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New York Law Journal

Treasury 'Core Principles' Report: Will Non-U.S. Banks Be Able to Benefit Too?

International Banking columnist Kathleen A. Scott writes that there is something for banks large and small in Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's report on the extent to which current U.S. financial regulatory requirements promote and support seven "core principles" set out in Executive Order 13772.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig Partners Secure $32M Loan for New Grove Office

The lawyers help the Terra Group land a construction loan for its new office development in Miami's Coconut Grove.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Venezuela Regime, Goldman Sachs Come Under Florida Fire

Venezuela's Maduro regime and the investment bank Goldman Sachs could be in the crosshairs of Florida politicians heading toward the 2018 legislative session.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Insurers for Bank Used by Ponzi Schemer Rothstein Aren't Liable for Coverage, Court Says

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit came more than seven years after high-flying Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from a scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

CFPB, Testing Trump and Republicans, Moves to Restrict Forced Arbitration

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday finalized a sweeping new rule banning arbitration agreements that prevent class actions against banks and other financial institutions, setting the stage for parallel legal and political fights over a regulation that Republican lawmakers will seek to overturn before it sees the light of day.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hogan Lovells Launches Consulting Arm After PwC Hire

The global legal giant has started a consulting business for its financial services clients in the U.K. after hiring Steve Murphy from his role as a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Lawyer Helps Chicago Law Firm Get Out of Texas Bank Scam Case

Houston lawyer Bill Luyties represents a small Chicago law firm that does no business in Texas, other than when it unwittingly attempted to deposit a huge counterfeit check drawn off an account in the Lone Star State as part of a bank scam. And Luyties recently convinced Houston's First Court of Appeals that the mere act of depositing a phony check is not enough reason to allow a bank to sue the Illinois law firm in a Texas court. And that ruling will be a great relief to other out-of-state law firms who get used by crooks in illegal Texas financial schemes, he said.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Dan Marino, Other Investors in Line for $23 Million in Interest

Retired Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino and other high-profile investors win $23 million in interest to pile on top of a $44 million verdict over a failed real estate deal.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Bilzin Attorneys Arrange $115M Loan for Hollywood Condo-Hotel

A number of Miami attorneys play roles in securing the construction loan for the Related Group's Hyde Beach House.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Clifford Chance Advises on $1.5B London Real Estate Financing

The Magic Circle firm acted for lenders to Hong Kong developer CC Land, which bought skyscraper The Leadenhall Building in March.
6 minute read

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