In Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis (a companion case to NLRB v. Murphy Oil USA and Ernst & Young v. Morris), the U.S. Supreme Court finally and decisively put to rest the Obama-era NLRB's aggressive contention that the National Labor...
Immigration Regulations Impact
Elena J. Voss of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Dan H. Berger of Curran & Berger LLP discuss the recent changes in immigration policy and its potential impact on museums. Voss also discusses drafting exhibition agreements and responsible...
Museums and Technology: Emerging Legal Issues
Jeffrey De Blois of the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston discusses an art exhibit, its technology, and the challenges the piece presented to the museum from a curator's perspective. S. Jason Balesta of Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Alimony, Trust Tax Changes Make 2018 ‘Year of Divorce’
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s delayed repeal of the deductibility of alimony payments and a provision governing trusts in cases of divorce may add some urgency to couples looking to separate. “As a tax policy matter, we encourage divorce in 2018,”...
Non-Profit Tax Law: What’s Trending
Laura Damerville of the Smithsonian Institution and Sara Geelan of the Barnes Foundation discuss the new tax law and how tax-exempt employers are now taxable when they pay certain fringe benefits to their employees such as monthly parking passes....
Sales to IDITs, GRATs, Etc.
Ronald Aucutt provides expert insights in his nearly 90 minute presentation at ALI CLE's Planning Techniques for Large Estates 2018 annual conference. Aucutt's segment, Sales to IDITs, GRATs, Etc., covered a number of areas including: Yse if...
The Intersection of Art and Science with Diemut Strebe
Diemut Strebe talks about past and current collaborative projects at MIT from American Law Institute CLE on Vimeo. Diemut Strebe is an artist in residence at the MIT Center for Art, Science, and Technology, and has collaborated with several MIT...
Practitioners Fret Over Deductibility of Executor, Trustee Fees
Although the IRS has indicated that regulations addressing the deductibility of estate executor and trustee fees are coming, practitioners say the ultimate outcome is far from certain. At issue is how the temporary repeal of miscellaneous itemized...
The dark web, surveillance dolls and Van Gogh’s zombie ear: technology’s role in art debated at Boston conference
The following article was originally published by The Art Newspaper and written by Martha Lufkin on April 26, 2018. Please visit The Art Newspaper for more. While artists and museums embrace futuristic tools, legal experts point to a number of...