BUFFALO, NY – Sean P. Balkin, an attorney at Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, participated in a seminar at Buffalo Manufacturing Works on October 30, 2019 that focused on tax benefits in opportunity zones.  The seminar was presented by Bank of America.

Opportunity Zones are part of a new federal tax incentive program intended to connect private investment capital to low-income communities.

Mr. Balkin is an associate in the Corporate and Securities Practice Team at Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, where he focuses his practice in the areas of private equity, mergers and acquisitions, investment funds and general corporate matters. 

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