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Seth Hiland
D: (607) 330-7721  
shiland@harrisbeach.com

Seth T. Hiland

  Member

Legal Teams Co-Leader -  
Tax
(607) 330-7721
  shiland@harrisbeach.com
“My aim is to always identify and provide efficient and well-designed solutions to achieve my clients’ objectives.”
Profile
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Professional and Civic
Areas of Experience
Admissions
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Location
Publications and Events

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

Legal Practices

Commercial Real Estate
Corporate
Employee Benefits
Tax

Industry Teams

Construction and Surety
Energy
Financial Institutions and Capital Markets
Real Estate Developers

Sectors

Compliance and Litigation For Financial Institutions
Capital Market Transactions

Admissions

New York

Cornell Law School

JD 
2005
cum laude

University of Notre Dame

BA 
2002
magna cum laude

Location

Ithaca, NY Office
Insights
September 21, 2020

U.S. Companies Employing Workers Abroad – Key Considerations and Options

Both employers and employees have been struggling to navigate evolving immigration law and find ways to obtain and maintain valid visa statu
September 15, 2020

Important Considerations for U.S. Companies Employing Workers Abroad

U.S. immigration law recently has resembled a minefield, with potential risks and obstacles popping up nearly every week. Both employers and
April 6, 2020

Summary of Key Tax Provisions for Businesses Under CARES Act

The following is a summary of certain key tax provisions relevant to businesses outlined in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securi
April 1, 2020

Outlining the Main Provisions of the CARES Act

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, known as the CARES Act, is a sweeping federal economic stimulus that will shape the c
March 25, 2020

Federal and State Governments Extend Tax Filing, Payment Deadlines for Certain Taxpayers

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and the federal national emergency declaration, both the federal and New York State governments have ext
March 23, 2020

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) Provides Tax Credits, Relief for Employers and Self-Employed

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) signed into law on March 18,2020 (Public Law No. 116-127) provides for, in addition
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Speaker: Seth has given presentations on various employer and health plan compliance issues under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to businesses, not-for-profit organizations and municipalities

All Insights, All Blogs, Immigration Blog |
 September 21, 2020
U.S. Companies Employing Workers Abroad – Key Considerations and Options
Both employers and employees have been struggling to navigate evolving immigration law and find ways to obtain and maintain valid visa statu...read more
All Insights, All Publications, Legal Alert |
 September 15, 2020
Important Considerations for U.S. Companies Employing Workers Abroad
U.S. immigration law recently has resembled a minefield, with potential risks and obstacles popping up nearly every week. Both employers and...read more
All Insights, All Publications, Covid-19, Legal Alert |
 April 6, 2020
Summary of Key Tax Provisions for Businesses Under CARES Act
The following is a summary of certain key tax provisions relevant to businesses outlined in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securi...read more
All Insights, All Publications, Covid-19, Legal Alert |
 April 1, 2020
Outlining the Main Provisions of the CARES Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, known as the CARES Act, is a sweeping federal economic stimulus that will shape the c...read more
All Insights, All Publications, Covid-19, Legal Alert |
 March 25, 2020
Federal and State Governments Extend Tax Filing, Payment Deadlines for Certain Taxpayers
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and the federal national emergency declaration, both the federal and New York State governments have ext...read more
All Insights, All Publications, Covid-19, Legal Alert |
 March 23, 2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) Provides Tax Credits, Relief for Employers and Self-Employed
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) signed into law on March 18,2020 (Public Law No. 116-127) provides for, in addition ...read more
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Seth T. Hiland

shiland@harrisbeach.com
D: (607) 330-7721
Ithaca, NY Office
Seth Hiland
https://www.harrisbeach.com/people/hiland-seth-t/

■ Areas of Expertise

Legal Practices

Commercial Real Estate Legal Practice
Corporate Legal Practice
Employee Benefits Legal Practice
Tax Legal Practice

Industry Teams

Construction and Surety Industry Team
Energy Industry Team
Financial Institutions and Capital Markets Industry Team
Real Estate Developers Industry Team

Sectors

Compliance and Litigation For Financial Institutions
Capital Market Transactions

■ Profile

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

■ Education

Cornell Law School
 ,JD
 ,2005
 ,cum laude
University of Notre Dame
 ,BA
 ,2002
 ,magna cum laude

Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal and is among the BTI Elite law firms based on in-depth interviews of more than 600 corporate counsel at the world’s largest and most influential companies. Our clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries we represent include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities.

Industry Teams
Automotive and Vehicle Dealerships
Blockchain and Digital Assets 
Cannabis
Construction and Surety
Educational Institutions Higher Ed
Educational Institutions K-12
EMS and Fire Protection Providers
Energy
Financial Institutions and Capital Markets
Food and Beverage
Health Care
Industrial and Consumer Manufacturing
Medical and Life Sciences
Municipalities and Local Agencies
Nanotechnology
Photonics
Racing and Gaming
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Science and Technology
Telecommunications and Media
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
USA Collegiate Sports
Veterinary Medicine

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White Plains, NY 10601
914-683-1200

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New Haven, CT
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New Haven, CT 06510
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Newark, NJ 07102
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Washington, DC
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