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Dennis Unkovic discusses chip production on “Power Lunch”

Dennis Unkovic joined Tyler Matheson and Contessa Brewer on Power Lunch, along with Michael O’Hanlon from Brookings Institution earlier this week to discuss the impact of Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen visiting the United States and how it will impact domestic businesses’ economic forecasts, especially around chip production. Watch the interview by clicking here or via […]

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Jason Yarbrough writes about property tax assessment appeals for “Lawyers Journal”

Jason Yarbrough wrote an article in the most recent Allegheny County Bar Association’s Lawyers Journal discussing the rapidly-approaching March 31 deadline for Allegheny County property tax assessment appeal filings. Click here to read the article (page 4) on the ACBA’s website. Additional Information on Allegheny County’s Tax assessment changes can be found at muslaw.com/assessment/

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Jason Yarbrough interviewed on WESA

Jason Yarbrough was interviewed as part of WESA’s story, “Tables turn on Allegheny County assessments, as new math favors owners over tax collectors, schools.” A significantly lower common level ratio (CLR) went into effect in Allegheny County as of January 1, 2023, bringing the potential for major tax savings to property owners — and a

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Jason Yarbrough and Amanda Daquelente discuss Allegheny County tax assessments on the Mic Drop podcast

Check out the latest Developing Leaders Podcast from NAIOP Pittsburgh to learn more about Allegheny County’s new CLR and how it is changing tax assessments for property owners.  Jason Yarbrough and Amanda Daquelente discussed the change on the podcast and are available to help property owners determine if they should appeal their assessment. Additional Information

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Employment Law Advisory: FTC Proposes Nationwide Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to prohibit employers from entering into non-compete clauses with their employees, a significant move that would impact millions of workers nationwide. The FTC states that about 20% of American workers are bound by these restrictive covenants and claim that

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Dennis Unkovic quoted in TRIBLive article on the growth of downtown Pittsburgh economy

Dennis Unkovic was quoted in the TRIBLive article “Lunch crowd slowly finding its way back to challenged Downtown restaurants.” A prolific author as well as an expert on international business transactions working on behalf of both U.S. companies and foreign entities with their international activities and investments, he can now add ‘amateur food critic’ to

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Real Estate Advisory: Allegheny County Council Votes to Reopen 2022 Tax Assessment Appeals

On January 24, 2023, Allegheny County Council voted 15-0 to reopen the 2022 tax year for Allegheny County property tax assessment appeals.  Allegheny County property owners now have until March 31, 2023, to file a tax assessment appeal for tax years 2022 and 2023. The move comes after Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge

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Private Clients Advisory: It’s time for your Annual Personal and Estate Planning Review

As the leaves change and the holiday season approaches, we think about family and friends. Year-end is also a good time to think about taking care of personal matters. Do you have any unfinished personal or estate planning items to be completed? Our Private Clients Group is here to help you plan your future. This

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Rent crisis on main street: Study finds small businesses are struggling to pay their rent

Jason Yarbrough is quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, “Rent crisis on main street: Study finds small businesses are struggling to pay their rent.” In the article he discusses the challenges commercial real estate is continuing to face: From his prospective, [Yarbrough] hasn’t seen a recent spike in rent default cases, but there’s no doubt

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Employee Benefits Advisory: Gift cards and other employee incentives are counted as taxable income

Don’t forget, gift cards and other employee incentives are counted as taxable income. Year-end is quickly approaching and with that, many companies are gearing up to dole out bonuses, gifts, and annual incentives. But many business owners may not realize that most of these gifts are considered taxable income by the IRS. The Internal Revenue

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‘An explosion in calls’: As evictions return, more volunteers needed for Landlord-Tenant Hotline

Antoinette Oliver is quoted by WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station, in their article ‘ ‘An explosion in calls’: As evictions return, more volunteers needed for Landlord-Tenant Hotline’ The article focuses on the volunteer work of the Landlord-Tenant hotline, a project of the Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership. “Since the pandemic and really since the end of

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