-- Capturing the tax advantages of timber investments, depletion issues, planning for exempt and foreign investors, "pass through" vehicles, deferral opportunities and various timber taxation operational issues ranging from the structuring of long-term supply agreements to the tax implications caused by the loss of mature timber from natural causes and infestation. -- Advising clients with respect to acquisitions, sales, exchanges, joint ventures, complex cutting contracts and management agreements, leases of timber properties, acquisition of foreign timber rights, traditional mortgage financings, specialized installment note financings, private and public securitizations, debt financings and sale/leasebacks. -- Advising clients as to the formation and operation of international timberland investment funds and representing institutional (including REITS and pension funds) and high net worth individual investors with respect to all phases of the formation and operation of international timberland investment funds and other such domestic and foreign timberland investments. -- Timber Investment Management Organization (TIMO) representation -- International tax planning for cross-border timberland transactionsKey facts about the firm:
-- Morris, Manning & Martin has one of the leading Real Estate Capital Markets (RECM) practices in the U.S., regularly assisting clients in raising billions of dollars for real estate ventures. -- The Timberland Investments and Forest Products Practice will also bolster the firm's Green Industry and Energy practices, as many timber companies and TIMOs are actively seeking opportunities in the carbon credit and biofuel markets. -- The firm recently opened offices in Beijing, China and Taipei, Taiwan.About Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Morris, Manning & Martin (www.mmmlaw.com) is a full-service commercial law firm representing clients throughout the United States. Our mission is to be the firm of choice for clients seeking the most creative, comprehensive, and effective legal services available. Our legal solutions are delivered by industry-focused, diverse, involved lawyers who are dedicated to our clients' success, whether in a transaction, in court, or in the everyday course of business. Morris, Manning & Martin enjoys national prominence for its healthcare, intellectual property, capital markets, environmental, green industry, insurance, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and technology practices. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Savannah, Raleigh-Durham, Taipei, Beijing, and Washington, D.C.
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