Corporate Finance Law Blog

Corporate law, securities law, tax law and employment law with a focus on Washington state.

Author: Joseph M. Wallin is a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine in Seattle.

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Recent Posts from Corporate Finance Law Blog

Legislative Language of the America's Healthy Future Act
The legislative language of the Senate Finance Committee's healthcare bill can be accessed here.
Broadband Stimulus Update and Next Steps in the Funding Process
By Maria T. Browne, Paul B. Hudson, James M. Smith and James W. Tomlinson Last week, the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) jointly…
Foreign-Funded Equity Investment Allowed to Incorporate in Pudong, China
By Nicole Guo and Ron Cai Since the outbreak of the global financial crisis, the typical model of China's capital market—that both fundraising and exit of private equity (PE) funds/venture capital (VC) are effected overseas—has…
Update - China's Food Safety Law: New Obligations and Increased Penalties
By Ron Cai, Lin Zhu and Kevin Moore This advisory updates our March 2009 advisory with recently promulgated implementation regulations. Following a wave of tainted food scandals that rocked public confidence, the Standing Committee of…
Copy of Energy and Commerce Committee Bill
The Energy and Commerce Committee passed its health care bill today. You can read a copy here. The Joint Committee on Taxation wrote a helpful description of the tax provisions in the bill which was…
Ways and Means Passes Health Reform Legislation
"WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Committee on Ways and Means today passed H.R. 3200, the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, by a vote of 23-18....These provisions will be merged with provisions currently under consideration in…
Update: An Analysis of the U.S. Treasury's Guidance on New Energy Grant Program
By Pamela M. Charles and Durham C. McCormick, Jr. On July 9, 2009, the U.S. Treasury Department issued Program Guidance for Payments for Specified Energy Property in Lieu of Tax Credits (“Section 1603 payments”) under…
Copy of America's Affordable Health Choice Bill Released Today
The U.S. House of Representatives released the text of its healthcare reform bill today. You can find a copy of the bill at this link. The bill is over 1,000 pages, and so it will…
New Favorable Visa Rules for Foreign Execs and Professionals in Pudong; Also for Expo Projects
By Ron Cai, Erica Li and Kevin Moore As China’s larger cities compete in the global economic recession to attract fresh foreign investment, Shanghai launched a pilot program on July 1 that could ease visa…
SEC Issues New Proposed Rules Regarding Proxy Disclosures
From the SEC's proposed rule release issued today. "We are proposing amendments to our rules to enhance the compensation and corporate governance disclosures registrants are required to make about: their overall compensation policies and their…