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News & Analysis as of May 26, 2013

Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update -- May 13‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 5/13/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - What had been a relatively quiet week, where until Friday it seemed...more

Steven Getman: Legal links of interest for the week ending January 25, 2013

by Steven Getman on 1/25/2013

Attorney Steven Getman reports on some of the stories about courts, the law and lawyers in the news this past week: • Court strikes down Obama recess appointments: The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that President...more

Under the Dome: Inside The Maine State House Special Edition 1-24-13

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 1/24/2013

With a population of roughly 1.3 million people, Maine is a small player in national markets. At the same time, Maine legislators have attempted to have an out-sized voice in the national marketplace of legislative policy by...more

Attorney Steven Getman: legal links of interest for the week ending November 16, 2012

by Steven Getman on 11/16/2012

Attorney Steven Getman: Legal links of interest for the week ending November 16, 2012 Friday, November 16, 2012 by Steven Getman Attorney Steven Getman notes some of the stories about the law and lawyers in the news...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Solyndra, Lehman, MF Global, ATP Oil, LSP Energy, Want Ads [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 10/24/2012

Oct. 24 (Bloomberg Law) -- The controversial approval of the Chapter 11 plan for solar-panel maker Solyndra LLC is the first topic on this week's Bloomberg bankruptcy video. For the second item, Bloomberg Law's Lee...more

New House Hearing Shows Strength of Hill Support for Legal Online Gaming

by Jeff Ifrah on 11/28/2011

On Nov. 18, 2011, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held its second hearing on the legalization of online gaming. The subcommittee had held an initial hearing on the...more