A.V, v. iParadigms (Anti-Plagiarism Database Did Not Infringe High School Students’ Works)
AICPA Changes the Accounting Treatment of Start-Up Costs for Hedge Funds
Announcements of Interest to Hedge Fund Managers
Bailout Bill to End Use of Tax Deferred Compensation Programs by Offshore Fund Managers
Board Guidance/Adviser Compliance: The SEC Proposes Oversight of Investment Adviser Practices
Compuware v. Moody’s (Sixth Circuit Upholds Broad First Amendment Protection for Credit Ratings)
Congress Increases H-1B Visa Numbers, Provides Relief from INS Delays
Courdius Trust v. Donald D. Kummerfeld
Criminalizing Employer Sanctions: Employers Walk a Tightrope
Customer Identification Regulations for Mutual Funds
Dealing with Leased Employee and Workers Misclassification Issues
Does Comprehensive Immigration Reform Have a Prayer?
DOL Guidance on Investment Education
Electronic Filing Mandated for Form 13F
Electronic Recordkeeping by Investment Companies and Investment Advisers
Estate Tax Advisory: A 2010 Odyssey
FAQ: Alphabet Soup for Temporary Statuses: B, E, F, J, H, L, O AND TN
FAQ: Green Card for “Outstanding” Researchers and Professors
FAQ: Green Card for Other Professionals
FAQ: Green Card for Persons of “Extraordinary” or “Exceptional” Ability
FAQ: Two-Year Residence for J-1 Exchange Visitors
FAQ: What are E-1 and E-2 visas?
FAQ: What are H-1B visas and Other Options for Professionals?
FAQ: What is a Green Card and How Do Get One?
FAQ: Work Permits for Nannies and Au Pairs
Federal Law Prevents States From Taxing Retiree Income Across State Lines
Final Privacy Rules are Adopted for Investment Advisers
FinCEN Withdraws Proposed Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Investment Advisers and Others
Form D Process to be Streamlined
Fourth Circuit Affirms Fair Use Finding Regarding Anti Plagiarism Software
Immigration Risks Pose Real Threats to the New Government
Important Changes in Federal Transfer Tax Law for 2010
IRS Issues Guidance on Maintenance of Electronic Tax Records
Jefferson County v. Moody’s (Securities Law Allegation Does Not Supply End Run Around 1st Amendment)
Klepetko v. Reisman (Alleged Libelous Article Qualified as Protected Opinion)
Kroencke v. General Motors (Fragmented Similarities in Artistic Style Held Non-Infringing)
Madoff with the Custody Rule: The SEC’s Continuing Reaction to the Ponzi Proliferation
Many Hedge Funds May Now Invest in Futures Without CPO or CTA Registration
Model Privacy Forms Under The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Modernized Custody Rule Adopted: Compliance Relief for Hedge Fund Managers
More About Account Statements Under The SEC’s New Custody Rule
NASAA Proposes Competency Examination for Investment Adviser Representatives
National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996
Natural-Born Citizenship - McCain OK for Presidency?
New Corporate Procurement Strategy : Minimizing Immigration Risks from Service Providers
New Form ADV Proposed: Electronic Filing to Become Mandatory
New Immigration Law Helps Foreign Doctors
New USCIS Policy Clips Entrepreneurs, Consultants and Staffing Firms
News of Note to Investment Managers
Non-Competition Restrictions Upheld on Investment Adviser
Old Apex, Inc. v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank (Court Dismisses Claim for $17 Million Earnout)
Ottinger v. Gannett (Standard Set for Disclosing Information Identifying Anonymous Internet Posters)
Part 1 of New Form ADV Adopted: Electronic Filing to Become Mandatory
President-Elect Obama, Dual Citizenship and the Constitution
Rebalancing and Other Cross Transactions
SEC Adopts Final Rules for Privately Offered Funds
SEC Adopts Form ADV-T and Final Rules to Implement Investment Advisers Supervision Coordination Act
SEC Adopts New Rules to Reduce Multi-State Investment Adviser Registration Obligations
SEC Adopts Rules Mandating Proxy Voting Disclosures by Investment Advisors
SEC Adopts Safe Harbor For Discretionary Investment Advisory Programs
SEC Amends Rule Allowing Investment Adviser to Charge Performance Fees
SEC Final Rules Mandate Policies to Prevent Securities Violations
SEC Issues Rule Requiring All Registered Investment Advisers To Adopt Codes Of Ethics
SEC Lightens Touch on the Investment Adviser Custody Rule
SEC Principal and Agency Transactions Rule Re-Interpreted - DoL May Authorize Cross Trades
SEC Regulation Mandates Analyst Certification
SEC Takes a Tough Stance on the Hedge Fund Exception to the Investment Adviser Custody Rule
SEC’s Recent Communications on “Best Execution”
Short Sale Reporting is No Longer Short Term
Smith v. Thomson Corporation (Multi-Million Dollar Class Action Verdict Overturned on Appeal)
Social Security and Taxpayer ID Requirements for Aliens
Stafford v. Scientia Health (Company Breached Reporting Duty Entitling Employee’s Severance Payment)
State RIAs/Passive Investors Benefit From Expanded Availability of Schedule 13-G; Rule 16a-1 Amended
Tax Consequences of Frequent Flyer Mileage Earned on Business Travel
Temporary Visas for Nurses and Other Professional Workers
The ‘National Interest’ Waiver
The Battle of the H-1B and H-2B Caps
The Employ American Workers Act: Protectionist Turducken, Immigration Style
The Evolving Boundaries of H-1B Classification
The Immigration Impact of Corporate Reorganizations on H-1B Workers
The Intersection of Immigration and Employment Law
The New Hedge Fund Adviser Anti-Fraud Rule
The OCIE’s Top 10 Compliance Issues
The Pension Protection Act of 2006
Update on Soft Dollar Arrangements
USA Patriot Act Anti-Money Laundering Programs
Waiver of Fees Continues for IARD Filings
When immigration and Criminal Laws Intersect
When Life Gives You Lemons, Create a GRAT
Withdrawing the Application for Admission
Zyla v. Thomson Corporation (Summary Judgment Granted in Copyright and Lanham Act Dispute)