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  8 notable GCs in the news

  By Alanna Byrne  |  May 18, 2012

  Tracking some of the most-significant quotes from general counsel in the mainstream media

• Self-directed tax plan could allow churches to participate in politics

  By Bruce D. Collins  |  April 30, 2012

  A Florida law professor has a solution to the controversial ban on political activities for churches

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  UBS escapes tax evader’s $1.7 billion lawsuit

  By Alex Vorro  |  April 11, 2012

  Lying to the IRS typically isn’t the best way to ingratiate oneself with the federal government and its employees. Therefore, it should come as little shock that Judge Andrew Guilford of the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, Calif., yesterday ruled in favor of Swiss bank UBS AG in a...

• Recent “hostile takeover” attempt on Cato Institute may not be so hostile

  By Bruce D. Collins  |  March 27, 2012

  When non-profits issue stock, and how it applies to the Cato chronicles

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  IRS sues Warren Buffet’s NetJets Inc. for $366.3 million

  By Julie Beck  |  March 12, 2012

  If you’re going to mess with the IRS, you should probably make sure you’ve paid your taxes first.

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  Litigation: No whole business enterprise exception to single asset real estate provisions

  By Randye Soref  |  March 8, 2012

  Parent company Meruelo Maddux Properties Inc. (MMPI) and 53 of its subsidiaries filed Chapter 11 petitions in March 2009.

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  Labor: DOL initiatives to crackdown on employee misclassifications

  By Kathleen Furey McDonough  |  March 5, 2012

  In one of the most noteworthy collaborations of 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that they would join forces to combat worker misclassification.

• The unique struggles of non-profit law practice

  By Bruce D. Collins  |  March 1, 2012

  Although similar to their for-profit counterparts, non-profit lawyers encounter interesting challenges

• Regulatory: The IRS wants to know if your independent contractors are really employees

  By Randy Johnson  |  January 25, 2012

  Given the potentially stiff penalties, companies should exercise care in how they classify service providers

• Labor: Ring in the New Year with an employee classification audit

  By R. Anthony Prather  |  January 16, 2012

  Appropriately classifying workers can prevent your company from being negatively affected by a federal action