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Douglas E. Kelin is an attorney with Lipson Neilson, providing expertise in areas of Real Estate, Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, Securities, and Tax Law. Mr. Kelin has spent his legal career counseling various forms of businesses and their management teams in the areas of corporate governance, tax, business succession, and securing financing. In addition, Mr. Kelin has successfully handled multiple large scale merger transactions. Mr. Kelin’s experience also includes the representation of investment companies and their managers, broker-dealers, hedge funds, and investment advisors in such areas as corporate finance, compliance with applicable state and federal law, investment management, and the structuring of securities offerings. Mr. Kelin also provides advice on a broad range of taxation issues. In terms of his real estate practice, Mr. Kelin offers guidance to developers, lenders and borrowers, landlords and tenants, and contractors, on issues such as acquisition of both improved and unimproved property, development and construction, securing government approval, negotiating purchase and sale agreements, and other issues involving zoning and land use. Mr. Kelin received his Juris Doctor from Michigan State University, and his LL.M in Banking and Finance Law from Boston University. At Boston University School of Law, Mr. Kelin concentrated on the areas of Financial Services Transactions and Compliance Management. His training strongly emphasized the regulation of banks, securities and pooled funds. Mr. Kelin has also attended graduate level MBA courses in financial management and financial statement analysis at Boston University School of Management. While obtaining his LL.M., Mr. Kelin worked in the legal counsel division at Citizens Bank, handling such banking issues as redrafting Citizen’s Consolidated Consumer Credit Policy and has provided guidance on multiple commercial lending documents in the cash management area. He has been closely involved with commercial clients and their banks in their negotiations of such items as Deposit Account Control Agreements, Security Agreements, and Non-Disclosure Agreements. As a result of his financial law background, Mr. Kelin has developed a wealth of knowledge to help the closely held business deal with a litany of funding issues, such as acquiring financing, refinancing, and work-out situations. Mr. Kelin’s expertise also goes beyond the initial stages of financial support, as he provides advice regarding cash flow, debt service, and the use of leverage to maximize earnings for his clients. Admitted Michigan Publications “Taxes Increase on Real Estate Income”, e-Newsletter, Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, June, 2010, published at http://www.michbar.org/realproperty/eNews/eNews_June10.cfm
“State Tax Commission Revises Klooster Case Memo”, e-Newsletter, Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, September, 2011, published at http://www.michbar.org/realproperty/eNews/eNews_September11.cfm
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