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The end of the over-the-counter derivatives market as we know it?
March 12, 2010
Luca Salerno and Gil Cohen comment in the "Ask the Experts" column of "Securities & Investment Review"
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Will The Last One To Leave Please Turn Out The Lights?
March 12, 2010
Because Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) partnerships generally consist of small number of investors who must meet special eligibility hurdles, such as the requirement that investors be surgeons who will be in a position to utilize the ASC as outlined in the OIG's ASC Investments Safe Harbor, ownership in such partnerships has never been a liquid investment.
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Constructive Dividends Subject to Tax Under Treaty, Court Says
March 11, 2010
Article written by Sophie Borenstein, tax specialist in our Paris office.
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A Big Step Backward for Telemedicine Credentialing
March 10, 2010
For the last few years, The Joint Commission has permitted hospitals to credential telemedicine practitioners from a distant site based on the credentialing and privileging decision of a distant accredited hospital or accredited ambulatory care organization as long as certain criteria were met.
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CMS abandons efficient zip code billing technique for most purchased interpretation services
March 10, 2010
This week CMS published a Federal Register notice announcing its approval of the following national accreditation organizations to accredit suppliers seeking to furnish the technical component of advanced diagnostic imaging services under the Medicare program: the American College of Radiology, the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, and the Joint Commission.
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Granting space
March 02, 2010
Reed Smith wanted its new, award-winning intranet to drive greater firm-wide usage through screen appearances that were carefully tailored to an individual’s priorities.
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Judicial Restraint and Abstention: A Recent Application of the “Act of State Rule”
February 24, 2010
Article by Gautam Bhattacharyya, Linsey Macdonald and George Hoare
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France in Violation of VAT Directive, ECJ Advocate General Says
February 23, 2010
In his February 11 opinion in European Commission v. France (C-492/08), Advocate General Nilo Jääskinen has ruled that France’s reduced VAT rate for services provided by lawyers who are compensated, in full or part, by the state is in violation of articles 96 and 98 of the EU VAT directive (Council Directive 2006/112/EC).
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Government Publishes Tax Haven Blacklist
February 23, 2010
France’s first blacklist of tax havens, adopted in conjunction with the third modified 2009 Finance Bill (see Doc 2010-569 or 2010 WTD 8-1), was published in the official gazette on February 17.
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Social Media Risks and Rewards
February 19, 2010
A guide to the steps companies can take to minimize the risks associated with the revolution in the use of social media.