Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

About this office:

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, is ranked by The National Law Journal as one of the 100 largest law firms in the country. Through strategic acquisitions and mergers over the past century, the Firm has grown to include more than 550 attorneys and public policy and international advisors. Baker Donelson has offices located in five states in the southern U.S. as well as Washington, D.C., plus a representative office in London, England.

Current and former Baker Donelson attorneys and advisors include, among many other highly distinguished individuals, people who have served as: Chief of Staff to the President of the United States; U.S. Senate Majority Leader; U.S. Secretary of State; Members of the United States Senate; Members of the United States House of Representatives; Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control for the U.S. Department of the Treasury; Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; Chief Counsel, Acting Director, and Acting Deputy Director of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services within the United States Department of Homeland Security; Majority and Minority Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; a member of President's Domestic Policy Council; Counselor to the Deputy Secretary for the United States Department of HHS; Chief of Staff of the Supreme Court of the United States; Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice of the United States; Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade for the U.S. Department of Commerce; Ambassador to Japan; Ambassador to Turkey; Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman; Governor of Tennessee; Governor of Mississippi; Deputy Governor and Chief of Staff for the Governor of Tennessee; Commissioner of Finance & Administration (Chief Operating Officer), State of Tennessee; Special Counselor to the Governor of Virginia; United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge; United States District Court Judges; United States Attorneys; and Presidents of State and Local Bar Associations.

Baker Donelson represents local, regional, national and international clients. The Firm provides innovative, results-oriented solutions, placing the needs of the client first. Our state-of-the-art technologies seamlessly link all offices, provide instant information exchange, and support clients nationwide with secure access to our online document repository.

Baker Donelson is a member of several of the largest legal networks that provide our attorneys quick access to legal expertise throughout the United States and around the world.

Alternative Dispute Resolution; Admiralty and Maritime; Antitrust; Aviation; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Business and Transactions; Construction; eBusiness/Technology; Eminent Domain; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Environmental, Health and Safety; Equipment Leasing; Estate Planning/Probate; Financial Services and Transactions; Government Investigations and Litigation; Gulf Coast Reconstruction; Health Law; Immigration; Intellectual Property; International; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Public Finance; Public Policy - Federal; Public Policy - State; Real Estate; Subprime Mortgage; Taxation - Federal and State/Local; Transportation.

Overview: Cancellation of Indebtedness Income
Nedom A. Haley, October 9, 2009
As a general rule, when a debt is cancelled or becomes unenforceable, the debtor recognizes cancellation of debt income (COD).

Putting Economic Development Incentives to Work for Business
Gary S. Schiff, Richard A. Walker, William N. Norton, William S. Mendenhall, Louann Prater Smith, Desiree M. Franklin, Nancy A. Vincent, Robert D. Van de Vuurst, Doreen M. Edelman, October 7, 2009
A lucrative package of tax and other incentives offered by state and local governments made it easy for a multinational manufacturer to decide where to build its new manufacturing facility. The glow of the incentives began to dim, however, as company executives grappled with how to take advantage...

1031 Exchanges of Residential Property: IRS Issues New Safe-Harbor Guidelines
Jed Steven Beardsley, October 4, 2009
A new IRS Revenue Procedure provides a safe harbor under which the IRS will not challenge whether a dwelling unit qualifies as property held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment under Code Sec. 1031. Rev. Proc. 2008-16 sets rental standards, establishes a qualifying use...

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