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May 16, 2013 |

Can Sanctions Be Applied for Bad Faith in Court-Ordered Mediation?

A court can require a party to appear at a mediation session, but the court cannot force a party to settle or even to make a settlement offer. And courts have not developed any clear standards for evaluating good faith in court-ordered mediation. However, do not conclude that the court will let a party get away with virtually anything in court-ordered mediation. Here are 10 "rules" that, when broken, have led to sanctions.
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February 15, 2011 |

SEC probes Rothenberg investment case

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating a Dunwoody attorney who ran unsuccessfully for DeKalb County Superior Court last fall for possible violations of federal securities laws stemming from investments the SEC claims may be "completely fabricated." In filings in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, the SEC stated that the potential misconduct associated with its investigation of attorney Michael L.
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September 18, 2013 |

Clearing the Confusion: Misplaced Notes and Allonges

In their Financing column, DLA Piper's Jeffrey B. Steiner, Jason R. Goldstein and Joshua Sohn write: Defendants in foreclosure proceedings often challenge the lenders' standing to enforce a promissory note, demanding that lenders demonstrate physical possession of the note to initiate a foreclosure despite the fact that physical possession is not required by the law.
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June 17, 2013 |

Justice Watch: U.S. Tax-Compliance Law To Have Global Effect

Foreign asset recovery specialist Charles Intriago said he gets an earful from members of the financial community who complain about the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act targeting foreign bank accounts.
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Judge Appoints Interim Class Counsel in Trillion-Dollar Libor Class Action Litigation
Publication Date: 2011-12-01
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Class action litigation is beginning to take shape over allegations that major banks manipulated Libor, the benchmark rate used to calculate interest on trillions of dollars in securities globally. On Monday the federal district court judge hearing the litigation consolidated 20 class complaints, and appointed interim class counsel.

May 31, 2013 |

A Standing Dilemma

While recent New Jersey appellate decisions purport to resolve any concerns and, in turn, streamline and expedite the foreclosure process for negotiable notes, legitimate debate remains and begs a closer review by the state Supreme Court.
8 minute read
February 07, 2013 |

Attorney Trust Account Depositories

Notice to the bar.
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October 20, 2011 |

Unapproved Opinions

Opinions not approved for publication.
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November 21, 2012 |

Davis Polk, King & Wood on Proposed $3.6 Billion IPO for Chinese Insurer

The planned offering by PICC Ltd., if successful, will be the largest Hong Kong IPO by a mainland Chinese company since 2010.
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July 23, 2007 |

SEC takes down Web site linking firms to countries on terrorism list

WASHINGTON AP - Bowing to pressure from a powerful congressman and companies with international operations, the Securities and Exchange Commission has taken down a Web site that listed businesses with interests in countries on a terrorism watch list.SEC Chairman Christopher Cox issued a statement late Friday that said the commission was "temporarily suspending" the site, which was launched last month.
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