Pepper Hamilton LLP

About this office:

Pepper Hamilton LLP is a multi-practice law firm with more than 500 lawyers in seven states and the District of Columbia. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the nation and the world. While our practice is remarkably diverse, we operate as a unified firm, using our size, depth of talent and the latest technology to assist our clients. The firm was founded in 1890.

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Communications Law, Computer Law, Construction Law, Consumer Banking, Corporate Law, Corporate Litigation, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, ERISA, Finance, Financial Law, Government, Government Contracts, Government Relations, Health Care, Immigration Law, Industrial Development, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Labor and Employment, Labor Relations, Legislative Practice, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Patents, Products Liability, Professional Sports Law, Project Finance, Public Finance, Public Policy, Real Estate, SBIC, SEC Enforcement, Securities, Sports Law, State Government Law, Tax Law, Technology Law, Trade Regulation, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Venture Capital, White Collar Criminal Defense.

Final Deadline for Section 409A Amendments
David M. Kaplan, August 29, 2008
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code was enacted to curb perceived deferred compensation abuses. Failure to abide by the strictures of Section 409A will subject an employee (or consultant, director or other service provider) to adverse tax treatment, including accelerated taxation and a 20...

SEC Approves Listing Standard for SPACs on NASDAQ
Zachary I. Rentz, August 29, 2008
On July 25, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved NASDAQ's proposal to adopt listing standards for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs).

SEC Issues Interpretive Release Regarding Use of Company Web Sites
Zakiya T. Black, August 29, 2008
In August 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretive release providing guidance to public companies about how they may use their Web sites in compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) and the antifraud provisions of the federal securities...

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