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Cadwalader regularly publishes materials, including newsletters and news alerts of interest to our clients. Our communications portfolio also includes articles authored by our attorneys, as well as information about events in which our personnel will participate.
Articles & Books
Climate Activist Sends Shareholder Proposals to Multiple U.S. Banks
January 31, 2023Environmental advocacy group As You Sow has sent climate-focused shareholder resolutions to five major U.S. banks. The resolutions request that the banks disclose their climate transition plans for meeting financed emissions reduction targets, “including the specific measures and policies to be implemented, reductions to be achieved by such measures and policies, and timelines for implementation and associated emission reductions.”
Related Practice(s): Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
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NYC Comptroller and Pension Funds Advocate for Banks to Establish Interim Absolute GhG Emissions Targets
January 31, 2023On January 2, the New York City (NYC) Comptroller, Brad Lander, the NYC Employees’ Retirement System, the NYC Teachers’ Retirement System, and the NYC Board of Education Retirement System, announced that they had submitted shareholder proposals to three U.S. banks and one Canadian bank. The proposals, addressed to Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Royal Bank of Canada, seek to require the banks to disclose their absolute greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions targets for 2030.
Related Practice(s): Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
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Hedging in UK Real Estate Finance Transactions - Part 1
January 31, 2023We previously we took an initial look at hedging in real estate financing transactions. In this article, we discuss the various hedging products that we commonly see in real estate financings.
Related Practice(s): Real Estate, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
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Events
25th Annual Real Estate Tax Forum
February 6, 2023Cadwalader Tax Group chair and partner Linda Swartz will be a featured speaker at the 25th Annual Real Estate Tax Forum in New York.
Related Practice(s): Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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12th Annual Global Fund Finance Symposium
February 8-10, 2023Cadwalader is proud to be a Platinum sponsor at the 12th Annual Global Fund Finance Symposium.
Related Practice(s): Fund Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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SFVegas 2023
February 26, 2023 - March 1, 2023Cadwalader is proud to be a Gold sponsor at SFVegas 2023.
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Corporate Finance
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Clients & Friends Memos
Antitrust Risks of ESG Initiatives: Rhetoric vs. Reality
January 31, 2023Recently, there have been rumblings of antitrust enforcement in response to the increasing prominence of corporate policies furthering environmental, social and governance (‘ESG’) goals. The ESG moniker has been used as shorthand for a broad range of initiatives by private actors, including collaborative efforts to issue industry-wide “best practices,” adherence to environmentally conscious production processes, and commitments to sustainable investing.
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Global Litigation
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Delaware Supreme Court Enforces Partnership Agreement’s Unambiguous Exculpation Provision Waiving Fiduciary Duties and Presuming Good Faith When Relying on Advice of Counsel in Reversing $690 Million Damages Award to Minority Investors of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP
January 24, 2023On December 19, 2022, Chief Justice Seitz issued an opinion for a unanimous Delaware Supreme Court, sitting en banc, reversing and remanding the Delaware Court of Chancery’s decision in Bandera Master Fund LP v. Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, an action brought by former minority unitholders alleging breaches of the Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (“Boardwalk”) Partnership Agreement.
Related Practice(s): Global Litigation
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Securities Litigation Alert: Second Circuit Adopts Restrictive View of Purchaser-Seller Rule, Limiting Section 10(b) Standing to Transactions in Securities of Company “About Which” Alleged Misstatements Were Made
January 23, 2023Looking back, 2022 was light on groundbreaking appellate-level securities decisions. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, however, closed out the year with a notable decision in Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd. v. Frutarom Industries Ltd., articulating a new, restrictive conception of the purchaser-seller rule that limits the class of plaintiffs with standing to recover under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder.
Related Practice(s): Global Litigation, White Collar Defense and Investigations
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Newsletters
Brass Tax
BrassTax is a monthly newsletter that provides clear and concise insights on important tax developments.
Related Practice(s): Corporate Taxation, Mergers & Acquisitions Taxation, Restructurings & Bankruptcies Taxation, Securitization & Structured Products Taxation, Tax, Tax Controversy
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Cabinet News & Views
Cabinet News & Views is a weekly newsletter covering news in the financial services industry.
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Cadwalader Climate
Cadwalader Climate is a twice-weekly newsletter that summarizes and provides the legal implications of climate-related developments.
Related Practice(s): Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
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Fund Finance Friday
Fund Finance Friday is a weekly market intelligence update for the fund finance market from Cadwalader.
Related Practice(s): Fund Finance
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REF News & Views
REF News & Views is a monthly newsletter comprised of news and commentary around legal matters concerning mortgage finance, mezzanine finance, loan sales and construction finance.
Related Practice(s): Construction Finance, Joint Ventures, Loan Sales, Management & Leasing, Mezzanine Finance, Mortgage Finance, Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisitions & Dispositions, Real Estate Restructuring, Real Estate Workouts & Restructurings
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State Attorney General Insider
State Attorney General Insider is a newsletter on the latest notable cases and updates from within the State Attorneys General community.
Related Practice(s): Global Litigation, State Attorneys General Practice
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Podcasts
Our podcasts delve into the legal trends shaping global business – from financial regulations to fund finance, investigations and more.
Videos
Implementing the LIBOR Act: The Federal Reserve’s Final Rule
January 13, 2023With the pending cessation of panel LIBOR on June 30, 2023, the LSTA’s Tess Virmani and Meredith Coffey recorded a video with Cadwalader partners Lary Stromfeld and Jeff Nagle that discusses the LIBOR transition, synthetic LIBOR, how the LIBOR Act and Final Rule may fit into remediation plans, and how LSTA members might consider analyzing their credit agreements for remediation. You can access the video and slides here.
Related Attorney(s): Lary Stromfeld, Jeffrey Nagle
Related Practice(s): LIBOR Preparedness Team
LIBOR Before Labor Day (2022 Edition)
August 26, 2022Cadwalader partner Jeff Nagle discusses the latest in LIBOR transition in another installment of FFF: Industry Conversations.
Related Attorney(s): Jeffrey Nagle
Related Practice(s): LIBOR Preparedness Team
Finance Forum Focus Series: Spotlight on LIBOR Transition
October 20, 2021In this installment of our Finance Forum Focus Series, Cadwalader partners Lary Stromfeld and Jeffrey Nagle discuss the latest LIBOR transition developments.
Related Attorney(s): Lary Stromfeld, Jeffrey Nagle
Related Practice(s): LIBOR Preparedness Team
