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Canada - Law Firms The Integration Of U.S. And Canadian Securities Rules: At The Center Of The Evolving North-South Economy
Editor: Mr. Smith, would you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience. Smith: I am Canadian by birth and a U.S. securities lawyer by profession. Debt and equity offerings, including high yield offerings and mergers and acquisitions, are among my...
Read MoreUp The Ladder: Litigator Responsibilities Under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act - Part IV
Part I of this article appears in the December 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Part II appears in the January 2005 issue and Part III in the February 2005 issue. State Ethics Laws The other side of the Sarbanes-Oxley sanctions and discipline coin is what will happen to an...
Read MoreUp The Ladder: Litigator Responsibilities Under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act - Part III
Part I of this article appears in the December 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Part II in the January 2005 issue and Part IV in the March issue. For attorneys who are concerned that going over the CLO's head might damage their careers, the regulations fortunately allow for...
Read MoreUp The Ladder: Litigator Responsibilities Under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act - Part II
Part I of this article appears in the December 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Part III appears in the February 2005 issue and Part IV appears in the March 2005 issue. Duty To Report Supppose you are now, one way or another, appearing and practicing before the SEC. What are...
Read MoreUp The Ladder: Litigator Responsibilities Under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act - Part I
Part II of this article appears in the January 2005 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Part III in the February 2005 issue and Part IV in the March 2005 issue. On the morning of July 30, 2002, President Bush strode into the elegant ivory and gold East Room of the White House, one of his...
Read MoreThe Brownfields Development Process
Effectively utilizing existing legislation concerning brownfields properties requires an understanding of the "process" established thereunder. The brownfields development process can be divided into seven steps: site identification; initial site assessment; economic assessment; a detailed site...
Read MoreA Positive Outlook For Investment In Latin America As Economic, Legal And Structural Reforms Proceed
Editor: Mr. Herrera, would you tell us about your background? Herrera: I am originally from Panama. My father, of Honduran descent, was with the United Fruit Company, currently Chiquita Brands, as was my grandfather. I was raised in the Philippines and graduated from The George Washington...
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