At the recent European Financial Forum in Dublin, Ireland, Special Counsel Petal Walker spoke on a panel about diversity in the financial services industry. Walker, the former chief counsel to Commissioner Sharon Bowen of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, emphasized the importance of diversity to a company's bottom line, as well as mentoring strategies that foster an inclusive culture.

2018-02-21T00:00:00-05:002018-02-21T20:28:03Z

A new “centralized partnership audit regime” is now in effect for partnerships, including limited liability companies (LLCs) that are treated as partnerships for tax purposes (which we refer to collectively as “partnerships”). The new regime, which was enacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, applies to all partnerships (domestic and foreign) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T20:16:58ZRobert D. Burkehttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Robert_Burke/robert.burke@wilmerhale.comA. William Caporizzohttps://www.wilmerhale.com/william_caporizzo/william.caporizzo@wilmerhale.comJulie Hogan Rodgershttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Julie_Rodgers/julie.rodgers@wilmerhale.comMeghan M. Walshhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/meghan_walsh/meghan.walsh@wilmerhale.com

Will the Supreme Court adopt a compromise proposed by the late Justice Scalia rather than overturn a 40-year-old precedent integral to First Amendment doctrine? In this article, published by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, author Christopher Babbitt, discusses the case Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31.

2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T20:23:00ZChristopher E. Babbitthttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Christopher_Babbitt/christopher.babbitt@wilmerhale.com

The collaborative economy recent booming of these last years causes tax issues on tourist rental activities. The “Airbnb” observatory notes a 53% increase of the accommodation offer on its platform in Paris from 2016 to 2017. (Olivier Parawan, Nicolas Vergnet).

President Trump stated on March 1 that his administration would impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports for an indefinite period.

2018-03-06T00:00:00-05:002018-03-06T20:32:53ZAmbassador Charlene Barshefskyhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Charlene_Barshefsky/charlene.barshefsky@wilmerhale.comDavid J. Rosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_ross/david.ross@wilmerhale.comNaboth van den Broekhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/naboth_vandenbroek/naboth.vandenbroek@wilmerhale.comPatrick J. McLainhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/patrick_mclain/patrick.mclain@wilmerhale.comDavid M. Hornhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_horn/david.horn@wilmerhale.com

Bylined article by head of Global Mining and Africa Ian Coles on the mining industry in Zimbabwe, following his role chairing two panels at the Zimbabwe Mining Investment Conference in February.

This article was originally published in Mining Review Africa. www.miningreview.com  

Mayer Brown represented Cofide in this matter.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Marcus Christian (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

In a bylined article, Corporate & Securities partner Jennifer Carlson and Litigation & Dispute Resolution associate Anne Selin (both Palo Alto) discuss initial coin offerings.

This material was originally published in The Investment Lawyer and is reprinted with permission of CCH, Inc.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Don Falk (Palo Alto) was quoted in this article.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Don Falk (Palo Alto) was quoted in this article.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Matthew Rossi (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

The 2018 edition of Chambers Global ranked or listed Mayer Brown in 72 practice categories. In addition, the new edition ranked or listed Tauil & Chequer Advogados, in association with Mayer Brown, in 10 categories in the Angola, Brazil and Mozambique regions.

Gary Born, Chair of the International Arbitration practice group at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Senior Associate Jonathan Lim and Visiting Foreign Lawyer Ana Tuiketei contributed to a regional international arbitration conference jointly organized by the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Commission for International Trade Law Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, and the Fiji Government.

2018-02-15T00:00:00-05:002018-02-15T17:30:13Z

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has named Denver Partner Ken Salazar one if its 2018 Rainmakers, a designation that recognizes Salazar's expertise at the intersection of law and business development.

2018-03-06T00:00:00-05:002018-03-06T18:55:28Z

On February 28, 2018, the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced a new Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Initiative (SHWI) that will focus on combating workplace sexual harassment in the public sector. 

2018-03-05T00:00:00-05:002018-03-05T19:22:11ZBruce M. Bermanhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Bruce_Berman/bruce.berman@wilmerhale.comDanielle Y. Conleyhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/danielle_conley/danielle.conley@wilmerhale.comLaura E. Schneiderhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/laura_schneider/laura.schneider@wilmerhale.comLauren N. Moorehttps://www.wilmerhale.com/lauren_moore/lauren.moore@wilmerhale.comKelsey McGregorhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/kelsey_mcgregor/kelsey.mcgregor@wilmerhale.com

For the fifth consecutive year, Mayer Brown and Tauil & Chequer Advogados, in association with Mayer Brown, have been named “Recommended Firms” in the 2018 edition of the Latin Lawyer 250, the definitive guide to the leading business law firms of Latin America. The guide is based on editorial research involving visits to law firms and face-to-face interviews with clients in 18 Latin American countries, as well as in the United States, Canada and Europe; thousands of questionnaires completed by corporate counsel; and a poll of legal practitioners operating in Latin America.

Bylined article by head of Global Mining and Africa Ian Coles on the need for government intervention in the mining sector in Zimbabwe, following his role chairing two panels at the Zimbabwe Mining Investment Conference in February.

This article first published in Mining Global www.miningglobal.com.

Bylined article by head of Global Mining and Africa Ian Coles on financing the mining sector in Zimbabwe, following his role chairing two panels at the Zimbabwe Mining Investment Conference in February.

This article first published in Mining Global www.miningglobal.com.