Article(s) published by this organization: 178
 | DOE Creates Financial Institution Partnership Program in Connection with Solicitation for Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Applications Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; October 16, 2009, previously published on October 12, 2009 On October 7, 2009, the Department of Energy ("DOE") announced its first solicitation (the "Solicitation") for applications under the new Section 1705 renewable energy loan guarantee program, which was created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA"; more... |
| GINA Regulations Released -- Prohibiting Discrimination in Health Plans Based on Genetic Information and Revising Privacy Rules Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; October 9, 2009, previously published on October 6, 2009 On Friday, October 2, 2009, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (HHS) released an advanced copy of the interim final regulations under Title I of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) implementing the rules in GINA that prohibit group health... |
| Eleventh Circuit Renders Landmark Decision on Application of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to Condominium Purchaser Litigation in Florida Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; October 9, 2009, previously published on October 5, 2009 On September 30, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit published its long-awaited opinion on Stein v. Paradigm Mirasol, LLC, which marks a milestone in federal jurisprudence concerning the proper application of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act ("ILSA or... |
| Say on Pay: It's Coming, Are You Ready? Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; October 9, 2009, previously published on October 5, 2009 Executive compensation and increased communication and transparency for shareholders are among the hot-button issues in economic reform. One need only look to the discussions at the recent G20 London Summit or the responses to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) calls for comments to... |
| Lehman Bankruptcy Court Rules on Right to Withhold Payment under ISDA Master Agreement Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; October 6, 2009, previously published on September 29, 2009 On September 17, 2009, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York granted Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc.'s (LBSF, and collectively with its affiliates, Lehman) Motion to compel performance of Metavante Corporation's (Metavante) obligations under an executory contract... |
| Federal Circuit: Medical Treatment and Diagnostic Method Claims Are Patentable William L. Warren, Malvern (Griff) U. Griffin, Christopher J. Chan, Joshua D. Curry; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; October 6, 2009, previously published on September 30, 2009 In advance of the U.S. Supreme Court's review of In re Bilski, the Federal Circuit recently held in Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services that patent claims directed to medical treatment and diagnostic methods were patentable subject matter because they transformed the human... |
| IRS Concludes That U.S. Lending Activities Conducted Through a Dependent or Independent "Agent" Constitute a U.S. Trade or Business Michael R. Miles, Carol P. Tello, Christopher Ocasal; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; October 1, 2009, previously published on September 24, 2009 On September 22, 2009, in its first written guidance on the topic, the IRS Chief Counsel's Office issued a memorandum to the IRS's Manhattan Financial Services Office in which the Associate Chief Counsel (International) concluded that interest income from loans made by a foreign lender to a U.S.... |
| IRS Approves "Longevity" Annuity Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; October 1, 2009, previously published on September 28, 2009 In Private Letter Ruling 200939018 (June 18, 2009), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled favorably on an annuity product providing benefits only in the event the annuitant lives to a specified date. |
| NAIC Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee Approves Revisions to Standard Valuation Law to Enable Principles-Based Reserving Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; September 17, 2009, previously published on September 10, 2009 In a major step forward in the move toward adopting principles-based reserving, the Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee ((A) Committee) of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) voted on September 9, 2009, to approve revisions to the Standard Valuation Law (Model 820)... |
| Application for North Carolina's Resolution Initiative Ends Tomorrow Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; September 17, 2009, previously published on September 14, 2009 September 15, 2009, is the deadline for applying to North Carolina's Resolution Initiative (Initiative) to settle certain corporate income and franchise tax issues. With a backlog of audits and combination challenges mounting within the North Carolina Department of Revenue (the Department), the... |
