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Susan Cohen, Member and Chair of the firm’s Immigration Practice, looks at the rights, resources and opportunities for students affected by DACA.

Enacted on December 22, 2017, the 2017 tax act (Pub. L. No. 115-97, §13602(a)) added §4960 to the Internal Revenue Code. This new section imposes an excise tax on the amount of ‘‘remuneration’’ in excess of $1 million, plus any ‘‘excess parachute payment’’ paid by an ‘‘applicable tax-exempt organization’’ to a ‘‘covered employee.’’ The Chair of Mintz’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, Alden J. Bianchi, and associate Alexander K. Song, explore §4960 in this article, and conclude that from the perspective of the board or management of an ATEO, there is a lot not to like in §4960 and the IRS’s interpretation of the statute in the Notice.

Kevin Ainsworth is a Mintz litigator who authored the sixth chapter in Copyright Litigation Strategies, a comprehensive handbook discussing all aspects of copyright litigation considerations and analysis, and alternative dispute resolution.

Mintz attorney John Rudy is quoted in this article on how U.S. companies eyeing billions of dollars in initial public offerings to kick off the new year are fast running out of time, as the U.S. government shutdown enters its 35th day.

Mintz Associated Jean Krebs authored an article published by Hofstra Law Review titled "Any Man Can Be A Father, But Should A Dead Man Be A Dad?: An Approach To The Formal Legalization Of Posthumous Sperm Retrieval And Posthumous Reproduction In The United States".

Susan Cohen, the founding chair of Mintz's Immigration Practice, is quoted in this article on how tech companies are watching this years H-1B visa lottery, which opened up on April 1, closely. Changes to the system are expected to give master’s degree candidates a better shot.