On April 20, 2011, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Treas. Reg. §1.267(f)-1(c) (the Proposed Regulations), which will become effective after they are adopted as final regulations. The Proposed Regulations modify the current deferred loss rules to allow the acceleration of a deferred loss in certain circumstances that routinely arise in international restructurings of U.S. companies. Accordingly, corporations in a controlled group that are considering a sale to another member of the controlled group should evaluate the consequences under the Proposed Regulations.

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In a 14 page opinion published June 7, 2011, Judge Carey ruled that publication of notice in only two newspapers was insufficient information to grant a motion to dismiss based on adequacy of notice. Judge Carey’s opinion is available here (the “Opinion”).

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In re Heller Ehrman, LLP No. 10-CV-03134 2011 WL 635224 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2011)

In In re Heller Ehrman, LLP, the court analyzed whether the statutory cap imposed on a landlord’s damages resulting from the rejection of a lease should be computed based on the time remaining in the lease, or the full damages resulting from the rejection. While noting a split of authority, the District Court determined that the computation of the cap should be based on a temporal measure to be consistent with statutory language.

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A searchlight illumintaes those it catches: it hides in darker shadows those who escape.

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