NEW YORK (August 15, 2019) — Kostelanetz & Fink is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers in America has recognized six of its attorneys in its 2020 edition. The Best Lawyers in America (2020 edition), released August 15, 2019, recognizes the firm’s attorneys in the areas of Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Commercial Litigation, and Criminal Defense: White Collar. The annual list is based on a peer review process and reflects the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their peers within the same geographical regions and practice areas, according to the Best Lawyers website.  

This session took a deep dive into international restructuring and discuss the mitigation of tax exposure risks in M&A transactions. We also discussed the role of financial instruments in a cross-border context as well as foreign currency issues.  

Business leaders helped the FASB shape the new hedge accounting standard to better align rules with corporate risk management, reflect the economic results of hedging in financial statements, and simplify hedge accounting treatment. This panel highlighted examples of business drivers behind the changes and how companies are faring post-adoption.

Speakers:

• Jon Howard, Audit & Assurance Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
• Animesh Jaiswal, Hedge Accounting Derivatives Specialist, Bloomberg LP
• Larry Lu, Director Global Technical Accounting, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Moderator: Yoram Keinan, Partner, Kostelanetz & Fink

This panel discussed current developments in taxation of financial institutions, in anticipation of regulations by the end of the year pertaining to the international tax provisions of the 2017 Tax Act.