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S&W Publications

Each year, our attorneys publish an assortment of practice area advisories, newsletters and memorandum on current legal developments that are of interest to clients and other friends of the firm.

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• A Question-and-Answer Guide to Code Section 409A
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  August 2, 2007
• New Rule on Resale Price Maintenance
  Robert M. Buchanan
  July 13, 2007
• U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Certiorari in Municipal Bond Case; Consider Filing Now to Preserve Interest on Refund Claims
  Joseph X. Donovan, Jonathan B. Dubitzky, William E. Halmkin, Richard L. Jones, David J. McLaughlin, Walter Nagel, David J. Nagle, Ameek Ashok Ponda
  July 5, 2007
• Employer Obligations and Massachusetts Health Care Reform
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  June 15, 2007
• Prompt Self-Reporting of Regulatory Violations Leads to Significantly Reduced Civil Penalties Under EPA’s Audit Policy
  Victor N. Baltera, Laura Ford Brust, Jeffrey M. Karp, Jerome C. Muys Jr., Julie A. Weisman
  May 14, 2007
• Final Section 409A Regulations Make Some Important Changes
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  May 7, 2007
• Final EPA Rule Sets Standards for Real Estate Purchasers to Gain Exemption from Superfund Landowner Liability
  Victor N. Baltera, Laura Ford Brust, Jeffrey M. Karp, Jerome C. Muys Jr., Julie A. Weisman
  May 3, 2007
• New SEC Rules to Make Deregistering and Exiting U.S. Reporting System Easier for Foreign Companies
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Yair Estline
  April 12, 2007
• HIPAA Privacy Reminder
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  April 10, 2007
• New York State Offers Tax Incentive for Green Buildings
  Victor N. Baltera, Laura Ford Brust, Joseph X. Donovan, Jeffrey M. Karp, Jerome C. Muys Jr., David J. Nagle, Julie A. Weisman
  April 2, 2007
• Governor Unveils Major Tax Package
  Joseph X. Donovan, Jonathan B. Dubitzky, William E. Halmkin, Richard L. Jones, David J. McLaughlin, Walter Nagel, David J. Nagle
  March 8, 2007
• Electronic "Delivery" of Proxy Statements Approved by SEC
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  February 22, 2007
• S&W Defense and Investigations Report February 2007
  David J. Nagle, Barry S. Pollack
  February 8, 2007
• Acquiring (And Preserving) Leasehold Value Under the New Bankruptcy Code Amendments
  Patrick P. Dinardo, Pamela Smith Holleman
  January 26, 2007
• Reminder of ISO/ESPP Reporting Obligations
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  January 25, 2007
• Supreme Court Rules That a Licensee Need Not Breach Their License in Order to Challenge the Underlying Patent
  January 12, 2007
• What Public Companies Need to Know About This Year’s Annual Reports and Proxy Statements – 2006-07 Edition!
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  January 3, 2007
• IRS Notice Sets Forth Requirements for Reporting and Withholding on Section 409A Violations
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  December 20, 2006
• What Every Company Needs to Know About the New Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
  Jeffrey E. Francis, Gretchen S. Silver, Julie A. Weisman
  November 30, 2006
• New Jersey Supreme Court Adopts Economic Presence Theory for Corporate Nexus
  Joseph X. Donovan, Jonathan B. Dubitzky, William E. Halmkin, Richard L. Jones, David J. McLaughlin, Walter Nagel, David J. Nagle
  November 7, 2006
• IRS Announces Key 2007 Indexed Limits
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  October 27, 2006
• IRS Extends Section 409A Transition Period Until December 2007
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  October 11, 2006
• Changes to Real-Time Disclosure of Executive Compensation
  Corporate Department
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Gretchen S. Silver
  October 4, 2006
• SEC Adopts Sweeping Reforms to Executive Compensation Disclosure
  Corporate Department
  Shy S. Baranov, Howard E. Berkenblit, Katherine E. Potter, Amy E. Sheridan, Gretchen S. Silver
  October 4, 2006
• Charitable Giving Incentives and Reforms
  Tax Department
  Judith G.H. Edington, John K. Graham
  September 11, 2006
• Reforms for Charitable Organizations
  Tax Department
  Judith G.H. Edington, John K. Graham
  September 11, 2006
• Option Backdating: What Companies Can Do Now to Avoid Problems
  Corporate and Employment & Benefits Departments
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli
  August 23, 2006
• Congress Modifies "Plan Asset" Rules; Makes Certain Pension Investments Easier
  Employment & Benefits Department
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  August 8, 2006
• Charitable Provisions of H.R. 4 (Pension Protection Act of 2006)
  Tax Department
  Judith G.H. Edington, John K. Graham
  August 7, 2006
• Supreme Court Holds Injunctive Relief is an Equitable Remedy at the Discretion of the Court, Upholdling the Traditional Four Factor Test
  Intellectual Property Department
  May 16, 2006
• HIPAA Security Rules
  Employment & Benefits Deptartment
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  April 2006
• U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Director Independence Rules
  Investment Management and Securities & Corporate Finance Deptartments
  John L. Chilton, Walter Nagel
  April 2006
• Massachusetts Sales/Use Tax is Expanded to Tax Electronic Transfers of Standardized Computer Software
  Tax Department
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David J. McLaughlin, David J. Nagle
  March 2006
• A Question and Answer Guide to Code Section 409A
  Employment & Benefits Department
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  February 2006
• The Section 1441 Compliance Program
  Tax Department
  Lewis J. Greenwald, David H. Kaplan
  February 2006
• What Public Companies Need to Know About This Year's Annual Reports and Proxy Statements - 2005-06 Edition!
