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Crowdfunding: Preparing for New Regulations

Katayun I. Jaffari & Kimberly W. Klayman

In preparation for the effectiveness of the crowdfunding rules, the SEC has issued a bulletin that serves as a guide for companies and investors, whose activities will be covered by Regulation Crowdfunding (the bulletin). This article summarizes the practical terms of the crowdfunding rules and the bulletin.

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Seventh Circuit Takes the Road Less Traveled, and Looks to the Substance of ' 546(e) Image

Seventh Circuit Takes the Road Less Traveled, and Looks to the Substance of ' 546(e)

Sheryl P. Giugliano

In a surprise decision, the Seventh Circuit declined to follow the "plain meaning" approach adopted by other circuit courts, and rejected an opportunity to expand the safe-harbor protections afforded by Bankruptcy Code section 546(e) to protect "securities transactions" in the private market.

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What's New in the Law

Robert W. Ihne

A roundup of the latest legislation that affects equipment leasing.

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The Myth of the Newspaper Notice Image

The Myth of the Newspaper Notice

Christopher M. Cahill & Jonathan P. Friedland

Maybe you represent a secured lender. Perhaps you represent a Chapter 11 debtor selling its assets under ' 363, or maybe you are a federal equity receiver, an assignee for the benefit of creditors, or maybe a state court receiver who is selling a company's assets pursuant to state law. Where do you post the information?

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Real Property Law

Discussion of several key cases.

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<b><i>At the Intersection:</i></b> Collaboration: What Lawyers Can Learn from Google Image

<b><i>At the Intersection:</i></b> Collaboration: What Lawyers Can Learn from Google

Pamela Woldow

These days, productive lawyering, successful onboarding of lateral hires, and effective Legal Project Management (LPM) all place a huge premium on effective collaboration. But lawyers are neither naturally collaborative nor comfortable as team players.

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Online e-Discovery Ethics

Jonathan Bick

Although attorneys are rapidly becoming familiar with structuring digital data requests and responding to those requests in a way that is thorough, but reasonable, most attorneys feel at sea in the e-discovery ethics arena.

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Demand Is Down, So Why Are Billing Rates on the Rise? Image

Demand Is Down, So Why Are Billing Rates on the Rise?

Julie Triedman

Contradicting the ordinary rules of supply and demand, law firms have continued to jack up hourly fees faster than flat demand and a projected 1.7% annual inflation rate would suggest.

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Patchwork Paid Sick Leave Laws

Lisa M. Schmid

When it comes to initiating employment legislation, we're living in a time when state and city lawmakers are the change agents. From adopting equal pay legislation to raising the minimum wage or instituting paid parental leave, inaction by the United States Congress has resulted in many states and cities taking matters into their own hands.

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U.S. Firms Expand into Latin America at a Record Pace Image

U.S. Firms Expand into Latin America at a Record Pace

Nicholas Bruch

Recent data reveals that Latin America is the fastest-growing emerging market for Am Law 200 firms. The reason for U.S. firms' growing interest in the region is clear: Many Latin American economies boast above-average GDP growth and strong economic ties to the U.S. and Europe.

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