Hamlins

October 14, 2011 | The Recorder

By Judges W. Kent Hamlin and Kevin McCormick

8 minute read

September 03, 2008 | Daily Report Online

China's leaders are planning tax cuts and a public-works spending spree to make sure their economy's growth isn't doused along with the Olympic flame. Ten of 11 Summer Olympics host nations analyzed by Morgan Stanley economist Stephen Jen saw growth and investment slump in the year following the games; the only exception in his study, which stretches back to 1956, was the U.

By Kevin Hamlin

6 minute read

December 04, 2008 | Daily Report Online

House prices in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou are plunging, and the global economy may grind almost to a halt next year because of it.Construction of homes, offices and factories fell at least 16.6 percent in October after rising 32.5 percent a year earlier, according to Macquarie Securities Ltd. That's squeezing an economy already slowed by recessions in the U.

By Kevin Hamlin

7 minute read

February 10, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Erika Collins, a partner of Paul Hastings, and John Hamlin, chief employment counsel at Marsh & McLennan Companies, write: A significant issue facing global corporations is the potential for liability created by employees who travel overseas on what are intended to be short assignments but whose time overseas is extended long enough or cumulates over time to bring about potential violations of host country immigration, tax and Social Security laws.

By Erika Collins and John Hamlin

13 minute read

February 28, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

A significant issue facing global corporations is the potential for liability created by "accidental expatriates" — employees who travel overseas on what are intended to be brief business trips or short assignments, write Erika Collins and John Hamlin. They are usually not included in their organization's global mobility expatriate programs, and whose time overseas is extended long enough or cumulates over time to bring about potential violations of host country immigration, tax and Social Security laws. Recently, the instances of accidental expatriates are on the rise. There are several reasons for the increase in these types of employees.

By Erika Collins and John Hamlin

13 minute read