April 6, 2021 On this week’s episode of OK at Work, Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger discuss going back to work after Google released statements that they will be returning their employees to their offices in April in a limited capacity. Bigger companies, such as Google, seem to be setting a precedent in the policies and procedures they’re implementing […]
With climate change policy at the center of the Biden-Harris agenda, what impacts and opportunities will we see during the next four years, nationally and in California? Join us for a one-hour nonpartisan panel discussion with an experienced group of Manatt professionals from our government and regulatory and environmental law teams. The panelists will discuss […]
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) published a potentially far-reaching consultation paper on the Listing Regime for Overseas Issuers1 on 31 March 2021 (the “HKEX Consultation Paper”). The purpose of the HKEX Consultation Paper is to obtain feedback from the market on the HKEX’s proposals to amend the HKEX Listing Rules to streamline […]
In a ruling from February 19, 2021, the Landgericht (LG) Düsseldorf – the Regional Court of Düsseldorf – held that the provider of business closure insurance has to pay out for bars closing in connection with the coronavirus (Az.: 40 O 53/20). The case-law concerning the obligation of a provider of business closure insurance to […]
by David Coit, DBA, CVA, CVGA, CM&AA, CBEC Owners of healthcare companies, practices, and agencies often ask us how they can increase their businesses’ market value. Buyers determine the value of a business based on return on investment and riskiness of the investment. Business owners create value by increasing the return on investment and decreasing […]
Mauricio Duarte is a Lawyer from Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Guatemala) with an LL.M. from St. Thomas University (Minnesota). Mauricio worked for 4 years in international arbitration, before devoting himself to issues related to technology and legal innovation. You can find the recording here.
Bona Law is pleased to announce Jim Lerner and Pat Pascarella have joined the firm as partners. Jim will be based at the firm’s New York office while Pat will launch the firm’s newest office in Dallas, Texas. Pat joins Bona Law from Kilpatrick Townsend. His experience ranges from antitrust litigation and counseling to representing clients before enforcement and regulatory agencies […]
As Published in The Legal Intelligencer – Special Section March 2021: Intellectual Property By: Laura Winston Earlier this year, the comedian Seth Meyers was making a joke about a politician on his talk show “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” In doing so, he referred to a well-known brand of popular plastic building bricks as “Legos.” Mr. […]
Posted: 9 Feb 2021 Think of one of the worst things that could happen to the construction sector at this moment in time What would it be? Something that takes cashflow out of the supply chain? New legislation which fundamentally changes tax regulations when there is limited money to ensure compliance with these changes? You would […]
When a supervisor with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway stumbled upon a way to submit fraudulent invoices to his employer, he enlisted several others in the scheme. In the end, more than $2 million in bogus or inflated invoices (details of the case are in the right-hand box) were submitted. To prevent a similar scam from […]
Assuming that you are an entrepreneur, you have undoubtedly asked yourself: what is the value of my business? Or you might be in the market to buy a business and wonder: what is a reasonable price for it. All legitimate questions. Let me make some things clear first. There is no such thing as THE […]
International Tax Disclosure Exemption issued For those of you who have clients with control or income interests in a foreign company or an attributing interest in a FIF at any time during a particular income year, section 61(1) of the Tax Administration Act would usually require a disclosure of that interest to IR. However in […]
