ArticleDarn Those Sox!The Red Sox are unquestionably better – miles and kilometers and even light-years better – than they were during the dismal years of 2014 and 2015.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSullivan & Worcester
ArticleGermany Relents On Nazi-Looted Art Advisory Commission Jewish MembershipBarely a week ago German Minister of Culture Monika Grütters was dismissively rejecting any changes to the Advisory Commission that issues recommendations on claims of Nazi-looted art in German museums.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSullivan & Worcester
ArticleTreasury And IRS Issue Proposed Regulations For Tax Reporting Requirements On Digital Asset TransactionsOn August 29, 2023, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") published proposed regulations that, if finalized, would require brokers...United StatesTaxSullivan & Worcester
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Article2015 Year In Review: Top Five Stories For In-House CounselOne of our priorities is tracking the big issues affecting in-house counsel, and since 2015 seems to be the year of the "Top __ List," we thought it would be fun to jump on that bandwagon too.United StatesLaw Department PerformanceSullivan & Worcester
ArticlePROMESA—Energy In Puerto Rico Amidst The Debt CrisisRenewable energy industry participants are hungrily eyeing the tiny U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico, trying to determine whether the island's debt crisis-driven troubles – which recently put a halt on development...Puerto RicoEnergy and Natural ResourcesSullivan & Worcester
ArticleS&W Lawyers Filed Legal Brief For Major Brand Companies Supporting EPA's Clean Power PlanOn April 1, 2016, Jerome C. Muys, Jr., Jeffrey M. Karp and Van P. Hilderbrand, Jr. with the assistance of Morgan M. Gerard filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of Adobe Systems, Inc., Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc., Ikea North America Services LLC and Mars Incorporated in support of the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesSullivan & Worcester
ArticleUPDATED—Rethinking Art Authentication—December 2, 2015 At The NY City Bar AssociationRegistration is now available for an upcoming event about which we posted previously: The Art Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association's "Rethinking Art Authentication" on December 2, 2015 at the City Bar's headquarters at 42 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues).United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSullivan & Worcester
ArticleQ&A With Vince Digneo, Sustainability Strategist, Corporate Responsibility, Adobe Systems Adobe has adopted some fairly aggressive sustainability and renewable energy commitments. Can you tell us about the origins and evolution of those commitments?United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesSullivan & Worcester
ArticleUnlocking The Clean Energy Value Of Dormant Corporate PropertiesMore than 60 percent of the Fortune 500 companies have adopted sustainability commitments. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesSullivan & Worcester
ArticleJanuary 2017 DevelopmentsA Donald Trump effect was apparent with the January 26th Federal Register-- it was one of the shortest Federal Register volumes seen in some time—even the pre-holiday Registers sport more pages. United StatesFinance and BankingSullivan & Worcester
ArticleWhen Your "Client" Is Your Company's Investor, How Is Attorney-Client Privilege Applied?Garner v. Wolfinbarger, 430 F.2d 1093 (5th Cir. 1970), cert. denied, 401 U.S. 974 (1971) extended the "fiduciary exception" to the attorney-client privilege from the traditional trustee context to corporations. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSullivan & Worcester
ArticleMethinks Thou Doth Protest Too Much—Bavaria Scrambles Defensively After Revelation Of Looted Art Sales To Nazi FamiliesThe revelation that Bavaria re-sold looted artworks to Nazi families while giving victims and their heirs the run-around for years has clearly touched a nerve at the Bavarian State Paintings Collection.GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSullivan & Worcester
ArticleFair Warning: Amendments Or Supplements To Language Often Found In Amended And Restated Loan Agreements May Be RequiredThis Advisory summarizes only that aspect of the holding which considered the question of whether the amended and restated loan agreement constituted a novation.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawSullivan & Worcester
ArticleNew Disclosures About Option ExpensingAfter much debate, expenses related to options and other share-based payments are now required to appear on companies’ income statements. This standard, the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), or FAS 123R, is effective for periods ending after June 15, 2005. United StatesAccounting and AuditSullivan & Worcester
ArticleElectronic "Delivery" Of Proxy Statements Approved By SECSoon to be gone are the days of shareholders receiving large envelopes with glossy annual reports and proxy statements printed on flimsy paper. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawSullivan & Worcester
Article10 Essentials For A Well-Drafted Litigation Hold NoticeThis post is the second in a our Legal Hold Practical Advice Series. You just learned that your company was (or probably will be) sued. How should you go about informing key employees to preserve evidence?United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSullivan & Worcester
ArticleExhibition Interference Shows That Public Institutions Still Struggle With First AmendmentTwo recent interventions by public authorities to remove controversial works of art underscore that, like last year's Leonard Peltier painting dispute, the proper application of the First Amendment remains more elusive than it should. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSullivan & Worcester