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The Alta Group of Glenbrook, NV has named Charles Taylor as an associate in Alta's London-based European unit, which specializes in asset finance, cash handling and electronic payments, sales and marketing and turnaround management for companies in distress. Taylor spent more than 20 years managing the leasing program at North West Securities Ltd. (Bank of Scotland) where he arranged more than '150 million in head lease transactions a year for the branch network and was a part of the big-ticket team that launched Gerrard & National Leasing, Union Discount Leasing and others. Later as a managing director at Sovereign Finance PLC he turned cumulative losses of '145 million into '20 million profit and sold the business to Alliance & Leicester. He was later appointed commercial bank director of Alliance & Leicester in charge of all its commercial lending.
American Bank of St. Paul, MN has appointed Paul Odlaug as vice president, commercial banking, leasing specialist. With more than 25 years of experience in the equipment finance and leasing industry, Odlaug has been involved in all aspects of equipment financing and leasing. His experience ranges from large multinational corporations like GE Capital and Citicorp to small, independent firms. American Bank was created in 2002 through the merger of Midway and Dakota Banks and is the largest independently-owned bank headquartered in the Twin Cities metro area.
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The real property transfer tax does not apply to all leases, and understanding the tax rules of the applicable jurisdiction can allow parties to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary tax liability.