Cybercriminals will continue intercepting electronic fund transfers (EFTs) until EFT participants slow down, read, and ask questions, particularly in response to emails requesting last-minute changes to payment methods (e.g.,…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
On this episode of Trending Now – An IP Podcast, Carmelle Alipio and Janet Cho discuss one of the most effective tools for enforcing intellectual property rights: the cease-and-desist letter.
They break down the essentials,…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property
On this episode of Trending Now – An IP Podcast, Carmelle Alipio and Janet Cho discuss one of the most effective tools for enforcing intellectual property rights: the cease-and-desist letter.
They break down the essentials,…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property
On this episode of Williams Mullen’s Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Christian Mosier, president of BenX Consulting Group, to explore what’s really driving benefit strategy for midsize employers heading into…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Law Practice Products & Services, Workers' Compensation
In recent weeks, the Justice Department has issued new charging guidelines and announced enforcement actions that reflect the priorities of the current administration. Targeting perceived health care fraud, particularly…
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/ Government Contracting, Health
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”), signed into law on July 4, 2025, contains several provisions affecting employee benefits and executive compensation. Some of the key changes include the following…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
By way of background, in 2012, the basic exclusion amount and GST exemption were permanently increased to $5 million, with that amount indexed for inflation. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), temporarily increased the basic…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation
As anticipated, President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), which was signed into law on July 4, 2025, significantly amends Sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
Thinking about succession planning, employee engagement, or selling your business? On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Nona Massengill, a partner focusing on Executive…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the OBBBA) into law, enacting extensions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, as well as a broad set of tax reforms…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law, Taxation
President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB Act) into law on Friday July 4, 2025. Among other changes to existing federal tax laws (many of which are discussed by other alerts from this firm), the OBBB Act…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1 -- The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) into law. The Act makes significant changes to the clean energy tax credits previously available under the Inflation Reduction Act of…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Taxation
On July 3, 2025, the United States House of Representatives passed the final version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”), which was subsequently signed into law by the President on July 4, 2025…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt discusses prohibitive gag clauses under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA). While intended to promote transparency, not all gag clauses are…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Businesses engaged in international trade are struggling with a wave of uncertainty arising from recent shifts in U.S. tariff policy. Each day’s news cycle is peppered with stories about the Trump administration’s aggressive…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade