Feb 26, 2024 401(k) Plans Beginning to Utilize Student Loan Repayment Matching Benefit Under SECURE Act 2.0 By Ryan Gorman An increasing number of 401(k) plan sponsors are (finally) getting around to implementing the innovative student loan matching provision...
Oct 04, 2024 AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework By Tate Gray The US Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy announced the publication of the AI & Inclusive Hiring...
Sep 23, 2024 IRS Provides Two-Year Window to Appeal ERC Denials By Barclay Taylor Tens of thousands of businesses have received letters from the IRS denying their Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims. The IRS is in...
Sep 05, 2024 AUGUST DEALMAKER DIGEST: Navigating Multifamily Investments with Expert Insights and Market Trends By Luke Owens Justin Barry As the multifamily sector continues to navigate turbulent waters, our commercial real estate group works hard to stay informed about both...
Jul 29, 2024 DOJ Settles Conservation Easement Case By William Stone III The Department of Justice has reached a settlement in Townley, a case concerning a $43 million conservation easement deduction. Earlier...
Jul 26, 2024 Beware: More ERC Denial Letters in the Pipeline By Barclay Taylor Employee Retention Credits (ERCs) are critical for many ongoing businesses. Many businesses are still waiting on the IRS to pay out the...
Jul 25, 2024 FinCEN Releases Additional CTA Guidance for Disregarded Entities By Lili Martin-Mashburn In a new round of FAQ, FinCEN shed light on how entities that are disregarded from their owners for Federal income tax purposes should...
Jul 19, 2024 Department of Labor's Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-being: Principles for Developers and Employers By Tate Gray On May 16, 2024, the DOL announced the issuance of a set of principles providing employers and developers that create and deploy AI with...
Jul 09, 2024 FinCEN Alert: Dissolution Before 2025 Won't Spare CTA Reporting Requirement By Lili Martin-Mashburn On July 8, 2024, FinCEN published additional FAQs regarding entities that have ceased to exist. Unsurprisingly, entities that formally...
Jun 24, 2024 Hedge Fund Pitch Deck is an "Advertisement" under the Advisers Act Marketing Rule By William Gaskins Recently, the SEC settled another administrative proceeding under the Advisers Act's Marketing Rule. This time, the SEC focused on...
Jun 06, 2024 We're Still Struggling to Define "Sustainable" and "ESG" in Securities Filings By William Gaskins Correspondence between the SEC Staff and an ESG-focused ETF sponsor shows that we are still struggling to define “Sustainable” and “ESG”...
May 29, 2024 SEC Scrutinizes Private Fund Investor Communications By William Gaskins There has been much ink spilled over the Marketing Rule and the Private Fund Rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. These rules...
Apr 30, 2024 Georgia Legislature Overhauls Holt Demand Statute in Effort to Curb Failure to Settle Litigation By Ryan Burke Seslee Smith On April 22, 2024, Governor Kemp signed into law Senate Bill 83, overhauling Georgia’s statute governing pre-suit time-limited demands...
Apr 24, 2024 Voluntary Reporting for a Mandatory Database: DOL’s New Approach for the SECURE Act 2.0 Retirement Savings Lost and Found By Adam Snyder Ryan Gorman Scott Wagner Ed Emerson Jennifer Cote +2 more... Show less On April 15, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a Notice of Proposed Information Request (the “Notice”), outlining its plan to...
Apr 24, 2024 Expanded Fiduciary Rule Finalized By DOL By Ryan Gorman Lost amidst the hoopla of invalidated non-competes and overtime rules, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its long-awaited final...
Apr 24, 2024 Recap of the Georgia Brownfield Association’s Annual Seminar By Brian Remler Sydney Brogden The Georgia Brownfield Association (GBA) held its 10th annual Brownfield Seminar on April 9th, bringing together leaders from the legal,...
Apr 23, 2024 Regulation and Compliance in the Alternative Asset Space By William Gaskins As the SEC has issued a number of final or proposed rules affecting broadly the conduct of broker dealers and investment advisers in the...