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• Renewable Energy Update: DC Expert Shares Knowledge About New Business Opportunities
  Jeffrey M. Karp, Quoted
  DC Urban Technology Examiner, March 7, 2010
• Environmental Partner Selected as a Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer
  Jerome C. Muys Jr.
  DC Magazine, March 1, 2010
• The Greening of Materiality
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Quoted
  CFO Magazine, March 1, 2010
• Caught Up In Crisis, Ireland Looks to Hub for Investment
  Aidan F. Browne, Quoted
  The Boston Globe, February 19, 2010
• Legal Eagles Help Cleantech Stars Rise
  Jeffrey M. Karp, Quoted
  Green Chip Stocks, February 18, 2010
• SEC Passes Enhanced Proxy Disclosures
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Jonathan M. Vaas
  The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, February 17, 2010
• Manchester Dad Sues to Get Sons Back From Egypt
  Barry S. Pollack, Quoted
  Gloucester Daily Times, February 16, 2010
• The Dangers of Twitter
  Shy S. Baranov
  Globes, February 16, 2010
• Spotlight Israel Embassy Teams up with Advocates to Showcase Israeli Technology
  Jeffrey M. Karp, Quoted
  Washington Jewish Week, February 11, 2010
• Data Mining is Vital as Meaningful Use Looms
  L. Elise Dieterich, Quoted
  Hospitals & Health Networks, February 2010
• ZAG/S&W LLP Launches Water Resource Development Group
  Group to Address Heightened Importance of Water Conservation and Related Alternative Energy Technologies
  Benjamin J. Armour, Laura Ford Brust, David C. Goss, Jeffrey M. Karp, Jerome C. Muys Jr., Julie A. Weisman
  ZAG/S&W Press Release, February 4, 2010
• Defensive Language When Pubco Announces Results – Bartlett's 'Get Out of Jail Free' Card
  Joseph W. Bartlett
  VCExperts, February 3, 2010
• ZAG/S&W LLP Continues Co-Sponsorship of Israel Cleantech Symposia
  Water Conservation and Renewable Energy Education Initiated with the Embassy of Israel
  Benjamin J. Armour, Laura Ford Brust, David C. Goss, Jeffrey M. Karp, Jerome C. Muys Jr., Julie A. Weisman
  ZAG/S&W Press Release, February 3, 2010
• Collateral Damage: The Impact on Contractors of GAO's DCAA Reports
  John A. Howell
  Federal Contracts Report, February 2010
• Obama's Budget Drops Check-the-Box Repeal, Adds International Provisions
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  Worldwide Tax Daily, February 2, 2010
• All Tied Up
  Are Taxes Handicapping Corporate America?
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  INSIGHT Magazine, February/March 2010
• Many Vendors Not Ready for HITECH Compliance
  L. Elise Dieterich, Quoted
  Healthcare Risk Management, February 2010
• Rhode Island’s Twin River Racino Looks For Online Rescue
  Mitchell C. Stein, Quoted
  GamblingCompliance, February 1, 2010
• BioTech – The Past and Future Decades
  Shy S. Baranov
  Haaretz, January 29, 2010
• Creepy Ways Your Social Media Data Can Be Used
  L. Elise Dieterich, Quoted
  E-Commerce Times, January 21, 2010
• Sullivan & Worcester LLP Announces Two New Partners
  Richard L. Jones, Nicole Laccetti Rives
  S&W Press Release, January 14, 2010
• General Growth
  Pamela Smith Holleman
  American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Legal Opinions, January 2010
• Textron Wants Supreme Court's View on Work Product Privilege
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  International Tax Review, January 2010
• Textron, Inc. Petitions Supreme Court to Review the First Circuit’s Evisceration of the Work Product Privilege
  Douglas S. Stransky
  Practical U.S./Domestic Tax Strategies, December 2009
• Financial Crisis Timeline
  Sander Ash, Joseph W. Bartlett, Margaret M. Bateman, J. Truman Bidwell, Jr., Harvey E. Bines, Aidan F. Browne, Joel R. Carpenter, Christopher C. Curtis, Patrick P. Dinardo, Gayle P. Ehrlich, Harry E. Ekblom, Jr., Hugh P. Finnegan, Christopher M. Flanagan, Richard H. Goldman, Lewis J. Greenwald, Ira K. Gross, David A. Guadagnoli, Robert N. Hickey, John A. Howell, Jon M. Jenkins, Karen M. Kozlowski, William A. Levine, George P. Lindsay, Stacy H. Louizos, David C. Mahaffey, William A. Newman, Alexander A. Notopoulos, Jr., Duncan T. O'Brien, Barry S. Pollack, George O. Richardson, III, Laura Steinberg, John M. Steiner, Douglas S. Stransky, Michael T. Sullivan, Paul E. Summit, Larry L. Varn, Franklin B. Velie
• Stalling on Sarbox
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Quoted
  CFO.com, December 17, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester Named “Law Firm Challenge” Winner by the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
  "S&W Dream Team" Sets Fundraising Record for Fourth Year in a Row
  S&W Press Release, December 17, 2009
• Tax Benefits for Emerging Companies Intact - For Now
  Richard L. Jones
  Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, December 14, 2009
• Increased Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  Understanding the FCPA and Assisting Clients with Compliance Measures
  John A. Howell
  Aspatore, 2009
• Small Businesses Can Comply With SEC Internal Control Rules Before It's Too Late
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  Mass High Tech, December 8, 2009
• Taxing Trades Called A Bad Idea
  Ameek Ashok Ponda, Quoted
  Dow Jones Newswires, December 8, 2009
• Faculty Spotlight on Ameek Ponda, Adjunct Professor of Law
  Ameek Ashok Ponda
  Boston University School of Law Alumni Newsletter
  Fall 2009
• Sarbox R.I.P.?
