic development activities and provides case studies that illustrate how these programs can be layered together to finance new projects.  We are pleased to make this publication available to a broader audience and hope that you will find it to be a useful resource.  Download the PDF: "Development Beyond Redevelopment Brochure"