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With the recent emergence of Name Image Likeness (NIL) compensation, alumni associations focused on raising funds to compensate student athletes have been on the rise. But alumni associations in some form or another have been around as long as some of the oldest colleges and universities in the...
Amid rising financing costs, issuers of tax-exempt bonds face the challenge of optimizing returns on unspent proceeds through higher-yielding investments, a strategy fraught with arbitrage risks and IRS scrutiny. This session emphasizes the critical need for rigorous record-keeping and adherence to...
David Shapiro and Mary Harmon will speak at the ABA Section of Taxation 2024 May Tax Meeting in Washington, DC. David will speak on May 3rd beginning at 12:30 p.m. on the topic "Recent Developments in Crypto Taxation." The Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent approval of Bitcoin Exchange...
Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Sting, David Bowie, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, and now KISS. What do they all have in common? They have all sold their music catalogs in the past 10 years. Jackson and Springsteen reaped the biggest rewards at over $500M each. Catalog sales have become big business...
With the recent emergence of Name Image Likeness ("NIL") compensation, alumni associations focused on raising funds to compensate student athletes have been on the rise. But alumni associations in some form or another have been around as long as some of the oldest colleges and universities in the...
Intellectual Property 101 / Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks…Oh My! Thomas Edison. Henry Ford. Steve Jobs. These three household names revolutionized modern society through the protections afforded to their intellectual property by U.S. patent laws. Traditionally a copyright attaches when the...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, is proud to announce that the WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals has recognized Partners Darius Gambino and Sherry Flax in its 2024 edition. Now in its 14th year, the WTR 1000 identifies the top trademark professionals in key...
Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee voted to advance the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) to the House floor. As drafted, H.R. 7024 would be funded entirely by limitations on the employee retention credit (ERC). Under the bill, no new ERC claims would...
“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...
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...
Sherry Flax concentrates her practice on matters dealing with intellectual property law, with an emphasis on trademarks and copyrights. She assists clients in securing and protecting their rights in commercially valuable property through U.S. and international trademarks and copyrights, domain names...
Martin Doyle concentrates his practice in commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis on real estate acquisitions and dispositions, finance, and leasing. Martin has represented clients in transactions involving a wide array of property categories, including office, shopping center, retail...
Robert E. McKenzie concentrates his practice in representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service and state agencies. He has lectured extensively on the subject of taxation. He has presented courses before thousands of CPAs, attorneys and enrolled agents nationwide. Robert is recognized as an...
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...
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...
Luis Flores represents developers nationally in the acquisition, construction, development, leasing, refinancing and sale of vacant land, condominium projects, multifamily housing apartment complexes, hotels, commercial shopping centers, and commercial office buildings. Luis is also highly...
George Magnatta is chair of the firm's Public Finance Practice. His practice focuses on serving as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, borrower's counsel, and tax counsel for states, cities, economic development authorities, housing authorities, and non-profit entities in the implementation and...
Richard Forsten has more than 25 years of experience in land use and land use litigation, commercial and real estate transactions and litigation, financings, construction and mechanics' lien law, environmental law and permitting. His appearances in Delaware courts range from making en banc arguments...
David Berk counsels families and their businesses, entrepreneurs and start-up companies in taxation, structuring transactions, contract negotiations and governance issues. David also advises clients on corporate succession planning, trust and estate planning, insurance and retirement planning and...