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Will Shale Gas Revolutionize the Worldwide Energy Market?

Energy, Law Firms / March 23, 2014 March 23, 2014

shale gas - will it revolutionize the energy market

Baker & McKenzie have published a guide to shale gas. USD3 trillion are needed each year to replace or expand energy and infrastructure assets (according to OECD). Traditional public funding is insufficient and current economic conditions will exacerbate the challenges of funding this global investment need. These large energy, mining and infrastructure investments are frequently …

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Slaughter and May Advise Unilever on Green Sustainability Bond

Deals, Law Firms, Securities / March 21, 2014 March 21, 2014

Slaughter and May is advising Unilever on its first issuance of a Green Sustainability Bond. The £250 million 2% Fixed Rate Notes due 19 December 2018 are issued by Unilever PLC and guaranteed by Unilever N.V. and Unilever United States, Inc. Unilever’s Green Bond is the first issued in the UK market and the first …

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Skadden Act on Groundbreaking Litigation for MacAndrews & Forbes

Litigation & DIspute Resolution / March 21, 2014 March 21, 2014

In a landmark decision issued on March 14, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Delaware Court of Chancery’s entry of summary judgment for MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc., holding for the first time that the deferential business judgment standard of review applied to a merger between a controlling stockholder and its subsidiary. The decision provides …

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Toyota Settlement – “Car Maker on Probation”, Says US Attorney

Litigation & DIspute Resolution, Prosecutions / March 19, 2014 March 19, 2014

US Attorney Preet Bharara’s public comments regarding the case of United States v. Toyota Motor Corporation and the largest-ever financial penalty imposed in the auto industry – a record-breaking $1.2 billion that goes far beyond the “paltry” penalties previously imposed. The announcement: Good morning and thank you, Attorney General Holder and Secretary Foxx. Today, one …

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Who’s Who of Corporate America in Wall Street Bust

Prosecutions, Securities, Top in LawFuel / March 19, 2014 September 24, 2020

The inner sanctum of a law firm, a so called repository of the most confidential secrets, was among the victims in insider trading arrests on Wednesday of Wall Street insiders, including a law firm clerk in an unnamed prestigious Wall Street firm. The NY Times reports that two “insiders”, one bank broker and the clerk …

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Allen and Overy – Rulefinder Marketing Restrictions Hit 50th Mileston

Banking and Finance, International Trade, Law Firm Announcements / March 17, 2014 March 18, 2014

Rulefinder Marketing Restrictions (RMR) is a sophisticated service which provides detailed information on the restrictions applicable where an offshore financial institution (OFI) markets or sells a wide range of financial products and services on a cross-border basis. It also covers the provision of advice, research and pre-M&A advice cross-border on such financial products and services. …

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New Standard of Review for Controlling Stockholder Going-Private Mergers

Banking and Finance, Law Firm Announcements, Securities / March 16, 2014 March 18, 2014

Lawfuel.com – March 14, 2014 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Thomas J. Allingham II, Christopher M. Foulds, Jessica Raatz Kunz, Joseph O. Larkin In a landmark decision issued this morning, the Delaware Supreme Court held for the first time in Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp. that the deferential business judgment …

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Who Actually Owns That DeGeneres “Selfie” Anyway?

Briefing, Intellectual Property, Top in LawFuel / March 14, 2014 March 14, 2014

Greenberg Glusker associate Dan Nabel practises litigation law and has written about the world’s most famous “selfie” and just who owns it. Dan Nabel is an associate in Greenberg Glusker’s Litigation Group. Mr. Nabel handles a variety of litigation matters and provides advice in the areas of intellectual property and real estate. – See more …

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Kodak Agree to River Clean-Up

Briefing, Environment and Climate, Top in LawFuel / March 12, 2014 March 14, 2014

Kodak Also to Pay for Liability at Superfund Sites in New York and New Jersey Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced today that the United States has entered into settlement agreements with EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY …

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