International
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February 04, 2025
Kostelanetz Adds Tax Pro From Lowenstein Sandler
Kostelanetz LLP said a former partner at Lowenstein Sandler LLP has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office.
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February 04, 2025
US Drops Out Early From UN Global Tax Convention Talks
The U.S. government will no longer participate in United Nations negotiations aimed at drafting a framework convention on international tax cooperation, intends to reject the outcome and welcomes other countries to join in its opposition, a U.S. diplomat said.
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February 04, 2025
Polish Property, Environment Taxes Urged In OECD Survey
Poland could generate much-needed revenue by altering how it assesses property taxes while also adjusting environmental taxes, such as those on vehicle emissions, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in an economic survey Tuesday.
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February 04, 2025
UK Hits Pause On Tax Treaties With Russia, Belarus
The U.K. said Tuesday that it would stop honoring its treaties for the prevention of double taxation with Russia and Belarus in response to those countries suspending participation in the agreements.
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February 03, 2025
Trump Orders Plan For Creating US Sovereign Wealth Fund
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling on the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Department of Commerce to come up with a plan to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund and said the social media app TikTok could potentially be put in the proposed fund.
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February 03, 2025
UN Tax Pact Should Aim For Unitary Taxation, Economists Say
The United Nations' global tax convention should strengthen the ability of countries to tax nonresident multinational corporate service providers as unitary global entities, standardize withholding taxes on deemed profits and adapt existing model rules for digital services, a group of economists said Monday.
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February 03, 2025
Mining Company Will Challenge Canadian Tax Assessment
A mining company that Venezuela agreed to pay nearly $770 million after an arbitration award for a canceled project said it opposes adjustments that the Canada Revenue Agency proposed last year to include the amount in assessments of the company's tax years.
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February 03, 2025
Norway Looking To Expand Tax Breaks For Mutual Funds
Norwegian mutual funds would be entitled to tax exemptions for dividends generated by companies domiciled outside the European Economic Area under a proposal made by the country's Ministry of Finance, which said the changes are meant to minimize double taxation.
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February 03, 2025
Canada Gets Trump Tariffs Paused After Retaliation Threats
Canada and the U.S. have agreed to pause planned tariffs for at least 30 days while the two countries try to work out an agreement, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump said late Monday afternoon, an announcement that came after Canada floated retaliatory tariffs earlier in the day and said it would rip up a contract with Elon Musk's Starlink.
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February 03, 2025
Indian Budget Would Simplify Transfer Pricing, Cut $11.5B
The Indian government floated a process to streamline the pricing of intercompany cross-border transactions as part of a wide-ranging budget proposal that includes one trillion rupees ($11.5 billion) in tax cuts.
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February 03, 2025
Bermuda Seeks Comments On Min. Tax Enforcement Plans
Bermuda's government is looking for public comments on plans to allow a new corporate tax agency to assess civil penalties against companies that don't comply with the jurisdiction's implementation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 15% global minimum tax on large corporations.
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February 03, 2025
White & Case Gets Tax Pro From Latham
White & Case LLP has added a former Latham & Watkins LLP senior associate to serve as a partner in its London office, the firm announced.
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February 03, 2025
EPPO Probes Steel Tax Fraud In UK And Germany
The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating suspected tax fraud linked to imports of Indian steel into Germany via the U.K. to dodge the European Union's import duties, the office said Monday.
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February 03, 2025
US Tariffs On Mexico And Canada Paused For One Month
President Donald Trump said Monday that he will suspend the imminent 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods entering the U.S. for one month after talking with both countries' leaders.
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January 31, 2025
Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case
A case about broadband subsidies will give the U.S. Supreme Court the chance to revive a long-dormant separation of powers principle that attorneys say could upend regulations in numerous industries and trigger a power shift that would make last term's shake-up of federal agency authority pale in comparison. And a majority of the court already appears to support its resurrection.
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January 31, 2025
Brexit Five Years On: The Legal Landscape After Europe
Five years after the U.K. formally left the European Union, Law360 looks at how Brexit has changed the legal, regulatory and financial terrain.
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January 31, 2025
UK Cos. See Brexit's Legacy In Steeper Compliance Costs
British companies doing business in the European Union have seen their tax compliance burden rise as the U.K.'s tax rules have moved further away from EU rules in the five years since Brexit, though the largest companies have been able to absorb the costs.
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January 31, 2025
The Tax Angle: TCJA Renewal Cost, ACA Credits, OMB Pick
From a look at the budget impact of renewing the 2017 tax overhaul law to uncertainty surrounding the renewal of Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and the nomination of a new chief of the Office of Management and Budget, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few of the week's developing tax stories.
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January 31, 2025
Akin Hires Tax Pro From Cooley In London
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP announced Friday that a partner at Cooley LLP will join as a tax partner in Akin's London office later in 2025.
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January 31, 2025
Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs Over New BRICS Currency
President Donald Trump has lobbed tariff threats at a new group of countries, saying that he would implement 100% tariffs on members of the so-called BRICS coalition — which includes Brazil, Russia, India and China — if they follow through on plans to create a gold-backed currency as an alternative to the U.S. dollar.
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February 12, 2025
Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.
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January 31, 2025
Tax Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's diverse tax practice went from strength to strength this year, from advising well-known companies like Boeing and Discover that inked multibillion-dollar deals to counseling industry leaders in shaking up their sectors, helping it earn a place among the 2024 Law360 Tax Groups of the Year.
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January 31, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Gibson Dunn, Milbank
In this week's Taxation with Representation, Eversource Energy sells Aquarion Water Co., Diversified Energy Partners acquires oil and gas company Maverick, Lantheus Holdings buys Evergreen Theragnostics, and NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson becomes the majority owner in the Legacy Motor Club racing team.
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January 31, 2025
NZ Looking Into Deferring Employee Share Taxes For Startups
New Zealand's government is seeking input on whether it would be beneficial to allow employees of startups to defer taxes they owe on their shares in the company while the company is still not making money, the country's tax agency said Friday.
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January 31, 2025
Trump Initiates Trade War With 25% Tariffs On Canada, Mexico
President Donald Trump said Saturday he is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, and a 10% tariff on imports from China, citing the U.S. national security risks associated with illegal drug flows.
Expert Analysis
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.
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The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.
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So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?
Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.
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Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.
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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.