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29 Feb
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The Madison Square Garden Property Tax Saga

Today's Madison Square Garden (born 1968) is now the oldest arena in both the NBA and NHL, but it almost didn't make it to its twentieth birthday. In 1982, noting the flurry of sports teams then moving to New Jersey (the Devils had just joined the Giants and Nets in the swamplands, and the Jets would follow two years later), then-owners Gulf and Western threatened to have the Knicks and Rangers move across the Hudson if the city didn't...

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25 Feb
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CPSC Will No Longer Require Flammability Certifications for Most Adult Wearing Apparel

On February 24, 2016, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) announced changes to the certification requirements for adult wearing apparel that is exempt from flammability testing. Pursuant to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, manufacturers of consumer products subject to a rule, standard or ban enforced by the CPSC are required to issue a general conformity certification (“GCC”).  The GCC must certify that the product is compliant based on a test of each product or a reasonable testing program.  However,...

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25 Feb
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U.S. and International Private Equity Funds – Matching Networks To Needs

In Private Equity, leveraging a global network is critical in creating significant return on investment.   Performance improvement, identification of high profile as well as off-market acquisition targets, and taking advantage of any other number of creative and strategic ways to increase the overall value of portfolio companies through business development and identification of other opportunities can differentiate a simple “exit” from a “home run”. The Largest Funds Have A Built-In Network For the largest U.S. and internationally based private equity funds,...

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25 Feb
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Global Employers Reexamine the Relevance of Study Abroad

GPS and AIFS Partner to Provide the Workforce with Global Skills EACC NY Member Global Professional Search Inc. (GPS) and the American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) are partnering to provide study abroad alumni from around the world with access to jobs with global employers that value not only their global mindset but also the regional and cultural expertise acquired. "Employers worldwide have increasingly adopted a more international business model. With clients, suppliers, manufacturers, and staff now in different countries, they...

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24 Feb
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New CPSC Requirements for Self-Balancing Scooters (Hover Boards)

In a recently published letter to “Manufacturers, Importers, and Retailers of Self-Balancing Scooters,” the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) urged the trade to make certain that self-balancing scooters (hover boards) comply with currently applicable voluntary safety standards, including all referenced standards and requirements contained in UL 2272 – Outline on Investigation for Electrical Systems for Self-Balancing Scooters.   In addition, the CPSC indicated that all lithium ion battery products must comply with test requirements under UN/DOT 38.3 Transport of Dangerous...

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24 Feb
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E. Christopher Murray speaks at The Nassau Academy of Law CLE

Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. announced today, February 24, 2016, partner E. Christopher (Chris) Murray, member of the firm’s Litigation Department, and Chair of the Environmental and Land Use practice group, spoke at The Nassau Academy of Law’s recent CLE program. The program focused on guardianships, particularly guardianships for adults with developmental disabilities.  Nick Boba from the Center for Developmental Disabilities in Woodbury, was a part of the panel and addressed the need for guardianships for autistic adults, and the use of...

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23 Feb
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UK companies/LLPs – New requirement to publicly disclose beneficial ownership

What is this PSC register everyone's talking about? The register of people with significant control (the PSC register) is a register of individuals or legal entities that have significant control over UK companies and UK LLPs. It has been introduced under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 with the purpose of identifying the ultimate beneficial owners and controllers and making their holdings public.  The new requirement is intended to increase corporate transparency with the aim of combatting money...

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19 Feb
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EU Commission concludes Belgian ‘Excess Profit’ tax scheme illegal

The scheme reduced the corporate tax base of the companies by between 50% and 90% to discount for so-called 'excess profits' that allegedly result from being part of a multinational group. According to the Commission, this tax scheme derogated from normal practice under Belgian company tax rules and the so-called 'arm's length principle', and therefore infringes the EU state aid rules. At least 35 multinationals benefitted from the scheme. The Commission estimates the total amount to be recovered from...

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19 Feb
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Calling All Athletes: Have You Thought About Doing A Triathlon? Join Team DKMS for the 2016 NYC Triathlon on July 24, 2016

Each year, thousands of athletes brave the waters of the mighty Hudson River before biking along Manhattan's West Side highway.  Finally, athletes put on their running shoes for a run through New York's famed Central Park in the final stage of this iconic race.  Registration for the 2016 event is closed.  However, EACC Members can still reserve a spot into the race by participating as a member of Team DKMS in support of Delete Blood Cancer DKMS. Athletes on...

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18 Feb
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PwC’s 19th Annual Global CEO Survey

>> For more information on PwC's 19th Annual Global Survey click here  << How to lead in complicated times? That’s the question all CEOs are seeking to answer at a time of prolonged and continuing uncertainty. Introduction from Dennis M. Nally, Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited As they look forward to the year ahead CEOs are less confident about prospects for the global economy than they were in 2015. The same is true overall when they consider their own company’s prospects for growth. Many CEOs do...

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