The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently announced the official estate and gift tax limits for 2024. For 2024, the estate and gift tax unified credit equivalent (“FET Equivalent”) has increased to $13.61 million per individual. With this FET…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that the Executive Partner of the firm’s North Central Indiana office, George C. Lepeniotis, has been elected to serve on the firm’s 5-member Executive Committee. Mr. Lepeniotis’ two-year term begins January 1,…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Partner Michael E. Williams has been named as the firm's new Business, Acquisitions and Securities Practice Chair. He takes over the position previously held for several years by Partner Brian M. Heaton…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Marija Nicksic has joined the firm's Commercial Real Estate and Lending Practice. Ms. Nicksic will focus her practice on assisting clients in acquisition, disposition and leasing of real property and…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Matthew W. Schramm has joined Krieg DeVault's Real Estate Practice. Mr. Schramm brings experience in business and corporate law, business litigation, school law and estate planning. He also has…
Over their lifetimes, and at death, parents make gifts to children under the assumption that those gifts will be the property of that child for life, no matter what. Those gifts are intended to benefit the child and no one else. Unfortunately, the…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Michael A. Moffatt Jr. has joined the firm's Litigation Practice as an Associate. Mr. Moffatt primarily focuses his practice on commercial litigation matters and brings extensive experience in legal…
As discussed in our past alert, President Biden Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence, President Biden issued an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (“Executive Order”) on…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Steven M. Sherman has joined the firm's Real Estate and Environmental Practice. Mr. Sherman brings over 35 years of legal experience to Krieg DeVault in the areas of energy and public utilities, real…
The United States Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a unified compliance resource tool on November 6, 2023. While the General Compliance Program Guidance (“GCPG”) does not provide new substantive content, it does provide a single source…
On November 2, 2023, parties including the American Hospital Association (“AHA”) sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) in a federal court in Texas. In their complaint they challenge the…
The Indiana Supreme Court provided some good news for Indiana colleges and universities when it confirmed that statutory limitations on COVID-19 class actions were constitutional. While parties who feel they have suffered losses still have the…
