Firm Publications
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The Baltimore Sun featured RMG's own Newt Fowler in an article detailing the new Innovation Alliance initiative, a group dedicated to investigating what Baltimore's technology and entrepreneur community needs most to help it thrive. Read the article here.
RMG Partners Ben Rosenberg and Stanley Fine are featured in a story headlining the University of Maryland Carey School of Law's Alumni News page. Click here to read the story.
The Art of Appellate Advocacy
Litigation partner Andrew H. Baida is the author of "The Art of Appellate Advocacy," a column that appears in The Daily Record and other newspapers owned by the Dolan Media Company.
Click here to read the most recent article, "Justice gone wild". (PDF)
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Win-Win!! Buyers Can Profit From "Second Chance" Foreclosure Sales
Bob Van Galoubandi
October 2011
The Glue is Missing! Wal-Mart Women Fail to Prove Commonality
T. Christine Pham
October 2011
Do Actions Speak Louder Than Words? Non-Waiver Provisions Under Attack
Michael C. Hardy, III
and Gabrielle Shirley
October 2011
Jessica R. Lubar
and Seth Groman
October 2011
When the Earth Shakes! What's a Landlord to Do??
Hana Rose Kondratyuk
October 2011
Caroline D. Ciraolo was quoted in an article entitled, "More Tax Trouble for Small Firms", which was run in the Wall Street Journal's tax blog, Smart Money on July 29, 2011.
Click here to view the article (PDF).
Partner Andrew H. Baida published an article entitled, "When Discretionary Agency Action is Not So Discretionary: Office of the Public Defender v. State," in the Maryland Bar Journal, May/June 2011 Edition.
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Ask The Legal Professional - Tax Controversies
RMG's Tax Controversy Group appears in "Ask the Legal Professional," a column that appears monthly in The Baltimore Business Journal.
The Art of Appellate Advocacy
Litigation partner Andrew H. Baida is the author of "The Art of Appellate Advocacy," a column that appears in The Daily Record and other newspapers owned by the Dolan Media Company.
Click here to read the most recent article, "Maryland lawyers shouldn't bite or reply late".
(PDF).
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Offshore Account? One More Chance (And It May Be Your Last)!! (PDF)
Caroline D. Ciraolo
March 2011
GINA Says: Nice To Meet You (But Don't Tell Me Anything) (PDF)
T. Christine Pham
March 2011
Giovanni Alberotanza
March 2011
New Tax Bill: Fast Acting But Temporary Relief from Tax Heartburn (PDF)
Jessica R. Lubar
March 2011
Jordan C. Frame
March 2011
A GPS for Business Deals: Planning a Route Through Complex Business Transactions (PDF)
Michael C. Hardy
March 2011
Caroline D. Ciraolo was quoted in Registered Rep: The Source for Financial Advisors on February 16, 2011 in an article titled "Second IRS Amnesty Offer a Wake Up Call" by Charles Paikert.
The Art of Appellate Advocacy
Litigation partner Andrew H. Baida is the author of "The Art of Appellate Advocacy," a column that appears in The Daily Record and other newspapers owned by the Dolan Media Company.
Click here to view the most recent article, "Law students say the darndest things." (PDF).
Click here to read past installments.
Caroline D. Ciraolo was quoted in TaxAnalysts on February 9, 2011 in an article titled "New Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative Features 25 Percent Penalty, Greater Clarity" by Marie Sapirie.
Barry Greenberg, RMG's Managing Partner, is interviewed in The Baltimore Business Journal on his opinion of whether or not it's "Time to Build?".
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Caroline D. Ciraolo was quoted in TaxAnalysts on January 13, 2011 in an article titled "A Wish List for the Possible Second Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program," by Marie Sapirie.
Ask The Legal Professional - Tax Controversies
RMG's Tax Controvery Group appears in "Ask the Legal Professional," a column that appears monthly in The Baltimore Business Journal.
Click here to view the most recent edition (PDF).
Pease Means No Peace For Maryland Lenders (PDF)
November 2010
The Art of Appellate Advocacy (PDF)
Litigation partner Andrew H. Baida is the author of "The Art of Appellate Advocacy," a column that appears in The Daily Record and other newspapers owned by the Dolan Media Company.
Click here to view the most recent article, "Judges, Vampires and Immortality" (PDF).
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Extreme Makeover, Baltimore Edition: Revising the Baltimore City Zoning Code (PDF)
October 2010
What Can You Do in 2010 to Take Advantage of the Tax Benefits of the Small Business Jobs Act? (PDF)
Jessica R. Lubar
October 2010
Dusting off the Cobwebs: Positioning Your Company for Due Diligence Success in 10 Easy Steps (PDF)
Gabrielle DiFabbio
October 2010
Better Late Than Never: Back Pay for Work Performed in Nazi-Era Jewish Ghettos (PDF)
Shawn J. Sefret
October 2010
Tag! You're It!: Is Your Business Next in Line for an IRS Worker Classification Audit? (PDF)
Giovanni Alberotanza
Caroline D. Ciraolo
Megan Marlin
October 2010
Psychic Needed! How to Plan for Your Estate in the Face of Uncertainty (PDF)
Zachary J. Conjeski
Jessica R. Lubar
October 2010
If Your Commercial Lease Is In Hot Water? (PDF)
Cynthia L. Spell
June 2010
The Emergence of the Maryland Benefit Corporation (PDF)
Jessica Lubar
Brian Cyr
June 2010
An Overview of The Rent Court Process
In Maryland State District Court
From the Landlord's Perspective (PDF)
Paul M. Flannery
Douglas J. Furlong
June 2010
How the Corporate Shield Has Become Tarnished And
What Managers of Limited Liability Companies Should Know
About Allen v. Dackman (PDF)
Kevin J. Pascale
June 2010
The Risks for Landlords When Retail Tenants File for Bankruptcy (PDF)
William L. Hallam
June 2010
DEADLINE APPROACHES!
