http://www.law.northwestern.edu/ewc Today's events at the Northwestern University School of Law en-us Copyright 2007 Northwestern Law http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.law.northwestern.edu/graphics/lawlogo.gif http://www.law.northwestern.edu Fall Course and Teaching Evaluations are now open. Please take a moment to complete CTE's of all your fall classes. Login into CAESAR to complete your CTE's http://www.law.northwestern.edu/ewc/details.cfm?EventID=10302 2008-11-24T-05:00 mailto:law-registrar@law.northwestern.edu http://www.law.northwestern.edu/ewc/details.cfm?EventID=9003 2008-12-02T-05:00 mailto:p-krolewski@law.northwestern.edu 12:00 pm - Medtronic Inc.--Buy-In Payments and Cost Sharing Agreements Robert J. Cunningham Partner, Baker and McKenzie Tuesday, December 2, 12:00 noon Rubloff 339 Robert Cunningham, a partner in Baker and McKenzies Chicago office, is representing Medtronic Inc., a medical technology firm, in litigation with the Internal Revenue Service over the appropriate amount of the buy-in payment under a cost sharing agreement between Medtronic and its Swiss subsidiary, Medtronic Europe SA. The litigation challenges the Services $53.6 million increase of the buy-in payment as inconsistent with the regulations under § 482, Article 9 of the U.S.-Switzerland Tax Treaty, and the OECD transfer pricing guidelines. Mr. Cunninghams practice principally involves counseling United States and foreign multinational companies with respect to international tax planning and e-commerce transactions, including structuring worldwide operations and intercompany pricing. He is also involved in representing companies in administrative actions and litigation in U.S. and non-U.S. income tax controversies. Lunch will be served. http://www.law.northwestern.edu/ewc/details.cfm?EventID=10335 2008-12-02T12:00:00-05:00 mailto:d-cameron@law.northwestern.edu 12:00 pm - Dean Zimmerman will give a speech on Northwestern Law's Honor Code in Lincoln Hall. http://www.law.northwestern.edu/ewc/details.cfm?EventID=10329 2008-12-02T12:00:00-05:00 mailto:chelsea-griffin@northwestern.edu 4:00 pm - The Searle Law and Political Economy Colloquium is part of a thriving interdisciplinary scholarship program at Northwestern University School of Law. In this colloquium, leading scholars from the fields of law, political science and economics present cutting edge scholarship on the law-making processes of courts, agencies, Congress and the President. Faculty and students alike attend the colloquium and discuss theoretical and methodological aspects of the work. Presenters receive valuable feedback and suggestions for how to expand or improve their research, and Northwestern Law students and faculty gain a broader understanding of the relation of politics to the study and practice of law. Organized by Professor Max Schanzenbach, Benjamin Mazur Professor of Law, and Kenneth Ayotte, Associate Professor of Law. The featured speaker for this date is Douglas Baird, Harry A. Bigelow Distinquished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School The paper title is Financial Innovation and the New Chapter 11. http://www.law.northwestern.edu/ewc/details.cfm?EventID=9908 2008-12-02T04:00:00-05:00 mailto:searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu