|
Venable attorneys produce periodic alerts and newsletters covering a variety of topics and practice areas. For your convenience, we have assembled below a collection of the latest alerts and newsletters. | |
 |
Tax Reform Estate Planning Opportunities and Pitfalls On December 22, 2017, President Trump and Congress enacted comprehensive federal tax reform through H.R. 1 (the Act). The Act provides the most comprehensive change to the Internal Revenue Code since 1986 and includes several provisions that could have significant impact on existing estate plans and future estate planning. Clients should consult with their tax advisors to consider the new estate planning opportunities and pitfalls created by the Act. |
|
Fund Forum | March 2018 This issue of Venable's Fund Forum includes the following items:
| |
 |
Can I Use that Photo? No. Yes. Maybe? Businesses often have a need to make use of photographs as decorative art, for illustration, in connection with programs, events, or seminars, or for other purposes. For photographs not created by the respective business, the question arises whether photos from other sources can be used without first obtaining a license. The general answer is no. United States copyright law provides certain rights to the owner of the work of authorship that include the exclusive rights to reproduce, publicly distribute, and publicly display directly or through others. Before using a copyrightable work, it's therefore important to evaluate its respective copyright rights. This should happen regardless of where the work was found or how the work will be used. |
|
Declinations Beyond the FCPA: What Corporate Counsel Needs to Know about the Latest DOJ Announcement Senior Department of Justice (DOJ) officials announced in March that the declination of prosecution principles embodied in the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy may be applied to other white collar corporate criminal matters as well. The announcement, made by the acting head of the DOJ's Criminal Division, John P. Cronan, and chief of the Securities and Financial Fraud Unit, Benjamin Singer, is the latest development in a trend – DOJ expects businesses to act as allies in the fight against criminal activity. Corporate counsel should be cautious before chasing this carrot, however – unlike the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy, which is controlling upon the DOJ and U.S. Attorneys nationwide, this latest expansion is not a new policy but a "new practice," serving only as nonbinding guidance for prosecutors of the DOJ Securities and Financial Fraud Unit in Washington, DC. | |
 |
Telework, Pregnancy, and the Employment Law Bermuda Triangle As technology improves, more and more employees and job applicants want to telework from home or another location. Organizations have many legitimate business reasons to grant or deny such a request. But an employer's obligations are harder to sort out when the employee requesting telework is pregnant. |
| UPCOMING EVENTS | |
|
April 19, 2018: "Representing Minority Members in Negotiating and Drafting LLC Operating Agreements" at the 2018 Advanced Business Law Institute May 2, 2018: "Why Inclusive Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility are Good for Business" at CARU West Coast 2018 | |
| ADDITIONAL ARTICLES | |
|
CPSC's Annual Agenda and Priorities Hearing Is an Important Opportunity for Stakeholders Gold King Mine Update – Court Rules That Government Contractor May Be Liable Under CERCLA HSA Changes and Disability Deadline: Are You Prepared? Wake-Up Call to Private Equity: Government Names PE Firm as Defendant in a False Claims Act Action | |
Tax reform estate planning opportunities, fair use and copyright laws, and more in this issue of Business News Digest
4 min