On January 12, 2022, the National Taxpayer Advocate (Advocate) released the 2021 Annual Report to Congress , stating that calendar year 2021 was "the most challenging year taxpayers and tax professionals have ever experienced." IR-2022-11. Notably, one...
Been a while since you last unfurled a survey across your desk? Or maybe you’re a title and survey pro handling a deal in a new jurisdiction. Whatever your needs, our new title and survey review checklists can help. These checklists provide step-by-step guidance...
This comprehensive resource kit includes materials for an array of legal needs, including detailed practice notes, templates, and checklists. It includes content from Practical Guidance’s spectrum of practice areas to identify areas of importance for start...
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently issued its first opinion involving shareholder challenges to de-SPAC transactions in In re Multiplan Stockholders Litigation. The case involved breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by the SPAC’s public shareholders...
As the COVID-19 pandemic persists and the legal landscape continues to change, are you ready to advise your clients on whether they can (or must) mandate COVID-19 vaccinations and/or must pay for costs and leave associated with vaccines and testing? Review Practical...
Understand how to analyze likelihood of confusion in the context of trademark registration with a series of five videos explaining the DuPont factors as considered by the USPTO in assessing likelihood of confusion, the most common ground of trademark refusal. ...
As with relationships, so it is with document retention: if it goes it will be trouble, and if it stays it could be double. Never be bugged by indecision again with this practice note, which provides a “Clash” course on effective ways of managing records...
The Bureau for Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) is charged with the enforcement of federal consumer protection laws and regulations. This practice note covers how to effectively prepare for CFPB examination activities and enforcement action. READ NOW »...
Read this article discussing trends in benchmark succession clauses in recent credit agreements using benchmark rates other than LIBOR. Despite the shift away from LIBOR and the critical importance of benchmark replacement setting clauses, benchmark succession...
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The Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the IRS have issued Frequently Asked Questions #51 regarding implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Pub. L. No. 116-127 ), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) strictly limits how, and for what purposes, covered entities (including many group health plans) can use or disclose PHI. Review this template, for use by an employer-sponsored group health plan, to...
Gain an appreciation for the key requirements for claims that may be asserted against a party for its false statements about a competitor or a competitor's products or business practices, including trade libel and commercial defamation. Also learn about deceptive...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has kept up a steady drumbeat of proposals and adoptions of new and revised rules in a variety of areas. Stay on top of these developments, their effective dates, and relevant Practical Guidance content with this continually...
The key to reviewing settlements is to know exactly what to look for. Learn the provisions you should be on guard for and where the controversial language may be hiding. READ NOW » Related Content Settlement Fundamentals and Tactics (Federal) Discover...