Faegre & Benson LLP

With offices in the United States, Europe and Asia, Faegre & Benson LLP provides sophisticated legal counsel to clients ranging from emerging enterprises to multinational corporations. Its more than 525 lawyers are experienced in handling complex litigation, corporate, real estate, intellectual property and other types of matters for businesses operating worldwide. Established in 1886, Faegre & Benson is one of the 100 largest law firms in the United States. From its U.S. offices in Colorado, Iowa and Minnesota, as well as its locations in Frankfurt, London and Shanghai, the firm has served clients across the United States and in more than 60 countries.

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Several Significant Employment Decisions as Term Ends (U.S.)
Frances Phillips Taft, July 14, 2008
On 19 June 2008, in Kentucky Retirement Systems, et al. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, No. 06-1037, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that a Kentucky state pension plan that provides more generous benefits to workers who become disabled before reaching the plan's normal...

Reporting Foreign Accounts May Be Required by June 30
Kenneth S. Levinson, Lisa R. Pugh, July 9, 2008
If you own or have signature authority over a foreign account, you may be required to file IRS Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). The filing deadline is June 30--and extensions are not granted. Income tax filing extensions do not include FBAR filing.

Supreme Court Issues Major Patent Decision
Natalie Hanlon-Leh, Matt Stump, June 25, 2008
In a decision issued June 9, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the doctrine of patent exhaustion, which provides that the initial authorized sale of a patented item terminates all subsequent patent rights to that item.