Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the Section. Making Supreme Court Sausage: How the NJ Sports Betting Decision Will Be Made Here’s How The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Sports Betting Decision Could Push Congress To Action Sports Betting Could Complicate NCAA’s Amateurism […]
Have you heard of the opioid epidemic, but don’t know much about it? Or, perhaps you’ve heard of it and have been wondering what North Carolina is doing to address it – either way, we’ve got you covered at the Health Law Section Annual Meeting & Joint CLE with the Litigation Section! Come hear N.C. […]
By Keith A. Wood This is the second of two installments of this article. Read the first installment on the Tax Section blog here. I. No Tax Basis Increase for Loan Guaranties Even After the S Corporation Loan Is Called in Full. An S corporation shareholder may deduct his/her pro rata share of any losses […]
By Bob Edmunds In recognition of the Supreme Court of North Carolina’s 200th birthday, Chief Justice Martin recently announced that the Court is going to put on a road show. North Carolinians living outside Raleigh soon will be able to watch the high court in action without having to travel far. For as long as anyone […]
By Sammy Naji As the Securities and Exchange Commission greater asserts itself against non-compliant Initial Coin Offering tokens, an increasing number of ICO issuers have attempted to comply with SEC regulations by offering tokens pursuant to SEC exemptions or by framing the tokens as utilities rather than securities. Utility tokens are tokens that represent a […]
By Joseph S. Murray IV You may have noticed that our postings have gotten sparser over the past couple of months—and I think it’s because the editors are tired. When we developed the blog, our hope was that section members would submit posts and we would edit those contributions, only stepping in to write when […]
By Brandon Leebrick and Fred Moreno “It is best to read the weather forecast before we pray for rain.” – Mark Twain, “More Maxims of Mark” by Merle Johnson (1927) Administrative lawyers should hesitate before relying too much on any legal forecasting […]
Want to learn more about the state of health care in North Carolina directly from guest speaker Mandy Cohen, Secretary of NC Department of Health & Human Services? Sec. Cohen will speak about North Carolina’s transition to Medicaid managed care, combating the opioid crisis and improving early childhood health and education. Please plan to join […]
Solo, Small Firm & General Practice and Law Practice Management & Technology Sections have merged into Small Firm & Technology … and we’re changing things up! If you would like to be a part of the new section, we welcome your ideas and invite you to our Strategic Planning Meeting at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. […]
Here’s what NCBarBlog readers found most interesting on our pages this week: ICO Primer: A Revolution in Startup Financing or a Regulatory Nightmare? Jack of All Trades: Embrace It On Fonts: Why Lawyers Should Switch To Century Schoolbook Employer’s Attempt At Repayment Of Training Costs Can Backfire Causing Employee Misclassification Under the FLSA NC Free […]