Way to go Team on a Large Apartment Complex Closing!

Strauss Malk & Feder is proud to congratulate Jay Glaubinger, Benjamin Feder and their team for successfully assisting our client close on their purchase of a 432 unit Northwestern Indiana multi-family apartment complex which included 788 parking… Read More
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Congratulations to our team on a successful closing!

In September 2021, our team, led by Jay Glaubinger and Ben Feder, successfully closed a $21MM in Fannie Mae Supplemental Loans for a multifamily residential portfolio with four properties in two states having 1,382 residential units. This transaction… Read More
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Matthew S. Phillips is our newest Equity Partner

Strauss Malk & Feder LLP is pleased to announce Matthew S. Phillips has been elevated to the position of Equity Partner. Matt joined the firm in 2014 and continues to provide expertise in the areas of estate planning, estate and gift tax reductio… Read More
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SM&F Succeeded in Closing on Client's $33.5MM Apartment Acquisition - May 5, 2020

Very proud of our team that closed a $33.5MM apartment portfolio acquisition with Freddie Mac as the principal lender and the principal acquirer being an irrevocable gift trust to leverage estate tax and creditor protection benefits. Not easy to do i… Read More
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Michael S. Strauss presented at the CBA's Probate Practice Committee - April 21, 2020

Michael presented via webcast on “Filing and Payment Deadlines for Federal Estate Tax Returns and the Reasonable Cause Exception Under Section 6651(a).” Read More
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Michael S. Strauss presented at the ABA Tax Section 2020 Mid-Year Tax Meeting in Boca Raton, FL - February 1, 2020

Michael presented on “Can an AFR Loan be Treated as Not Issued for Full and Adequate Consideration if Later Valued in the Note Holder’s Gross Estate at a Discount?” Read More
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Michael S. Strauss presented at the 45th Annual Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute

Michael presented on “How § 7872 and the OID Timing Rules Impact Intra-Family Notes and Their Valuation for Transfer Tax Purposes” https://law.nd.edu/for-alumni/alumni-resources/tax-and-estate-planning-institute/ Read More
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Michael S. Strauss presents at the 62nd Annual IICLE Estate Planning Short Course (Chicago and Champaign)

Michael presented on the “Perils and Pitfall of Promissory Notes” Intra-family promissory notes: gifts caused by below AFR interest (Section 7872), income tax consequences if interest is not paid at least annually under the original issue discoun… Read More
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Benjamin N. Feder Presented at the IICLE 2019 Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce program on January 21, 2019

Benjamin co-presented “Top Ten Things that Estate Planning Attorneys Want Divorce Attorneys to Know – But They Often Don’t.” Location: Hilton Lisle/Naperville Date: 1/21/19 https://www.iicle.com/business-valuation-financial-tax-issues-in-divo… Read More
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Benjamin N. Feder Presented at Investments & Wealth Institute - Wealth Advisor Forum - Oct. 9, 2018

Benjamin co-presented “Managing the Complex Dynamics of High-Net-Worth Families with Divorces and Multiple Marriages” at the Investments & Wealth Institute – Wealth Advisor Forum Location: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile Date… Read More
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