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In the Marketplace
Bank of the West has named John Evans as senior vice president and manager of vendor finance. He will succeed Jerry Newell, who is retiring as manager of the bank's Equipment Finance Division. Evans joined the bank in 2005 and has been instrumental in driving the growth of Bank of the West's vendor finance business.
TD Equipment Finance of Cherry Hill, NJ, has named Kenneth G. Sullivan as senior vice president, director of credit management. He will be responsible for managing the credit underwriting and credit administration functions within specialty banking as they pertain to equipment finance activities. Sullivan previously served as SVP & Chief Credit Officer at Fifth Third Bank Equipment Finance Company in Cincinnati.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced that Tara Higgins, Torsten Marshall and Rafael Galvan, a group of energy and project finance partners from Bingham McCutchen LLP, have joined the firm as partners in Orrick's Energy and Infrastructure Group, resident in New York. Higgins, formerly co-chair of Bingham's Energy and Project Finance Group, will become co-head (along with San Francisco partner Mark Weitzel) of Orrick's U.S. energy practice.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
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.
The Article 8 Opt In
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.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
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.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Stranger to the Deed Rule
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.