By Alexia M. Fishman | Member | Cozen O'Connor |(800) 523-2900  |afishmancozen.com The new tax law represents the most comprehensive overhaul of the Internal Revenue Code since 1986 and includes important changes to the estate and gift tax rules that likely will have an impact on your estate plan, the state you may choose to be your residence, or your charitable giving.  We want to highlight these important changes: Annual Gift Amount Increased. For 2018, the annual gift tax exclusion amount for gifts...

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By DS-Concept DS-Concept has provided a $30 million credit facility to a trading company specializing in chemicals that are widely used in coatings, adhesives, X-ray films, and refinery. The company, based in China and exporting to the U.S., Europe, and South America, is applying the facility to finance open account terms with buyers overseas, fill more orders, and pursue additional commodity opportunities with larger clients, furthering its coveted position as a leading chemicals supplier. As the US and Europe phase out...

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By Ryan Gandre | Managing Director | Chicago |+1.312.752.3318 |rgandrestoutadvisory.com | STOUT On December 20, 2017, Congressional Republicans passed their long-awaited plan to restructure the tax code, and President Trump signed the bill into law on December 22. Originally titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, last-minute Senate budgetary rules prohibited a short name, resulting in the longer name, H.R. 1, An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal...

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By Dr. Gerlind Wisskirchen | +49 221 7716 345 | gerlind.wisskirchencms-hs.com | CMS Law Tax The international CMS labor and employment group has the pleasure of sharing the fourth edition of On Your Radar publication giving you access to the key employment law developments at your fingertips. Our easy to read guide provides our expert analysis and action points to deal with these developments in Europe and beyond. And while many of us advising clients in Europe are dealing with the...

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By AEM Carnelutti Big luxury brands have ignored e-commerce sales strategies for many years, while other commercial industries have commonly resorted to e-commerce stores as sale channels. The luxury brands’ view of e-commerce has radically changed in the last two years. Some luxury companies launched their own online platforms to sell their products directly to customers. A recent EU Supreme Court decision may however stall the involvement of mass e-commerce giants, such as Amazon, in the European online luxury shopping. On December...

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By Curtis Y. Chow  (Columbia) | Lee Gibbs Depret-Bixio  (Columbia) | Ogletree Deakins On January 20, 2018, the federal government entered into a partial shutdown following Congress’s failure to reach an agreement to continue funding the federal government. Certain federal agencies that rely solely on government funding will not be able to provide most services. Agencies that receive funding from fees or other government sources are expected to remain open, but are expected to experience service delays. Immigration processes...

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By Pace University For the last few years, Associate Professor of Political Science Matthew Bolton and Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies Emily Welty, along with Dyson College students, have been working intensely on negotiations for a nuclear weapons ban treaty with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). Faculty provided advocacy based on their research, and students participated in internships, volunteer opportunities, and civic engagement activities. Their efforts have paid off, as ICAN was awarded the Nobel...

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By Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati In early January 2018, security researchers released their findings about vulnerabilities affecting almost all computer chips that could allow a hacker to access data stored in the memory of the chips. Dubbed "Spectre" and "Meltdown," the vulnerabilities have caused significant alarm among security researchers and have become a top priority for chief information officers (CIOs) and chief information security officers (CISOs) to address. For lawyers and executives who manage risk for their companies, below is...

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By Vulcan Consulting BREXIT   EU27 clarifies stance for Brexit transition period EU member states have opted to support tougher conditions for the UK in any post-Brexit transition deal. The agreed updated directives for the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier will demand London to meet stricter terms on immigration, fishing rights and external trade. Both sides are in favour of transition deal to smooth the Brexit process and the UK had agreed that it would be a ‘’stand still’’ process...

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By the Institute of International Education (IIE) Female scholars in the European Union are welcome to apply for the Women Enhancing Technology (WeTech®) Juniper Europe Internship and Scholarship. Through WeTech, Juniper Networks invests in building the global pipeline of women in STEM by providing scholarships to female STEM students in Europe. This is the first time the WeTech Juniper Internship and Scholarship will be open to every country in the European Union. IIE and Juniper will award paid internship opportunities and scholarship...

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