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Judge Chides Atty For Blaming Client In $371M RMBS Suit

Mayer Brown News - Mi, 21.03.2018 - 21:53
Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Christopher Houpt (New York) was mentioned in this article.

US Bank, BNY Mellon Escape $280M RMBS Trustee Suit

Mayer Brown News - Mi, 21.03.2018 - 21:51
Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Christopher Houpt, Matthew D. Ingber and Silvia Pacia (all New York) were mentioned in this article.

L’établissement (in)stable : l’importante distinction entre le fraudeur et le redressé

Mayer Brown News - Mi, 21.03.2018 - 10:28
Benjamin Homo and Nicolas Vergnet discuss tax issues related to concept of “permanent establishment” in France.

<p>Chinese Government Reorganization</p>

Wilmer Hale Publications - Di, 20.03.2018 - 23:00

Attention during China's annual lianghui focused on adoption of the constitutional amendment to eliminate term limits on the offices of President and Vice President, allowing President Xi Jinping to remain in office indefinitely.

2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T14:15:37ZLester Rosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/lester_ross/lester.ross@wilmerhale.comTingting Liuhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/tingting_liu/tingting.liu@wilmerhale.com

<i>Law Week Colorado</i> Names Partner Mindy Sooter One of the State's Top Litigators

Wilmer Hale News - Di, 20.03.2018 - 20:40

Law Week Colorado has named Denver Partner Mindy Sooter one of Colorado's most talented and accomplished litigation attorneys. 

2018-03-08T00:00:00-05:002018-03-08T21:21:14Z

Minority Corporate Counsel Association Recognizes Partner Ken Salazar

Wilmer Hale News - Di, 20.03.2018 - 20:40

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has named Denver Partner Ken Salazar one if its 2018 Rainmakers, a designation that recognizes Salazar's expertise at the intersection of law and business development.

2018-03-06T00:00:00-05:002018-03-06T18:55:28Z

Regulatory Challenges Posed by Emerging Contaminants

Wilmer Hale Publications - Di, 20.03.2018 - 20:40

In this article by WilmerHale's David Gold, Rachel Jacobson and Heidi Ruckriegle—along with Nikki Delude Roy of Golder Associates—published in the American Bar Association's Water Resources Committee Newsletter, the authors discuss the current and proposed standards for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in groundwater and other media.

2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:002018-03-14T17:53:55ZH. David Goldhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_gold/david.gold@wilmerhale.comRachel Jacobsonhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/rachel_jacobson/rachel.jacobson@wilmerhale.comHeidi K. Ruckrieglehttps://www.wilmerhale.com/heidi_ruckriegle/heidi.ruckriegle@wilmerhale.com

WilmerHale Counsels Commonwealth Fusion Systems in Collaboration with MIT

Wilmer Hale Publications - Di, 20.03.2018 - 20:40

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a private company dedicated to commercializing fusion energy, will join the MIT Energy Initiative as part of a new university-industry partnership.

2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T14:37:23Z

WilmerHale Counsels Voyager Therapeutics in Global Strategic Collaboration with AbbVie

Wilmer Hale Publications - Di, 20.03.2018 - 09:00

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage gene therapy company, and AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, announced that they have entered into an exclusive strategic collaboration and option agreement to develop and commercialize vectorized antibodies directed against tau for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. 

2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:002018-03-15T14:17:15Z

Mayer Brown JSM continues expansion of its Asia Banking & Finance practice with the appointment of Hallam Chow

Mayer Brown News - Mo, 19.03.2018 - 08:31
Mayer Brown JSM announced today that Hallam Chow has joined the firm’s Banking & Finance practice as our Head of Projects, China, to be based in Beijing.

Mayer Brown JSM awarded the 10 Years Plus Caring Company Award for Second Consecutive Year

Mayer Brown News - Mo, 19.03.2018 - 02:02
Mayer Brown JSM has been awarded the 10 Years Plus Caring Company Logo for the second time in a row, an annual emblem bestowed on an organization to indicate that for 10 consecutive years, it has recognized the importance of corporate social responsibility and fulfils its responsibility to care for the community.

Adam Freiman, Tech and Emerging Company Partner, Joins WilmerHale in New York

Wilmer Hale News - Fr, 16.03.2018 - 21:00

Leading technology and emerging company lawyer Adam M. Freiman has joined WilmerHale as a partner in New York.

2018-03-05T00:00:00-05:002018-03-06T19:13:45Z

WilmerHale Reps Eko Devices in $5M Series A Round Led by ARTIS Ventures

Wilmer Hale News - Fr, 16.03.2018 - 21:00

On February 28, 2018, Eko Devices, a leader in acoustic cardiac monitoring, announced that it closed $5 million in Series A funding to grow its commercial team and to expand clinical studies on the use of its platform for valvular heart disease screening and heart failure monitoring.

2018-03-01T00:00:00-05:002018-03-01T21:53:16Z

<p>President Trump Issues Proclamation Imposing Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports</p>

Wilmer Hale Publications - Fr, 16.03.2018 - 21:00

Yesterday President Trump signed two Proclamations that impose 25 and 10 percent tariffs on imports of certain steel and aluminum products, respectively, other than those imported from Canada and Mexico. 

2018-03-09T00:00:00-05:002018-03-15T20:36:41ZAmbassador Charlene Barshefskyhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Charlene_Barshefsky/charlene.barshefsky@wilmerhale.comNaboth van den Broekhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/naboth_vandenbroek/naboth.vandenbroek@wilmerhale.comDavid J. Rosshttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_ross/david.ross@wilmerhale.comPatrick J. McLainhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/patrick_mclain/patrick.mclain@wilmerhale.comDavid M. Hornhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/david_horn/david.horn@wilmerhale.com

WilmerHale Counsels Stash in $37.5M Series D Funding

Wilmer Hale Publications - Fr, 16.03.2018 - 21:00

Stash, the financial platform revolutionizing how millions of Americans invest and save, announced it has raised $37.5 million in Series D funding. 

2018-03-09T00:00:00-05:002018-03-15T14:23:57Z

Retail insolvencies - the legal perspective

Mayer Brown News - Fr, 16.03.2018 - 18:05

Bylined article from Chris Harvey, head of UK Real Estate, and Jessica Walker, partner in the Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency practice, on the repercussions for landlords when a tenant becomes insolvent, in light of recent retail insolvencies.

This article first appeared in Property Week www.propertyweek.com

The mining industry in Africa - is 2018 the year of opportunity?

Mayer Brown News - Fr, 16.03.2018 - 16:08
Bylined article by head of Global Mining and Africa Ian Coles on the prospects for Africa’s mining industry in 2018 following the Mining Indaba conference that took place in Cape Town in February.

Zimbabwe at the cross-roads: The rule of law and investment protection

Mayer Brown News - Fr, 16.03.2018 - 16:06
Bylined article by London Construction & Engineering senior associate Joseph Otoo on the measures which Zimbabwe needs to take to attract foreign direct investment following the coup d’etat to remove President Robert Mugabe, including creating a sound legal framework and developing bilateral investment treaties.

Google, at the Supreme Court, Defends Settlement That Would Leave Class With Pennies

Mayer Brown News - Do, 15.03.2018 - 21:46
Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Don Falk (Palo Alto) was quoted in this article.

Leverage rises, debt cushion shrinks on US LBOs in 2018

Mayer Brown News - Do, 15.03.2018 - 21:38
Lending partner Frederick Fisher (Chicago) was quoted in this article.