CARNEY Firm News

Mediation and arbitration are commonly referred to as “Alternative Dispute Resolution” or “ADR.”  However, a pre-trial mediation is not simply an “alternative.”  Mediation is the most common [...]

The Washington State estate tax exemption (“WA Exemption”) has not changed in the last couple of years and remains at $2,193,000 per person in 2021. The WA Exemption is supposed to be indexed for [...]

 On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule that is intended to clarify the standard for employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards [...]

Joe focuses his practice on early stage and growth companies. He represents companies from inception to exit, and assists companies with among other things, formation, equity compensation, angel [...]

Mr. Lamb focuses his practice on corporate, commercial and business matters. He serves as outside general counsel to a wide variety of closely-held businesses. His practice involves significant [...]

Chris Wright’s practice focuses on construction law and commercial disputes for clients throughout the United States. In addition to his active practice, Chris is a frequent lecturer on [...]

Teva Sempel focuses his practice on guiding clients through high-stakes business and construction disputes. He represents clients at arbitration proceedings, in state and federal courts, and on [...]

Last week the European Commission announced that the Standard Contractual Clauses (the “SCCs”) are being updated. These changes primarily apply to entities exporting data out of the European [...]

 Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code grants non-corporate taxpayers a tax break of up to $10,000,000 in capital gains on “qualified small business stock” that the taxpayer holds for more [...]

There has been speculation that tax law changes may occur in the first year of a Biden Presidency if Democrats maintain control of the House of Representatives, and flip the Senate . . .