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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 294: Money Talk (w/Carrie Friedberg)
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Podcast - Credit Funds: How PE Funds Can Address and Minimize Conflict When Expanding Into Credit
Underwriters, Universities and Government Debt Issuers Face a Critical Deadline
Maximizing Outcomes in Upcoming Asia Restructurings - Executive Summary
Bar President: 3Ls Should Get Paid for Internships
Bill on Bankruptcy: Kodak Plan Bumps the Debt, Craters Stock
Consultant: More Big Law Firms Will "Implode"
Law School Applications Crater
Will The Debt Ceiling Standoff End Up In Court?
Bill on Bankruptcy: MF Global Creditors Undeterred by Low Value
Symptoms of Student Loan Crisis Reveal Bubble About to Burst
Dean: There's No Oversupply of Lawyers
Bill on Bankruptcy: Will 2013 Be Kind To The Bankruptcy Bar?
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Following the English High Court’s written reasons for sanctioning the Adler Group restructuring plan on 21 April 2023, the English Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court’s decision and sent a strong message regarding...more
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BB&K Business Attorney Brian Reider Discusses the Importance of Minute Books in the Southern California Newspaper Group - Looking back at the year, one recurring theme emerges with corporate clients and their...more
La sorte del rimborso dei finanziamenti erogati dai soci nelle società a responsabilità limitata è disciplinata dall'articolo 2467 del codice civile il quale prevede che il rimborso dei finanziamenti dei soci a favore della...more
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be...” or at least, if you insist on borrowing (and we understand the appeal), we are here to help you stay abreast of the new rules on deducting interest. BACKGROUND/PRIOR LAW - Interest...more
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Limited Liability - In general, the creditors of a corporation cannot recover the corporation’s debts from its shareholders—the shareholders enjoy the benefit of limited liability protection as a matter of state law....more
In their continued effort to crackdown on offshore activity, the IRS and Treasury released proposed regulations yesterday that target debt held by foreign partnerships. These regulations provide that debt held by foreign...more
This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more
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In this issue: - Delaware Court of Chancery Rules That a Major Debt Holder and 48 Percent Stockholder Is a Controlling Stockholder and Owes Fiduciary Duties to Minority Stockholders - Delaware Court of Chancery...more
Recently, UCLA Law School Professor Stephen Bainbridge took notice of Section 6.22(b) of the Model Business Corporation Act and asked what might lead a corporation to waive the limited liability of shareholders in its...more
2012 was a robust year for both the U.S. leveraged loan and high-yield markets, including record-breaking deal volume for the latter. These conditions provided fertile ground for borrowers and issuers in U.S. markets to fund...more