By Diana Erbsen New York tax law provides that a person who is in New York state for more than 183 days (in whole or in part) in a year and maintains a permanent place of abode in New York is a statutory resident, subject to tax on all income, regardless of that person’s place […]
DLA Piper has released the 3 March 2014 issue of its Health Alert, which focuses on judgments, legislation and reports in the health sector. Click on the link below to read the rest of the DLA Piper briefing.
Barrister Paul Joseph from No5 Chambers has successfully represented the home secretary in an application by the Court of Appeal in which an appellant applied for an order under one of the new rules introduced on 1 April 2013 as part of the Jackson reforms — CPR Part 52.9A. This rule applies when a case that […]
It was the biggest law firm collapse of all time but the fallout from Dewey & LeBoeuf’s insolvency is only set to intensify. Barclays’ attempt to avoid a full trial over its relationship with the firm was defeated at the High Court in February. Now the bank will have to face the former partners who […]
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has recorded a 7 per cent rise in global revenue as the firm’s chairman Brad Karp pronounces 2013 the “busiest in history.” The firm’s 2013 global revenue figure stood at $934.6m for the year, while its profit per equity partner (PEP) bumped up 8 per cent to $3.62m. While […]
US firm Pillsbury has bolstered its English law capability with the hire of a five-lawyer transportation finance team from the London office of DLA Piper including partners Graham Tyler, the former head of the asset finance practice, and Debra Erni. The move is particularly notable in that it adds significant depth in English law capability […]
No5 Chambers has announced that Hashi Mohamed has been awarded the outgoing Pegasus Trust Scholarship for 2014 to Dubai. The award gives opportunities in foreign jurisdictions to barristers of up to five years’ practice. The panel interviewing consisted of eminent individuals at the Bar of England and Wales, including His Honour Michael Brooke QC, The Hon. Justice Sales, James Guthrie QC and […]
Shoosmiths’ corporate team has advised LDC on its investment to support the £17.8m management buyout of GMG Property Services, a UK provider of software services to estate agents. Shoosmiths partner Sean Wright led the team with support from associate Tim Moss and solicitor Emma Livesey. Partner Rebecca Mauleverer and solicitor Cole Stacey provided banking support. The deal, in which the […]
Finance and real-estate lawyers at Walker Morris have advised Evans Management on a funding deal worth £175m to assist with investment and acquisition opportunities. The business, which is owned by Evans Property Group, agreed the refinancing package with the Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays Bank, which provided £125m and £50m respectively. Based in Leeds and London, […]
Senator George J Mitchell and his law firm DLA Piper have announced that Mitchell has delivered his sixth quarterly report as the independent athletics integrity monitor under the Athletics Integrity Agreement (AIA) among Pennsylvania State University, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Big Ten Conference. The sixth report describes Penn State’s effort during the most recent 90-day […]
DLA Piper has appointed Richard Hopkinson-Woolley, Laurence Rogers and Neville Wright to its real-estate team. The three partners join the firm from BLP. Hopkinson-Woolley has a broad-ranging commercial real-estate practice and advises clients from international investors and developers, banks and real-estate funds to small private property companies and high-net-worth individuals. He has experience in relation […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has elected London corporate head Julian Long as its new City managing partner, succeeding Mark Rawlinson. Rawlinson took on the role three years ago, also stepping up from the London corporate head position (27 June 2011). Long will also serve a three-year term, and will step down as City corporate chief. The […]