RESIDENTIAL GROUND RENTS MUST BE REGISTERED
BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
Click here to read our previously published article written by Jordan Frame
regarding recent ground rent legislation. (PDF)
Making It Up As They Go Along:
The Imaginative Efforts By Counties To Increase Revenues
From Transfer and Recordation Taxes (PDF)
Barry C. Greenberg
February 2010
You Can't Always Get What You Want???
How To Get The Best Results In Mediation (PDF)
Douglas J. Furlong
February 2010
Pop Quiz!!: IRS To Start Widespread Employment Tax
Examinations in February 2010 (PDF)
Caroline D. Ciraolo
February 2010
What You Need to Know About FBAR
And International Information Returns
Including Defending Against and Litigating the Penalties
Caroline D. Ciraolo
Journal of Tax Practice & Procedure- Oct/Nov 2009
Pennies from Heaven............
With Very Short Deadlines (PDF)
Caroline D. Ciraolo
September 2009
Immigration Law Prosecutions Soar!
Employers Beware! (PDF)
Gerard P. Martin and Paul M. Flannery
September 2009
Priming The Pump:
Programs to Encourage Lenders to Lend (PDF)
Sheelagh Allston
September 2009
Dodging Bullets and Avoiding Landmines:
The Capital Planning Process (PDF)
Newt Fowler
September 2009
Our Way Or The Highway?
Negotiating a Lender's Form SNDA From a Tenant's Perspective (PDF)
Jordan Frame
May 2009
Before The Gavel Falls, Lenders Beware:
Changes to the Maryland Foreclosure Laws (PDF)
Sedica Sawez
May 2009
A Chicken In Every Pot:
(Or How The American Recovery And Reinvestment
Act Of 2009 May Provide Tax Benefits) (PDF)
Zachary Conjeski
May 2009
Stepping Out Of The Shadows:
Amnesty Program For State Tax Liabilities (An Offer You Can't Refuse) (PDF)
Caroline Ciraolo
May 2009
Asset Forfeiture:
The Best Comes to Those Who Don't Wait (PDF)
Paul Flannery
January 2009
Look Before You Leap :
Rules on Cancellation of Indebtedness Income Changed (PDF)
Zachary J. Conjeski
January 2009
So Now What?
10 Resolutions To Survive In The New Year (PDF)
Newt Fowler
January 2009
Ease On Down The Road:
Baltimore Development Workgroup To Foster Development (PDF)
Caroline L. Hecker
January 2009
Bankrupt, Bothered and Bewildered:
When A Commercial Tenant Files For Bankruptcy (PDF)
Cynthia L. Spell and John A. Roberts
October 2008
Speak Freely!:
The Return of The Attorney-Client Privilege
For Corporations (PDF)
Steven F. Wrobel
October 2008
Bargain Hunting With a View Under The Hood:
Business Combinations and Acquisitions
In Uncertain Economic Times (PDF)
Brian Cyr
October 2008
Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover:
Revised Accord 27
Is Not What It Appears To Be! (PDF)
Jordan C. Frame
October 2008
The Taxman Cometh:
Tax Consequences of Settlement Negotiations (PDF)
Nancy M. Gilmore
October 2008
Sherri R. Heyman
June 2008
Lawyers Beware:
Unpaid Taxes Can
Result in Disciplinary Action (PDF)
Caroline D. Ciraolo
June 2008
One Hundred Percent Confusion:
Construction Contract Retainage and the "100% Security" (PDF)
June 2008
Don't Ignore These Symptoms:
Ten Warning Signs of Your Customer's Impending Bankruptcy (PDF)
June 2008
Ground Rents on Life Support?
Maryland Legislature Revamps Ground Leases Laws (PDF)
June 2008
Not So Fast, Home Builders....
Sales Persons Licensing Laws Change Yet Again! (PDF)
June 2008
Here's A Modest Proposal Swift Would Endorse:
Take Your Business Overseas (PDF)
February 8, 2008
Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties:
Important Developments - Criminal (PDF)
Nancy M. Gilmore
January 19, 2008
Maryland to Tax Transfers of Controlling Interests
Of Real Estate Entities (PDF)
December 2007
Facts & Findings
Criminal Tax Cases (PDF)
Caroline D. Ciraolo
September 29, 2007
Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties:
Important Developments - Criminal (PDF)
Caroline D. Ciraolo
September 29, 2007
Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties:
Important Developments - Criminal (PDF)
Caroline D. Ciraolo
May 12, 2007
Legal Bulletin: New EPA Environmental Due Diligence Regulations (PDF)
Patrick M. Martyn
Legal Bulletin Distributed to Firm Clients- May, 2007
Use Blogs as a Marketing Tool - But Stay Out of Legal Quagmire (PDF)
Susan Roberto-Saidi
Baltimore Business Journal - April 20-26, 2007
Tax Talk: Innocent Spouse Relief - Coming Full Circle (Almost...) (PDF)
Caroline D. Ciraolo
Published by the Section of Taxation of the MSBA - March, 2007
Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties:
Important Developments - Criminal (PDF)
Caroline D. Ciraolo
January 20, 2007
When Business Becomes Personal -
Personal Liability for Federal and Maryland State Taxes (PDF)
Caroline D. Ciraolo
Kamyar Mehdiyoun
Maryland Bar Journal - November/December 2006
Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties:
Important Developments - Criminal (PDF)
Caroline D. Ciraolo
October 21, 2006
Preserving Capital Gains (PDF)
October 15, 2005
Attaching Property Held As Tenancy by the Entirety:
The Response to Craft (PDF)