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Environment: Alert - August 15, 2008

The Department of Interior and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a proposed rule on August 15, 2008, Vol. 73 Fed. Reg. 47868 significantly revising the Section 7 Consultation process under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the first time since 1986.

Business and Tax: Alert - August 27, 2008

In a significant, taxpayer-friendly pronouncement, the IRS ruled that a total return swap, the return of which is calculated by reference to a broadly based real estate index, does not give rise to a U.S. real property interest (USRPI) for purposes of Section 897. Rev. Rul. 2008-31 is noteworthy for non-U.S. persons investing synthetically in U.S. real estate related assets for at least two reasons which will be discussed, along with other issues, in this alert.

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Major Case Review for 2007

Intellectual Property Today

December 1, 2007

Thomas W. Brooke- Washington
Daniel K. "Dan" Hampton- Boston
Seth A. Milman- Boston

Dan Hampton, Tom Brooke, and Seth Milman review the major patent and trademark cases for 2007.

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