Seth T. Hiland

Member

“My aim is to always identify and provide efficient and well-designed solutions to achieve my clients’ objectives.”

Seth focuses on corporate law, commercial financing and real estate transactions. He advises businesses in their formation, management, dissolution, and in merger and acquisition transactions, and serves as general corporate counsel to a variety of businesses, including energy and manufacturing companies. Seth advises individuals and businesses on tax matters, including historic rehabilitation tax credits. He negotiates and prepares a wide range of contracts, and assists clients with the design, structure, and administration of public and private group health plans, cafeteria plans, and other employee benefits. This includes advising clients on compliance with ERISA and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Seth represents clients in real estate matters, including construction contracting and construction lending for private and public projects. These projects include those undertaken by school districts, libraries, and colleges.

Representative Matters

Represented electric transmission owner in negotiation of $353 million engineering, procurement, and construction contract for electric transmission line and substation upgrade project.
Represented owner in negotiation of engineering and construction management contract for electric transmission facility upgrade project.
Represented a French corporation in a $78 million dollar acquisition of a line of medical products.
Negotiated joint venture organizational and financing documents on behalf of developer in $74 million historic rehabilitation project.
Represented property management and leasing firm in renegotiation of partnership tax provisions of agreements with owners of shopping malls across the United States.
Advised public and private clients on the structuring and restructuring of a variety of large and small self-funded and insured health plans.
Assisted a large energy company specializing in transmission services in revising its organizational documents with significant intricacies and complexities.
Regularly represent for-profit and not-for-profit owners and developers in the development of commercial and mixed-use projects.
Advised a variety of owners, developers, investors, and lenders on the structuring and financing of projects generating federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credits.
Represented college in $23 million USDA Rural Development-financed campus improvement project.
Represented performing arts center in $23.2 million rehabilitation and renovation project involving New Markets Tax Credit and Rehabilitation Tax Credit financing.
Represented federal and state-chartered financial institutions in purchases and sales of bank branches.
Represented ESOP-owned insurance underwriter in $12.5 million sale of assets.
Represented community college in construction of $17.4 million residence hall.

Professional and Civic

New York State Bar Association, member
Sciencenter, Inc., Board of Trustees member
Arnot Art Museum, Board of Trustees member
Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County, Inc., Board of Trustees member