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Taking Assignments of Equipment Leases: An Analysis of an Acceptable Documentation Package
Like many financial products, equipment leases can be bought and sold. The lease assignment market has become increasingly active and complex in recent years, despite the economic downturn of the early 21st century. This article highlights the type of documentation that should generally be required when a broker or other originator of leases (the “Originator”) assigns leases to a funding bank (the “Funder”).
Of course, equipment leases are assigned in a variety of ways including outright assignments and collateral assignments (“discounting” transactions). The underlying leases being assigned are sometimes true leases and other times disguised loans (“leases intended as security”). Although these factors can sometimes affect the documentation that is required, this article outlines what is generally required in both outright assignments and discounting transactions of both true leases and leases intended as security. The article does not address “pure broker” situations pursuant to which the Funder would execute the lease directly, as lessor, as opposed to taking some sort of an assignment from the Originator.
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A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
New York's Latest Cybersecurity Commitment
On Aug. 9, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced New York's inaugural comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. In sum, the plan aims to update government networks, bolster county-level digital defenses, and regulate critical infrastructure.
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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.