On June 26th, IRG members from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV Group) gathered for an informal lunch hosted by Bill Shawn. Guests included Jeff Liesemer, Sheryl Miller, Bill Shawn, Kara Maciel, Joe Gormley, and Steven Benz. This first meeting of the DMV Group was meant to help everyone get to know each […]
During the IR Global ‘On the road’ conference in Toronto (May 2018), Jeffrey Liesemer (Member of Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered, United States) and Kyle Broadhurst (Director of Broadhurst LLC, Cayman Islands) sat down to discuss their respective international insolvency practices and the main insolvency procedures in their respective jurisdictions. To view the video in full please CLICK HERE
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce F. Joseph Gormley of Gormley Jarashow Bowman. Joseph has joined IR as our exclusive competition law member in Maryland. F. Joseph Gormley has over 20 years of litigation and counseling experience representing businesses and executives in competition and business law matters, including antitrust, […]
This is the first of a three-part series discussing some of the risks of filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation for a business entity. If your company is unable to pay its debts as they come due, you would be prudent to seek the advice of bankruptcy counsel. If you ultimately decide to close the […]
Make Him a Proffer He Can’t Refuse A few weeks ago, I read the news that David Chase was planning to make a movie that would be a “prequel” to The Sopranos. A movie about the early days of the Soprano family sounds pretty interesting, but that is not what has me writing today. The news […]
Part two of the Trade Creditor’s Corner series. To read part one, please visit here. With the recent rising tide in retail tenant bankruptcy filings and more on the horizon in 2018, landlords will be among the most heavily impacted. Learning the rules of the game is smart and may save the landlord money. What are the key […]
On March 28th, 2018, Uber agreed to pay a settlement of $10,000,000 for claims that were made in a lawsuit originally filed in California State Court, then removed to Federal Court. The claims contented that Uber’s performance evaluation system unfairly ranked female employees and employees of color lower than their male counterparts and, therefore, resulted […]
As a franchise attorney, I see franchisees with many different goals. Some franchisees are happy with one store, while others are intent on building an empire. There is no right or wrong way to participate in the franchise world. However, choosing the right vehicle for expansion is important, and there are several vehicles to choose […]
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect on May 25, 2018 and will impose comprehensive data privacy obligations on many unsuspecting US companies. GDPR applies to controllers or processors of personal data of “data subjects” (i.e., people) who are in the EU if the controller or processor is either “established” […]
Ryan Boland Published in the Legal Intelligencer As Published on the Legal Intelligencer The Pennsylvania Superior Court decided an issue of first impression in Pennsylvania—what is the standard for the authentication of social media postings at trial. In Commonwealth v. Mangel, 2018 PA Super 57 (Pa. Super. March 15, 2018), the Superior Court analyzed the legal […]
On May 21, 2018, the IRS Large Business and International (LB&I) division added foreign trust information reporting to its “compliance campaigns,” signaling that the IRS sees a “compliance risk” in this area that requires a targeted response to achieve compliance objectives. LB&I specifically indicated that it will take a “multifaceted approach” to improving compliance, including […]
Late last year, many social media and internet giants announced plans to overhaul their advertising policies for political content. Entities that actively sponsor election-related advertising should make themselves aware of these new changes. Although questions remain about some specifics, and there may be more changes to the policies in the near future, here is what […]