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  • Bankruptcy Law Client Strategies in Europe
    Bankruptcy Law Client Strategies in Europe provides an authoritative, insider's perspective on best practices for navigating the European bankruptcy system. Featuring law firm partners from countries throughout Europe, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Denmark, these experts guide the reader through the intricacies of the various bankruptcy laws, including recent and proposed changes, and the challenges that practitioners face. These top lawyers give tips on understanding bankruptcy proceedings, as they discuss timelines and document requirements, as well as the different types of bankruptcies and typical outcomes. They also provide benchmarks for client strategy success and advice on communicating effectively with creditors, trustees, and government agencies. Additionally, these leaders analyze the impact of globalization and the current economic crisis, identify solutions for common mistakes, and discuss how to formulate a restructuring plan that will help clients avoid bankruptcy. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts on the keys to success within this ever-evolving field.
    Richard Nevins

  • Brethren and Sisters of the Bar: A Centennial History of the New York County Lawyers’ Association
    Published by Fordham University Press and the New York County Lawyers’ Association, the book provides an illuminating account of the progressive bar association.
    Edwin David Robertson

  • Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts
    This treatise on civil federal court litigation features the work of many leading commercial litigators and judges. The multi-volume set includes in-depth discussion of litigation procedure and substantive law, practical strategic guidance, and other special features. A joint project of Thomson Reuters West and the American Bar Association Section of Litigation.
    Louis M. Solomon

  • Global Legal Insights – Merger Control First Edition
    This book contains 33 country chapters, and is designed to provide general counsel, government agencies and private practice lawyers with a comprehensive insight into the realities of merger control, as well as practical, policy and strategic issues. In producing Global Legal Insights, the publishers have collected the views and opinions of a group of leading competition law practitioners from around the world in a unique volume. The authors, including Alec Burnside and Anne MacGregor from the firm's Brussels office, were asked to offer personal views on the most important recent developments in their own jurisdictions. Published by Global Legal Group Ltd.
    Alec J. Burnside, Anne MacGregor

  • Global Legal Insights – Merger Control Second Edition
    This book contains 35 country chapters, and is designed to provide general counsel, government agencies and private practice lawyers with a comprehensive insight into the realities of merger control, as well as practical, policy and strategic issues. As part of the Global Legal Insights series, this book goes beyond an overview of the black letter law, adding important colour and texture to the basics of the merger control regime in each jurisdiction. In producing this new edition, the publishers have again collected the views and opinions of a group of the world’s leading competition law practitioners, including Alec Burnside and Anne MacGregor from the firm’s Brussels office. They were each asked to offer personal views on the most important recent developments in their own jurisdictions, with a free rein to decide the focus of their own chapter.
    Alec J. Burnside, Anne MacGregor

  • International Personal Tax Planning Encyclopaedia
    Edited by Robert Lawrence, this book provides an overview of multinational personal tax planning by examining the gift and death tax property regimes of a number of countries. First published by LexisNexis Butterworth and now by Tottel Publishing Ltd.
    Robert C. Lawrence

  • International Practice: Topics and Trends
    The International Practice: Topics and Trends e-book, focuses on timely topics and trends under the general rubric of international practice: controversies or disputes constituting or arising out of litigations, arbitrations, and regulatory enforcement and investigations of companies, laws, or regulations affecting more than one international sovereign power. International controversies present not only challenges but often unique opportunities, for both the client and practitioner. Solutions to the puzzles presented, many of which are discussed and analyzed in the e-book, may include creating business structures, controls, and legal instruments that enable clients to avoid altogether the problems posed by international litigation or regulatory matters or to succeed in prosecuting or defending them when presented; finding a way out of complex and conflicting regulatory regimes; or knowing the specific issues relating to seizing of jurisdiction, winning the battle of venue, forum, or remedy, how to protect privileges and obtain the evidence needed to win or settle favorably. As a companion to the e-book, Lou also maintains an International Practice Law Blog, that provides timely discussion of judicial and regulatory decisions as well as topics and trends in international litigation, international dispute resolution, and international investigations, regulatory compliance, and enforcement.
    Louis M. Solomon

  • International Tax and Estate Planning
    Robert Lawrence's International Tax and Estate Planning is directed at practitioners engaged in counseling multinational investors on planning investments so as to conserve assets and transmit them in a manner and to the persons desired, while keeping the ultimate beneficial ownership confidential, minimizing taxation, and protecting their investments against governmental expropriation. Published by Practising Law Institute.
    Robert C. Lawrence

  • Lofchie's Guide to US Broker-Dealer Regulation
    Lofchie's Guide to US Broker-Dealer Regulation, authored by Steven Lofchie, offers comprehensive analysis of broker-dealer regulation, including registration requirements, employee management, communications, research, privacy, anti-money laundering, trading, custody, capital requirements, credit, insolvency, record keeping, supervision, and the operation of non-US broker-dealers; practical guidance, allowing users to focus on high-risk areas while appreciating the full-range of regulatory challenges.; and unparalleled functionality, enabling users to locate desired information quickly, easily access related rules and regulations, and intuitively navigate throughout.
    Steven D. Lofchie

  • Money Laundering, Terrorism and Financial Institutions
    Money Laundering, Terrorism and Financial Institutions, co-authored by Raymond Banoun, covers terrorism, money laundering, and the USA PATRIOT Act; financial institution compliance, money laundering and currency reporting laws; regulatory agencies and supervisory and enforcement procedures; and international initiatives and agencies and foreign country enforcement. Published by The Civic Research Institute.
    Raymond Banoun

  • Public Companies
    Co-authored by Jonathan Hoff, Public Companies is designed to aid directors, officers and general counsel of public companies and those intending to go public on how to operate a responsible public company, offering a comprehensive examination of corporate governance, internal controls and law compliance requirements, as well as the many other issues one needs to consider to be a responsible corporate citizen. Coverage includes legal obligations, best practices, new developments and pragmatic approaches to common problems for start-up companies and well-established businesses alike. Published by Law Journal Press.
    Jonathan M. Hoff

  • The Handbook of Insurance-Linked Securities
    The Handbook of Insurance-Linked Securities provides information on a type of securities, which, by combining elements of insurance and capital markets, provide an alternative channel for transferring risk and raising capital. The book provides hands-on information essential for market participants, drawing on the insights and expertise of an impressive team of international market players in insurance-linked securitization, exploring the roles of different parties in the transactions, the motivation for transaction sponsors, the potential pitfalls, the latest developments and structures, and challenges faced by the market. New York-based partners Malcolm Wattman and James Frazier contributed the chapter “Legal Issues,” in which they discuss note offerings, offering circulars, and different types of related transactions. London partner Adam Blakemore wrote “The UK Taxation Treatment of Insurance-Linked Securities,” which covers taxation of U.K.-based and non-U.K.-based special purpose vehicles, as well as indirect taxes and the withholding of income tax. And partner David Miller, resident in New York, penned the chapter “The US Federal Income Taxation Treatment of Insurance-Linked Securities,” providing insight on corporate, withholding, and excise taxes, as well as the federal income tax treatment of investors in catastrophe bonds. Associates Shlomo Boehm, Matthew Feig, Oliver Iliffe, and James Langston assisted. Published by Wiley.
    Malcolm P. Wattman, Adam Blakemore, David S. Miller




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