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December 20, 2011 |

The Changing Relationship of Canadian Business and Foreign Investors

A 1980s law that seemed pro forma is suddenly prominent in the M&A landscape, as Ottawa asks foreign investors: What's our net benefit, eh?
11 minute read
June 08, 2011 |

Decision Could Impact Future Corporate Asset Sale Cases

The ruling will likely serve as a test case for future asset sale lawsuits because the court ruled that the burden of proof rests with the plaintiff to demonstrate that a transaction is unfair, and if they can do so, the burden then shifts to the corporation to validate the sale.
5 minute read
December 05, 2011 |

Gambling proposal could bring sea change

South Florida has been shaped by pivotal events like the construction of Henry Flagler's railroad and the arrival of Cuban refugees. Now, the region faces another wrenching makeover with the promise -- or threat -- of mega casino resorts.
10 minute read
September 16, 2011 |

U.S. mortgage investors find business in Europe

Colony Financial Inc. and Starwood Property Trust Inc., the U.S. mortgage investors formed two years ago amid an expected surge of distressed debt, are turning to Europe as banks tighten lending and sell real estate loans.
7 minute read
June 15, 2011 |

Ruling Blocks Realtor From Suing Over Comments on Rival's Blog

Adopting a broad reading of the federal Communications Decency Act, a 4-3 majority of the Court of Appeals ruled that New York City apartment rental agent and seller Christakis Shiamili is blocked from suing a rival company for anonymous comments in a February 2008 blog post about the New York real estate industry that accused Mr. Shiamili of being a racist, an anti-Semite, a wife-beater, an adulterer and a bad boss.
6 minute read
April 06, 2009 |

Economic shift challenges DR 12 focus

THERE IS NO QUESTION 2008 will go down in history as a year of seismic change in our readers' world as big firms attempted to quell the tremblings of a turbulent economy. Our 2009 Daily Report Dozen is a snapshot of the tremors felt on the brink of that plunge.Because of the timing of the global economic crisis-hastened by the Sept.
4 minute read
April 10, 2009 |

Large law firms expand their trusts and estates practices

The recession has crushed many firms' expansion plans. But trusts and estates is one low-key practice area where some firms are still investing. Farella Braun & Martel added to its trusts and estates group with four Thelen refugees last year. Seyfarth Shaw picked up a five-lawyer group last month, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, which has added a few lawyers since the beginning of 2008, plans to hire more. But hiring in the practice area isn't so easy, due to an apparent dearth of qualified associates.
6 minute read
April 12, 2010 |

$1 trillion time bomb posts a phony profit

The Federal Home Loan Banks are a frequently overlooked band of government-chartered cooperatives whose name screams systemic risk with every word. Federal means Uncle Sam. Homes are a declining asset. A loan is money out the door. And banks are the things that get taxpayer bailouts when they're too big to fail and enough of their loans go bad.
4 minute read
February 03, 2010 |

Schools Can Search Students' Cars on Campus Based on 'Reasonable Grounds'

School officials in New Jersey don't need probable cause to search students' cars parked on campus, the state Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. "Reasonable grounds" will do.
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