On November 11, 2019, the U.S. Tax Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit released a court order denying an en banc rehearing of the case Altera Corp. v. Commissioner following Altera’s petition filed on July 22, 2019. In this court order, various judges expressed dissent suggesting that this ruling decision may cause international controversy.

Capital markets span a wide variety of vehicles including stocks, bonds and derivatives, each of which can potentially emit different signals.

Alvarez & Marsal's (A&M’s) Compensation and Benefits Practice is pleased to share the results of its 2019/2020 Executive Change in Control Report.

A&M's Asad Ahmed analyzes the state of Islamic banks in the UAE and wider Middle East North Africa region.

On October 28, 2019, the U.S. Tax Court released a supplemental opinion regarding Eaton Corporation’s recent win in Eaton Corp. & Subs. V. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2017.

In the midst of an ongoing trade war, how should business leaders make supply chain decisions? Customers, customers, customers.

Private equity investment firms are setting their sights on orthopaedic care as federal regulators and the industry at large look to move more of these treatments away from hospitals and into outpatient settings.

This report addresses the importance of CVD policies for MDMs and stakeholders across the medical device ecosystem, including the creation of publicly available online portals to solicit vulnerability information.

Alvarez & Marsal’s Compensation and Benefits Practice recently released its 2020 study on compensation practices in the oil and gas oilfield services (OFS) industry. Our study analyzed the total value of CEO, CFO, and board of director compensation packages, annual and long-term incentive pay practices, CEO pay ratios, and the prevalence and value of change in control benefits to which these executives are entitled.

There are several areas of financial risk to consider when evaluating the earnings quality of a healthcare services target. This article is the first in a series of quarterly articles that will illustrate the comprehensive way we analyze the most significant elements impacting a healthcare target’s earnings.

Alvarez & Marsal's (A&M’s) Compensation and Benefits Practice is pleased to share the results of its 2020 Oil and Gas Oilfield Services (OFS) Compensation Report.

Hot tubs are not usually associated with the provision of expert evidence in court or arbitration proceedings, but the practice of expert witnesses testifying at the same time (concurrently, or in the ‘hot tub’) has been in place in Australia for several decades, and has found some limited favor in U.S. federal courts. The practice is entrenched in court rules and practice notes in multiple Australian jurisdictions, including the Federal Court, and has been increasingly taken up in other jurisdictions such as Canada, the U.K., Singapore, and New Zealand, as well as in international arbitrations. So, what is it, how does it work, and is it compatible with fundamental principles of American litigation?

A new report by Alvarez & Marsal, in partnership with Retail Economics, has found that major U.K. retailers now occupy 20 percent more store space than they need and can financially justify, yet shops remain the bedrock of the customer journey amongst Gen Z and Millennials.

A&M Managing Director Floris Iking recently authored an article in Forbes Mexico, “The orchestra, passengers and the iceberg: the communication of companies in the face of a restructuring” about the importance and effectiveness of communication during a company’s restructuring. 

Quite often businesses are aware of a problem within their supply chain but don’t have the resources to fully diagnose the scale and impact and then construct a business case for change. This is where Alvarez & Marsal can help.