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In This Issue: - Back to the Future: Mixed Use Development in Downtown Greensboro - An Interview with Bob Chapman and Robert L. Chapman, IV, the Father and Son Team Working on the South Elm Redevelopment…more

The process for designating systemically important financial institutions (“SIFIs”) under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) is moving forward apace. On April 3, 2012, the Financial…more

California is on the verge of opening a greenhouse gas/carbon trading market that may ultimately rival the European Union’s carbon trading market as the largest organized carbon market in the world. The state has recently…more

Good morning. I am very pleased to be here with you, and I thank the International Justice Resource Center for inviting me to share some thoughts on a subject that is close to my heart. My thanks go also to the co-organizers of…more

On May 9, 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS or Agency) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on the Agency’s revised draft guidance on the…more

In its May 8 opinion In re Youman, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit bolstered the utility of reissue proceedings as a means to broaden the scope of claims of issued U.S. patents. The Federal Circuit adopted a…more

On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued an extensive document titled “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of…more

In the wake of continuing press reports about the role of bribery in international commerce, many corporate directors and senior executives are asking for a fresh look at their company’s exposure to the risks of violating the…more

Many states and municipalities have adopted laws and regulations that affect how investment managers may solicit investment advisory business, including investment in sponsored public and private funds, from the state agencies…more

In This Presentation: What are we going to talk about? We will concentrate on tax aspects but don’t forget other factors In the context of the standard offshore model we will look at tax issues for: -…more

The Florida Supreme Court recently denied a request for it to review the Florida Court of Appeal’s determination that a Florida statute is valid even though it authorizes slot machines at entities other than those that are…more

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “Bureau” or the “CFPB”) may have increased the incidence of triskaidekaphobia among banks and consumer financial service companies when it released Bulletin, 2012-03i (the…more

Following the recent First-tier Tribunal decision in HSBC Holdings PLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation v HMRC [2012] UKFTT 163 (TC) HMRC have accepted that the levy of a 1.5% Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (“SDRT”) charge on…more

“Green Buildings” feature energy efficient and environmentally friendly elements. Governmental regulation, cost savings and public relations are driving the trend. While architects, engineers, contractors and facilities managers…more

As scrutiny of default servicing practices provided significant impetus for the recently announced global foreclosure settlement agreement (the “Agreement”), it is no surprise that the Agreement prescribes extensive standards to…more