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“Cheeky” Maryland Rule, Requiring Mutuality In Arbitration Agreements, Not Preempted Under Concepcion

by Liz Kramer | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Arbitration... on 2/28/2013

In most cases, if this blog mentions Concepcion, it means that a court has found a state statute or line of decisions is preempted by the FAA. A Maryland rule, however, recently ran the Concepcion gauntlet and survived. See...more

Antimonopoly Law Considerations and Risk Management in connection with M&A Transactions

by L. Mark Weeks | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/24/2013

In This Presentation: - General Indemnity: (1) Background and structure (2) Main provisions (3) Conduct of claims - Antitrust Indemnity: (1) Background (2) Main provisions (3) Conduct of...more

The Top Ten Points to Watch For In Commercial Real Estate Contracts – Point #2

by David R Brittain | Trenam Kemker on 2/6/2013

When Do We Close? - In today’s post we turn to Question #2 – “When do we close?.” “Closing” is the focal point of any commercial transaction, with good reason. It’s the date that the purchase price is paid to the...more

Buyer Beware: Reduced Indemnity On Account Of Supposed (Mythical?) Tax Benefits.

by E. Hans Lundsten | Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 2/5/2013

Originally published in Deal Points: The Newsletter of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee - American Bar Association - Winter 2013. When the seller of a business or the assets of a business is negotiating the scope...more

Caveat Consignor

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/21/2013

Auction houses typically do not disclose the identity of the seller on their sales contracts. A recent New York trial court decision may drastically change that longstanding practice. The auction trade is supply-driven....more

How Tobin Tax and certain regulatory duties affect Block Trades in Italy

by Iacopo Canino, Ferigo Foscari, Michael Immordino, Alessandro Seganfreddo | White & Case LLP on 1/17/2013

Italian Law No. 228 dated December 24, 2012, which approved the 2013 budget, contemplates, among others, a new tax applicable to certain financial transactions (the “Tobin Tax”). The Tobin Tax will apply to transactions,...more

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