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In their Taxation column, Elliot Pisem and David E. Kahen address two recent items of Treasury and IRS guidance relating to market-induced changes and their potential tax impact on owners of financial instruments, non-debt contracts and cryptocurrency: the change from the commonly used LIBOR rate to other reference rates in debt instruments and non-debt contracts, and "hard forks" in cryptocurrency where new units of cryptocurrency are received.

"Ultimately, the imperative to close Rikers demands that this plan pass; anything less will doom the effort to close Rikers for a generation or more," the bar association said in a public statement.

Democrats in the state Legislature, over the past year, have supported the bill as another way for officials in New York to create a check on Trump's executive power.

In the same month last year we saw two major wins that exemplify the high-stakes litigation and exceptional client relationships Cravath is known for.

Skadden's on-the-ground capabilities in financial centers around the globe, coupled with our culture of working seamlessly across offices and practices, enables us to quickly assemble formidable litigation teams no matter the subject matter or location of the dispute.

Willkie has achieved a number of precedent-setting victories across a wide spectrum of legal issues in courts around the country involving securities litigation, corporate and municipal bankruptcies, derivative litigation, and insurance disputes.

Our record of achievement is unparalleled in terms of our successful defense of "bet the company" class action litigations and clients facing franchise-threatening risks.

Clients trust Simpson Thacher because of our long record of achieving courtroom victories, deftly resolving high-profile government investigations and enforcement actions, and negotiating favorable out-of-court resolutions.

Anderson Kill has always been a collegial firm in which young attorneys are accorded an unusual degree of responsibility, autonomy, and respect.

Desmarais boasts attorneys that combine an array of experience and expertise with creativity and imagination. Those attributes directly translate into success in and out of the courtroom.

Our attorneys are prepared to be second and first chair trial attorneys well in advance of their peers from other firms.

In its ruling pertaining to the new child, an Appellate Division, First Department panel further pointed out that "none of the [five] siblings who are the subjects of those [2016] findings have been returned to respondent's [the mother's] care."

We are experienced, respected and get results. Kasowitz's entry into a case often generates quick and favorable outcomes and deters frivolous claims.

Plenty of firms have strong leaders, but very few have such a lengthy list of senior lawyers with experience at the highest level—that's unusual and sets Dechert apart.

Our collaborative, bespoke teams frequently enable clients to prevail when the chips are down, the stakes are high, and time is short.

Fried Frank's real estate litigation practice was one of the first litigation practices in the country to focus entirely on real estate litigation, and today it continues to be the leading real estate litigation practice in the United States.

This article updates relevant issues examined in prior discussions.

Legal Week spoke with 10 alumni in a six-month-long investigation into allegations of harassment at Jones Day's London office.

I have been a member of The American Law Institute, the "author" of the Restatements, for more than a decade, and I feel compelled to comment on some recent articles that compare the new Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance (RLLI) to insurance coverage law in a particular state.

In their Corporate and Securities Litigation, Margaret A. Dale and Mark D. Harris discuss a recent Delaware Supreme Court decision in 'Tiger v. Boast Apparel', holding that documents produced pursuant to books-and-records inspection requests under §220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law are not subject to a presumption of confidentiality. Rather, while courts can impose confidentiality restrictions in appropriate cases, there must be some justification that the confidentiality is necessary and indefinite periods of confidentiality should be the exception and not the rule.