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IRS Offers Second Chance to Taxpayers with Undeclared Foreign Holdings
March 27, 2011
Doing nothing is increasingly not a viable option for anyone who wants to be able to use and enjoy their undisclosed foreign accounts or assets.
Civil FBAR Penalties
March 27, 2011
A recent decision provides a glimmer of hope that in both criminal and civil cases involving foreign accounts, lower FBAR penalties are possible and worth pursuing.
The Pitfalls and Prospects of Bank Prosecutions
March 27, 2011
A dramatic increase in criminal prosecutions of financial institution directors and officers is not likely. Here's why.
Business Crimes Hotline
February 27, 2011
Nationwide rulings that affect your practice.
In the Courts
February 27, 2011
Recent rulings of importance.
A Glimmer of Hope for Lower Criminal and Civil FBAR Penalties
February 27, 2011
On June 17, 2010, the Swiss Parliament ratified the settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and UBS AG, and the process of turning over the names and Swiss banking information of approximately 4,450 U.S. taxpayers began.
DOJ Guidance on Consultant Engagement
February 27, 2011
The DOJ issued guidance on Sept. 1, 2010 illuminating its approach to American companies' common practice of hiring consultants with ties to foreign governments to help negotiate business deals with those governments.
The 'Ordinary Prudence' Standard in Mail and Wire Fraud Cases
February 27, 2011
To establish the required element of a scheme to defraud, it is necessary for federal prosecutors to prove that the scheme was "reasonably calculated to deceive persons of ordinary prudence and comprehension.
Business Crimes Hotline
January 26, 2011
National rulings of interest.
In the Courts
January 26, 2011
An in-depth look at a recent case.

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    “Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
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  • Private Equity Valuation: A Significant Decision
    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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