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State Antitrust Lawsuit Threatens Paramount’s Warner Bros. Deal
A previous blog examined the significant M&A battle between Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) and Paramount Skydance Corp. (PSKY). Although WBD shareholders approved PSKY’s $110 billion acquisition of WBD, and the U.S. Department of Justice’s
The M&A Journey: From Competing Bids to Board Approval
Earlier this year, Netflix and Warner Bros., longtime entertainment giants, made headlines not because of a show or movie but for a major corporate acquisition. On Dec. 5, 2025, Netflix Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery,
IEEPA Tariff Refunds: What Business Owners Need to Know
If your business paid duties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs imposed in 2025, you may be entitled to a refund. On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court in Learning Resources,
Corporate Transparency Act Year-End Deadlines Rapidly Approaching
As we previously communicated in a client compliance alert last November, the federal Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA went into effect on January 1, 2024) requires certain organizations including corporations, limited liability companies, and other
Update Regarding the Paycheck Protection Program
(as of December 22, 2020) On December 21, 2020, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which includes the COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 (“COVIDTRA”).
IRS Announces Taxpayers May Not Claim Deduction for Expenses Paid by Forgiven PPP Loans
by Lewitt Hackman Additional Paycheck Protection Program Guidance Announced The Internal Revenue Service recently issued guidance stating taxpayers may not deduct otherwise deductible expenses that are paid with the proceeds of a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan,
Paycheck Protection Program: SBA Imposes New Eligibility Requirement with Retroactive Effect
As of April 29, 2020 On March 27, 2020, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which is an approximately $2 trillion stimulus and
Congress Forges PATH in Tax Laws for Business, Individuals
Tax Law Certified Specialist (State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization) by Michael Hackman 818.907.3279 Congress has avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to a new budget in its Consolidated Appropriations Act, and the
Government Shutdown & How It Affects Your Business
by Tal Grinblat & Stephen T. Holzer 818.990.2120 About 800,000 non-critical federal employees are out of the office today, and will remain out until Congress overcomes the impasse regarding the Affordable Care Act. In the meantime, the
California LLCs Singing a New Song – The Laws They Are a-Changin’
by Lewitt Hackman One of the most sweeping changes to the California law governing limited liability companies is set to go into effect January 1, 2014, when California’s Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (“RULLCA”)