Len Weiser-Varon

Len Weiser-Varon

Mintz Levin


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New Swap Business Conduct and Record-Keeping Regulations Kick in for Municipal Bond Issuers and Borrowers

Beginning May 1, 2013, many new business conduct regulations adopted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) will begin to...more

4/18/2013 - Borrowers CFTC Dodd-Frank End-Users ISDA Municipal Bonds Recordkeeping Requirements Swap Dealers Swaps

Reminder Regarding April 10 Deadline for Identifying Number Registration by Some Swap End-Users

This is a reminder that tomorrow, April 10, 2013, is the deadline for parties to certain swap agreements to obtain a CICI identifying number. The April 10 deadline applies to any party who entered into a swap after April 25,...more

4/10/2013 - CFTC CICIs Deadlines Dodd-Frank End-Users Swap Agreements Swaps

IRS Ruling Treats Certain 529 Account Incentive Payments as Reportable Income

The IRS recently issued a private letter ruling, PLR 201310043 (released on March 8, 2013), of interest to Section 529 plans and their program managers. The ruling relates to the tax treatment of incentive contributions to...more

3/13/2013 - 529 Plans Incentive Compensation Income Taxes IRS Reporting Requirements

AMR Decision Highlights Bankruptcy Court Split on Enforceability of Ipso Facto Clauses

A recent ruling in the American Airlines bankruptcy case enforcing an automatic acceleration upon bankruptcy provision serves as a reminder that the enforceability of so-called ipso facto provisions in debt instruments...more

2/20/2013 - American Airlines Commercial Bankruptcy

SEC Comforts Appointed Board Members of Municipal Issuers on Valentine's Day

On February 14, 2013, SEC Chairman Elisse Walter at long last indicated, in testimony for the Senate Banking Committee, that the SEC’s final regulations regarding “municipal advisors” will “address ,,, the need for an...more

2/15/2013 - Dodd-Frank Elisse B. Walter Municipal Advisers Municipal Securities Issuers SEC

Securities Regulators Provide Good News, Not-so-Good News for Section 529 Programs

Municipal securities regulators this week provided previews of upcoming regulatory action that suggest that one issue of concern to Section 529 college savings programs will fade away while another one may appear on the...more

2/15/2013 - MSRB Municipal Securities Market SEC Section 529 Program

MSRB Proposes Rule G-47 on Time of Trade Disclosure Obligations

MSRB Rule G-17 has been interpreted by the MSRB as requiring a broker or dealer (“broker”) to disclose to its customer, at or prior to the time of trade of a municipal security, all material information about the transaction...more

2/13/2013 - Broker-Dealer Disclosure Requirements EMMA MSRB Municipal Securities Market Rule G-47 SMMP

"28% Cap" Unlikely to Trigger Wave of Municipal Bond Tax Calls

Market commenters have suggested that billions of dollars in municipal bonds may be subject to par redemptions if the much-discussed “28% cap” on the value of certain federal income tax deductions or exclusions is enacted and...more

1/9/2013 - Bonds Deductions Income Taxes Muni Tax Municipal Bonds Tax Exemptions

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