New Fla. Legislation Will Facilitate P3 Projects 05.09.16 Law 360 People: Giles-Klein, Bruce H. | Green, Timothy J. Experience: Public Finance Offices: Miami The state of Florida, a longtime leader among states in facilitating public-private partnership projects, has recently passed legislation that will expand available options for the tax-exempt financing of P3 projects. On April 4, 2016, the...
10 steps to commercial lease negotiating — without the pain 05.05.16 Austin Business Journal People: Parker, David | Bernstein, Joshua Experience: Real Estate Offices: Houston | Austin Dealing with commercial leases in Austin is an unavoidable reality of operating a business — but it doesn’t have to be a painful one. Leases can be, and usually are, complex. However,...
Ability to Challenge Agencies in Court is 'Judicial Activism' Both Sides Can Support 05.02.16 National Law Journal People: Stouck, Jerry Experience: Environmental Offices: Washington, D.C. The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a case that may allow federal courts to involve themselves in a greater number of public policy disputes. Hawkes Co., Inc. v. EPA, argued on March 30, will...
DOS Visa Revocation Policy May Pose Serious Consequences 04.19.16 Law 360 People: Rymer, Nataliya Experience: Business Immigration & Compliance Offices: Philadelphia On March 14th, 2016, the U.S. Department of State made public all unclassified Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) Volume 9 content. The updated FAM included the State Department’s revised policy in connection with...
Why Food Companies May See More Slack-Fill Class Actions 04.12.16 Law 360 People: Shackelford, Rick L. | Newman, Daniell K. Experience: Class Action Litigation Offices: Los Angeles A new front has been opened by the plaintiffs class action bar in the “food wars.” In addition to claims against food and beverage manufacturers challenging unregulated words like...
The Dutch Defense Against Hostile Takeovers 03.07.16 Law 360 People: Westhoff, Paul | Oevelen, Cees van | Melchers, Thédoor Experience: Corporate & Securities | Mergers & Acquisitions Offices: Amsterdam Anti-takeover mechanisms aim to prevent a publicly listed company from being taken over by a hostile bidder or an activist shareholder. For many years, flexible...