There is a frenzy of excitement about the prospect of opportunity zone investments, but a number of investors are also considering becoming sponsors of the new fund model. While organizing a fund may seem simple, especially for experienced real estate sponsors, the opportunity zone model is actually complex.
- March 01, 2019Kelsi Maree Borland
Bankruptcy Provisions in First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreements
While intercreditor agreements (ICAs) are not necessarily the most attention-grabbing of the various loan documents common to large financing transactions, they are nevertheless important, and lack of attention to detail with respect to their provisions could lead to unintended results in any future bankruptcy case.
March 01, 2019Joel H. Levitin, Richard A. Stieglitz Jr. and Stephen J. GordonThat least-read contract — the Terms of Use — can be an effective (albeit the last) weapon in the arsenal of a company trying to protect unpatented software technology while providing on-line services.
March 01, 2019Veronica Mullally MunozNew Charges in Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited Bribery Case
March 01, 2019Colleen SnowOrion's ePrebill Manager allows corrections to prebills to be tracked and applied in real time, with a one-click acceptance and approval process. Further, by distributing prebills electronically, attorneys can see the edits made by others, the overall net effect of write-downs, and how these affect the realization of both the working timekeepers and the client overall, in real time.
March 01, 2019Gregory N. Miskulin, Jamie Carstens and Lindsay PowellWe hear that clients hate to be cross-sold. However, this does not mean that clients are not interested to be introduced to new colleagues who can provide insight. Rather, cross selling must be thoughtful and tailored to clients' needs
March 01, 2019Patricia EllardIn January, a bench trial occurred in In re Covenant Partners, L.P., in which the Trustee of Debtor, Covenant Partners, L.P., sued for breach of fiduciary duty.
March 01, 2019Earl M. ForteWhile ranking directories are rarely the only tools used to find a firm or lawyer, in-house counsel and CEOs often turn to them as informative research sources. For these reasons alone, preparing materials and references for submission, even though time-consuming, may make sense under the right circumstances.
March 01, 2019Linda A. HazeltonSecurities Commission Malaysia Issues Maximum Fine for Deloitte Related to 1MDB Audits
March 01, 2019Colleen Snow








