Category Archives: Answer Book

New CPE Enhanced Practice Guide: Transfer Pricing Answer Book 

Transfer Pricing Answer Book (Eleventh Edition) cuts through the complexity, delivering straightforward answers on every aspect of transfer pricing—including the latest OECD digital commerce reforms and IRS approaches to controlled transactions.  

This updated practice guide now has a new enhanced digital version which allows accounting professionals to access a convenient self-study module and earn CPE credit upon completion of the exam.  

This feature is available on PLUS at no additional cost as a benefit for PLUS subscribers. The digital version of the answer book can also be purchased here to access the CPE exam.  

Popular Titles on PLI PLUS

The tallies are in! Here are the most accessed Treatises/Practice Guides and Answer Books on PLI PLUS in 2023:

  1. The Corporate Tax Practice Series: Strategies for Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings (Second Edition)
  2. Working with Contracts: What Law School Doesn’t Teach You (Second Edition)
  3. Private Equity Funds: Formation and Operation (Second Edition)
  4. An Associate’s First Year: A Guide to Thriving at a Law Firm
  5. Sack on Defamation: Libel, Slander, and Related Problems (Fifth Edition)
  6. Art Law: The Guide for Collectors, Investors, Dealers & Artists (Fifth Edition)
  7. Technology Transactions: A Practical Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements
  8. Stepping It Up: A Guide for Mid-Level Law Firm Associates
  9. Langer on Practical International Tax Planning (Fifth Edition)
  10. Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions Answer Book (2023 Edition)

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Popular Titles on PLI PLUS

The tallies are in. Here are the popular Treatises and Answer Books on PLI PLUS right now.

  1. The Corporate Tax Practice Series (Second Edition)
  2. The Partnership Tax Practice Series (Second Edition)
  3. Private Equity Funds (Second Edition)
  4. Investment Adviser Regulation (Third Edition)
  5. Working with Contracts: What Law School Doesn’t Teach You (Second Edition)
  6. Initial Public Offerings: A Practical Guide to Going Public (Second Edition)
  7. Thinking Like a Writer: A Lawyer’s Guide to Effective Writing and Editing (Fourth Edition)
  8. Sack on Defamation (Fifth Edition)
  9. Friedman on Leases (Sixth Edition)
  10. Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions Answer Book (2021 Edition)

For a listing of popular items by practice area, check out our Popular PLUS Treatises and Answer Books Flyer. See also Popular PLUS Course Handbooks Flyer and  Popular PLUS Forms Flyer.

New Edition! Consumer Financial Services Answer Book

Consumer Financial Services Answer Book (2020 Edition), written in a clear and accessible Q&A format, provides financial service lawyers and compliance professionals with the practical guidance needed to fully understand and comply with the various laws governing consumer financial services.

This comprehensive guide includes contributions from the well-regarded consumer financial services teams at three law firms—Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; McGlinchey Stafford; and Dykema Gosset PLLC—as well as from other prominent practitioners.

Highlights from the 2020 edition:

  • Comprehensive coverage of key governing statutes and regulations, including the all-important Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as the core federal laws affecting consumer lending, such as the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
  • A chapter on CFPB enforcement answers questions about the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, explaining the structure of the Office of Enforcement, the scope of its authority, the procedures it follows in enforcement investigations and action, and the nature of its enforcement activity to date.
  • Detailed discussions of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and the laws governing unfair and deceptive acts and practices.
  • Chapters dedicated to a variety of specific consumer finance industries, including mortgage lending and servicing, automotive finance, the credit card industry, military lending and loan relief, and short-term lending.

Order your print copy today. 

PLI PLUS subscribers can access this title through their subscription. 

New Edition! Health Care M&A Answer Book

M&A activity in the health care industry is at its highest level since the 1980s. Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions Answer Book (2019 Edition) provides the reader with a roadmap to this booming sector, offering practical advice on how to address the various industry-specific issues arising in health care acquisitions. Its broad coverage, presented in Q&A format, is organized into four parts — structuring transactions, due diligence, documentation, and special topics.

Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions Answer Book analyzes recent health care transactions and provides practice tips on how to avoid the various pitfalls that may be encountered while working on health care transactions. It covers dealmaking involving pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals, health insurers and private equity and financial services firms investing in the health care sector.

In addition to transactions involving outright acquisitions of health care companies, Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions Answer Book reviews alternative structures used in health care M&A transactions, such as joint ventures, strategic alliances, product and portfolio acquisitions, option transactions, and licensing and collaboration agreements.

This essential answer book is available on PLI PLUS. If you would like to purchase a print copy, please email libraryrelations@pli.edu.

Financial Institutions Answer Book—2019 Edition just published!

Financial Institutions Answer Book provides a comprehensive overview of the complex federal requirements regulating financial institutions in the United States.

Every aspect of a financial institution’s life cycle is covered, from understanding the differences in regulation based on what type of charter is chosen, through ongoing capital and deposit activities requirements and major changes in corporate control, to the cessation of entity activity through merger, acquisition, or entity failure.

Financial Institutions Answer Book is a practical Q&A reference covering a range of topics related to law, governance, and compliance, including:
Creation of branch offices
Deposit Activity
Corporate governance
Executive compensation
Deposit insurance requirements
Insider and affiliate transactions
Anti-money laundering and U.S. trade sanctions
Examination and audit
Privacy and data security

Reflecting the increased federal concern with fraud, money laundering and protecting the federal taxpayer from bank defaults, individual chapters are devoted to describing in detail the federal enforcement agencies and their powers, anti-money laundering and other fraud issues, the required examinations and audit process, and recent regulatory approaches to problem banks and failure.

This Answer Book is available on PLI PLUS. If you would like to order a print copy, please contact libraryrelations@pli.edu.

New Edition! Labor Management Law Answer Book

Labor Management Law Answer Book (2019 Edition) is a concise overview of the controlling provisions of the NLRA and the other major federal labor legislation. The labor and employment experts at Jones Day provide, in question-and-answer format, detailed guidance on the rights and obligations of employees, employers, management, and unions. This useful resource provides the information you need for effective planning and decision-making, and examines important and challenging issues that often arise in relation to:

Labor Management Law Answer Book covers the important and challenging issues involving labor-related rights in the workplace and is an ideal resource for every professional who represents the interests of employees, employers, management, or unions.

This essential answer book is available on PLI PLUS. If you would like to order a print copy, please contact libraryrelations@pli.edu.