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Tax - November, 2015

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• Energy Co. Threatens Phase-Down In $75M Albanian Tax Row
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Property Tax Challenge Untimely
• Big Four To BigLaw: 4 Tips For Easing The Transition
• Clinton Proposes $275B For Transportation Infrastructure
• Quinn Emanuel-Aided Audit May Spur Congressional Curbs
• Pepper Hamilton Nabs Klehr Harrison Tax Pro In Philly
• The Laterals Audit: This Month's Tax Attorney Moves
• High Court Passes On 5th Amendment Row Over Foreign Docs
• NJ Tax Exemption Challenges Just Got Easier To Prosecute
• IRS Calls Mylan Patent Deal A 'License' In $100M Tax Fight
• Ole Miss Fights Tax Bill For Nike, Coke Sponsorships
• The Netherlands To Appeal EU Starbucks Tax Ruling
• In Congress: Much To Be Done Before Dec. 11
• Texas AG, Others Support Obamacare Tax Row In High Court
• EU Lawmakers Urge Revamping Of Corporate Tax System
• Gibson Dunn Adds Ex-Fried Frank Real Estate Tax Pro In NY
• The MVPs Of Tax Law
• Porn Distributor Asks Judge To Pause Suit Against Seyfarth
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• Pa. High Court Won't Reinstate Atty Disbarred Over Fraud
• An In-House Cheat Sheet On Tax Inversion Deals
• Big Four To BigLaw: 4 Tips For Successfully Making The Leap
• IRS Won't Challenge Loss Over $24M LifeCare Sale Tax Bill
• Fla. Gov't Contractor Pleads Guilty To Income Tax Fraud
• Deutsche Unit, Swiss Bank Ink $38M DOJ Tax Evasion Deal
• Pa. Opinion On BJ's Sales Tax Can't Be Appealed, Court Says
• Sokol Behot Nabs 3 Former Schiffman Ambrose Attys
• The 3 Biggest Myths About Tax Inversion Deals
• Munsch Hardt Adds Ex-Cantey Hanger Tax Whiz In Dallas
• US Says Union Pacific Stock Options Are Taxable In $74M Case
• 11th Circ. Ruling Can't Bar Casino Tax Defense: Ala. Assessor
• Feds Say Changes To Sen. Paul's Foreign Tax Suit Are Futile
• Student Loan Bond Market: Diminished, But Functioning
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• Tax Court Backs IRS In Employee Stock Program Dispute
• Antitrust Concerns Won't Derail $160B Pfizer-Allergan Deal
• The 7 Firms Behind The Mammoth Pfizer-Allergan Merger
• Pa. Tax Law Discriminated Against Nextel, Court Says
• IRS Can Enforce Quinn Emanuel-Aided Microsoft Summons
• Record Inversion Deal Shows Pfizer Unfazed By New Rules
• Energy Co. Shakes Asset Freeze In $57M Albanian Tax Row
• $1B Tax Cuts, Job Creation Lead Fla. Gov's Proposed Budget
• 2nd Circ. Provides Some Clarity On Legal Advice Protections
• Ky. Man Seeks To Avoid Prison Time For Swiss Tax Scam
• New 'Unbundling Rule' Reading May Have Little Impact
• Pfizer, Allergan To Merge In $160B Deal
• New IRS Crackdown Not Enough To Halt Inversion Deals
• Deloitte Wants Pistons Ex-Owner's $500M Tax Suit Axed
• Atty's Alleged Error Not Grounds For Appeal, 5th Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Holds Lessons On Protecting Legal Advice
• Whistleblower Wants Wells Fargo RMBS Tax Fight Revived
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Wachtell, Cravath
• Mont. Owners Of Bankrupt Co. Owe Tax Bill, 9th Circ. Says
• Pa. Court Upholds Babst Calland Win In Malpractice Suit
• Fox Rothschild Adds Two EB-5 Attorneys from Akerman
• Locke Lord Exits Doctor's $2.5M Offshore Trust Suit
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• Applicants May Forgo Fla. Sports Development Program
• India Discloses Settlement Talks In $2B Vodafone Tax Row
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• Tax Court Sides With IRS In Partnerships' Challenge
• Tribe's Contractor Not Immune In Land Row, 9th Circ. Told
• Verizon Must Pay Pa. Taxes On Phone Line Setup, Repairs
• Nebraska Tells Supreme Court Tribe Can't Tax Town
• Railroad Workers' Stock Option Income Is Taxable, US Argues
• Atty Suspended After Omitting Estee Lauder Deal In Tax Docs
• Retailers Welcome IRS Clarity On Remodeling Deductions
• BNP Paribas Unit, Others Pay $81M In DOJ Tax Evasion Deal
• Trump Entertainment Seeks Bigger Loan To Pay Taxes
• IRS Floats Rule Changes For Escaping Spousal Tax Liability
• IRS Announces Fresh Crackdown On Inversion Deals
• Railroad Cos. Denied 6th Circ. Rehearing In Diesel Tax Suit
• Morgan Lewis Snags K&L Gates Tax Partner For SF Office
• Tribe Not Immune In $90M Cigarette Tax Row, 9th Circ. Told
• Cantor Fitzgerald Fights For Over $7M In Foreign Tax Credits
• Starboard Pushes Yahoo To Reconsider Alibaba Spinoff
• House Dems Urge DOJ To Prevent BP Spill Tax Deduction
• Jury Clears Construction Biz Owner In Retrial On Tax Charges
• FERC Defends Pipeline Tax Allowance At DC Circ.
• Dewey, Proskauer Tax Malpractice Suit Hits Procedural Snag
• Vanguard Tax Fraud Suit Axed Over Attorney Ethics Breach
• Bill Would Extend Green Energy Tax Breaks, End Oil Benefits
• IRS Says Data Breach Suit Barred By Sovereign Immunity
• 4 Ways LA's Quake Retrofit Funding Impasse May Resolve
• Pa. Must Join Multistate Tobacco Settlement Arbitration
• Tax MVP: Weil's Jared Rusman
• Tax Court Says Foundation Owes Taxes On Political Ads
• The Benefits Of Establishing An Offshore Presence
• Ex-Tribal Loan Execs Agree To Plead Guilty In Fraud Case
• Water Agency Can Challenge Tribal Tax Rule, 9th Circ. Told
• Pa. School Founder Can't Ax Indictment Over Recordings
• Federal Law Backs Ala. Casino Property Tax, 11th Circ. Told
• Tax Credit Substance Row Could Percolate To High Court
• Tax MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Davis J. Wang
• NY Tribe Says County's Claim Already Settled In Tax Row
• New Tax Rules Will Affect PE Funds, Partnership M&A
• SC Property Tax Bill Is Anti-Railroad, CSX Says
• Chamber Blasts New Bills Targeting Tax Inversions
• Swiss Bank To Pay $23M To Settle Tax Evasion Claims
• Highland Urges Full 2nd Circ. To Rehear IRS Audit Case
• 11th Circ. Vacates $2.8M Restitution Order In Tax Fraud Row
• Tax MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Dean Shulman
• Ex-Deutsche Broker Let Off Hook In Jenkens Tax Fraud Case
• Tax Court Says Board Gaming Group Not Tax-Exempt Charity
• Md. Facing $38M Suit Following High Court Tax Code Ruling
• US Says Tax Preparers Too Different To Certify ID Fee Class
• G-20 Leaders Endorse OECD Rules To Combat Tax Evasion
• The Pros And Cons Of Series LLCs
• Kansas Attorney Gets 30 Months In $1M Tax Evasion Case
• Should In-House Counsel Use US Contract Terms In Europe?
• In Congress: 2016 Appropriations, Highway Bill
• Fla. Hit With 2nd Suit Over $237M In Conservation Funds
• IRS Owes $234M To Sovereign In Tax Row, Judge Rules
• NJ Awards $93M In Tax Credits To Massive Development
• Atlantic City Casino Tax Measure Down But Not Out
• E&Y Liable For Investors' Madoff Losses, Jury Says
• NetJets Ducks $643M IRS Bill For Uncollected Excise Tax
• 10th Circ. Limits Diversity Jurisdiction For MLPs
• Standard Chartered Unit Settles DOJ Tax Charges For $6.3M
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• Tax MVP: Debevoise & Plimpton's Peter A. Furci
• IRS Loses Bid To Defeat $192M Tax Row With Debt Collector
• Calif. Court Says Grant Deed Not Needed For Home Ownership
• 5 Things Keeping Tax Attorneys Up At Night
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Cravath, Cleary
• Embattled Coal Co. Fights IRS For $14M In Tax Credits
• Judge Tosses Landowners' Cert. In Fla. Stormwater Fee Row
• IRS Loses Bid For Rehearing Of Jenkens Tax Fraud Case
• IRS Bungled Instructions Then Denied $3M Refund, Suit Says
• Atlantic City Wants To Collect On $12M In Unpaid Trump Taxes
• Ex-IRS Commissioners Rip Plan To Slash Agency Budget
• DOJ Nabs $13.5M More From Banks In Tax Evasion Program
• State Tax Legislation On Cloud Services Long Overdue
• Tax MVP: Cleary Gottlieb's Jason Factor
• Ky. Clerk's Marriage Ban Doesn't Break Law, 6th Circ. Told
• Jersey City's 'Aggrandizement' Claim Fails In $400M Tax Row
• Pa. Rail Facility Exempt From Local Taxation, Panel Finds
• Fla. City Seeks Reinstatement Of Marinas' Tax-Free Status
• Culhane Meadows Nabs 9 Attys To Bolster Texas Offerings
• Winston & Strawn Wants To Ax Store's Tax Malpractice Suit
• AAO Says Accounting Job Isn't Specialty Occupation
• NJ Justices Won't Hear AC Challenge To Borgata Tax Wins
• 2nd Circ. Says E&Y Tax Docs Are Protected In Schaeffler Row
• Tax MVP: Baker & McKenzie's Duane Webber
• Lawmaker Targets Inversions As Pfizer Mulls Allergan Deal
• Utah Panel Recommends End To Transport, Water Earmarks
• The White Collar Defense: How To Prepare For Gov't Face-Off
• High Court Won't Hear $11.7M Alter-Ego Tax Case
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Chemical Co.'s Tax Refund Row
• German Soccer Head Resigns Over World Cup Bid Scandal
• NJ Tax Court Says Princeton Must Defend Tax Exemption
• Baker & McKenzie Scores Tax Duo From McDermott
• Christie Axes Four Of Five Atlantic City Recovery Bills
• Seyfarth Says Porn Distributor Can't Sue It In Florida
• Chamber Backs BB&T In High Court $500M Tax Credit Row
• High Court Refuses Calif. Nonprofit's Donor List Challenge
• High Court Tosses MF Global Investors' Appeal In PwC Suit
• DOJ Slams Push For Retrial In NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case
• Ky. Gov.-Elect To Drop Clerk Names From Marriage Licenses
• High Court Punts Cleveland's Appeal Of 'Jock Tax' Ruling
• Bolstering Uniformity In Pa. Real Estate Tax Assessments
• In Congress: NDAA, Transportation Funding, Veterans Day
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• IRS Not Monitoring Data Links With 3rd Parties: Report
• Judge Drops Austin Suit Challenging State Tax Policy
• BNY Asks High Court To Rule In Foreign Tax Credit Fight
• IRS Can't Revise Defense In $4M Trust Fight, Taxpayer Says
• Microsoft Argues Quinn Emanuel Running IRS Examination
• OECD Cross-Border Tax Rules Embraced By Over 100 Gov'ts
• Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Ropes, Wachtell
• NJ Bill Would Give Cos. Tax Credit Option In Jobs Program
• 6th Circ. Says Ky. Clerk Must Keep Issuing Marriage Licenses
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Bankers' Challenge To Info Sharing Law
• A Look At Tax Issues For Repo Buyers And Sellers
• Hess' $84M Tax Suit Belongs In Virgin Islands, 2nd Circ. Told
• Florida Gov. Rick Scott Seeks $1B In Tax Cuts
• Audit Overhaul Warrants Revision Of Partnership Agreements
• Out-Of-Florida Flower Sales Tax OK, Fla. Justices Told
• Ex-Willkie Atty Indicted In $7.8M Scheme To Defraud Firms
• 5th Circ. Says Lawyer Rightly Booted From Tax Fraud Case
• Pa. Congressman's Son Guilty On 22 Counts In Fraud Case
• EU Approves French Plans To Bolster Small Businesses
• Changes Loom For Private Foundations Making Foreign Grants
• House OKs More Changes To $325B Highway Funding Bill
• Ky. Clerk Slams Judge's Contempt Order At 6th Circ.
• Dewey, Proskauer Rose Tax Malpractice Suit Hits Snag
• Spent Assets Leave Utah Man On The Hook For $600K Liability
• Fla. Tribe Loses Bid To Remove IRS Unpaid Tax Liens
• Quinn Emanuel Audit Role Up For Debate In Microsoft Hearing
• Tax Partner Rejoins Holland & Knight From Dentons
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• Wash. Voters OK Measure Aimed At Reducing Tax Hikes
• An Overhaul Of Partnership Audit, Litigation Procedures
• Restoring Confidence In Calif. General Obligation Bonds
• Changes In Allocating Bond Proceeds To Mixed-Use Projects
• BigLaw Eyes Benefits Cuts Amid 'Cadillac' Tax Wrangling
• Tribe, Feds Say 11th Circ. Already Resolved Ala. Tax Claims
• Miami Atty Settles Chopper Crash Conspiracy Suit
• House Begins Debate On $325B Highway Funding Bill
• IRS Tax Return Audit Levels Fall To Lowest In 10 Years
• German Soccer Officials Targeted In Tax Evasion Probe
• Dem Lawmakers Object To Private Tax Debt Collectors Plan
• Another Swiss Bank Pays Up Under DOJ Tax Evasion Program
• Bombardier Slams Use Of IRS Test In $32M Excise Tax Suit
• NY Says Information Tech Analysis Service Exempt From Tax
• Strategies For Law Firms Leaping Into Latin America
• Tax Fraud And The FCA: 4 Takeaways From NY's Sprint Ruling
• Venture Fund Says PwC Failed To Catch $17M Fraud
• Dolphins, Daytona Speedway Renew Bids For $90M In Tax Breaks
• Aramid Says It Doesn't Owe $2M Tax Bill In Ch. 11
• Mich. Court Says Online Services Exempt From Use Tax
• High Court Won't Consider NJ Couple's $400M Tax Appeal
• Iowa Man Takes Obamacare Tax Challenge to Supreme Court
• Debevoise & Plimpton Slashes Associate Health Benefits
• Rep. Wants Gas Tax Hike To Keep Highway Fund Solvent
• High Court Refuses Satellite Cos.' Challenge To State Taxes
• Ind. Tax Court Sides With Verizon In $71M Property Value Row
• BEPS Recommendations Will Affect Every Multinational Co.
• In Congress: Default Averted, A Return To The 'Typical'