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.

Blawg Related Categories: Corporate Law • Labor & Employment • Securities Law • Tax Law • States • Washington • Partner

Recent Posts from Corporate Finance Law Blog

Online Social Media and SEC Regulations
By Garry J. Schnell 05.21.09 The use of online social media, such as blogs, Twitter, Facebook and electronic shareholder forums, as a means to interact with the public is becoming more accepted and prevalent…
Washington Supreme Court Adopts Delaware Standard For Shareholder Derivative Actions
How does Washington corporate law determine whether a shareholder's derivative complaint should be dismissed for failure to make a demand on the corporation? The Washington Supreme Court had this say: "In a well reasoned…
Copy of Schumer's "Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009"
You can read a copy of Senator Schumer's proposed Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009 here. Wall Street Journal commentary. See also coverage at the Harvard Corporate Governance Blog.
Senator Schumer's Corporate Governance Bill
We are looking forward to reading Senator Schumer's new corporate governance bill. We don't have a copy of the bill yet, but we do have a copy of a letter that the Senator sent to…
Federal Budget Does Not Include Cap On Itemized Deductions
We have previously blogged about the Obama administration's proposal to cap personal deductions for high income taxpayers at 28%. According to the New York Times, this proposal did not make it into the budget. Good…
Department of Labor Issues New Model COBRA Notices
By Elizabeth J. Deckman, Jeff Belfiglio, Stuart Harris and Holly Wylam Klein On March 19, 2009, the Department of Labor issued four new model COBRA notices designed to help employers satisfy their new COBRA notice…
IRS Issues Ponzi Scheme Tax Loss Guidelines
Commissioner Shulman's Senate Finance Testimony on Ponzi Schemes and Offshore Tax Evasion Legislation "PONZI SCHEME PUBLISHED GUIDANCE Summary The IRS is issuing two guidance items to assist taxpayers who are victims of losses from…
Tax-Free Like Kind Exchanges of Trademarks
"Upon further consideration, the Office of Associate Chief counsel (Income Tax & Accounting) has concluded that the analysis of Newark Morning Ledger Co. applies in determining whether intangibles constitute goodwill or going concern value within…
Summary of Selected Business and Energy Tax Provisions of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
By Pamela Charles H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009 I. Selected Business Provisions A. Bonus Depreciation Extended Through 2009 Prior…
Federal Agencies Begin Process of Implementing Broadband Stimulus Program
By James M. Smith, Paul B. Hudson and K.C. Halm Work in key Washington, D.C., agencies continues toward disbursement of the $7 billion allocated for broadband stimulus programs. As discussed in detail in this advisory,…