CTA: Synopsis and Financial Implications
Important Updates: On December 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and stayed the CTA’s upcoming January 1, 2025 reporting deadline.
A TAX BY ANY OTHER NAME
In a recent important decision, Consumers’ Research t al. v. Federal Communications Commission, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals where the court found that the FCC’s assessment and collection of Universal Service Fund (USF) fees constituted an unconstitutional “tax.” In the
A TAX BY ANY OTHER NAME
Continuing with our webinars for Thomson Reuters/West LegalED, our recent one on the important Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, Consumers’ Research v. FCC, was recorded on October 24, 2024. A copy of the recording and related materials are available
NET NEUTRALITY WEBINARS
Our Firm has moderated a number of webinars on “net neutrality” for Thomson Reuters, WestLegal Center. The first of these discussed the Republican FCC’s dismantling of the Obama-era 2015 rules by the Restoring Internet Freedom Order. see https://westlegaledcenter.com/program_guide/course_detail.jsf?videoCourseId=100204569&ADMIN_PREVIEW=true. See the Presentation
Overcoming DAS and In-Building Challenges in Large Venues
Walt Sapronov of our Firm will be a Speaker/Moderator at the upcoming Connect(x) event sponsored by the Wireless Industry Association.https://www.connectivityexpo.com/speakers/walt-sapronov/ His discussion topic will be “Overcoming DAS and In-Building Challenges in Large Venues” https://www.connectivityexpo.com/schedule/overcoming-das-and-in-building-challenges-in-large-venues/. For a copy of the presentation
CILS CONFERENCE
Walt Sapronov of our Firm recently delivered a presentation for the Center for International Legal Studies (CILS) Conference in Bad Gastein, Austria - Challenges to Legal Services in a changing World. See Conference Agenda at Attachment; https://cils.org/conferences.php. Walt’s topic was dealing with
CILS “FIRESIDE CHAT”
DEALING WITH RUSSIA IN TODAY’S GEOPOLITICAL CLIMATE Continuing with our “Fireside Chat” series on Russian Sanctions and Related Complications in dealing with Russia, Walt Sapronov will be speaking at the upcoming Center for International Legal Studies (CILS) Conference in Bad Gastein,
BWG Strategy “Fireside Chat”
Walt Sapronov spoke on a recent BWG Strategy “Fireside Chat,” Russian Sanctions: Current Status and Potential Scenarios. Walt was joined by James Wholey, Partner, Phillips Lytel, LLP and Yuri Lebedev, Advisor to our affiliate, Sapronov Government Affairs. For more information on our
Negotiable Hostilities Webinars
Negotiable Hostilities, Part 1. “Doing Telecom Deals with Russia in the Sanctions Era.” See Attachment A and A-Alert. Negotiable Hostilities, Part 2. “Telecom Deals with Foreign Investors in the Current Administration.” See Attachment B and B-Alert. Negotiable Hostilities, Part
BWG STRATEGY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Walt Sapronov spoke on a recent BWG Strategy Roundtable Discussion regarding EU Payments, including the EU’s Payment Services Directive Two (PSD2). Mr. Sapronov discussed the complexities of cross-border money transfer between Western Nations and Russia. For more information on our firm’s