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  While the Dodd-Frank Act has had a broad impact on banking, one of the key aspects is the “Living Will Rule,” which seeks to limit the risks of “too big to fail” financial institutions in the United States. In this exclusive LegalMinds/NASDAQ Securities & Capital Market Series interview, Walter Mixx III, a former bank [...] Read Full Story

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  In this exclusive LegalMinds/NASDAQ Securities & Capital Market Series interview, Marsh & McLennan Companies’ (NYSE:MMC) Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Lucy Fato discusses “best practices” and key corporate governance issues, including the separation of the Chairman and CEO roles, board declassification, shareholder outreach and the challenges of board diversity and recruitment. In addition [...] Read Full Story

In this exclusive LegalMindsTV interview, Sherman & Sterling’s Joshua Thompson discusses the outlook for leveraged finance transactions. “We’re seeing a number of interesting deals in the market,” says Thompson.  “In addition to bank bond deals and complex refinancing, we’re also seeing private equity sponsors taking the initiative in what remains a relatively good market to [...] Read Full Story

With the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act last year, there were sweeping changes in the regulation of the financial markets.  While much of the attention has been on publicly traded securities, recent changes in the legislation are also having an impact on private placements. According to James Smith, a [...] Read Full Story

While the U.S. and Europe have been facing significant economic challenges, growth in Latin American countries continues to exceed expectations.  After emerging from an economic slump in 2008-2009, the region’s economies grew at a rate of 6% in 2010 and continue to rise — with the World Bank recently projecting 4-5% increases in 2011. According [...] Read Full Story

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As many companies and private equity firms have been accumulating large amounts of cash over the last three years, they’re coming under increased pressure to deploy that cash productively.  According to Clare O’Brien, a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Shearman & Sterling LLP, this has led to an increase in M&A activity [...] Read Full Story

As many companies and private equity firms have been accumulating large amounts of cash over the last three years, they’re coming under increased pressure to deploy that cash productively.  According to Clare O’Brien, a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Shearman & Sterling LLP, this has led to an increase in M&A activity [...] Read Full Story

The development of new technology platforms and explosive growth of social media presents companies with complex legal challenges — from securing trade secrets to safeguarding customer privacy, not to mention protecting your company from potential litigation or direct economic loss. While an old adage has been that companies’ greatest assets walk out the door at [...] Read Full Story