Podcast: Illinois Tool Works Inc. & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
You’re a foreign company looking to set up shop in the United States. You have weighed the pros and cons of expanding your business into the United States, c..onfirmed the compatibility of any products or services you offer...more
Captive insurance companies are likely exempt from filing a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report under the insurance company exemption to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Likewise, companies that are owned by...more
On Jan. 1, the new Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) came into effect and imposes reporting obligations on domestic and foreign entities that are within the scope of the definition of “reporting company” under the statute....more
The arduous process of FCPA compliance requires risk teams to digest and cross-reference a morass of information – from internal data analysis to human representatives collecting interviews on the ground. Diligence failures...more
The Return of Volatility - Directors will (perhaps unexpectedly) be expected to confront the strategic implications of economic, regulatory and legislative volatility, much as they were required to do in 2017. This...more
With the rise of OFAC Sanctions enforcement and compliance issues, companies have to devote significant resources to following changes in OFAC Sanctions. Over the last few years, the US government has significantly altered...more
Akin to politics (to a smaller degree), there is a fair amount of disinformation, some call it bloviating, put out by the FCPA Paparazzi. Some of this disinformation is motivated by immature attempts to “market” legal...more
On June 4, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule (Final Rule) containing changes to its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). Some of the changes codify informal guidance that the...more
On February 24, 2015, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. agreed to pay more than $16 million to settle charges that two of its subsidiaries allegedly paid $3.2 million in bribes that generated $14,122,535 in illicit profits. The SEC...more