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Dodd-Frank Ushers in New Requirements for Public Companies and Their Boards
On July 21, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law by President Obama. It contains several provisions that are specific to public companies, the more significant of which are discussed below.
When Tenants Do The Work, Protect Your Asset
Tenants are demanding larger construction allowances, and added care must be taken when representing landlords in these situations, to ensure that tenants' work is completed lien-free and that construction reimbursements are not paid prematurely.
Cooperative Surety Can Help Salvage a Defaulted Project
This article provides a helpful guide to the practical operation of payment and performance bonds in the context of an undisputed contractor default.
In the Spotlight: Getting a Lease Signed in 20 Days
What can a landlord do to get that critical lease signed as soon as possible so that a competing landlord or global event does not cause this prospective tenant to reconsider?
Alternative Dispute Resolution As a Problem-Solving Device
Practitioners have observed escalating disillusion of clients with litigation as the primary vehicle for dispute resolution. Here are its advantages.
On the Move
Who's doing what; who's going where.
10 Commandments for a Successful Loan Workout
There are indications that commercial real estate loans are on increasingly shaky ground. With that in mind, here are 10 commandments for a successful loan workout.
Asset Sales in Bankruptcy
Notwithstanding the dramatic events of the historic mega-bankruptcies over the last two years, little may actually have changed for debtors and potential acquirors of distressed assets on a going-forward basis.
Challenges to Reinstatement of Debt under Young Broadcasting
This article explores the facts of both <i>Charter</i> and <i>Young Broadcasting</i> that led the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to reach different conclusions regarding what appeared to be substantially similar reinstatement plans.a loan agreement containing terms and interest rates much more favorable than present market conditions may be a valuable asset of a debtor that is worth preserving through reinstatement under ' 1124(2).
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Being a Principal in Production and Distribution Agreement Makes Artist Subject to Personal Jurisdiction<br>Complaint over Broadcast Agreement Found Flawed<br>Filming Dance Competition Is of "Public Interest"

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