Landye Bennett Blumstein Names New Partner
The law firm of Landye Bennett Blumstein made Karl Kaufman a Partner in the firm.
Kaufman focuses his practice on federal and state taxation, estate planning and administration, tax-exempt organizations, and Alaska Native law. Kaufman earned a Master of Laws degree in taxation from New York University school of law in 2010 after obtaining his JD from the University of Oregon School of Law (Order of the Coif) in 2007. At NYU, he was a Wilf Tax Scholar and a Graduate Editor on the Tax Law Review. Kaufman is a member of the Alaska Bar Association, the Oregon Bar Association, and a past president of the Anchorage Estate Planning Council.
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September 2026
What happens when a city with fewer than 300 residents becomes a major freight and tourism hub, despite being accessible only by boat, plane, or a one-lane highway/railroad tunnel managed on a strict schedule?
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