08/19/2019
13 attorneys earn recognition for family law, appellate, arbitration, mediation
The 2020 Best Lawyers accolades are the latest honors for the attorneys of the boutique Family Law firm.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
08/19/2019
Delaware Courts revive Unaffected Trading Price as indicator of Fair Value
The case concerned the acquisition of Jarden Corporation (the Company) by Newell Rubbermaid Inc at a price of $59.21 per share (consisting of cash and Newell stock).
08/19/2019
Charles Schwab reverses out of Australia again
Charles Schwab's 2017 re-entry to Australia came on the back of it acquiring broker-dealer optionsXpress
08/19/2019
World’s information commissioners demand answers from Facebook about Libra currency plans
They also raise specific concerns about the interaction of Libra and Facebook’s already enormous store of information.
08/19/2019
Prospects dim on clear sailing for SECURE Act
Supporters still hopeful despite holdup in Senate
08/16/2019
Trustees of Revocable Trusts May Owe Duties to Contingent Beneficiaries
Conversely, a trustee of a foreign revocable trust owes enforceable obligations to the objects (beneficiaries) of the trust forthwith regardless of the settlor’s capacity.
08/16/2019
Trial Date Set for US Panama Papers Case
U.S. prosecutors filed charges against four men in late 2018 – two former Mossack Fonseca employees, a Boston-based accountant, and a former U.S. taxpayer.
08/16/2019
Bailey Brauer Co-Founders Recognized by Best Lawyers in America
Clayton Bailey, Alex Brauer earn commercial litigation, appellate honors
08/15/2019
The anatomy of an alternative mutual fund
When the Amendments came into force on January 3, 2019 (the Effective Date), all commodity pools that existed before the Effective Date were automatically converted to alternative mutual funds.
08/15/2019
Wall Street asset manager claims boss coerced her into sex in exchange for supporting her investment fund - and says she was sacked when she complained to HR
She claims she was fired when she cut things off, and filed a complaint with HR.
08/15/2019
CPPIB tops $400-billion in assets for the first time
The Canadian dollar rose about 2 per cent in the quarter versus the U.S. dollar.
08/14/2019
SEC Files Emergency Action Against Organizer of 'Fraudulent' $15 Million ICO
The Commission’s complaint, filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, alleges that the Defendants marketed and sold securities called “VERI” tokens on the internet, inducing retail investors to invest based on multiple material misre
08/13/2019
SEC Division Of Corporate Finance Issues Second No-Action Letter For A Bloakchain Token Issuance
To date, Bitcoin and Ether have avoided being characterized by the SEC
08/13/2019
$500 Billion in Dividends out of the Double Irish with a Dutch twist (with a bit of Help from Bermuda)
The offshore profits of a lot of U.S. companies were, so to speak, summering in Ireland and wintering in Bermuda.*
08/13/2019
Supreme Court Hands HNW Clients New Trust Planning Strategy
The Court has essentially opened the door to trust planning that could avoid state taxation altogether.
08/13/2019
Schwab sues former employee for soliciting high-net-worth client
The brokerage house claims a former employee violated his contract after leaving in March to start his own practice.
08/13/2019
Is Your Passport Subject to Revocation Because of Tax Debt?
On August 8, 2019 the IRS issued News Release 2019-141 urging taxpayers to resolve their significant tax debt to avoid putting their passports in jeopardy.
08/12/2019
Jeffrey Epstein: Questions raised over disgraced financier's death
"What a lot of us want to know is, what did he know?" Mr de Blasio, who is also running for the Democratic presidential nomination, told reporters in Iowa.
08/12/2019
Billion-dollar bond scandal hits Goldman Sachs
It’s a taste of the latest scandal to blacken the name of Goldman Sachs.
08/12/2019
Burford Capital Charges Market Manipulation; Gotham City Joins Attack
This followed Muddy Waters writing on Twitter on Tuesday, without naming Burford, that it had opened a "new short position on an accounting fiasco that's potentially insolvent and possibly facing a liquidity crunch".