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Coming To Terms With The New International Taxation Provisions

The Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act of 2010 ("H.R. 1586"), signed into law on August 10, 2010, enacted a number of new provisions impacting taxation of international operations. These new provisions primarily target foreign tax credit ("FTC") planning, with a particular emphasis on...

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An Employment Practice That Saves Jobs, Storied Companies And Entire Towns

Editor: Can you please tell our readers about your firm's employment law practice? Baer: The firm provides the full gamut of labor and employment litigation and counseling services in a variety of areas, including traditional labor relations, equal employment opportunity ("EEO"), wage and hour,...

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Private Fund Adviser Regulation Under The Dodd-Frank Act

On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"), comprehensive reform legislation imposing new requirements and restrictions on the financial industry. Private equity funds and hedge funds (collectively, "...

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Proposed Paycheck Fairness Act: Impacts On Employers

Mr. Friedman is a Partner in Weil, Gotshal & Manges' Litigation department and a member of the Employment Litigation Practice Group, representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. This interview addresses issues relating to the proposed Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA)...

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Card Check Or Computer And The Integrity Of Union Elections

Lawrence J. Baer is Counsel in Weil, Gotshal & Manges' Litigation department and a member of the Employment Litigation Practice Group, representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. This interview addresses issues relating to Card Check and how it would affect...

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BRT & BC: Financial Reform Concerns Of Nonfinancial Companies

Mr. Tarbert heads the firm's Financial Regulatory Reform Working Group, and Ms. Odoner and Ms. Dixon are members of that group.Mr. Tarbert is former Special Counsel to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, and Ms. Dixon is former Chief Counsel of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance.Ms. Odoner...

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A Can-Do State

Editor: Please tell our readers about your practice as co-head of the firm's 160-lawyer Complex Commercial Litigation practice. While you are located in the firm's Dallas office, your practice takes you well beyond the borders of Texas. Ostolaza: The 160 lawyers in the Complex Commercial...

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