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Equity Compensation For U.S. Citizens Working In India The Impact Of The Indian Fringe Benefit Tax
U.S. citizens working in India who receive equity compensation from their employers should be aware of the U.S. income tax implications associated with taxes paid to India in connection with such compensation. Unlike the United States (which normally would tax the employee on the value of employer...
Read MoreThe Litigation Plan: An Alternative To Traditional Litigation Budgets
Litigation budgets have been a part of life for outside counsel for the better part of two decades. Many corporate counsel still use this tool to varying degrees: from a refusal to pay lawyers' fees in excess of a litigation budget to an inconvenient necessity that is filed and forgotten shortly...
Read MoreMarriage, Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships And Health Insurance Benefits
The landscape of rights afforded to same-sex couples has changed at a rapid pace over the last few years and seems certain to continue to evolve. As recently as May 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples may no longer be excluded from civil marriage. The ever-changing...
Read MorePro Bono Is Part Of Our Heritage
Editor: Andy, you are well known in Philadelphia and elsewhere as an exponent of pro bono and have recently been involved as counsel in an immigration case. Please tell our readers about the case. Chirls: I have been working with our associates on a series of immigration cases, most of which are...
Read MoreLove Is In The Air
Introduction It seems almost weekly we hear or read about another executive who ends up in hot water because his or her workplace romance cooled down.While the executive has the power in the workplace, the power dynamic shifts 180 degrees in the courtroom. Risks Of Workplace Romance...
Read MoreE-Verify: A Search And Seizure Nightmare?
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been distinguishing itself as one of the most widely covered federal agencies in the news. The enforcement arm of DHS, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has drawn increased interest as it has weekly arrested and detained hundreds of...
Read MoreEthics Of Destruction And Inadvertent Disclosure Of Documents And ESI
The retention and destruction of documents raises ethical considerations in two overlapping spheres: an attorney's obligation to competently protect his or her client's interests in the contents of the client file (see Model Rules 1.15 and 1.1); and the attorney's obligation to comply with - and...
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