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Law360 MVP Awards Go To T= op Attorneys From 78 Firms

The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360’s 2017 MVPs have = distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes= in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deal= s. Read more »

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The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs

Law360's MVP award goes to attorneys who have distinguished themselve= s from their peers in litigation, deals and other complex matters. Find the= MVPs at your firm here. Read= more »

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Analysis

How House-Senate Ne= gotiators Could Change Final Tax Bill

With House and Senate leaders having appointed members to a conferenc= e committee to hash out the differences in the respective tax bills passed = by the two chambers, lawmakers are rolling up their sleeves to get the bill= over the finish line by the end of the year. Here, Law360 previews the rol= e the House-Senate conferees will play in drafting the final bill. Read more »

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Justices Should Nix= Online Tax Case, Foes Of SD Action Say

Congress, not the U.S. Supreme Court, is the body that should appropr= iately decide whether states may require remote sellers to collect and remi= t use tax, the online companies in litigation over the issue told the natio= n’s highest court in a brief filed Thursday. Read more »

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Texas High Court Wo= n't Hear $2.2B Payout Deduction Dispute

The Supreme Court of Texas on Friday declined to take up Owens Cornin= g’s challenge to a Texas appellate court ruling that found the manufa= cturer could not deduct from its business taxes a $2.2 billion payment made= as part of an asbestos product liability settlement. Read more »

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Manafort’s Exten= sive Edits To Ukrainian Op-Ed Revealed

Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday revealed the extensive chang= es that Paul Manafort made to an op-ed published in a Ukrainian newspaper i= n an effort to show that the indicted former Trump campaign manager flouted= a media gag order and should be left on house arrest. Read more »

FEDERAL

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Amicis Back Wayfa= ir's Opposition To Quill High Court Review

Three interested parties each submitted an amicus brief Thursday in S= outh Dakota v. Wayfair, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject South Dakot= a’s petition for certiorari, arguing, among other things, there would= be an undue burden on businesses and violations of due process and the com= merce clause should the court abrogate its physical presence nexus rule. Read more »

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No Extra $2.3M FICA= Refund For Kansas Education Nonprofit

A nonprofit will not receive at least $2.3 million in additional inte= rest it had sought from the IRS for overpayment of Federal Insurance Contri= butions Act tax, after a Kansas federal judge ruled Thursday that the entit= y should be treated as a corporation. Read more »

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Report Details Cruc= ial Senate, House Tax Bill Differences

The Joint Committee on Taxation released a report Thursday comparing = the House and Senate versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, highlighting di= fferences that include where tax brackets begin, the standard deduction, ma= ximum rate on business income of individuals and the child tax credit. Read more »

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Atty To Shell Out $11.= 7M For Class-Action Finance Fraud

A California federal judge on Thursday signed off on a tax lawyerR= 17;s $11.7 million disgorgement agreement for a scheme in which he raised m= oney from investors to finance class actions, while not disclosing the risk= s of the suits and using many of the proceeds for personal use and to make = Ponzi-like payments to earlier investors. Read more »

STATE & LOCAL

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Hustler Club Loses $2M Bid T= o Escape NY Sales Tax

A New York appeas court upheld a lower court decision Thursday that s= emi-nude dancing at the Hustler Club in Manhattan was not the type of perfo= rmance that would exempt it from $2.1 million of sales tax. Read more »

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Former Mass. State = Lawmaker Indicted On Corruption Charges

A former leader of the Massachusetts Senate denied any wrongdoing on = Friday after prosecutors unsealed a 113-count federal indictment charging h= im with peddling public policy and using his private firm and a shell compa= ny to take in about $1 million in bribes, kickbacks and free coffee. Read more »

INTERNATIONAL

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EU Sues Ireland Ove= r Inaction On Apple's $15.5B Tax Bill

The European Commission said Friday it has sued Ireland for not colle= cting nearly €13 billion ($15.5 billion) in taxes the regulator found= Apple Inc. should have paid, shortly after the tech giant escrowed the mon= ey while its challenge to the EC’s determination proceeds. Read more »

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South Korea Protest= s Status As Tax Haven On EU Blacklist

