Expo Real Germany 2017

If you are attending the Expo Real (4th – 6th October 2017) please RSVP through the member calendar to inform fellow IR members who may also be in attendance. Members who have done this for other non IR events over the past year have seen huge success in meeting members they do not normally get […]

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Captive Insurance Industry Should Be Aware of State Reporting Obligations for Transactions of Interest

On November 1, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2016-66, identifying certain transactions relating to “micro-captive” insurance companies as “transactions of interest.”  This designation brings covered captive insurance companies into a Federal reporting regime requiring participants in such transactions, as well as their advisors, to meet certain one-time and annual filing obligations.  Participants […]

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Stating That A Binding Agreement Is “Subject To” Execution Of A Final,Written Contract Does Not Necessarily Preclude A Judicial Finding That, Despite The Absence Of Such A Contract, A Binding Agreement Exists

It is not unusual for parties negotiating a transaction to state that a binding agreement is “subject to” the execution of a final, written contract. The recent New York Court of Appeals decision in Stonehill Capital Management v. Bank of theWest carries a message of caution for negotiating parties who rely on such language to […]

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Einbinder Dunn & Goniea LLP joins IR as the exclusive Franchise and Distribution Law Member in US – New York

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Michael Einbinder of Einbinder Dunn & Goniea LLP. Michael has joined IR as our exclusive Franchise and Distribution Law Member in US – New York. Our story begins in 1990, when Michael Einbinder and Terrence Dunn became partners. We shared a vision to […]

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Member Spotlight: Shai Kuttner “Of Blood and Hope… and Spiritual Growth.”

The one thing that comes across when Shai Kuttner speaks is his enthusiasm for other people. This is true whether he is talking about his latest international M&A deal or his volunteer work with Ethiopian immigrants in Tel Aviv. This facet of Shai’s personality has been invaluable throughout his career as an international M&A lawyer; working with clients in places as […]

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UK Banks Unfazed By Pending Supreme Court Brexit Decision

Law360, London (January 20, 2017, 7:41 PM GMT) — Britain’s banking and legal communities are already looking beyond the U.K.’s Supreme Court decision, due Tuesday, on whether the government can bypass Parliament when triggering the formal process for leaving the European Union, a move that would throw four decades of shared laws and regulation into […]

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You’re Invited: How Will the Trump Administration Impact Healthcare Litigation? | March 7, 2017

  Learn the Answer at a New Manatt Webinar. Click Here to Register Free—and Earn CLE.     Donald Trump has vowed to eliminate the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the repeal and replace process has begun. Whatever the outcome—whether an outright repeal or a partial rollback—significant changes would be triggered in existing healthcare law. […]

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3 weeks to go – ICC “fast lane” applicable: The newly amended ICC Expedited Procedure Rules will get in force in March 2017!

In November, the ICC announced an amendment to the 2012 ICC Arbitration Rules that implant  special rules for smaller claims with the effect of March 1, 2017. This “entirely new offer” to ICC users (so ICC Court President Mourre in his press statement) is enacted to resolve disputes “on a very expeditious and cost-effective manner.” […]

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Liability Of Directors For Debts Of The Company In India And The Czech Republic

Last Updated: 20 January 2017 Article by Seema Jhingan, Neha Yadav and Saniya Kothari LexCounsel Law Offices   This article has been co-authored by the team of LexCounsel, Law Offices and Mgr. Ales Eppinger and Filip Choutka of Schaffer & Partner, Law Firm in Czech Republic 1. Introduction. 1.1 Under common law rules and equitable principles, director’s duties are largely […]

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Royal Commission Into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Hands Down Damning Interim Report

The Royal Commission has handed down an interim report into their investigation into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.  Catholic orders such as the Christian Brothers, the Marist Brothers and St John of God have been noted with a high proportion of alleged abusers after the Commission heard over 4500 claims of child sexual abuse […]

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Ambulance Market Monopoly Lawsuits to Test Municipalities’ Liability Under Federal Antitrust Law

This fall, Bona Law attorneys Jarod Bona and Aaron Gott filed twelve antitrust complaints against municipalities in Orange County, California for monopolization of the prehospital emergency medical services and transport markets in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act on behalf of AmeriCare MedServices, Inc., an ambulance provider that was excluded from each of the twelve markets. […]

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