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Podcasts
February 2010 Howard Berkenblit, leader of the firm's Securities and Corporate Finance practice group, spoke with the PR firm Fresh Ground Communications about restrictions on company communications when engaging in angel, venture capital and private equity funding. May 18, 2009 Fuli Cao, a Jones Day tax partner from Beijing, China, who specializes in international and China tax matters, provided an overview of the significant recent developments in Chinese tax law. Douglas S. Stransky is the co-chair of the International Tax Committee. April 1, 2009 World famous international tax and corporate lawyer, researcher, author and lecturer, Nishith Desai, founder of the multi-skilled, research based law firm, Nishith Desai Associates, Mumbai, India, presented current developments in tax law in India. Douglas S. Stransky is the co-chair of the International Tax Committee.
March 4, 2009 (3:30 - 7:00 PM) Jeffrey M. Karp participated as a panelist at a program on "2009 Carbon Trading Liability Forum: Risk Management in the New Markets for VERs, CERs, and RECs." L. Elise Dieterich, along with a representative from Iridium Clean Energy, LLC, served as a moderator. This timely forum brought together diverse representatives in the carbon trading markets - including investors, producers, and purchasers - to discuss their perspectives on the risks and liabilities involved in creating, marketing, and trading environmental attributes such as VERs, CERs, and RECs. Panelists from the legal and insurance sectors presented options for managing and reducing these exposures.
Mr. Vitman discussed Israel's economy and the potential opportunities available to U.S. companies in Israel with the new administration. Douglas S. Stransky is the co-chair of the International Tax Committee. World-renowned International Tax Expert, Daniel M. Berman, currently Director of the Graduate Tax Program and Professor of the Practice of Tax Law at Boston University School of Law, presented his thoughts on international tax reform in an Obama Administration. This program offered a unique opportunity to gain insight into what international tax practitioners might expect in an Obama Administration. Please select this link to access an audio recording of Mr. Berman's talk. S&W Credit Crisis Task Force Webinar Series As companies move closer to implementation of the CPP, established pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have provided detailed advice in certain specified tax areas related to both the effect of participation in the CPP and certain other government investment programs and the credit crisis generally. Although much of the Webinar will focus on topics pertinent to financial institutions, other aspects of the program will address a variety of tax issues relevant to a wide range of taxpayers. Topics will include: S&W Credit Crisis Task Force Webinar Series As we move closer to the U.S. Treasury's deadline of November 14 for the CPP and the FDIC's opt-out deadline of November 12 for the TLGP, bank management is grappling with difficult and unprecedented questions. The panel for this informative Webinar, included a former senior counsel for the Federal Reserve, and was intended to help bank directors and other senior managers address the following critical issues:
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Howard Berkenblit interviewed on Fresh Ground Podcast, discussing PR and Private Equity.