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Fundamental Issues In U.S. Taxation of Foreign Entertainers and Athletes Image

Fundamental Issues In U.S. Taxation of Foreign Entertainers and Athletes

Robert M. Jason

The United States taxes its citizens and resident aliens on their worldwide income; nonresident aliens are taxed on their U.S. source income and income that is effectively connected with a trade or business in the U.S. These seemingly simple terms have spawned volumes of regulations, rulings, cases and articles, the essence of all of which is to determine who is subject to tax in the U.S., and on what. This article introduces the U.S. federal income tax issues.

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In the Courts

On April 8, the Seventh Circuit reversed the conviction and ordered the acquittal of David Weimert, a former executive at AnchorBank, on five counts of wire fraud related to a real estate deal he negotiated in 2009. Here's a look at the ruling.

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'Best Efforts,' 'Commercially Reasonable' and Other Terms No One Understands Image

'Best Efforts,' 'Commercially Reasonable' and Other Terms No One Understands

Grant Esposito & Jessica Kaufman

In this article, the authors explore why vague contractual terms are routinely used, explain how they have been inconsistently interpreted by the courts, and offer some practical tips to minimize the havoc ambiguous terms can wreak.

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The Panama Papers: A Small Part of a Larger Challenge?

Stanley Foodman

The Panama Papers has become a new buzz phrase. Information contained in the Panama Papers ' the unprecedented leak of 11.5 million internal documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca ' illustrates the dangers of noncompliance for U.S. taxpayers and for citizens of other countries with whom the U.S. has exchange of information agreements.

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<b><i>e-Discovery and Security</b></i> The Inevitable Reinvention of the e-Discovery Industry Image

<b><i>e-Discovery and Security</b></i> The Inevitable Reinvention of the e-Discovery Industry

Jared Coseglia

The e-discovery industry is on the precipice of major change yet again, and this time it is all about security. What will distinguish the winners from the losers in the next few years will be an organization's ability to do one of three things: consolidate, innovate or reinvent.

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Exit Strategies: Think Like a Start-up

Howard Cohl

Whether businesses sell hard goods, license technology or dispense advice ( e.g. , law firms), the common thread is that they are all businesses founded by one or more individuals, all of whom will someday exit the business. Law firms are businesses, and all too often partners and founders lose sight of that basic premise.

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'Consent to Assignment' Clauses Held Unenforceable Image

'Consent to Assignment' Clauses Held Unenforceable

Sherilyn Pastor

After a loss, an insurance policy's consent-to-assignment clause is unenforceable. In fact, California, which had until recently been in the minority on this issue, now has corrected course.

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App-portionment In the Supreme Court In <i>Apple v. Samsung</i>

Jonathan Moskin

The Supreme Court granted Samsung's request, in <i>Apple, Inc. v. Samsung,</i> for certiorari to consider whether Section 289 of the Patent Act requires an apportionment of profits for only the infringing feature(s) of the accused product, or instead contemplates profits for the entire product.

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Joint Employment and the Contingent Worker

Robert G. Brody & Katherine M. Bogard

Contingent employment arrangements result in third parties, such as the temporary staffing agency, employing the workers ' not the company on whose behalf the work is being performed. These arrangements generally allow the putative joint employer to minimize or even avoid functions such as recruiting, screening, hiring, paying workers, and complying with labor and employment laws. This avoidance, however, often comes with significant risks.

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Media & Communications: Wikipedia Image

Media & Communications: Wikipedia

Rhiannon Ruff

The usefulness and ubiquity of Wikipedia makes it nearly everyone's first port of call for online research. Because of Wikipedia's importance, it presents both a huge opportunity and a great danger to companies and people written about in its virtual pages.

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