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On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted the injunction issued earlier this month that had paused enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). In response, the U.S.

With the end of the year quickly approaching, now is good time to ensure you make your annual exclusion gifts for the year to reduce your taxable estate.  For 2024, an individual can give $18,000 (and a married couple $36,000) to as many beneficiaries as they wish without using a portion of their

On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Department of Justice’s motion to lift a preliminary injunction, which blocked the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

Split or “asymmetric” arbitration clauses, commonly referred to as “unilateral option clauses” (“UOCs”), provide one party (or a group of parties, but not all the parties) with the exclusive option to elect between arbitration or litigation to resolve their disputes.

COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11772 - Nippon Express / SH)- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11783 - Luxshare / Pierer / Leoni)......
By: Mayer Brown

Back in 2019, the government of Slovakia introduced what it called the ‘recreation allowance’ to boost domestic tourism. It requires certain employers to contribute financially to domestic trips taken by eligible employees....

Introduction - On 5 December 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Divisions of Clearing and Risk, Data, Market Oversight, and Market Participants issued a staff advisory on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by CFTC-regulated entities (the Advisory)....

I – ADDITIONAL CSLL - Following the House of Representatives’ approval just one day before, the Brazilian Federal Senate approved, on December 18, 2024, Bill of Law No. 3,817/2024 (the “bill”), which introduces an Additional Social Contribution on Net Profit (the “Additional CSLL”)....

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