Listen to this podcast with attorney Hannah Dowd McPhelin, a member of Pepper’s Real Estate Practice Group in the Philadelphia office, as she discusses lease considerations for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance, known as LEED-EBOM.

Hannah is also a member of the firm’s Sustainability and Climate Change Team, and is one of the few attorneys who passed the Green Building Certification Institute’s exam to qualify as a LEED Accredited Professional.

If you’re interested in learning more about the latest developments in Real Estate Law or Sustainability and Climate change, email [email protected] to subscribe to Pepper Hamilton’s Sustainability and Real Estate Updates.

Recently, Pepper hosted an event in New York on India. The event was called “India: Interesting Opportunities Beyond Outsourcing.” In the last ten years India has become a global presence and offers investment business opportunities in various sectors. This discussion highlighted the practical aspects of doing business with India and touched briefly on certain legal and tax issues.

Speakers included Janaki Rege Catanzarite, an associate with Pepper Hamilton, Radhika Rajan, Portfolio Manager, Indian Equities for The Chatterjee Group, and Paul Weitzel, Executive Vice President with Hirco PLC. The session was moderated by Pepper partner Jim Rosener.

Recently, Pepper Hamilton hosted another Housing Update conference featuring a discussion entitled “What to Expect at Multifamily-HUD in a New Administration.” This was an extension of our last Housing Update on this timely topic.

Our panelists were Conrad Egan, President of the National Housing Conference; Michael Bodaken, President of the National Housing Trust, and Shel Schreiberg, Partner, with Pepper Hamilton. They discussed past transitions and changes that can likely be implemented legislatively or administratively. Each panelist has been active in HUD Multifamily programs for over 30 years.

You can subscribe to receive the Housing Update newsletter, published by Pepper Hamilton by emailing [email protected].

Recently, Pepper hosted an event in New York on India. The event was called “India: Interesting Opportunities Beyond Outsourcing.” In the last ten years India has become a global presence and offers investment business opportunities in various sectors. This discussion highlighted the practical aspects of doing business with India and touched briefly on certain legal and tax issues.

Speakers included Janaki Rege Catanzarite, an associate with Pepper Hamilton, Radhika Rajan, Portfolio Manager, Indian Equities for The Chatterjee Group, and Paul Weitzel, Executive Vice President with Hirco PLC. The session was moderated by Pepper partner Jim Rosener.

With financial markets sinking and costs for gasoline and transportation rising, businesses are eager to trim costs and improve their bottom lines. In this podcast with Dusty Elias Kirk and Sharon DiPaolo, partners in Pepper Hamilton’s Pittsburgh office, and members of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, they discuss how businesses are finding ways to reduce cost by reducing their real estate tax.

If you are interested in the latest updates in the world of real estate, email [email protected], to subscribe to Pepper Hamilton’s Real Estate Updates.

On October 3, President Bush signed into law the much-publicized bailout legislation. As part of the legislation, there were three separate tax acts including the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, or the 2008 Energy Act. Listen to this podcast with Todd Reinstein, partner with Pepper Hamilton’s Tax Practice and resident of our Washington D.C. office, as he discusses some of the many favorable renewable energy tax provisions contained in the new bailout legislation.

If you’re interested in learning more about the latest developments in Sustainability and Climate Change or Tax Law, email [email protected] to subscribe to Pepper Hamilton’s Sustainability and Tax Updates.

Credit derivatives are likely to have increasing application and importance in bankruptcy cases filed in the wake of the ongoing credit crunch and the decline in various economic sectors.

In this podcast, Mike Reed, a partner in Pepper’s Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice Group, discusses credit derivatives and credit default swaps.

If you are interested in the latest updates in the world of bankruptcy, email [email protected] to subscribe to Pepper Hamilton’s Bankruptcy Update.

“Sick Building Syndrome” (SBS) may actually be the cause of a multitude of sicknesses suffered by employees who have no diagnosable illness. In this podcast, Lawren Briscoe, an attorney in Pepper’s Philadelphia office, and who concentrates her practice in labor and employment matters, defines SBS and what this means for employers.

If you are interested in the latest updates in the world of labor and employment, email [email protected] to subscribe to Pepper@Work. This is an electronic news alert that provides employers with advice on how recent labor judgments and opinions will affect their organization.

Recently, Pepper Hamilton hosted our Fifth Annual Tax Workshop. The topic of this year’s workshop was business alignments and was moderated by Horace “Chip” Jordan, Senior Vice President of Tax with Marriott International. Panelists included Pepper partners Annette Ahlers and Ellen McElroy, Jeffrey Schragg, a partner with Argy, Wiltse and Robinson, and Pepper associate Lance Jacobs.

The workshop consisted of the panelists going through a few case examples to illustrate some of the tax issues an acquiring company, seller or investor would face in various venture backed and public company scenarios.

This podcast features the discussion of two scenarios regarding a public company that has had a going concern letter issued in the distressed industry. The scenarios included pre-bankruptcy options the public company can consider; and the possibility of a going private transaction.

Download a copy of the handouts from the workshop.

Recently, Pepper Hamilton hosted our Fifth Annual Tax Workshop. The topic of this year’s workshop was business alignments and was moderated by Horace “Chip” Jordan, Senior Vice President of Tax with Marriott International. Panelists included Pepper partners Annette Ahlers and Ellen McElroy, Jeffrey Schragg, a partner with Argy, Wiltse and Robinson, and Pepper associate Lance Jacobs.

The workshop consisted of the panelists going through a few case examples to illustrate some of the tax issues an acquiring company, seller or investor would face in various venture backed and public company scenarios.

This podcast features the discussion of three scenarios regarding a venture backed loss company. The scenarios included the loss company being acquired by a public company; the loss company discussing which structures will preserve their net operating losses while cashing out their convertible debt holders; and the loss company filing for bankruptcy.

Download a copy of the handouts from the workshop.