Resources

A Q&A guide to real estate finance law for borrowers and lenders in Vermont.

A Q&A guide to state laws and customs on brokerage laws relating to commercial real estate transactions in Vermont.

A Q&A guide to commercial real estate laws for owners and purchasers in Vermont.

The initial captive legislation for 2018 was relatively modest. Read our latest update on significant changes. 

Responding to the crisis created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s new base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT), Vermont passed new legislation facilitating the redomestication of overseas affiliated reinsurance companies. 

Vermont’s leadership team for captive insurance was remarkably stable in 2017. Catch up on various areas: formation data, legislation, post-Avrahami guidance for captives, and more.

On January 12, 2018, the Vermont Supreme Court decided in favor of Stowe Cady Hill Solar LLC and reversed the Vermont Public Utility Commission’s sua sponte dismissal of a petition for a net-metered solar facility.

Downs Rachlin Martin has compiled a guide to doing business in Vermont. Helpful to out-of-state and foreign businesses, topics include: laws regarding business entities, taxation, real estate, employment, financing and more.

The March 2017 decision of the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee (SEC) to issue a Certificate of Site and Facility to the 28.8 megawatt Antrim Wind renewable energy project (Antrim II) marked the first application of a set of administrative rules that, among other goals, sought to protect against unreasonable adverse effects on aesthetics.

Downs Rachlin Martin has compiled a guide to doing business in Vermont. Helpful to out-of-state and foreign businesses, topics include: laws regarding business entities, taxation, real estate, employment, financing and more.

Vermont Real Estate Attorney Kane Smart examines whether a permittee's failure to post notice within view of the road justifies an untimely appeal to a zoning decision.

Vermont Real Estate Attorney Kane Smart examines a common issue with private road maintenance in Vermont: rateable maintenance and upkeep.

Lawmakers Adjourn: Session Finally Over. DRM's Government Affairs team covers the final moments of the special legislative session.

The government affairs group brings us an update to what has happened so far at the Vermont statehouse during this special session.

A summary of changes to Vermont employment law, including: sexual harassment policies, recreational marijuana, prior pay, protecting crime victims, gender free restrooms, minimum wage and paid family leave.

Attorney Dan Crisp presents on marijuana legalization at the Vermont Health Care Association Meeting.

In its continuing trend to foray into non-union workplaces, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) struck down another neutral and common employment policy.

Craig Miskovich, a director of the Health Care Law Group, moderates an experienced panel of hospital executives who discuss the effects of national and state healthcare reforms on hospitals, providers and healthcare professionals.

As soon as you decide you are serious about trying to protect a new idea.

Patent Attorney Morgan Heller discusses the various tactics patent counsel have used to meet the demands of clients who ask for lower cost applications.

Hint: The standard employment agreement you have been using that includes an assignment of IP provision might not be sufficient.

A summary of changes to Vermont employment law, including: sexual harassment policies, recreational marijuana, prior pay, protecting crime victims, gender free restrooms, minimum wage and paid family leave.

Many boards have struggled when complaints of sexual harassment directed at senior executives or high profile individuals in their organizations occur or when such complaints go public.

A summary of the most important changes for all employers that are subject to the National Labor Relations Act – whether or not you are unionized.

Attorney Robert Luce addresses frequently asked questions about personal injury law cases in Vermont. The first question is, Is my case worth pursuing? His answer is intended to empower an injured person to better understand and successfully navigate their legal options.  

Taylor Glaze thought she was doing a good thing when she took her 91-year-old Uncle Emil Kuhling into her Vermont home when he found caring for himself and his deteriorating New York City home too much to handle.

On March 11, 2016 the Vermont Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision absolving the City of Burlington’s former Chief Administrative Officer of personal liability...

A Q&A guide to real estate finance law for borrowers and lenders in Vermont.

A Q&A guide to state laws and customs on brokerage laws relating to commercial real estate transactions in Vermont.

A Q&A guide to commercial real estate laws for owners and purchasers in Vermont.

Downs Rachlin Martin has compiled a guide to doing business in Vermont. Helpful to out-of-state and foreign businesses, topics include: laws regarding business entities, taxation, real estate, employment, financing and more.

What do a foreign-based manufacturer, an historic downtown building and a regional mental health services provider have in common?  They all have taken advantage of the federal New Markets Tax Credit program and DRM assistance to invest in their future.

The New Markets Tax Credits were recently re-authorized by Congress in the “Fiscal Cliff” settlement at the end of 2012. The tax credits allow investors – an…

While new telecommunications sitings are on the rise, challenges to those sites abound. 

The Vermont Supreme Court decided in favor of VTel Wireless, Inc. and upheld the Public Service Board’s approval of a telecommunications tower in Bennington, Vermont. 

Streamlining the permitting process for wireless siting in New Hampshire.

The new tax act signed into law in December of 2017 will probably be known as “The Reconciliation Act of 2017” and it may have an impact on your estate plan. 

Downs Rachlin Martin has compiled a guide to doing business in Vermont. Helpful to out-of-state and foreign businesses, topics include: laws regarding business entities, taxation, real estate, employment, financing and more.

Vacation homes are often viewed as family treasures that the current generation hopes to pass to future generations. Trust and estates attorney Thomas Csatari writes about planning options to accomplish this.