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June 07, 2006 | Law.com

Several national telecommunications companies -- many of them small competitors to the big phone monopolies -- and some consumer groups are urging the Federal Communications Commission to block the proposed $67 billion merger of AT&T and BellSouth. The Bells' rivals are worried that the deal will create an entity with an even greater ability to thwart competition through increased control of local networks and market power to dictate prices they charge outside vendors to use their lines.

By Donna Block and Ron Orol

6 minute read

September 09, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Lawmakers returned to Washington on Tuesday for what could be the final session of the 108th Congress and the climax to a fierce debate over publicly held companies' accounting for stock options.

By Donna BlockAmerican Lawyer Media

4 minute read

April 25, 2005 | Law.com

Wednesday's announcement that the Big Board will merge with Archipelago Holdings Inc. marks a historic shift in the world of stock trading. But it also raises significant questions regarding issues ranging from market oversight to cultural compatibility. The Justice Department is going to take a look at the deal, though antitrust issues aren't expected to be significant. However, there is some concern about how the new NYSE Group will be regulated.

By Donna Block and Cecile Kohrs Lindell

4 minute read

November 10, 2005 | Law.com

A small group of New York Stock Exchange members filed a motion in New York Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking a preliminary injunction to postpone the exchange's member vote on its proposed deal to buy electronic trading company Archipelago Holdings. The dissenting members want a new valuation for the deal and for NYSE chief executive John Thain to recuse himself from all negotiations.

By Donna Block

3 minute read

April 04, 2006 | Law.com

In the wake of financial crises at companies with enormous pension obligations such as United and GM, pension shortfalls have become an enormous political issue and burden on the federal government, which provides a measure of guarantee for insolvent retirement plans. With an eye toward heading off pension implosions, accounting rulemakers have unveiled the first step in their plan to radically change how pension plans are treated on corporate books.

By Donna Block

4 minute read

September 10, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Kenneth M. Block and Andrew W. Singer, members of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP, write that rather than intentionally or haphazardly mislabeling workers for short-term profits, construction companies must consider the myriad liabilities and sanctions potentially applicable in such instances.

By Kenneth M. Block and Andrew W. Singer

10 minute read

May 16, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Kenneth M. Block and Jeffrey B. Steiner, members of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, write that a lender holding a minority interest in a syndicated loan faces the possibility that the majority in interest will act in a manner that the minority lender feels is against its own interest. This occurred in a recent Court of Appeals case, where the minority member was prevented from pursuing rights against the borrower that the member believed it had when entering into the syndicate.

By Kenneth M. Block and Jeffrey B. Steiner

10 minute read

September 14, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Construction Law column, Kenneth M. Block and John-Patrick Curran, partners at Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt, write that Section 34 of New York's Lien Law voids any contract that purports to waive a potential lienor's right to file a mechanic's lien. Under a specific carve out in Section 34, however, lien waivers for payments received at or after the potential lienor received payment are enforceable.

By Kenneth M. Block and John-Patrick Curran

9 minute read

May 13, 2011 | The Recorder

Tort cases often have unique issues in settlement negotiations, but these tips will help bring you closer to resolution, explains Steven Block of JAMS.

By Steven Block

8 minute read

February 09, 2006 | Law.com

The U.S. government expects 2007 deal activity to remain essentially level with the strong performance of the previous two years, according to estimates contained in next year's federal budget. The budget anticipates merger activity to bring in about $240 million in 2007 -- $120 million from the Department of Justice and $120 million from the Federal Trade Commission. The 2006 budget now in effect anticipates Hart-Scott-Rodino collections of $232 million this year.

By Donna Block

4 minute read