Tax Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation

Distribution in China – Legal Issues

by John Huang, Frank Schoneveld, Winston Zhao | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/4/2013

McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to offer “Distribution in China – Legal Issues*,” a one-stop resource covering distribution in China, including: The business models and legal structures most commonly used for...more

Advertising News & Analysis - March 21, 2013

by Walter R. Calvert, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Amy Ralph Mudge, Gregory J. Sater, Randal M. Shaheen | Venable LLP on 3/22/2013

In this issue: - ANA CEO Calls for Greater Industry Cooperation, Self-Regulation to Win Policy Battles - Price Match Guarantees – Easy to Offer, Hard to Limit - Some States Eye Advertisers to Generate Tax...more

Business News Digest – February 2013

In this issue: - What You Need to Know About the Proposed Maryland Investment Tax Credit for Cybersecurity - Trade Secret Legislation May Increase Infringement Claims and Lead to a Private Right of Action -...more

Clinically Integrated Networks; The PHOs of the Twenty-First Century?

by Michael Schaff | Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. on 2/11/2013

In This Presentation: - Why Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) Are Needed? - How Are CINs Similar to PHOs/How They Differ? - What’s In It for Physicians/for Hospitals/Others? - How Are CINs Organized and...more

New Biogas Rules to be Considered at California Public Utilities Commission

by Clothilde Hewlett, Jill Jaffe, Martin Mattes, Josh Rosa | Nossaman LLP on 1/18/2013

Upcoming decisions of the California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") on two matters related to biogas will substantially influence market opportunities for instate biogas producers for the foreseeable future. The CPUC is...more

FTC Warns Hotels Against Providing Price Quotes That Lack Mandatory Taxes and Fees

by Michael P. Heuga, Lindsay A. Lutz, Roxane A. Polidora, Josh Romanow, Christian A. Salaman, Michael L. Sibarium | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 12/5/2012

On November 28, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it sent letters to 22 hotel operators warning them that their online reservation sites may violate the law by misrepresenting hotel room prices. In...more

Supreme Court of Canada Establishes Important Principles in Transfer Pricing

by Claire M.C. Kennedy, Martin P.J. Kratz Q.C., Darrel H. Pearson | Bennett Jones LLP on 12/3/2012

The Supreme Court of Canada recently released its judgment in The Queen v Glaxo Smith Kline Inc.,1 (Glaxo), which is the Court's first pronouncement on Canada's transfer pricing rules. Transfer pricing involves the allocation...more

Doing Business in Canada: International Trade

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/18/2012

Canada’s international trade law regulates the import and export of goods, the manner in which these goods are procured or sold, and the protection of foreign investments in Canada and Canadian investments abroad. Most of the...more

Commerce Department Upholds Tariffs on Chinese Photovoltaic Cells

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/12/2012

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is upholding tariffs it proposed earlier this year on imports of Chinese crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells and panels. The decision is the agency’s final determination in...more

Supply Chain Efficiency: Valuation and Transfer Pricing Considerations

by McDermott Will & Emery on 8/2/2012

Deriving maximum cost efficiency from the supply chain is a critical operational issue for multinational enterprises (MNEs) in certain regions. As taxation is typically one of a group’s largest costs, supply chain...more

Health Care Legal News - July 12, 2012 • Volume 2, Number 6

by Dickinson Wright on 7/17/2012

In This Issue: - SUPREME COURT TO HEAR FTC CHALLENGE TO GEORGIA HOSPITAL MERGER By: James M. Burns - On June 25, the United States Supreme Court granted a request by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for...more

Nonprofit Chapters and Affiliates: Key Legal Issues, Pitfalls and Successful Strategies

by Venable LLP on 7/11/2012

In this presentation: - Common affiliation structures - Key legal pitfalls Attribution of liability to affiliated entities Intellectual property ownership and use Antitrust...more

Business News Digest - June 2012

by Venable LLP on 6/29/2012

In this issue: - Nonprofit Retirement Plan Fee Disclosure – Action Needed - What You Need to Know Regarding the New Maryland Income Tax Credit for Security Clearance Costs & Construction of SCIFs - ACOs,...more

Commerce Department Proposes Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels

by Matt Bingham | Lewis and Roca LLP on 5/21/2012

Yesterday, the U.S. Commerce Department proposed tariffs of at least 31% on solar panels imported from China. The preliminary ruling found that Chinese manufacturers have been illegally "dumping" solar panels on the U.S....more

Identity Theft and the IRS

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 4/5/2012

A client called the other day to say that she had received correspondence from the IRS. The first line of the letter read: Dear Taxpayer: We have received your income tax return and are holding your refund until...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- February 13, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 2/14/2012

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; House of Representatives; Executive Branch; Federal Reserve; SEC; CFTC; IRS; and Miscellaneous. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week In a week that...more

International News -- Focus On Employment and Employee Benefits, Issue 3, 2011

by McDermott Will & Emery on 12/15/2011

In This Issue: Focus On Employment and Employee Benefits: Recent Developments in Collective Salary Negotiation in China; Anti-Social Media? Managing Social Media Issues in the UK Workplace; Trimming Employee-Related...more

Federal District Judge Issues Permanent Injunction Against H&R Block's Acquisition of TaxACT in United States v. H&R Block, Inc.

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 12/2/2011

On October 31, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia announced its decision to issue a permanent injunction blocking H&R Block's proposed acquisition of the company that markets the TaxACT line of...more