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Proactively Anticipating Business Insurance Needs
Editor: Please tell our readers about your practice. Cohen: Along with my colleagues at Proskauer, I represent policyholders in claims against insurance companies, ensuring that our clients receive the full measure of policy benefits. For example, we represented Mr. Silverstein and his lender in...
Read MorePatent Law Reform: Adjusting To A New World Of First-To-File And More
Editor: Please tell us where you particularly focus in your practice area. Oczek: My practice primarily focuses on patent and IP litigation at both the trial and appellate level. While my technical background is in biology, I have litigated cases across a broad range of technologies, including...
Read MoreHospitality Industry Poised For Recovery
Editor: Please tell us your background and experience in the hospitality industry. Robins: I've been practicing law for over 30 years, and during the past two decades, my practice has focused primarily on the hospitality industry. Our global team represents developers, operators and...
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Federal Reserve Issues Final Rule For Compliance With The Volcker Rule
New Regulatory Developments The Federal Reserve Board (the "Board") has adopted a final rule (the "Final Rule") implementing the timeframe for banking entities to come into compliance with the prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and investment in private...
Read MoreFlorida Federal Court Finds Health Care Act Unconstitutional
On January 31, 2011, Federal Court Judge Roger Vinson in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida declared the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "Act") to be unconstitutional. The case, Florida v. HHS , N.D. Fla., No. 10-91, brought by 26 different states and...
Read MoreSEC And CFTC Propose Significant New Reporting By Registered Private Equity, Hedge Fund, Venture Capital And Commodity Pool Managers
Overview On January 25, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed Rule 204(b)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act"), and on January 26, 2011, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") proposed Rule 4.27(d) under the Commodity...
Read MoreTaking Care Of The Music Industry's Needs
Editor: Chuck, you have represented many notable entertainment companies such as Sony, Arista and Bertelsmann A.G. as well as The Recording Academy, which presents the Grammy Awards. You have also represented an impressive constellation of stars from U2 to Lady Gaga. Please describe your practice...
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