South Korea protested its inclusion on a European Union list of ̶= 0;uncooperative” tax jurisdictions, claiming it violates the country'= s state sovereignty. Read more »

PEOPLE

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Taxation With Repre= sentation: Shearman, Sullivan, Wachtell

In this week’s Taxation With Representation, CVS bought Aetna f= or $69 billion, UnitedHealth Group Inc. subsidiary Optum acquired Davita fo= r $4.9 billion, Prysmian snapped up General Cable for $3 billion, and Hartf= ord sold its life insurance business for $2.05 billion. Read more »

EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Following The IRS G= uideline On Missing Plan Participants

A recent Internal Revenue Service memorandum addresses when IRS exami= ners should pursue potential penalties for failure to begin making required= minimum distributions to missing participants in qualified plans. By follo= wing this road map, plan administrators can ensure that, in the event of an= IRS audit, penalties will not be imposed, say Mark Bodron and Gabriela Alv= arez of Baker Botts LLP. Read more »

LEGAL INDUSTRY

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9th Circuit's Kozin= ski Accused Of Showing Staffers Porn

After reports surfaced claiming Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski ha= d showed female clerks pornography and engaged in other misconduct, the hig= h-profile jurist told Law360 on Friday it was “regrettable” if = he had offended any of his staffers. Read more »

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Fla. Justices Sta= y Case To Mull Judge's Facebook Friendship

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday paused lower court proceedings= in a suit seeking to get a judge disqualified for being Facebook friends w= ith opposing counsel, indicating the court might take up the case. Read more »

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Legal Sector Picks Up 600 New= Jobs In November

U.S. legal services jobs climbed by 600 jobs in November, marking fo= ur consecutive months of job growth and the second-highest total for the se= ctor so far in 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday in its late= st jobs report. Read more »

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Podcast

Law360's Pro Say: K= ennedy Torn In Masterpiece Cakeshop

On the latest episode of Law360's Pro Say podcast, the team discusse= s Justice Kennedy's swing vote in a case pitting religious freedom and free= speech against gay rights, a bizarre trial over a scheme to skirt sanction= s on Iran, and Katy Perry's win in a suit over her purchase of a convent. <= nobr>Read more »

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Ho= ttest Corporate News Of The Week

Legislators introduced a bill to prevent businesses from enforcing m= andatory arbitration agreements in instances where employees allege workpla= ce sexual harassment, and a credit union sued President Donald Trump to blo= ck Mick Mulvaney from leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The= se are some of the top stories in corporate legal news you may have missed = this past week. Read more »

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In Case You Missed= It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stori= es and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week. Read more »

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LAW FIRMS

Akin Gump

Archer & Greiner

Arnold & Porter Kay= e Scholer

Davis Wright Tremaine

Keker Van Nest & Peters<= /a>

Steptoe & Johnson LLP<= /p>

COMPANIES

21st Century Fox Inc.=

Aetna Inc.

Allscripts= Healthcare Solutions Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Medi= cal Association Inc.

Apple Inc.

Bayer AG

CAMC Health System Inc.=

CVS Caremark Corpor= ation

Davita, Inc.

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Dunkin' Brands Gro= up Inc.

Exceed Company Ltd.

Facebook

Fiat Chrysler Aut= omobiles NV

General Cable Corp.

Global Atl= antic Financial Group Ltd.

Google Inc.

Hartford= Financial Services Group Inc.

Hartford Inv= estment Management Co.

Humana Inc.

Interna= tional Brotherhood of Teamsters

Johnson & Johnson

LinkedIn Corp.

Maimonides Medical = Center

Starbucks Corporation

Twitter Inc.

United = Services Automobile Association

UnitedHealth Group Inc.=

Washington Post Co.

Wayfair LLC

GOVERNMENT = AGENCIES

Bureau of Labor Sta= tistics

Congressional Budge= t Office

Consumer F= inancial Protection Bureau

Department of Commerce

European Commission

European Union

Internal Revenue Servi= ce

National Labor R= elations Board

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance

Securities a= nd Exchange Commission

U.S. Department of = Justice

U.S. Department of Labo= r

U.S. Department of Stat= e

U.S. Department = of the Treasury

U.S. House of Repr= esentatives

U.S. Postal Service

U.S. Supreme Court

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