Washington Watch: FBA Leaders Educate Congress about the Courts on Capitol Hill Day
Over 60 Federal Bar Association leaders educated Washington lawmakers and Congressional staff about the federal court system and its needs…
Net Investment Income Tax Update
The Trump administration continues to push to eliminate the 3.8 percent net investment income tax. The White House revealed the…
Bipartisan Budget Deal Funds Government, Courts Through September
Congressional negotiators have agreed to an omnibus spending bill to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year…
Modern Family: Race and Immigration Law
On Feb. 7, 2017, several individual U.S. immigrants, the International Refugee Project (IRAP), and HIAS, a refugee resettlement and advocacy…
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Internal Restructurings
Join the Federal Bar Association at the 29th Annual Insurance Tax Seminar June 1-2 in Washington, D.C. for a timely…
Putting American Workers First? New Employment-Based Immigration Policies
At first glance, the term “H-1B” looks like a random amalgam of letters and a number. But the importance of…
President’s Message: Indian Law, Success of the FBA’s National Civics Initiative, and Hawaii
This month’s issue of The Federal Lawyer celebrates Indian Law and coincides with our annual Indian Law Conference—held this April…
Washington Watch: Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Could Go Dark
While public attention gravitates, as of this writing, toward the Senate’s confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the ninth…
50 First-Year Students From Loyola Law School Recently Visited the Court
On Feb. 15, Judge Sandra R. Klein, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California welcomed 50…
Taxing Questions: Corporate Tax Reform and Insurance
This week the President of the United States will work on the first overhaul of the tax code in three…
Wealth of Nations: Exploring Energy Development and Indian Law
United Nations human rights official Victoria Tauli-Corpuz criticized the handling of the Dakota Access Pipeline project in a recent special report,…
5 Ways Technology Is Important in Today’s Tax Landscape
What strategies are companies employing to help their tax departments derive the greatest benefit from technology? The metrics and insights…