The Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin, which covers northeastern Colorado and parts of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas, is expected to continue as a booming oil and gas play into 2014 and beyond. In 2012, increased drilling in the area contributed to...
Introduction - The London Stock Exchange (the “LSE”) has long provided an attractive forum for companies with oil and gas operations outside of the United Kingdom to seek and obtain access to foreign capital markets through a public quotation....
IRS Explains Federal Tax Consequences of Windsor Case Regarding Same-Sex Marriages - In our last report (Vol. 8, No. 3, September 2013), we told you about the recent Windsor case, in which the Supreme Court held unconstitutional Section 3 of the...
A law firm has sued the Florida Bar and several of its officials, claiming that its legal ethics rules restricting law firm website content and what can be said in blog posts by attorneys are unconstitutional.
Like festive lights and bow-wrapped luxury cars, ‘tis the season for horror stories from company holiday parties. Office holiday parties are a cherished tradition and a nice way for companies to thank their employees for a job well done. However,...
The National Futures Association (the “NFA”) has issued guidance reminding market participants of CFTC regulations that require any person claiming an exemption or exclusion under CFTC Regulation 4.5, 4.13(a)(1), 4.13 (a)(2), 4.13 (a)(3), 4.13 (a)(5)...
In This Issue: Fuel Taxes Increased to Solve Transportation Funding Shortfall; PA Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Township Business Privilege Tax; Unclaimed Property - Challenge to Delaware’s Auditing Procedures; PA Sales Tax Ruling Clarifies...
The Spanish Parliament has approved this week the so-called Market Unity Act. This piece of legislation is aimed at simplfying the difficulties of providing services or manufacturing or distributing goods connected with regulated activities in Spain...
On December 4, 2013, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) and the FRB jointly issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) amending the definitions of “funds transfer” and “transmittal of funds” under the regulations implementing the Bank...
While working on the chapter on Regulatory Assets Under Management for my new book about Dodd Frank and the Advisers Act, I realized that now would be a really good time to blog about the topic. Soon, at the end of March to be exact, advisers will...
