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Tom Cockriel Appointed Co- Leader of Business Transactions Practice Group

By Business Transactions, News
November 1, 2023 – TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Thomas “Tom” J. Cockriel has been appointed co-leader of the firm’s Business Transactions Practice Group. Tom’s practice focuses on corporate and business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and sale transactions, capital raising transactions, intellectual property and technology…
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Florida’s Sales Tax on Commercial Leases Will Be Further Reduced on December 1, 2023 (with an Additional Reduction Pending)

By News, Real Estate and Lending Transactions, Tax
Florida stands alone among all states in the country by imposing a comprehensive sales tax on commercial real estate leases. The Florida legislature took note of this fact and has chipped away at the effective tax rate on such rents since 2017, with additional reductions having been passed in 2020,…
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DHS Introduces New Alternative Procedures for Remote Examination of Work Authorization Documents

By Employment, News
Under federal law, employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for every employee as part of the verification of the employee’s authorization to work in the United States. Historically, this meant employers were required to verify an employee’s eligibility by physically inspecting the employee’s authorization documents, while the employee…
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