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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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• Massachusetts to Require Withholding by "Pass-Through Entities," Effective January 1, 2009
  Joseph X. Donovan, Jonathan B. Dubitzky, William E. Halmkin, David W. Hesford, Richard L. Jones, David J. McLaughlin, Walter Nagel, David J. Nagle, Sarah D. Wellings
  May 5, 2008
• Massachusetts Department of Revenue Restricts VDA Program for Banks and Intangible Holding Companies That Have Not Filed Returns
  Joseph X. Donovan, Jonathan B. Dubitzky, William E. Halmkin, Richard L. Jones, David J. McLaughlin, Walter Nagel, David J. Nagle, Sarah D. Wellings
  April 22, 2008
• Another Victory for Trademark Owners in Fight Against Gray Market Goods
  Jeffrey L. Laytin, Mitchell C. Stein, Richard B. Verner
  April 4, 2008
• SEC Announces "Next Steps" for Broker-Dealer Mutual Recognition Regime Implementation
  Nicole M. Crum, David C. Mahaffey
  March 27, 2008
• Verizon GPL Settlement Highlights Necessity of Open Source Compliance
  Kimberly B. Herman
  March 25, 2008
• DOL Announces 401(k) Deposit Timing Safe Harbor for Small Plans
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  March 4, 2008
• SEC Adopts Revisions to Form D and Requires Electronic Filing
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Megan Smiley
  February 26, 2008
• Month-End Benefits Reminders
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  January 16, 2008
• Employer Use of Revised Form I-9 Mandatory as of December 26, 2007
  Maryanne Kline, Ilene Robinson Sunshine
  January 4, 2008
• SEC Eases Disclosure Burden for Smaller Companies
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Sally B. Simpkins
  January 3, 2008
• SEC Makes Securities Registration Easier for Smaller Listed Companies
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Sally B. Simpkins
  January 3, 2008
• IRS Announces Limited Relief for Section 409A Operational Mistakes
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  December 14, 2007
• SEC Changes to Rules 144 and 145 Dramatically Simplify the Process for Selling Outstanding Securities of Public and Private Companies
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  December 13, 2007
• Why Amended Tax Returns Are Not Such An Easy Fix
  S&W Defense and Investigations Report
  David J. Nagle, Barry S. Pollack
  November 30, 2007
• IRS Announces Key 2008 Indexed Limits
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  November 9, 2007
• IRS Reverses Course, Again Extends Section 409A Transitional Period
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  October 29, 2007
• C.B.C. Distribution and Marketing, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P.
  Jeffrey L. Laytin, Emily A. Samuels, Mitchell C. Stein
  October 26, 2007
• Massachusetts Health Care Reform: Update and a New Deadline
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  October 23, 2007
• Google Settles Trademark Case Involving AdWords Program; Faces New Suit by American Airlines
  Aaron H. Fiske, Kimberly B. Herman
  October 16, 2007
• District Court Issues Interpretation of Open Source “Artistic License”; First U.S. Lawsuit Filed to Enforce GPL
  Aaron H. Fiske, Kimberly B. Herman
  October 15, 2007
• New Patent Rules Significantly Alter U.S. Patent Prosecution Practice
  Kimberly B. Herman, Rajesh Vallabh
  October 3, 2007
• IRS Postpones Deadline for Documentary Compliance with Section 409A
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan
  September 13, 2007
• SCO Update
  Kimberly B. Herman
  August 22, 2007
• Open Source Software GPLv2 vs. GPLv3
  Kimberly B. Herman, William M. Weisberg
  August 14, 2007
• Electronic "Delivery" of Proxy Materials Now Mandatory - Sort Of
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  August 10, 2007
• 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