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This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of ambiguous policy terms, evaluation of claimant’s expert witness, inclusion of law firms as appropriate parties from whom plan administrators may seek equitable relief, transfer of cases from the claimant’s choice of venue, and...
This month’s Friday Five addresses cases considering: (1) whether monetary relief in the amount of lost benefits is an available remedy for breach of fiduciary duty; (2) the validity of an ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation that contradicts a subsequent divorce decree; (3) if waiver of a pre...
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TAX TREATY PRIMER—AN OVERVIEW OF TAX TREATIES AND TAX TREATY PLANNING TECHNIQUES David Shapiro, Chair of the Firm's Tax Practice, will be speaking at the NYU School of Professional Studies on Monday, July 11, 2022. His topic will be "Tax Treaty Primer - An Overview of Tax Treaties and Tax Treaty...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of regulatory deadlines, the enforceability of discretionary clauses, circuit courts going both ways on appeals from summary judgment rulings in favor of plans, and a benefits award for a former professional football player where the...
“Penny wise but pound foolish” first appeared in writing over 500 years ago. This idiom captures the wisdom of human experience in just five words: shortcuts that appear to save money are more expensive in the long run. Sometimes much more. Further proof of this eternal truth - and one taxpayer’s...
Dave Martin assists real estate companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other businesses in complex acquisitions and dispositions of office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties, including multi-million dollar portfolios and joint venture arrangements, across the United States...
Jack Brinker is member of the Transactional Department in the firm's Chicago office. He maintains a general real estate practice and assists with a variety of deals, including commercial leasing, development projects, and property sales and acquisitions. While earning his J.D. at Villanova...
A Strong Link in a Complex Chain For restaurants, bars, hotels and others in the hospitality industry, the complexities of serving the public and managing service employees, while striving for profitability and growth, can prove daunting. Acquisitions and investments, capital projects, regulatory...
Jim Goodrich handles commercial real estate transactions and construction contracts across the United States for developers, owners, higher education institutions and major construction companies. Jim's approach to negotiations is to start with commercially reasonable documents and then to cut to...
Zachary Berk focuses his practice on complex civil litigation matters, with concentrations in business and real estate litigation. His experience also includes representing clients in consumer financial services, intellectual property, employment and trade secret related matters. Zach regularly...
Guidance Through Complex IRS Negotiations Despite pressure and demands from tax regulatory bodies, taxpayers are entitled to many protections while under investigation in a tax controversy or while being pursued for tax collection. Leveraging these protections and navigating the complex process...
Eugene Pollingue's practice is concentrated in the area of estate planning and asset protection for high net worth clients, probate, and income tax planning for commercial transactions. As a Louisiana certified public accountant and a board-certified tax attorney, Eugene's experience has given him...
Government is growing every day. Regardless of which political party is in power, the scope of government regulation at the state, county and local levels, and the impact of government on all types of business has regularly increased. Regardless of your type of business – manufacturing or finance...
Harry Shapiro's practice focuses on taxation law, tax litigation and tax-exempt financing law. He has handled matters for multinational companies, non-U.S. corporations having U.S. businesses, pass-through entities, professional associations and wealthy individuals, as well as for numerous tax...
Mary Harmon focuses her practice on advising corporations and passthrough entities on tax and contractual issues. Clients look to her for counsel on U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign tax compliance and planning issues, including matters relating to subchapter C, subchapter K, subchapter S and...
Handling the Challenges of a Rapidly Evolving Industry From the rise of smart cities and 5G to blockchain and machine-to-machine communication, next generation wireless technologies are reshaping our world. Participants in the telecommunications and digital infrastructure industry have a critical...
Tom Laser is a member of the Litigation Department in the Firm's Chicago office. He maintains a general litigation practice and handles a variety of matters involving complex commercial disputes, including servicing claims for consumer financial services companies. Before joining Saul Ewing, Tom was...
Lindsey Hansen assists clients with the legal aspects of buying, selling and leasing commercial real estate, including for office, retail, industrial, data center, and communications use. Her experience includes representing national retail tenants in connection with their expansion throughout...