Cynthia Boyle Lande - BrownWinick Law Firm

Specialties

1031 Exchanges Administrative Law Agribusiness Business & Corporate Law Business Succession Planning Business Transactions Corporate Finance & Securities Law Employee Benefits Employment & Labor Energy & Natural Resource ESOP Estate Planning Executive Compensation Financial Services Food & Agribusiness Government & Regulatory Governmental Entities Growth Capital Health Care Health Plans Insurance Investment Management & Funds Litigation Mergers & Acquisitions Natural Resources Nonprofit Organizations Private Equity Property Tax Management, Appeals & Disputes Real Estate, Construction & Environmental Renewable Fuels Taxation Law Telecommunications Utilities

I am a member attorney at BrownWinick law firm and am currently a member of the firm's Executive Committee. My practice is primarily transactional, with an emphasis on tax and employee benefits. I have successfully completed the CPA exam, and I often work closely with my clients' accounting team on legal issues. My clients are businesses of varying sizes operating in a variety of different industries. As co-chair of the firm's Women in Business practice group, many of my clients are female business owners in the state of Iowa.

My Approach

My favorite parts of the practice of law are partnering with my clients to solve legal issues interfering with business growth and identifying solutions to help take their business to the next level. I prioritize clear communication, responsiveness, and practical solutions in my work with my clients.

More About Me

I graduated from Iowa State University, with distinction, in 2007, with degrees in accounting and finance. I received my law degree in 2010, with distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law. I graduated from the University of Iowa with the Iowa State Bar Association Outstanding Graduate Award, the University of Iowa College of Law Future Leader of the Iowa Bar Award, and the Willard L. Boyd Public Service Award Highest Distinction. While at the University of Iowa, I was the Executive Editor for the Iowa Law Review and served as Co-President of the Iowa State Bar Association.

I have been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers® in the area of Tax Law and listed as a “Rising Star” in Super Lawyers® in the area of Tax. I currently serve on the board of Metro Women Connect and am a member of the Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). I also currently serve on the Board of Directors for CanPlay and the Iowa Law School Foundation.

My Specialties

Employee Benefits

ERISA
Executive Compensation
Stock Options and Equity Compensation
DOL Investigations
IRS Audits
Affordable Care Act
Retirement Plans
Welfare and Medical Plans
Government Plans
ESOPs

Tax

Income Tax
Sales Tax
IRS Audits
Iowa Department of Revenue Audits
Tax Court

Affordable Care Act Deadline Extension

12-19-2022 On December 15, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations extending deadlines for providing certain information statements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The extension applies to Forms 1095-C, filed and issued by applicable large employers (ALEs), who are subject to the ACA Employer Mandate. The extension also applies to...

UPDATE: IRS Extends Deadlines for Certain Additional Required Amendments to Retirement Plans and IRAs

11-29-2022 Earlier this year, we shared an update on certain retirement plan updates originally required to be adopted this year. At that time, we noted that some amendment deadlines had been delayed, but other amendments were still required this year. On September 26, 2022, the IRS issued Notice 2022-45, extending the deadline for qualified plans, 403(b)...

IRS Extends Deadline for Certain Required Amendments to Retirement Plans and IRAs

09-13-2022 On August 3rd, 2022, IRS Notice 2022-33 extended the remedial amendment periods for qualified plans, 403(b) plans, governmental plans, and 457(b) plans to adopt certain, but not all, required plan amendments relating to the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”), the Bipartisan American Miners Act of...

Considerations for Selling to an ESOP

08-18-2022 An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is an employee benefit plan that allows employees to share in the ownership of the company they work for. The shares are held in a trust, established by the company, for the benefit of participating employees. Generally, a company forms an ESOP which then purchases stock from the existing owner(s) at fair...

Cindy Lande Elected as Board Member for Iowa Law School Foundation

10-13-2022 BrownWinick is thrilled to announce that attorney, Cindy Lande, was recently elected as a new board member to the Iowa Law School Foundation (ILSF) Cindy received her J.D., with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2010. BrownWinick is incredibly proud of Cindy and her accomplishment of being elected to this foundation’s...

BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers in America List

08-21-2020 BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 26 lawyers have been included in the 2021 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. Best Lawyers® has published their list for more than three decades, earning the respect of the...

BrownWinick Attorneys Featured in 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers and Great Plains Rising Stars

07-11-2019 Eleven BrownWinick attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers online listing: William Brown – Tax Elizabeth Coonan – Employment and Labor Michael Dee – Business Litigation Alice Helle – Employee Benefits Thomas Johnson – Business/Corporate Ann Holden Kendell – Employment and Labor James Pray – Environmental Brian...

Assistant

Michelle Battaglia

515-242-2421

Undergraduate

Iowa State University

B.S., with distinction, Finance and Accounting, 2007

Legal

University of Iowa College of Law

J.D., with distinction, 2010

Admitted

Iowa, 2010

Memberships & Associations

Iowa State Bar Association
Member
Iowa Law School Foundation
Board of Directors
CanPlay
Board of Directors (Past President)
Metro Women Connect
Board Member
National Association of Women Business Owners, Iowa Chapter
Member