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Trade Wars, Elections, and Wordy T-Shirts with Scott Lincicome
We're joined this week by Scott Lincicome, trade attorney and adjunct professor at The Cato Institute and Duke Law. We cover Scott's viral t-shirt design, the latest in retaliatory tariff news, and many other updates in the global Trade War...
Peering into the Midterms Crystal Ball with Sabato's Kyle Kondik
This week we are joined in the Lobby Shop by Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball out of the UVA Center for Politics. Josh, Liam, and Kyle talk Midterms, key swing states, the current political climate's impact on...
The New Partnership Audit Rules, Part 7: What Lies Ahead
This is the seventh installment of Bracewell Tax Report articles describing the new rules applicable to partnership audits under the Internal Revenue Code and the related proposed and final Treasury regulations. Each installment focuses on certain aspects of these rules...
House Republicans Seek a Victory Lap With Tax Cuts 2.0
With Congress wrapping up its Summer work and August recess rapidly approaching, the tax agenda for the remainder of the year has started to come into focus. With hopes for a ride on the must-pass aviation bill all but dashed...
CFTC on Aiding & Abetting
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) yesterday announced a settlement with Lansing Trading Group, LLC that resolves allegations of attempted market manipulation and, separately, aiding and abetting attempted market manipulation. Although this settlement involved wheat and corn, its takeaways are...
What to Expect from EPA's Andrew Wheeler, Trade War Mixed Messages, and More
After two weeks off, Josh, Paul, and Liam discuss the on-air discovery of Justice Kennedy's retirement from SCOTUS in episode 55 and what has happened in the time since. We also dive into the way the President talks about tariff...
Are URS and UDRP Complaints Valuable Post-GDPR?
In a post-GDPR world, it’s really important not to underestimate the value of UDRP (Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy) and URS (Uniform Rapid Suspension System) complaints. They are still going to be valuable and useful when you are pursuing domain name...
What Will GDPR Mean for Domain Name Enforcement?
Bracewell's Annie Allison shares how the post-GDPR era impacts domain name enforcement.
How Can You Protect Your Brand Online?
Bracewell's Annie Allison shares the crucial steps that companies must take to protect their brand on cyberspace.
Risky Business, Voldemort and Force Majeure: The Tale of the West Leo Rig
With apologies to movie fans everywhere, this briefing has nothing to do with Tom Cruise’s 1983 comedy or the Harry Potter films. Rather, it actually concerns the recent English High Court decision in Seadrill Ghana Operations Limited -v- Tullow Ghana...
SEC Revokes Firm Registration and Bars Municipal Advisor Following Court Sanctions
On June 29, 2018 Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden of the Southern District of Mississippi entered judgments against Malachi Financial Products, Inc., and its president and sole shareholder, Porter B. Bingham, for alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...
Recent Cases Reshaping the Intersection of Bankruptcy and Environmental Law
Bankruptcy law and environmental law often are in tension with one another. The former seeks to accelerate a debtor’s liabilities into a net present value to determine creditor distributions. The latter encourages parties to manage environmental and decommissioning liabilities over...
Risky Business, Voldemort and Force Majeure: The Tale of the West Leo Rig
With apologies to movie fans everywhere, this briefing has nothing to do with Tom Cruise’s 1983 comedy or the Harry Potter films. Rather, it actually concerns the recent English High Court decision in Seadrill Ghana Operations Limited -v- Tullow Ghana...
Evolution of PHMSA Hearings: Response to Interest in Public Participation and Pre-Hearing Conferences
In a letter issued to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) and E&E News last week, PHMSA’s new Chief Counsel Paul Roberti announced its intention to publicly post advance notice of hearings requested by operators. As reported...
Extenders Mean Groundhog Day for Congressional Taxwriters
The estimable Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee has had it with the annual “extenders” charade. House tax-writers will sort through the list of temporary tax provisions and determine once and for all what deserves to be part of...