Alison M. Zeitlin
Alison Zeitlin is a transactional lawyer who focuses on equine law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters. Alison has experience negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts. She frequently navigates clients through strategic business transactions, with recent representation including deals in the technology, manufacturing, and healthcare industries.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC promotes Alison M. Zeitlin to Member (Partner)
by editor, The Lane Report, January 9, 2025
Horse Racing Women’s Summit Announces Committee Members
by editor, America's Best Racing, Lifestyle Section, May 24, 2024
Office of General Counsel, Member
Lexington Office Recruiting Committee, Member
Fayette County Bar Association, Board of Directors Young Lawyers Representative (2024-present)
Horse Racing Women's Summit (HRWS), Board of Directors, Membership Committee
magna cum laude
University of Kentucky College of Law
Order of the Coif
Kentucky Law Journal, Productions Editor
CALI Award in Contracts II, Corporate Finance, Legal Clinic, Secured Transactions and Statutory Civil Rights
Austin Mehr Outstanding Advocate Award (2017)
Study Abroad: Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria (Fall 2016)
cum laude
Minor in Spanish
University of South Carolina
Honors College
Cooper Scholarship Recipient
Study Abroad: Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (2013)
Alison is an avid horseback rider and has competed extensively in three-day eventing. Prior to joining the firm, Alison worked for the Masters Golf Tournament and as an assistant to a local wedding and event planner.
Best Lawyers in America®, Ones To Watch, Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law (2023-25)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2021-25)
UPDATE: FinCEN and Treasury Department Announce They Will Not Enforce CTA Despite March Deadline
There is yet another update with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). Less than two weeks after the U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) set a new deadline for CTA compliance, both FinCEN and the U.S. Department of Treasury issued separate press releases announcing their intent to not enforce the CTA until new rules are finalized. Stites & Harbison's Corporate Transparency Act Committee takes a look at the update in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.
UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act Back on as Potential Changes Loom
Compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is no longer voluntary. Businesses subject to the CTA, which includes the majority of entities formed or registered to do business in the United States, will have until March 21, 2025, to file their beneficial ownership information reports with the U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”).
Stites & Harbison Promotes Four Attorneys
Stites & Harbison announced today that four attorneys have been promoted to Member (Partner). The promotions are effective January 1, 2025. The new Members (Partners) include Frederick R. Bentley (Reggie), Trevor T. Graves, Brian P. Lee, and Alison M. Zeitlin.
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 47 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2025
The 2025 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 47 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 34 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and 13 attorneys to the Rising Stars list.
Future of the Corporate Transparency Act is Uncertain
With the January 1, 2025, deadline for beneficial ownership information filings pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) for entities formed prior to 2024 rapidly approaching, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas preliminarily enjoined the enforcement of the CTA and its related regulations nationwide. Alison Zeitlin takes a look at what is happening in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 97 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication. Additionally, 12 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 30 attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Corporate Transparency Act Impacting Construction Industry: Covered Entities, Reporting Requirements, Exemptions
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Webinar
Alison Zeitlin will be a speaker at this webinar that will examine the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its impact on construction entities, including who is considered a "reporting company" subject to new beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and the information that must be reported.
Kentucky Super Lawyers® Honors 49 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2024
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2024 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers® recently honored 49 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 35 attorneys to the Super Lawyers® list and 14 attorneys to the Rising Stars® list.