Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Bankruptcy

Crunched Credit - January 2013

by Matthew Clark, Rick Jones, Laurie Nelson | Dechert LLP on 1/14/2013

Below are links to some recent CrunchedCredit posts,including a preview of next week’s CREFC conference inMiami. For more information or to subscribe, visit us atCrunchedCredit.com. You can also sign up to receiveemail alerts...more

Renewable Energy Update -- October 23, 2012

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 11/2/2012

In This Issue: Renewable Energy Focus - BP off-loads assets as it withdraws from China's solar markets; Solyndra presses for bankruptcy plan OK over US objection; Fracking boom boosts water treatment business;...more

Local Governments Facing Tough Times, Bankruptcy

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 10/3/2012

What do Stockton, San Bernardino and Mammoth Lakes,California have in common? If you were thinking about warm weather, plenty of sunshine and the California lifestyle, you might be right, but that’s not the answer we’re...more

Noteworthy Now: Sutherland Insurance Regulatory Mid-Year Review - July 20, 2012

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 7/20/2012

The hot month of July presents an occasion to review major regulatory developments during the first half of the year. In this report, we cover discrete topics we think will be of interest to our friends and clients. Links to...more

The Recent Enhancements To The Italian Bankrtupcy Law

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/29/2012

On 15 June 2012 the Italian Government enacted the legislative decree known as decreto sviluppo (the “Decree”) that, among others, includes provisions enhancing the restructuring proceedings under the Italian Bankruptcy Law...more

"MF Global and the New UK Special Administration Regime"

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/19/2012

The MF Global UK Limited (MFG UK) case is the first opportunity for market participants to observe the impact of the UK’s new Special Administration Regime (the SAR) for failed investment banks. Background The SAR...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - June 4, 2012

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/4/2012

In This Issue: - Financial Industry Developments · Fed Rule on Supervised Securities Holding Company Registration · MSRB Request for Comment on Trade Size Reporting System · MSRB Concept Release on...more

“Abandon hope all ye who enter here?” – First Practical Experiences with the New German Bond Restructuring Act

by K&L Gates LLP on 4/19/2012

In response to a need for a modern bond restructuring law permitting extensive financial restructurings outside formal insolvency law proceedings, the German legislator introduced a new German Bond Restructuring Act...more

Citizen of a State under Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 can be a litigant in federal court

by Dan Goodman on 11/26/2011

The Fourteenth Amendment was adopted on July 28, 1868. The Fourteenth Amendment according to the Supreme Court of the United States, in the Slaughterhouse Cases, changed citizenship under the Constitution. ...more

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Approves Final Rules Regarding...

by White & Case LLP on 10/10/2011

On September 13, 2011, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) approved a final rule (the “Final Rules”) to be issued jointly by the FDIC and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Board”)...more