On December 6, 2019, the Treasury announced that the final regulations had been issued and sent to OMB for approval. On December 19, 2019, the final regulations package, totaling over 500 pages, was officially published....more
Innovation, creativity, economic outlooks and some transformative ideas for the future were the key themes discussed at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s 11th Annual Real Estate Conference in Baltimore, which was attended by...more
On September 27, 2019, Francis Suarez, the Mayor of Miami, sponsored an OZ Expo conference for the City of Miami. ...more
Five attorneys of the Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP firm attended the annual OZ Expo Conference in Las Vegas. The conference was very well attended with an estimate of 1,400 participants and further solidifying that the OZ...more
The Treasury Department has just released the second round of proposed regulations on opportunity zones. This 169-page regulatory package addresses some of the questions raised after the first round of regulations, and may...more
The OZ industry is experiencing some degree of frustration due to the delay in the updated proposed regulations being issued by the Treasury Department. ...more
Current Press -
The Opportunity Zone industry has been receiving continuous press, almost on a daily basis. The latest article I received was a report in the February 27, 2019 Wall Street Journal on page B6....more
The Opportunity Zone industry is getting substantial attention, as noted by the enclosed article published by the New York Times related to "Wall Street, Seeking big tax Breaks, Sets Sights on Distressed Main Streets." ...more
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP attorneys Ronald Fieldstone, Rohit Kapuria, Jay Rosen and Roger Bernstein attended the Opportunity Zone Expo Conference in Los Angeles on January 25, 2019. Much to their surprise, the...more