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Navigating The M&A Arena: The Insurance Dimension
Editor: Would each of you tell us something about your professional experience? Potts: I began my legal career as a corporate and regulatory generalist, but on-site assignments with insurance company clients directed me towards the insurance industry. Today I handle a variety of insurance industry...
Read MoreThe Mortgage Reform And Anti-Predatory Lending Act Of 2007
In past months, there has been a flurry of Congressional and other legislative activity related to the subprime mortgage crisis. One of the broadest pieces of proposed federal legislation is "The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007"1(the Act). If enacted, the Act would amend...
Read MoreThe Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Are We Past The Worst?
Editor: Would each of you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Stutzman: I have an engineering background but went to law school with the idea of representing financial services companies and lenders. Stradley has a considerable focus in this arena, and its practice...
Read MoreHow Sophisticated Work And A Collegial Environment Helped To Hire And Retain Three Diverse Attorneys
With more than 175 attorneys and a sophisticated client base, Stradley Ronon has been thriving as a mid-sized firm. Part of the firm's success stems from its effort to recruit, retain and promote diverse attorneys by employing a collegial work environment - where attorneys know one another and...
Read MoreThe Non-Profit Organization Arena: The Name Of The Game Is Accountability
Editor: Please tell us about your professional experience. Chopko: Prior to joining Stradley Ronon, I was General Counsel at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for 23 years. This organization is the vehicle through which the bishops coordinate public policy and speak to Congress, the courts...
Read MoreA First: CPR Honors Law Firm With Award For ADR Excellence
Editor's Note: At its recent meeting in Boston, The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) presented the organization's inaugural "Law Firm Award (Award) for Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)" to Philadelphia-headquartered Stradley Ronon Stevens...
Read MoreSection 11 Claims - Are They Insurable Under A D&O Policy?
Although securities class action suits brought under the Securities Act of 1933 (the 1933 Act) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 1934 Act) against directors and officers have been trending down in frequency over the past several years, claim severity has been up and dramatically rising....
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