Client Alerts

December 2006 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
Highlights of the 2006 Tax Relief and Health Care Act (pdf)

December 2006 - E-Discovery
New Federal Rules - Companies May Be Required to Save Electronically Stored Information (pdf)

November 2006 - Employment and Labor
Missourians Vote to Raise State's Minimum Wage (pdf)

November 2006 - Government Relations
2006 Election Summary (pdf)

November 2006 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
Tax Developments in the Third Quarter of 2006 (pdf)

October 2006 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
Year-End Tax Planning (pdf)

October 2006 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
The Choice of Trustee is Critical to the Success of Your Estate Plan

September 2006 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
Section 529 Qualified Tuition Program Tax Benefits Extended

August 2006 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
Highlights of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (pdf)

August 2006 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
SEC Adopts Amendments to Executive Compensation and Related Party Transactions Disclosure Rules (pdf)

August 2006 - Non-Compete/Trade Secrets
Missouri Supreme Court Issues First Non-Compete Case in 21 Years (pdf) Upholds Non-Compete Agreement; Cites Article Authored By Armstrong Teasdale Lawyers, Corrigan and Kass (pdf)

August 2006 - Employment and Labor
Employer Alert: Employers See Significant Increase in Wage and Hour Lawsuits (pdf)

August 2006 - Securities
NASDAQ Launches New Market Tier and Becomes National Securities Exchange (pdf)

July 2006 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
Tax Developmens in the Second Quarter of 2006 (pdf)

May 2006 - Securities
Liablity Limitation Provisions in Audit Engagement Letters - Traps For the Unwary (pdf)

May 2006 - Securities
What You Should Know About the Sec's Executive Compensation Proposals and What You Can Do Now to Prepare (pdf)

May 2006 - Securities
Class Action Fairness Act Burden Shifting Question Nearly Settled (pdf)

April 2006 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
Tax Developmens in First Quarter of 2006 (pdf)

February 2006 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
Class Action Fairness Act Provides New Opportunities for Removal (pdf)

January 2006 - Class Action
2005 Year in Review (pdf)

January 2006 - Securities
SEC Proposes Changes to Required Executive Compensations and Related Matters Disclosure (pdf)

December 2005 - Securities
SEC Adopts Changes to Accelerated Filing Rules (pdf)

December 2005 - Criminal Defense and Compliance
The Criminal Reach of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (pdf)

December 2005 - Securities
SEC Offering Reform Rules Effective December 1, 2005 (pdf)

September 2005 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
Charitable Contributions to Benefit Katrina Victims (pdf)

September 2005 - Class Action
Illinois Supreme Court Issues Significant Class Action Decision (pdf)

August 2005 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
S Corporation Audit Program (pdf)

July 2005 - Criminal Defense and Compliance
Federal Rule 902(11) Criminal Defense Alert (pdf)

June 2005 - Tax/Employee Benefits/Trust & Estates
Recent Tax Developments (pdf)

June 2005 - Criminal Defense and Compliance
CORPORATE COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS: Worth the Investment After Supreme Court's Recent Federal Sentencing Guidelines Decisions? (pdf)

May 2005 - Criminal Defense and Compliance
Corporate Compliance Programs: Worth the Investment After Supreme Court?s Recent Federal Sentencing Guidelines Decisions? (pdf)

May 2005 - Financial Restructuring, Reorganization and Bankruptcy
Credit Risk Management and Recovery Strategies For Potentially Insolvent Customers (pdf)

May 2005 - Financial Restructuring, Reorganization and Bankruptcy
A Primer on Avoiding or Limiting Preference Exposure (pdf)

May 2005 - Real Estate
New Kansas Law Affects Private Construction Contracts (pdf)

April 2005 - Securities
SEC Amends dates for Stock Option Expensing Under FAS 123R (pdf)

March 2005 - Tort and Complex Trial
Tort Reform Bill (pdf)

February 2005 - Class Action
Congress Passes Major Class Action Reform; Federal Court Jurisdiction Expanded (pdf)

February 2005 - Technology and Licensing
Recent Congressional Action Facilitates Collaborative Research & Development (pdf)

January 2005 - Governance and Compliance
Recent WorldCom and Enron Settlements Drive a New Focus on Prevention (pdf)