State & Local

Tax Overhaul Is Mixed Bag For Interest Expense Deductions

Natalie Olivo
Senior Tax Correspondent

Companies that are eager to increase their interest expense deductions under the new federal tax overhaul may end up with a smaller tax break than expected due to how the law factors their foreign income into the deduction calculation.

SALT Cap Complexity Could Rewrite Tax Planning Strategies

Stephen K. Cooper
Editor-at-Large

The new $40,000 cap on state and local tax deductibility in the GOP's 2025 tax overhaul will likely prompt a new wave of strategic tax planning activity among wealthy business owners and individuals seeking to maximize their deductions and make use of state-level workarounds before the temporary relief expires.

6 Things To Know About Illinois' New Tax Landscape

Maria Koklanaris
Senior Tax Correspondent

Illinois' latest budget has altered the state's tax system for 2025 and beyond, including by offering three tax amnesty programs, making significant changes to corporate tax law and implementing a relatively new concept for the sourcing of pass-through entity sales. Here, Law360 looks at aspects that state tax practitioners say are crucial to their clients.

Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo.

Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw

As a two-time boomerang partner, returning to BigLaw after stints as a U.S. attorney and the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people ask me how I know when to move on, but there’s no single answer — just clearly set your priorities, says Steven Dettelbach at BakerHostetler.

Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.

Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

Ohio's financial services sector saw several significant developments in the second quarter of 2025, including a case that confirmed credit unions' setoff rights, another that established contract rights between banks and cardholders, and the House passage of a digital asset bill, say attorneys at Frost Brown.

The People Will Not Have Their Say: SALT In Review

From Maine's failed proposal to let the people decide on tax hikes to California's doubling of its film tax credit, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding

As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery

E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.

Georgia Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

The second quarter brought a number of significant legislative and regulatory changes for Georgia banking, including an extension of the intangibles tax exemption for short-term notes, modernization of routine regulatory practices, and new guardrails against mortgage trigger leads, says Walter Jones at Balch & Bingham.

ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'

The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

Can Companies Add Tariffs Back To Earnings Calculations?

With the recent and continually evolving tariffs announced by the Trump administration, John Ryan at King & Spalding takes a detailed look at whether those new tariffs can be added back in calculating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization — an important question that may greatly affect a company's compliance with its financial covenants.

Driving The Wrong Way: SALT In Review

From Arizona's move to ban mileage taxes to interstate disputes over the taxing of remote workers, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work

Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business.

Law School's Missed Lessons: Communicating With Clients

Law school curricula often overlook client communication procedures, and those who actively teach this crucial facet of the practice can create exceptional client satisfaction and success, says Patrick Hanson at Wiggam Law.