Many accountants and valuation experts are anxiously attempting to predict the contents of the revised Section 2704 regulations from the IRS on the valuation of family limited partnerships...

the past six months, the number of cybersecurity attacks have increased around the globe, many of which have specifically impacted the healthcare industry.

Interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) has been the topic of both recent and pending cases on the Supreme Court's docket.

To parents and grandparents who come to you for estate planning, a child's special-needs diagnosis can pose a complex challenge.

On 29 January 2019, Judge Martin Glenn, of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Bankruptcy Court, in the case of ENNIA Caribe Holding,

Why should lawyers who practice law outside the US be interested in or need to know about 'attorney client privilege' rules in the US? Because of how the privilege is applied and can impact litigation proceedings there.

It was shocking to learn that the recent distributed denial-of-service attack of the nation's internet infrastructure via DNS provider Dyn was aided and abetted by a hijacked army of products...

Recently, the judges of the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York issued three decisions addressing Chapter 15 the United States' adoption of the Model Law on Cross Border Insolvency (Model Law).

The United States Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to evaluate their current withholding rates and their proper estimated payments for 2018, or else they may have a nasty surprise ...

The Federal Circuit continues to provide much needed guidance (and relief) in interpreting patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. §101.

The Internal Revenue Service recently reminded tax professionals to be on the lookout for phishing emails designed to steal sensitive data, such as user names

Many leases of personal property and contracts for service, maintenance or repairs, contain an automatic renewal provision that provides, in effect, that the lease or contract will automatically renew for a specified term unless the lessee or party receiving the service, maintenance or repairs sends notice prior to the expiration of the lease or contract of their intention not to renew.

On August 4, 2016, Proposed Regulations under Section 2704 of the Internal Revenue Code ("Proposed Regulations") were published in the Federal Register...

A key strategy in acquiring assets from a bankruptcy estate is by utilising existing debt and liens to credit bid for the assets that may be in play.

While the legal industry has undergone dramatic shifts and changes in recent times, it is still not a very common occurrence to find a long-time inside counsel making the leap into the world of outside law firms.

Section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code was designed to stop taxpayers, including trusts and estates, from, taking losses for passive activity against non-passive income like investment income and salary.

Functus Officio is a Latin term meaning that once the purpose of the task at hand is completed, there is no further force or authority to undertake any further measures. When applied to arbitrations

The New York Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013 is a recently enacted state statute that goes into effect on July 1, 2014.

Hiring practices carried out online might appear to be neutral at first glance, but they could have the unintended effect of excluding people.

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in CLS Bank International v. Alice Corporation recently issued a ruling on the patentability of computer software.