2014-10-10
Intellectual Property law is all around us and any business that chooses to ignore the area does so at its own peril. This webinar series is designed to teach corporate attorneys who are not IP specialists enough about IP law so that they can spot i
2014-10-10
Defining your bank's limits on earnings and minimum capital requirements can help safeguard against the reckless pursuit of return on equity.
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2014-10-10
Have you ever wanted to start your own marijuana cultivation and distribution business? Do you see billboards on the highway advertising pot-growing seminars and think, “Maybe I should go?” Does the grass seem greener on the other side?
Read More from: Business Finance & Restructuring News - Weil
2014-10-10
In order to make homeownership more affordable, the FHFA should make sure that GSE guarantee fees fully recognize private mortgage insurance and restore the longstanding tax-deductible treatment of mortgage insurance premiums.
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2014-10-10
Editor's note: Morning Scan will not publish on Monday, Oct. 13 in observance of the Columbus Day holiday. We'll be back on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Receiving Wide Coverage....
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2014-10-10
NCBJ is in Chicago this year. The weather is pleasantly cool compared to the continuing Austin heat and the first day of CLE had some interesting programs.
Read More from: A Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer's Blog
2014-10-09
Bankers should temper their criticism of new regulations with some support for reform, lest the American public think the industry has failed to heed the lessons of the financial crisis.
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2014-10-09
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York was recently presented in
Read More from: Business Finance & Restructuring News - Weil
2014-10-09
As a chapter 13 bankruptcy lawyer in Chicago, my goal is to help people reorganize their debt or to eliminate their debt so that they can improve their financial situation. This often means saving a home from foreclosure.
Read More from: David M. Siegel | Chicago Bankruptcy Law
2014-10-09
"What is the optimal consumer bankruptcy law?" Now that's an abstract first line that grabs my attention! I've thought about this question for most of my academic career, and I've struggled to find solid bases for an answer.
Read More from: Credit Slips
2014-10-09
The same broad powers that allowed the federal government to place Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship also allow it to reconstitute both companies.
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2014-10-08
Today I had the opportunity to debate venue reform at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in Chicago. We had two excellent teams of debaters. Arguing for the pro-reform position were Prof.
Read More from: A Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer's Blog
2014-10-08
Few assets in the hospitality industry are more valuable and important than the franchise agreement. The bankruptcy filing of a franchisor or a franchisee can greatly increase the uncertainty of how and when the provisions of a franchise agreement w
Read More from: Insolvency Insights
2014-10-08
Few assets in the hospitality industry are more valuable and important than the franchise agreement. The bankruptcy filing of a franchisor or a franchisee can greatly increase the uncertainty of how and when the provisions of a franchise agreement w
Read More from: Insolvency Insights
2014-10-08
The amount that you pay back in a chapter 13 per month is dictated by your income and your expenses.
Read More from: David M. Siegel | Chicago Bankruptcy Law
2014-10-08
If you’re in the market for a solid, long-term investment, raw land may be worth a look.
2014-10-08
Because we couldn’t possibly top Judge Fisher’s opening line, we’re borrowing it for our introduction of
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2014-10-08
The Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion should require financial institutions to perform regular, standardized and data-driven assessments of workforce and supplier diversity.
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