Troutman Sanders LLP

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Troutman Sanders LLP, founded in 1897, is an international law firm with over 700 attorneys serving clients from offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Hong Kong, Irvine, London, New York, Newark, Norfolk, Raleigh, Richmond, San Diego, Shanghai, Tysons Corner, Virginia Beach and Washington, D.C. The full-service firm provides advice and counsel in over 50 legal practice areas and is committed to delivering professional service throughout all its locations.

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Commercial Development and Real Estate Investments, Commercial Leasing, Community Association Law, Compensation and Employee Benefits, Complex Litigation, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources, Financial Institutions, Governmental, Government Business Transactions, Healthcare, International, Labor and Employment, Lending and Structured Finance, Media and Entertainment, Multifamily Housing, Nuclear Regulation, Products Liability, Project Development and Finance, Public Finance, Real Estate Finance, Special Investigations, Tax, Technology and Intellectual Property, Technology and Intellectual Property Litigation, Telecommunications and E-Commerce, Tort Liability, Transportation, Trusts and Estates.

Recent Legislation Expands NOL Carryback Provision, Allowing Loss Companies of All Sizes to Obtain Cash Refunds in Time of Need
Saba Ashraf, November 20, 2009
On Friday, November 6, 2009, President Obama signed a bill expanding and extending the net operating loss (NOL) carryback rules. The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Act (the Act) expands the NOL carryback provision for small businesses that was in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...

Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
Chad C. Almy, November 10, 2009
Although no changes have been drafted into the current version of the bill (in either the House or Senate), it is generally agreed the bill cannot pass through the Senate in its current form. Specifically, it appears the bill will have to shed its "card check provision" in order to muster...

Federal Judgeship Act of 2009
Chad C. Almy, November 10, 2009
On September 8, 2009, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced the Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 (S. 1653) into the Senate. The bill seeks to establish 63 new permanent and temporary judgeships across the United States, including 12 circuit judgeships. Leahy believes the bill will "improve the...

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