Health Care Reform - Complex Maze of Interpretation and Guidance

Passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, following a year of intensive legislative and political debate, represents the finish line for many lawmakers. However, for federal department regulators, attorneys, carriers, brokers, doctors, medical professionals, patients, consumers and consultants, the conversation addressing the impact of Health Care Reform is at the starting gate.

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Time is Right to Buy Bankrupt Companies

Troubled times for some companies may present an extraordinary opportunity for liquid, profitable companies. In 2009, almost 90,000 U.S. businesses filed for bankruptcy, a 38 percent jump over the previous year, and the number is unlikely to drop in 2010.

With numbers like those, companies interested in synergistic growth should explore the possibilities and pursue deals that make sense. Simply buying a distressed company at a "good" price won’t work. A successful acquisition requires finding the best opportunities, analyzing and investigating both the benefits and challenges, and selecting the best process to close the deal.

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Estate Planning in Times of Uncertainty

At first blush, one might think that the title to this article is specific to 2010...a year in which, due to incredible inaction by congress last year, we have no estate tax or generation skipping tax (GST), and during which many observers have wondered whether.

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From The CEO of Cohen & Company

The wild ride continues. Brilliant economists banter about the chicken and the egg with regard to consumer confidence and economic growth; authors write about the “new business as usual;” and anecdotal evidence suggests that a third of private companies are doing well, a third are stable and a third continue to deal with considerable challenge. I’ll leave the prognostication to those who are smarter than I.

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