5 Steps to Make Your Law Firm Unforgettable

by Law Firm Marketing Experts, The Rainmaker Institute

No one likes to be forgotten, but how many law firms can say they are top-of-mind when prospects need a lawyer? Here are 5 steps you can take to own that important piece of mindful real estate: 1. Focus on the question that every…more

Business Valuation in Divorce - Choosing a Valuation Expert

by Mitchell Reichman | Jaburg Wilk

Whenever a privately held business is among the assets in a dissolution proceeding, certain fundamental issues must be addressed in the context of determining the value of the business. If the business is relatively small in terms of…more

Google, I have been arrested for DUI and need a lawyer

by SEO | Law Firm

At Google’s I/O conference in San Francisco last week, they announced their plans to make internet search a little more conversational. With a little inspiration from Star Trek, Google wants users to search with casual verbal…more

Southern District Of New York Judge Dismisses False Claims Counts, Allows FIRREA Claims To Proceed In Major Mortgage Fraud Case

by BuckleySandler LLP

On May 8, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed claims for damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act (FCA) brought by the federal government against a mortgage lender alleged to have sold…more

More on CFPB employee vote to unionize

by Mark J. Furletti | Ballard Spahr LLP

As we reported last week, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTU) won an election to represent over 800 of the CFPB’s 1,200 employees. The vote was 378 in favor and 86 against…more

Second Circuit Sides With CFPB In ILSFDA Case While Applying Auer Deference

by BuckleySandler LLP

On May 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit agreed with the CFPB in holding that a single-story unit in a multi-story condominium is a “lot,” as that term is used in the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act…more

Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- May 20‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - The conflation of three scandals clearly tainted President Obama with the…more

New York State Court Dismisses RMBS Putback Action Against Nomura As Time-Barred

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group

On May 10, Justice Sherwood of the Supreme Court of the State of New York dismissed on statute of limitations grounds an RMBS putback action brought against Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc. (Nomura)…more

House to hold hearing on CFPB ability to repay/QM rule

by Barbara S. Mishkin | Ballard Spahr LLP

The House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit has scheduled a hearing for tomorrow, May 21, on “Qualified Mortgages: Examining the Impact of the Ability to Repay Rule.”…more