James Williams

Dec 23, 2024 | jdsupra.com | James Williams

[co-author: Nicolás Fernández Madero]This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets. While the use cases for blockchain technology are vast, this bulletin focuses on uses of blockchain and smart contracts in the financial services sector.

Sep 3, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Elizabeth S.M. Caires |Eric Hall |Margo H.K. Tank |James Williams

This monthly bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets. While the use cases for blockchain technology are vast, this bulletin focuses on uses of blockchain and smart contracts in the financial services sector.

Sep 2, 2024 | growingingrace.blog | James Williams

So you’re a single-issue voter? It’s a question that’s often asked with a negative connotation. To be a single-issue voter is looked upon as ignorant or overly dogmatic. Perhaps it’s true that being a single-issue voter on certain issues is too extreme. Being overly dogmatic on every issue might show a lack of level-headedness.

Aug 2, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Mark Leeds |James Williams

Berman v. Comm’r,1 released on July 16, 2024, is a great example of making lemonade when life hands you a lemon. Although the taxpayers lost the federal income tax deferral of a stock sale to an employee stock ownership plan (an “ESOP”) by entering into a constructive sale of their qualified replacement property (“QRP”), they were able to avoid full current taxation by establishing that the constructive sale was entitled to installment sale treatment.

Jul 16, 2024 | famcap.com | Mike Foster |James Williams

Billionaires are flocking to a UK software company that offers fashion and sportswear companies the chance to sell their customers customised clothing on demand.