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Fulbright & Jaworski LLP of New York has announced the expansion of its public finance and asset finance practices with the addition of five attorneys who were previously with the New York office of O'Melveny & Myers LLP. Among these five attorneys is Stan Ladner who will join the firm as a partner. He concentrates his practice on public finance matters, leasing transactions and financial products. Ladner was the former head of O'Melveny's New York office's leasing practice and has substantial experience in leasing, both domestic and cross-border, with an emphasis on transportation and utility transactions. He also has substantial experience in the use and development of financial products, including caps, collars, float contracts, swaps, forward delivery arrangements, guaranteed investment arrangements, indexed notes, municipal call rights, options and repurchase agreements.
Smith Debnam Narron Wyche Saintsing & Myers, LLP of Raleigh, NC has announced that Byron L. Saintsing, a partner and head of its Construction and Leasing Practice Group, has become the firm's newest named partner. A partner since 1993, Saintsing leads a practice group whose attorneys concentrate on matters of construction law, commercial and business litigation, representation of equipment lessors and creditor bankruptcy.
Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the Office
A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
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Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
Disconnect Between In-House and Outside Counsel
'Disconnect Between In-House and Outside Counsel is a continuation of the discussion of client expectations and the disconnect that often occurs. And although the outside attorneys should be pursuing how inside-counsel actually think, inside counsel should make an effort to impart this information without waiting to be asked.