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IRS Begins Section 409A Audits
John R. Cornell, M. Travis DeHaven, Dennis B. Drapkin, Daniel C. Hagen, Colleen M. Hart, Karl L. Kellar, Rory D. Lyons, Manan Shah, Charmaine L. Slack, November 10, 2009
The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has begun auditing companies' compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code ("Section 409A"). This news may come as an unwelcome surprise to many who were hoping that the complexities and uncertainties of Section 409A might delay...

Germany Strengthens Data Protection Act, Introduces Data Breach Notification Requirement
Mauricio F. Paez, Jörg Rehder, November 5, 2009
In July 2009, the German legislature passed various controversial amendments (the "Amendments") to the Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, Germany's Federal Data Protection Act ("BDSG" or the "Act"). While these Amendments were not as extensive as many had initially hoped or...

U.S. Department of Energy Announces Loan Guarantee Program to Help Accelerate Financing of Conventional Renewable Energy Projects
Dickson C. Chin, Thomas C. Havens, Euclid A. Irving, Charles T. Wehland, November 5, 2009
On October 7, 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy (the "DOE") issued its long-awaited solicitation (the "Solicitation") of applications for loan guarantees to support conventional renewable energy generating projects. The new program, authorized under the American Recovery and...

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