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Lawyers are key in mortgage giants' rescue
As Tropical Storm Hanna slammed Washington with heavy winds and 6 inches of rain on Sept. 6, a team of lawyers working for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae was hunkered down behind the closed doors of a mercifully dry Federal Housing Finance Agency conference room.It had been a slog to get there. Many of the lawyers, as well as the companies' financial advisers and directors, had raced in from New York that Saturday morning.Daily Decision Service Alert: Vol. 22, No. 150 - August 5, 2013
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At Dewey, More Partners Scatter, Leaders Scramble, and Holdouts Confront a Grim Reality
A day after being told they were free to find new professional homes, at least four more Dewey & LeBoeuf partners did just that. The firm itself continued to teeter uncertainly.Despite Efforts to Break Free, Enron Web Traps Vinson & Elkins
Ever since Enron collapsed with a resounding thud, its longtime outside counsel, Houston's Vinson & Elkins, has been seeking to free itself from the morass. And until it was named as a defendant in two class actions on April 8, the firm had largely avoided the mass of litigation filed against Enron. The suits allege V&E was a partner in perpetrating a fraud, but the firm maintains the allegations are baseless.Deal Watch: Experts mull law's effect on market
In assessing the recent damage on Wall Street, both John McCain and Barack Obama have placed the blame on a lack of government regulation. While neither candidate has mentioned it by name, at issue is the Glass-Steagall Act, which regulated investment banks from 1930s until Congress repealed the law in 1999. In a CNBC interview Tuesday, U.Much of the groundwork for today's corporate crash was laid in the '90s
Japan needs someone to help nation escape 'Matrix'
Japan's political establishment has turned even more inward than usual as it battles over who will run the central bank. It may be better off looking outside the system. In such a seniority-based business culture, it comes as no surprise candidates for Bank of Japan governor have been around a long time. The first casualty of politicians' bickering was Toshiro Muto, who began at the Ministry of Finance in 1966.Analyzing the Unique Duties and Obligations of Special Needs Trusts
Robert M. Freedman, Barry I. Lutzky and Lauren I. Mechaly of Schiff Hardin write: Special Needs Trusts are commonly used in planning for disabled beneficiaries. Trustees of such trusts have different and additional responsibilities and obligations than trustees of other trusts.Global Crossing Sinks Into Ch. 11
Telecommunications provider Global Crossing Ltd. filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, the fourth-largest insolvency in U.S. history. The Beverly Hills, Calif.-based company spent billions to lay underseas fiber-optic cables worldwide, but an overly aggressive building plan and questionable acquisitions and personnel decisions made worse by the recession sank the company.Trending Stories
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