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As we previously have discussed, the IRS has for months been working to combat dubious Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, many of which were made at the urging of aggressive promoters. The IRS is offering a limited-time Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP) to encourage taxpayers to come forward...

David Shapiro, Chair of Saul Ewing's Tax and Employee Benefits Group, will speak at the 82nd Institute on Federal Taxation in New York City on October 23, 2023. This event is sponsored by NYU School of Professional Studies Institute on Federal Taxation. David, along with Michael Miller, a Partner at...

On October 19, 2023, the IRS announced a special withdrawal process to help those who filed an Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) claim and are concerned about its accuracy. This follows the September 14 announcement of a moratorium on processing new ERC claims. The new withdrawal option allows...

​On September 14, 2023, the IRS announced an immediate moratorium on processing new Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims due to the surge in questionable or potentially fraudulent filings. According to the announcement, the pause will continue through the end of 2023. The IRS will continue to...

Enclosed are comments on the taxation of digital assets. These comments are submitted on behalf of the American Bar Association's Section of Taxation and have not been reviewed or approved by the House of Delegates or the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association. Accordingly, they should...

Special Taxing Regimes and Tax Incentives in Latin America and the United States The panel will consider the various special tax regimes and tax incentives that are available in Latin America and the United States. Special consideration will be given to the ESG initiatives that are giving rise to...

“Penny wise but pound foolish” first appeared in writing over 500 years ago. This idiom captures the wisdom of human experience in just five words: shortcuts that appear to save money are more expensive in the long run. Sometimes much more. Further proof of this eternal truth - and one taxpayer’s...

Drawing on our deep experience in higher education law, Saul Ewing attorneys assist for-profit educational institutions with their regulatory and operational needs. Our practice focuses on compliance and risk management. We help proprietary schools navigate the complex regulatory landscape; maintain...

Juan Martinez is a trial lawyer who guides corporate clients through legal challenges ranging from shareholder and partnership disputes to winding down businesses. His experience with business dissolution spans from buyouts and windups to noncompete issues, asset liquidation, employment and...

Steven Reingold represents companies and their owners, executives, directors, and officers in complex disputes involving a wide variety of different industries. Drawing on decades of experience as a litigator in cases across the country, Steven handles claims involving contracts and loan documents...

Al Chakravarty helps to protect and defend organizations and individuals from issues that are enforced by federal and state agencies, including regulatory and compliance issues, whistleblower complaints, national security concerns, allegations of anti-competitive behavior, executive or employee...

David Berk counsels families and their businesses, entrepreneurs and start-up companies in taxation, structuring transactions, contract negotiations and governance issues. David also advises clients on corporate succession planning, trust and estate planning, insurance and retirement planning and...

Ted Baines is a partner and past chair of Saul Ewing's Litigation Department. He focuses his litigation practice on commercial contract, insurance, shareholder disputes, including shareholder demand responses, real estate, construction, and the defense of mass torts involving deaths or catastrophic...

Charlie Monk handled complex, high-stakes litigation, but is now limiting his practice to strategic consulting assignments. During his 50 years as a trial lawyer, clients ranging from governmental entities and security broker dealers to energy providers and utilities have relied on his legal counsel...

Joe Lipchitz represents businesses, officers, directors, and high-level executives in the technology, health care, financial services, and media industries in civil litigation nationwide, particularly in high-stakes disputes. Drawing on his more than 20 years of experience as a trial lawyer, Joe...

Jeff Robbins handles high-stakes litigation for companies and individuals who are entangled in corporate, shareholder, employment and a variety of other disputes, defending against or bringing defamation claims, or under corporate or congressional investigation. During his more than 35 years as a...

Steven N. Malitz is the trusted advisor and general counsel to highly successful entrepreneurs. Steven has obtained many victories in over 70 trials, arbitrations, appeals, and mediations in the following matters: Contract and fraud disputes. Shareholder disputes including injunctions, fiduciary...

Allison Neff represents clients in general litigation matters, with a focus on corporate, commercial and fiduciary litigation in the Court of Chancery of Delaware and the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Superior Court of Delaware. Her experience includes representing shareholders...

Guidance Through Complex IRS Negotiations Despite pressure and demands from tax regulatory bodies, taxpayers are entitled to many protections while under investigation in a tax controversy or while being pursued for tax collection. Leveraging these protections and navigating the complex process...