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Legislative Update Report No. 2013-09 -- May 10, 2013

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and...more

Money Chases Marijuana

Cannabis-Ancillary Investments Outlier Investments, Inc., with Private Placement Advisors, LLC, drafts private placement offering documents and assist start-ups with investor presentations; it also advises investors and...more

Legislative Update Report No. 2012-13 -- July 15, 2012

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon....more

Mitigating the effects of insolvency in construction contracts

A review of the mechanisms available to insulate yourself from the effects of insolvency when contracting. This seminar was held at BPE Solicitor LLP's offices in Cheltenham, UK, on 8 April 2011 in conjunction with...more

LLC Contractor License Bill Moves One Step Forward

A lot of bills didn’t make it out of the legislature by the August 31 deadline. However, SB 392 (Florez) was one of the fortunate few to make it to enrollment. Please see full article below for more information. ...more

Anti-Corruption Laws & Compliance

This articles reviews recent anti-corruption efforts affecting energy and infrastructure companies, and discusses key elements associated with compliance programs....more

Accounting Boards Take Aim At Leases

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board are proposing significant changes to real estate lease accounting. At the prodding of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the...more

Washington Supreme Court Holds Statutes of Limitations Do Not Apply to Arbitration Proceedings

A narrowly-divided Washington State Supreme Court has held that an arbitration panel cannot apply the state statutes of limitations to bar a claim, unless the parties have contractually agreed to allow the arbitrators to do...more

Dimalanta Clark, LLP Newsletter

Dimalanta Clark, LLP publishes a quarterly firm newsletter discussing various topics in the law. This issue includes an article co-authored by founding partner, Lee W. Clark, and Senior Associate, Lisa A. Lenoci that...more

OPERATIONS: The Subprime Crisis: Will the feds show up at your doorstep? By: Robert R. Calo

The subprime mortgage crisis is unique in America’s array of economic downturns. There have been banking crises on Wall Street (most recently, the Savings and Loan scandal) and real estate and mortgage crises on Main Street,...more

Compuware Corporation v. Moody's Investor Services, Inc.

Opinion in Compuware v. Moody's

Under typical circumstances, the First Amendment protects ratings agencies, unless there was actual malice. This decision affirms the dismissal of a claim brought against a rating agency and provides an excellent...more