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<b><i>Will Your Company Be Prepared?</b></i><p>FATCA is an effort by the United States to curb tax evasion and incentivize Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) to report the overseas assets of U.S. persons. The U.S. encourages compliance by imposing a 30% withholding penalty on all U.S. source income and sale proceeds of non-compliant foreign financial institutions.

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Analysis of key rulings involving adverse possession, "stranger to the deed," and a claim against a homeowners association.

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Discussion of two major rulings out of Georgia and New York.

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<b><i>Serving Two Masters</i></b><p>This article examines two recent cases, and suggests practices that lenders to BREs can use to reduce the risk of a debtor bankruptcy without compromising the policies underlying bankruptcy and corporate laws.

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<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</i></b><p>Your paralyzed client currently has many problems to deal with, but the future holds many more. In order to advocate for your client, you need to gain an understanding of his or her current and future challenges, and work to maximize the resources your client will need to deal with them.

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General Counsel for “Ultra Music” Company Can't Be Deposed in Lawsuit by Licensee<br>Magistrate Rules That Statute of Limitations for Copyright Infringement Actions Is No Bar to Discovery Requests<br>New York Federal Court Will Consider Copyright Ownership Claim, But Not Registration Issue, in Dispute Over Play

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<b><i>A Different Perspective </b></i> <p>Here are five ideas that lawyers can learn from the military. They just might work for you and your firm.

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Discussion of major rulings out of Texas and California.