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Congress Returns from Spring Recess

by Mintz Levin on 4/9/2013

Congress returns to Washington today after a two-week district work period. As we enter the second quarter of the year, we are likely to see continued debate and some progress on: Budget & Appropriations; Presidential...more

Investing In Georgia: Economic Development Newsletter - February 2013

by King & Spalding on 2/27/2013

In This Issue: Welcome to King & Spalding's economic development news bulletin,Investing in Georgia. In this edition, you will find: - An overview of the sequester, debt ceilings, continuing resolutions to fund...more

Capital Thinking Update - February 4, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Karen Kudelko, Matthew Kulkin, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/11/2013

In This Issue: General Legislative; Debt Limit; Agriculture & Food; Budget, Appropriations; Cybersecurity; Education; Energy; Financial Services; Health Care; International Defense and Homeland Security; and,...more

This Week in Washington - February, 2013

by Patton Boggs LLP on 2/6/2013

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - U.S. Economy. Preliminary figures released this week revealed that the U.S. economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, marking the...more

Washington Insight - January 2013

by King & Spalding on 2/5/2013

In This Issue: - President Obama Sworn in for a Second Term - 113th Congress Underway - More Fiscal Challenges in Store - Cabinet Re-Shuffle - A Game of Musical Chairs - Tax Reform and...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- February 4‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 2/4/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; Miscellaneous; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - Even though the Senate sent a debt limit extension to the...more

Capital Thinking Update - January 28, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Jared Fleisher, Mara Giorgio, Matthew Kulkin, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/1/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care -...more

This Week in Washington - January 25, 2013

by Patton Boggs LLP on 2/1/2013

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - Inauguration. After being officially sworn in to a second term at the White House on Sunday, January 20, as prescribed by law, President Barack Obama and Vice...more

More Fiscal Challenges in Store by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich

by King & Spalding on 1/31/2013

Predictably, the great fiscal debate of 2012 ended with a whimper, as (yet again) major decisions with regard to spending cuts, entitlement reform, and the debt limit were put off until March - when the next great showdown is...more

113th Congress Underway by Thomas J. Spulak

by King & Spalding on 1/30/2013

The 113th Congress opened this week. In many ways, however, it began in the long shadow of the 112th Congress, which ended on January 3. Numerous issues were either left unresolved or only partially addressed, requiring...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- January 28, 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 1/28/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - The week began with the theater of official Washington appearing to...more

Capital Thinking Update - January 21, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Eugenia Edwards, Matthew Kulkin, Erin McGrain, Scott Thompson, Joseph Urso, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks | Patton Boggs LLP on 1/25/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services -...more

This Week in Washington - January 18, 2013

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/24/2013

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - Debt Ceiling, Budget & the Economy. During a press conference on the debt ceiling at the White House on Monday, President Obama warned Republicans in Congress that...more

Will The Debt Ceiling Standoff End Up In Court? [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/17/2013

Jan. 17 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bob Rice, Managing Partner at Tangent Capital Partners and a former federal prosecutor, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the potential for the debt ceiling fight to end up in the court...more

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by Melinda Barker, Elizabeth Fry, Ellen Harrison, Jennifer Jordan McCall, Kim Schoknecht | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/17/2013

On New Year’s Day 2013, to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff,” Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“2012 Act”). The 2012 Act raises taxes on some taxpayers while retaining most of the provisions enacted...more

This Week in Washington - January 11, 2013

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/14/2013

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - Congress is in recess this week. The House returns on Monday, and the Senate returns January 21st. Debt Ceiling, Budget & the Economy. The President’s Fiscal Year...more

Lat: Law Firms Must Get Big, Profitable or Lost [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/11/2013

Jan. 11 (Bloomberg Law) -- David Lat, founding editor of Above the Law, speaks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the prospects for big law firms in 2013. While David sees many challenges out in the US economy, he is...more

Washington Insight - Special Edition: Congress Steps Away From Fiscal Cliff

by King & Spalding on 1/11/2013

For months in Washington, and beyond, attention has been focused on the "fiscal cliff" -- the combination of the expiration of the Bush tax cuts and the looming budget cuts referred to as "sequestration." Negotiations led by...more

Weekly Brief: Lawyers Laid Off After Foreclosure Settlement [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/10/2013

Jan. 10 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. A major settlement between Fannie Mae and several large banks has resulted in many lawyers suddenly finding themselves...more

The Cuts Are Coming, Payments May Not Be: How Defense Contractors Can Prepare

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 5/24/2012

Government contractors are facing a year of unprecedented uncertainty. Three things contribute to this: (1) reduced funding requested by the Pentagon; (2) the prospect of sequestration (the automatic cuts triggered when a...more

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Congress Returns from Spring Recess

Investing In Georgia: Economic Development Newsletter - February 2013

Capital Thinking Update - February 4, 2013

This Week in Washington - February, 2013

Washington Insight - January 2013

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- February 4‚ 2013

Capital Thinking Update - January 28, 2013

This Week in Washington - January 25, 2013

More Fiscal Challenges in Store by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich

113th Congress Underway by Thomas J. Spulak

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- January 28, 2013

Capital Thinking Update - January 21, 2013

This Week in Washington - January 18, 2013

Will The Debt Ceiling Standoff End Up In Court? [Video]

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

This Week in Washington - January 11, 2013

Lat: Law Firms Must Get Big, Profitable or Lost [Video]

Washington Insight - Special Edition: Congress Steps Away From Fiscal Cliff

Weekly Brief: Lawyers Laid Off After Foreclosure Settlement [Video]

The Cuts Are Coming, Payments May Not Be: How Defense Contractors Can Prepare

Will The Debt Ceiling Standoff End Up In Court? [Video]

Lat: Law Firms Must Get Big, Profitable or Lost [Video]

Weekly Brief: Lawyers Laid Off After Foreclosure Settlement [Video]

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