We get Privacy for work – Episode 6: The Potential Privacy Risks Inherent to Mergers and Acquisitions
LathamTECH in Focus: Tech Deals: The Emerging Focus of FDI Regulators?
LathamTECH in Focus: Navigating National Security: The Impact of FDI Reviews on Tech M&A
Navigating Employee Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions: Lessons From Pretty Woman — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Treating Compliance Like an Asset
Episode 376 -- DOJ's Unicat Settlement and the Future Look of Trade Enforcement Actions
First 100 Days of the New HSR Rules with Antitrust Partner Kara Kuritz
Daily Compliance News: June 23, 2025, The Is Walmart Cool Edition
CHPS Podcast Episode 5: The Future of Federal Procurement
Expert or Arbitrator? — PE Pathways Podcast
The LathamTECH Podcast — Getting Deals Done: Tackling Antitrust Challenges in Tech M&A
How IP Can Fuel Your Startup's Growth
Podcast - Navigating the New Landscape of Private Equity in Healthcare
Inside a $175M Deal: Tim McLoughlin & Joshua Hayes Live From RDU Startup Week
Strategies for Business Resilience in Uncertain Times
Daily Compliance News: May 20, 2025, The What Could Go Wrong Edition
Tariffs and Trade Series: What Investors Need to Know
Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation – Labor, Employment, and Benefits
Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation – Privacy and Data Security
Daily Compliance News: April 25, 2025, The Trouble in Travel Edition
Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) have been used as a business succession strategy by employers across many industries. In the cannabis industry, ESOPs have come and gone and come again as a trendy topic promising to fix...more
Many closely held businesses operate through entities classified as “S corporations,” an elective federal income tax regime that combines elements of corporate and partnership taxation. Among other reasons, S corporations are...more
There is a little-known asset – personal goodwill – that is present in certain types of businesses and can potentially provide a significant tax benefit when identified as part of a transaction. This article will clarify what...more
In M&A and private equity transactions, buyers and sellers are consistently looking for ways to maximize value, which requires a critical focus on structuring the transaction in a tax-efficient manner. This pursuit of tax...more
For an active business in the post-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) world of lower corporate tax rates, buyers and shareholders considering a future exit should always consider C corporations and the availability of potential...more
Acquiring a business can be a strategic move to grow, diversify, or compete in the market. Acquisition also involves significant tax implications that can affect the value and structure of the deal. Therefore, it is crucial...more
There are two primary ways to structure the taxable purchase and sale of an incorporated business. The parties may engage in an asset acquisition, in which the buyer purchases assets directly from the target corporation....more
Many private companies were formed years ago using what was known as a Subchapter S election, which refers to the optional treatment of an otherwise taxable C corporation as (generally) a passthrough entity. These structures...more
The potential complexities surrounding pass-through entity tax elections might make you cry, but the potential tax benefits won’t make you blue. Our Federal Tax Group examines how PTET elections have become an important...more
State-level pass-through entity tax (PTET) regimes offer structuring opportunities in M&A transactions involving S corporation targets. PTET regimes have been adopted by a growing number of states as a workaround to the...more
Having Fun? Hope you had a decent weekend. Perhaps you did something interesting, maybe even fun, like some end-of-season apple picking? Or maybe you had a cider donut with some hot coffee at a farm stand you stumbled upon...more
The House Ways and Means Committee recently released legislative proposals as part of the “Build Back Better” reconciliation legislation that the committee is currently developing (the Proposed Legislation). The Proposed...more
McDermott Will & Emery’s Family Office Tax Roundtable provides participants with an interactive virtual program focused on select income and transfer tax considerations for family enterprises. Attendees will hear...more
Let's discuss some less-dramatic exit options for business owners (when they want to step away). You may not run a global media conglomerate, but even closely held business owners (and perhaps especially closely held...more
Gregory J. Nowak, a partner and practice leader for hedge funds in Pepper Hamilton’s Funds Services Practice Group, hosts a monthly webinar series for West LegalEdcenter. This month, Mr. Nowak, is joined by Richard Juliano,...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) will significantly impact merger and acquisition (“M&A”) activity. Although billed as tax reform, the TCJA did not reform or simplify the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”). Virtually none of...more
On December 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which includes numerous changes that will significantly impact mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Although the TCJA has rightly been...more
Now that the 2017 tax reform act is law, private equity and M&A professionals must grapple with its sweeping changes and reconcile the new provisions with how they do business. This On the Subject summarizes important...more
Business and Corporate Special Issue - We are excited to bring you this special edition of The Legal Advisor focused on our Business & Corporate Group. The articles in this issue highlight the diverse array of matters...more
Roll-Over: Tax Issue - Picking up on yesterday’s discussion, how can a PEF reconcile its preference to acquire a depreciable or amortizable basis for its target’s assets while, at the same time, affording the target’s...more
On October 13, 2016, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued final and temporary regulations under section 385 of the Internal Revenue Code. The final and temporary regulations recharacterize certain...more
On June 7, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department issued new temporary regulations that have dramatic implications for all merger-and-acquisition activity by C corporations and real estate investment...more