  Howard E. Berkenblit, Quoted
  CFO Magazine, December 1, 2009
• The Fabulous New Substantial Contribution Test Is Made Even More Fabulous
  Lewis J. Greenwald, Jill Tenley Oldak, Douglas S. Stransky
  Journal of International Taxation, December 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester LLP Assists GLAD in Opposition to Dismissal of DOMA Lawsuit
  Richard L. Jones, David J. Nagle
  S&W Press Release, November 18, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester Attorney Elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hispanic College Fund
  Walter Nagel
  S&W Press Release, November 10, 2009
• Reconciling the "Irreconcilable" - 1(b)(1)-7(d)(1) Conflict; Understanding the "All Costs" Requirements to Mean "All Costs Shared by Arm's-Length Parties": Xilinx v. Comr. Revisited
  Lewis J. Greenwald
  Tax Management Memorandum, November 9, 2009
• The Future for Tax Services: Why Regulation Threatens Non-Audit Work
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  International Tax Review, November 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester Receives a 2009 MarCom "Gold" Award for Web Based Multi-Media Campaign
  S&W Press Release, October 30, 2009
• S&W Attorneys Named New England Super Lawyers
  Attorneys Chosen from Boston Office
  Susan M. Barnard, Lawrence D. Bastone, Harvey E. Bines, Joel R. Carpenter, William J. Curry, Christopher C. Curtis, Michael M. Davis, Patrick P. Dinardo, Gayle P. Ehrlich, John K. Graham, David A. Guadagnoli, William E. Halmkin, Edwin L. Miller Jr., Alexander A. Notopoulos, Jr., Barry S. Pollack, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Laura Steinberg, Paul E. Summit, Ilene Robinson Sunshine, Richard Teller, Larry L. Varn
  New England Super Lawyers Magazine, October 26, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester Attorneys Selected as Rising Stars
  Attorneys Chosen from Boston office
  Karen P. Carp, Kristen Doughty Danaher, Beth L. Jacobson, Richard L. Jones, David H. Kaplan, Louis A. Monti, Patricia Wall Mundy, Nicholas M. O'Donnell, Katherine E. Potter, Lewis N. Segall, Amy E. Sheridan, Megan Smiley, Joshua L. Solomon, John M. Steiner, Douglas S. Stransky, Walter Van Buskirk, Sarah D. Wellings
  New England Super Lawyers Magazine, October 26, 2009
• "Perception or Reality: What Shall We Make of General Growth?"
  J. Truman Bidwell, Jr., Pamela Smith Holleman
  October 20, 2009
• Getting Personal: Tax Tail Wags Dog At Citigroup
  Dow Jones Newswires
  Ameek Ashok Ponda, Quoted
  October 13, 2009
• BofA Ruling Puts M&A Lawyers On The Spot
  Robert V. Condon III, Quoted
  Law360, October 8, 2009
• PE Fund-Raising Down 59% Through First Nine Months
  Martha F. Coultrap, Quoted
  The Wall Street Journal's Private Equity Beat, October 8, 2009
• S&W Attorneys Named New York Super Lawyers 2009
  J. Truman Bidwell, Jr., Hugh P. Finnegan, George P. Lindsay, James R. Silkenat, Michael T. Sullivan, Franklin B. Velie
  October 5, 2009
• Joint Committee Produces Report on Obama Budget Proposals
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  International Tax Review, October 2009
• Taxpayer Wins State Transfer Pricing Case Involving Intercompany Administrative Services
  Richard L. Jones
  Journal of MultiState Taxation and Incentives, October 2009
• Former Sullivan & Worcester Partner Appointed to Kennedy Senate Seat
  Statement by Sullivan & Worcester’s Co-Managing Partners, Joel Carpenter and William Curry, on Governor Patrick’s Appointment of Former Partner Paul G. Kirk, Jr. as Interim Replacement for Senator Edward M. Kennedy
  S&W Press Release, September 24, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester LLP and Child Advocacy Groups File Amicus Brief before U.S. Supreme Court Concerning International Child Abduction
  Court will review whether a left-behind parent possessed “rights of custody” under an international treaty concerning the return of child
  Barry S. Pollack
  S&W Press Release, September 22, 2009
• Restrictions On Transfer
  Joseph W. Bartlett
  VCExperts, September 16, 2009
• S&W Renews Lease for 115,265 Square Feet at One Post Office Square, Boston
  CB Richard Ellis, Jones Lang LaSalle facilitate transaction
  S&W Press Release, September 9, 2009
• Obama Seeks to Tax Outbound Transfers of Workforce in Place
  Eric J. Fuselier, Lewis J. Greenwald, Douglas S. Stransky
  Journal of International Taxation, September 2009
• Water Water Everywhere
  L. Elise Dieterich, Quoted
  Insight Magazine, (September/October 2009)
• DOR Seeks To Limit Manufacturers’ Tax Exemption
  R&D Expenses for Startups Could be Taxed
  Richard L. Jones, Quoted
  Worcester Business Journal, August 31, 2009
• Out-of-State Vendor Can’t be Taxed
  William E. Halmkin, David J. Nagle, Quoted
  Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, August 31, 2009
• New Tax Law Draws Fresh Fire From Pharma
  Joseph X. Donovan, Quoted
  Boston Business Journal, August 28, 2009
• Will Fantasy Sports Always Be Exempted From Gambling Laws? Don't Bet On It
  Mitchell C. Stein
  Sports Litigation Alert, August 28, 2009
• State Supreme Judicial Court Ruled in Favor of Client, Town Fair Tire, Inc., in Case Involving Collection of Use Taxes
  David J. Nagle
  S&W Press Release, August 25, 2009
• Town Fair Tire Case
  David J. Nagle, Quoted
  Various Publications, August 2009
• Attorneys Predicting 'Upheaval' in Wake of Work-Product Ruling
  Dissent: Will Have Wide Ramifications
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, August 24, 2009
• The Ins and Outs of CFIUS Filing
  William A. Newman
  TheDeal Magazine, August 24, 2009
• Repeat Users See 1031 Exchanges as the Gift that Keeps on Giving
  John G. Balboni, Paul W. Decker, Quoted
  The Real Reporter, August 20, 2009
• Capital Markets Matter
  Joseph W. Bartlett
  Science Progress, August 12, 2009
• Case Could Extend State's Taxing Powers
  N.H. Passes Statute to Pre-empt Ruling
  David J. Nagle, Quoted
  Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, August 10, 2009
• NE Commercial Real Estate Professionals Assess TIC Triumphs and Travails
  John G. Balboni, Quoted
  The Real Reporter, August 6, 2009
• Important Appeals Court Ruling Leaves Tax Exemptions for Emerging Companies Intact – For Now
  Case Imperiled Manufacturing Tax Breaks Given to Emerging Companies
  Richard L. Jones
  S&W Press Release, August 4, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester Attorneys Named in 2010 Best Lawyers®
  Lawrence D. Bastone, Harvey E. Bines, Joel R. Carpenter, William J. Curry, Christopher C. Curtis, Michael M. Davis, John C. Emery, Robert J. Gillispie, John K. Graham, William E. Halmkin, Robert N. Hickey, George P. Lindsay, David C. Mahaffey, Edwin L. Miller Jr., Jerome C. Muys Jr., Alexander A. Notopoulos, Jr., Ameek Ashok Ponda, Constantine P. Ralli, Ilene Robinson Sunshine, Franklin B. Velie
  The Best Lawyers in America 2010, August 3, 2009
• CRE Ponders Industry Future in Wake of Fed
  Hugh P. Finnegan, Quoted
  GlobeSt.com, July 31, 2009
• NE 1031 Exchange Rate Lags US
  Walter Van Buskirk, Quoted
  The Real Reporter, July 30, 2009
• Practical Guide to Estate Planning
  2009 Edition
  Lisa Nalchajian Mingolla, Co-Author
  CCH
• Getting Personal: Tax Rules Change Hits Some Hedge Fund Pay
  Amy E. Sheridan, Quoted
  Dow Jones Newswires, July 27, 2009
• Executive Pay Under Scrutiny: Will the Backlash Stick?
  Howard E. Berkenblit
  Boston Business Journal, July 24, 2009
• Israeli Clean-Tech Companies Said to Have 'Big Opportunities' in the US
  Jeffrey M. Karp, Quoted
  The Jerusalem Post, July 17, 2009
• Destination Sourcing Might Resolve States' Conflict Over Sales Taxes, COST Official Says
  David J. Nagle, Quoted
  Daily Tax Report, July 16, 2009
• New Hampshire Businesses Will Not Be Tax Agents for Massachusetts, Governor Vows
  David J. Nagle, Quoted
  Weekly State Tax Report, July 2009
• Massachusetts Finalizes Combined Reporting Regulations
  Joseph X. Donovan, David J. Nagle, Sarah D. Wellings
  State Tax Notes, July 13, 2009
• Joseph W. Bartlett Comments on the NVCA Report on the Venture Backed Exit Market for Q2, 2009
  Joseph W. Bartlett
  VCExperts, July 7, 2009
• Businesses Stick to Green Goals Despite the Economy
  Jeffrey M. Karp, Quoted
  Boston Business Journal, July 3, 2009
• Carbon Credit Market Stays Strong
  Jeffrey M. Karp, Quoted
  Mass High Tech, July 3, 2009
• United States v. Textron, Inc.: The First Circuit En Banc Eviscerates the Work Product Doctrine and Creates a New 'Prepared For' Test
  Douglas S. Stransky
  Practical U.S./Domestic Tax Strategies, July 2009
• PE Fund-Raising Plummets in 1H 2009; Secondaries are the Only Shining Star
  Martha F. Coultrap, Quoted
  Private Equity Analyst, July 1, 2009
• State Business Taxes
  Law Journal Press, July 1, 2009
• Getting Personal: Tax Rule May Take Gleam Off Citi Trades
  Ameek Ashok Ponda, Quoted
  Dow Jones Newswires, June 30, 2009
• The Boston Lawyers Group Announces its First “Attorneys of Color” Directory
  Strategic marketing tool highlights the breadth and depth of attorneys of color in the Boston area
  S&W Press Release, June 29, 2009
• Insurers Dip Toes In Carbon Market But Don't Jump
  Jeffrey M. Karp, Quoted
  Law360, June 25, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester Adds New Partner to the New York Corporate Group
  James R. Silkenat
  S&W Press Release, June 25, 2009
• Future Uncertain For Voluntary Carbon Market
  Jeffrey M. Karp, Quoted
  Law360, June 23, 2009
• Understanding Your H-1B Obligations
  Maryanne Kline
  CIO Insight, June 18, 2009
• Getting Personal: New K-1 Deadline Will Mean Time Crunch
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  Dow Jones Newswires, June 17, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester Launches Blog Focusing on U.S. Inbound Investment
  John A. Howell, William A. Newman
  S&W Press Release, June 16, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester LLP is Ranked in the 2009 Edition of Chambers USA
  S&W Press Release, June 15, 2009
• Midsize Law Firms Strike Right Balance in Downturn
  William J. Curry, Quoted
  Boston Business Journal, June 12, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester LLP is Ranked in the 2009 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
  S&W Press Release, June 8, 2009
• Getting Personal: A Tax Break for Unsold GM Shares
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  Dow Jones Newswires, June 5, 2009
• Certain Hedge Funds are Using Enhanced Investor Liquidity as a Marketing Tool
  The Hedge Fund Law Report, June 3, 2009
• Getting Personal: Stressing Over Offshore Tax Filing
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  Dow Jones Newswires, June 3, 2009
• Code Section 457A Requires Immediate Attention by Certain Sponsors of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements
  Jonathan B. Dubitzky, Lewis J. Greenwald, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan, Douglas S. Stransky
  Practical U.S./International Tax Strategies, June 2009
• How Employers in the United States Can Avoid Costly Pitfalls
  Shy S. Baranov, Ilene Robinson Sunshine
  ACC Israel Chapter Newsletter, June 2009
• Opportunities in the Emerging Carbon Credit Market
  Benjamin J. Armour, Jeffrey M. Karp
  Journal of BioLaw & Business, June 2009
• State Business Taxes
  Walter Nagel
  June 2009
• What's Your Biz IQ? Smart Uses of Intelligence
  L. Elise Dieterich, Quoted
  Credit Union Business, June 2009
• Painless Avoidance by Limited Partners of Future Capital Commitments
  Joseph W. Bartlett
  VCExperts, May 26, 2009
• Obama Proposals Could Have Drastic Impact on Leveraged Companies, Practitioner Says
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  Daily Tax Report, May 21, 2009
• Model Questionnaire for Public Company Managers to Complete When a Director is Nominated
  Joseph W. Bartlett
  VCExperts, May 12, 2009
• Visa-Related Considerations for HR Managers Handling Layoffs
  Maryanne Kline
  HR.com, May 12, 2009
• Massachusetts Tax Auditors Foiled in IDG Ruling
  Richard L. Jones, Quoted
  WebCPA, May 8, 2009
• Getting Personal: Obama Goes After Secret Offshore Accounts
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  Dow Jones Newswires, May 5, 2009
• Obama's Corporate Tax Proposal Panned by Advocacy Group
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  Investment News, May 5, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester LLP Expands Intellectual Property Practice
  Thomas M. Haas, Christopher T. McWhinney, John W. Ryan
  S&W Press Release, May 4, 2009
• Obama Unveils International Tax Reforms
  Douglas S. Stransky, Quoted
  International Tax Review, May 2009
• Rhetoric Surrounding Obama's International Tax Proposals Detracts From Real Debate, Practitioner Says
  Douglas S. Stransky
  Worldwide Tax Daily, May 1, 2009
• Through the Glass [Even More] Darkly: Revisions to the Not-So-Fabulous Branch Rule
  Lewis J. Greenwald, Jill Tenley Oldak, Douglas S. Stransky
  Journal of International Taxation, May 2009
• Interview with William A. Newman Esq., Partner, Sullivan & Worcester LLP
  William A. Newman
  VCExperts.com, April 15, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester Captures Top Pro Bono Honor
  W. Lee H. Dunham, Paul D. Trumble
  S&W Press Release, April 15, 2009
• Overview of Complying with the Voluntary Review Process when Investing in a U.S. Business
  William A. Newman
  VCExperts.com, April 14, 2009
• The Remarkable Taxpayer-Friendly Evolution of the DCL Regime
  Eric J. Fuselier, Lewis J. Greenwald
  Tax Notes International, April 14, 2009
• Associates Provide Pro Bono Help to Untangle Family Kidnapping Cases
  Lindsay Barna, Kevin M. Colmey, Barry S. Pollack, Quoted
  The National Law Journal, April 10, 2009
• Managing and Reducing Outside Legal Expenses
  Barry S. Pollack, Joshua L. Solomon
  New York Law Journal, April 9, 2009
• No Hospitality: Some Hotels Continue to Rise in Brooklyn While Others Wait
  Hugh P. Finnegan, Quoted
  New York Construction, April 2009
• S&W Expands Wealth Management Group in New York
  Sharon C. Maguire, Constantine P. Ralli, Marc L. Stern, Joshua P. Weiss
  S&W Press Release, April 1, 2009
• Kickback Scandal in NY Rocks PE Industry
  Martha F. Coultrap, Quoted
  Private Equity Week, March 30, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester Launches First Blog: Business Aviation Law Blog
  Harry E. Ekblom, Jr.
  S&W Press Release, March 27, 2009
• Partner Selected as a Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer
  Jerome C. Muys Jr.
  March 23, 2009
• Madoff's Foundation Victims Miss Out on Tax Break
  Judith G.H. Edington, Quoted
  Investment News, March 19, 2009
• Sullivan & Worcester Announces Two New Partners
  Nathan A. Goldberg, Louis A. Monti
  S&W Press Release, March 19, 2009
• Why Hasn't Nanotechnology So Far Lived Up to the Hype?
  Kimberly B. Herman
  ACC Israel Chapter Newsletter, March 19, 2009
• An International Tax Wish List for the New President
  Douglas S. Stransky
  Boston Business Journal, March 13, 2009
• Firmly Green: S&W Embraces EPA Law Office Climate Challenge, Commits to Sustainability
  S&W Press Release, March 11, 2009