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Commonwealth Finds Common Ground: Deal with Bondholders May Be a Turning Point as Puerto Rico Seeks to Emerge in Early 2020

The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (Oversight Board) announced Sunday that it had reached an agreement with bondholders regarding the terms of a plan of adjustment that would resolve $35 billion...more

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Puerto Rico: Commonwealth-COFINA Dispute Nearing Possible Resolution

As we reported last year, on August 10, 2017, Judge Swain entered an order establishing procedures to govern resolution of the Commonwealth-COFINA dispute (the “Resolution Stipulation”). In recognition of the fact that the...more

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Bondholders announce framework for Commonwealth-COFINA Settlement; Oversight Board and Government say the deal is “Not...

On May 14, a large coalition of stakeholders in the COFINA-Commonwealth litigation, announced a proposed settlement outline to resolve the long-running dispute over who owns the sales and use taxes pledged by COFINA to secure...more

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Puerto Rico Supreme Court’s Deference to Legislature’s Determinations: A Double-Edged Sword for Puerto Rico Bondholders?

The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (GDB) hosted an unusual public conference call on October 31 to respond to legal questions raised by investors in bonds issued by the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing...more

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Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 6-21-13

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In This Issue: Legislature Almost Done with First Regular Session of the 126th; Governor LePage Reacts to Maine Today Media Series on Department of Environmental Protection; Gubernatorial Vetoes Sustained, More Issued;...more

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