Podcasts

Howard Berkenblit interviewed on Fresh Ground Podcast, discussing PR and Private Equity.

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.

Sullivan & Worcester hosted "Current Tax Law Developments in China," sponsored by the International Tax Committee of the Boston Bar Association.

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.

Sullivan & Worcester hosted "Current Tax Law Developments in India," sponsored by the International Tax Committee of the Boston Bar Association.

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.

 2009 Carbon Trading Liability Forum: Risk Management in the New Markets for VERs, CERs, and RECs 

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.

 ZAG/S&W Hosts Israel's Minister of Economic Affairs in the United States

Mr. Vitman discussed Israel's economy and the potential opportunities available to U.S. companies in Israel with the new administration.

Sullivan & Worcester hosted "International Tax Reform in an Obama Administration," sponsored by the International Tax Committee of the Boston Bar Association

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.

 Tax and Executive Compensation Issues Related to the Capital Purchase Program (CPP) and the Credit Crisis

S&W Credit Crisis Task Force Webinar Series
Thursday, November 20, 2008 (1:00pm - 2:00pm) EST

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:

     

Presentation - Tax and Executive Compensation Issues Related to the Capital Purchase Program (CPP) and the Credit Crisis

The Capital Purchase Program (CPP) vs. the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) - What Bank Management Needs to Know

S&W Credit Crisis Task Force Webinar Series
November 6, 2008 - 1:00PM - 2:00PM EST

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: