Legal Commentary

Welcome: Penelope Everett Fleischer
Congratulations to Illinois Tax Profs Vic Fleischer and Miranda Perry-Fleischer, who welcomed Penelope Everett Fleischer into the world on Tuesday (4 weeks early!) at 6 lbs 3 oz. See the great picture here...

The Writing Packer Family
I’ve posted enough about George Packer (example here) to make it clear that I’m a fan of him and his work.  Over the weekend the San Francisco Chronicle published a long and thoughtful feature on the Packer family - George and his older sister Ann (a bestselling writer in her own right), mother Nancy (writer, [...

Ari Fleischer -- Olympic Savior!
Ari Fleischer, former Press Secretary and Bush lackey, has finally figured out a way to solve all the problems with the obnoxious folks who keep protesting the running of the Olympic torch — it’s kind of beautiful in its simplicity,…

Fleischer: Taxing Blackstone
Victor Fleischer (Illinois) has published Taxing Blackstone, 61 Tax L. Rev. 89 (2008). Here is the abstract: This Essay analyzes the "Blackstone Bill," which would treat Blackstone and other publicly-traded private equity firms as corporations for tax purposes...

Walker & Fleischer on Book Value & Taxing Equity Compensation
David I. Walker and Victor Fleischer (Boston University School of Law and University of Illinois College of Law) have posted Book/Tax Conformity and Equity Compensation on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Should we require companies to report the same amount...

Fleischer: A Theory of Taxing Sovereign Wealth
Victor Fleischer (Illinois) has posted A Theory of Taxing Sovereign Wealth, 84 N.Y.U. L. Rev. ___ (2009), on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Sovereign wealth funds enjoy an exemption from tax under section 892 of the tax code...