  Securities & Corporate Finance and Corporate Department
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  February 2006
• Practical Guide to Estate Planning - 2006 Edition
  Lisa Nalchajian Mingolla
  January 1, 2006
• Critical Change to the Massachusetts Personal Income Statute Recently Adopted
  Employment & Benefits Deptartment
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  December 2005
• IRS Suspends 409A Reporting and Withholding Requirements for 2005
  Employment & Benefits Deptartment
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  December 2005
• Summary of Key 2006 Indexed Limits
  Employment & Benefits Deptartment
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  November 4, 2005
• A Call to Action: Proposed Regulations on New Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Law May Require Action by Year-End
  Employment & Benefits Department
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  November 1, 2005
• SEC Modernizes Public Offering, Communication and Liability Rules
  Securities & Corporate Finance and Corporate Deptartments
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  November 2005
• Congress Modifies Retirement Plan Rules for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
  Employment & Benefits Deptartment
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  October 2005
• Final Regulations Issued on Source of Compensation for Services Performed Partly Within and Partly Without the United States
  Tax Deptartment
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, Lewis J. Greenwald
  September 7, 2005
• IRS and DOL Provide Benefits Relief for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
  Employment & Benefits Deptartment
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  September 2005
• Tenant-in-Common Industry Focus Broker/Dealers Speak on Best Practices
  Tenant in Common Deptartment
  John G. Balboni, Walter VanBuskirk
  August 11, 2005
• New Private Letter Ruling Continuing IRS Approval of "TIC" Interests as Replacement Property in Section 1031 Exchanges; New Guidance on Permissible Leasing Activities
  John G. Balboni
  May 16, 2005
• New Disclosures About Option Expensing
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  April 12, 2005
• New USERRA Notice Requirement
  David A. Guadagnoli, Ilene Robinson Sunshine
  March 15, 2005
• Plan Sponsors Must Now Comply With New Automatic Rollover Rules
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli
  March 8, 2005
• Tax Incentives at Risk After Federal Court Decision
  William E. Halmkin, Walter Nagel
  February 14, 2005
• Reexamining the Protections Afforded to Solvent Shopping Center Tenants Under Section 365 in Light of In re Trak Auto Corp. Part II
  Pamela Smith Holleman
  American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, February 1, 2005
• What Public Companies Need to Know About This Year's Annual Reports and Proxy Statements - 2004-05 Edition!
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  January 19, 2005
• ISO Reporting Obligations
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli
  January 18, 2005
• A Small Sigh of Relief: IRS Issues First Guidance on the New Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Law
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli
  December 31, 2004
• Update on New Deferred Compensation Law
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli
  December 27, 2004
• Solvent Shopping Center Tenants - Reexamination in Light of In re Trak Auto Corp.: Part I
  Pamela Smith Holleman
  December 15, 2004
• Congress Passes Sweeping International Tax Reform
  Lewis J. Greenwald
  December 14, 2004
• The Tax Shelter Provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 Create Severe Penalties
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky
  December 13, 2004
• Sullivan & Worcester LLP Represents Winning Client In Ruling That Secured Lender Is Not Liable For "Deepening Insolvency"
  Gayle P. Ehrlich, Pamela Smith Holleman, Michael T. Sullivan
  November 11, 2004
• Hurry Up and Wait: A Practical Guide to the New Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Law
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli
  October 21, 2004
• Disability Benefits
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli
  July 23, 2004
• Same-Sex Marriage
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli
  July 13, 2004
• SEC to Make Registration Statement Comment Letters and Responses Publicly Available
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  July 6, 2004
• Congress Working to Limit Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky
  June 15, 2004
• To Amend, or Not to Amend: Charter and Bylaw Modifications to Take Advantage of the New Massachusetts Business Corporation Act
  June 11, 2004
• The Lifecycle of a Technology Company (a five-volume series)
  Edwin L. Miller Jr.
  Aspatore Books, June 2004
• Temporary Regulations Provide Rules for Allocating a Partnership's Foreign Taxes
  Lewis J. Greenwald
  May 2004
• SEC Approves Rules Requiring New and Faster Disclosure
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  March 29, 2004
• New DOR Directive Expands the Reach of Massachusetts Income Tax on Nonresidents
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky
  February 11, 2004
• IRS Follows DOL Lead Concerning Charging Plan Expenses to Accounts of Former Employees
  February 4, 2004
• Contributor to Chapter 11 Theory & Practice: A Guide to Reorganization
  Pamela Smith Holleman
  January 23, 2004
• ISO Reporting Obligations
  January 16, 2004
• SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance on MD&A
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  January 15, 2004
• New Regulations Reduce the Scope of "Confidential Transactions" Subject to Tax Shelter Reporting
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky
  January 14, 2004
• Check-the-Box Elections and Worthless Securities Deductions (Revenue Ruling 2003-125); New Reporting for U.S.-Owned Foreign Disregarded Entities (Announcement 2004-4)
  Lewis J. Greenwald
  January 12, 2004
• Investment Management Law and Regulation
  with Professor Steve Thel
  Harvey E. Bines
  Aspen Publishers, 2d ed. 2004, supp. 2006; 1st ed. 1978, supp. 1991