02/01/2011 - Proposed Changes to Oil and Gas Taxation
Taxes meant to raise revenues for the government or to change human behavior? Plentiful and inexpensive energy is a current requirement for an advanced economy.

08/26/2010 - Items to Consider in Determining Whether to Sell Your Business in 2010 - Part 4 of 4
This is the fourth client alert in a series of four generally describing (i) the tax changes that will occur on January 1, 2011 and in later tax years as a result of the recently enacted health care legislation, (ii) some of the steps a business owner should consider taking in order to prepare his or her business for sale, (iii) the sale process, and (iv) several key factors to consider in this process in an effort to maximize the after-tax benefits to the owners and to help ensure a smooth sales process.

08/18/2010 - Items to Consider in Determining Whether to Sell Your Business in 2010 - Part 3 of 4
This is the third client alert in a series of four alerts generally describing (i) the tax changes that will occur on January 1, 2011 and in later tax years as a result of the recently enacted federal legislation, (ii) some of the steps a business owner should take in order to prepare his or her business for sale, (iii) the sale process, and (iv) several key factors to consider to maximize the net after-tax benefits to the owners and to help ensure a smooth sales process.

08/10/2010 - Items to Consider in Determining Whether to Sell Your Business in 2010 - Part 2 of 4
This alert is the second in a series of four generally describing (i) the tax changes that will occur on January 1, 2011 and in later tax years as a result of the recently enacted health care legislation, (ii) many of the steps a business owner should consider taking in order to prepare his or her business for sale, (iii) the sale process, and (iv) several key factors to consider in this process in an effort to maximize the after-tax benefits to the owners and to help ensure a smooth sales process.

08/03/2010 - Items to Consider in Determining Whether to Sell Your Business in 2010 - Part 1 of 4
This alert highlights the imminent changes to the tax laws in 2011 (e.g., the sunset of the Bush era tax cuts) and the changes that will arise in later tax years (e.g., tax provisions contained in certain parts of the recently enacted health care legislation) that may affect a decision to sell your business this year.

10/12/2009 - El Departamento de Energía de los EE.UU. Confía en el Sector Privado para Agilizar el Programa de Préstamos con Garantía para Renovables
El 7 de octubre de 2009, el Secretario de Energía de EE.UU., Steven Chu anunció que el Departamento de Energía (“DOE”, por sus siglas en inglés) realizará el largamente esperado cambio fundamental en la administración de la Sección 1705 del programa de préstamos con garantía. El programa 1705 fue promulgado como parte de la Ley Americana de Recuperación y Reinversión de 2009 (la “Ley de Estímulos” o “ARRA”, por sus siglas en inglés) con el objeto de acelerar el desarrollo de proyectos de generación de energía convencional renovable. El cambio fundamental, denominado Programa de Asociación de Instituciones Financieras (“FIPP”, por sus siglas en inglés), está diseñado para agilizar el procesamiento de solicitudes de préstamos con garantía.

07/01/2009 - New Russian Law on LLCs is in Effect
On July 1, 2009, amendments became fully effective to the corporate law governing the Limited Liability Companies (LLC) (obschestvo s ogranichennoy otvetstvennostyu, Russian abbreviation “O.O.O.”). The amendments apply to the Russian Civil Code, the Law on Limited Liability Companies, and the Russian Law on Notariat.

04/09/2009 - Recent Modifications in the Legal Regime of Russian LLCs, Client Alert (Part Two): Amendments to the Russian LLC Law
The earlier Client Alert (Part One), issued January 16, 2009, addressed certain key changes in the Russian Civil Code resulting from December 24 (30), 2008 amendments to Russian laws governing Limited Liability Companies. The new law introduced modifications to the Russian Civil Code, the “Law on LLCs” (the Federal Law of the Russian Federation of February 8, 1998, No. 14-FZ “On Limited Liability Companies” as restated through 2008), and the law on Notariat. The modifications will become effective on July 1, 2009.

05/08/2006 - Businesses Will Bear Brunt of Shifting Tax Load
In order to comply with certain U.S. Treasury regulations, we are informing you that any U.S. federal tax advice that may be contained in this document is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by any person for the purpose of (i) avoiding any tax penalties that may be imposed by the Internal Revenue Service or any other U.S. federal taxing authority or agency or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein.

04/04/2006 - An Overview of the History of Foreign Legal Consultants Between the United States and Mexico

Law, Business Worlds Unite in Transactional Arena

Corporate Compliance in Document Retention in Today's Business Environment

Deregulation of Electricity: Nature of the Industry and Taxes

Capital, Technology and Resulting Issues in Seismic Licensing

Valuating Intellectual Property Dealing with Dotcoms - Advanced High Tech Litigation

Seismic Licensing: Has Technology Outstripped the Forms?

Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information: Their Use and Misuse by Mobile Oil and Gas Professionals

Selected U.S. Oil and Tax Issues for Non-Tax Lawyers