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Ms. Forbes has extensive experience in representing health care organizations, foundations, rural electric cooperatives, trade associations and other nonprofit institutions. This work includes issues related to tax-exempt status under federal and state law, organization and reorganization of corporations and corporate groups, mergers and acquisitions, finance, insurance and self-insurance and public institutions.
Ms. Forbes joined Dykema in 1970.
Experience
Ms. Forbes has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Wayne State University, teaching courses in tax-exempt organizations in its graduate tax program, and is the principal author of the Michigan Municipal Health Facilities Corporations Act. Over the past few years, she has represented, among others:
Organizations affiliated with the Wayne State University School of Medicine in connection with:
The negotiation of a series of agreements directly and indirectly with The Detroit Medical Center providing more than $80 million in support annually for teaching, indigent care, clinical and administrative services, faculty recruiting and other academic programs
The negotiation of arrangements for University Research Network, Inc. to administer and conduct commercially sponsored clinical trials and related research on behalf of the University
The preparation of agreements for University Physician Services, Inc. to represent faculty practice groups in the negotiation of managed care contracts
The acquisition of a company providing billing and management information services
An individual client in establishing a private foundation supporting innovative, high risk biomedical research at leading universities and health care institutions
Exempt electric cooperatives in Wisconsin by providing tax opinions and other assistance in connection with their participation in American Transmission Company, LLC.
Professional Associations
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
American Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan (Co-Chairperson of the Nonprofit Corporations Committee)
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