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Daily Business Review

'A Lot of Fighting': Retired Attorney Battles Siblings for $100 Million Fortune

Retired attorney Ronald Dubner filed trust, probate and tort actions in Palm Beach and Broward counties.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Fiber Optic Network CEO Charged in $250M Fraud Scheme

Elizabeth Ann Pierce allegedly forged the signatures on fake agreements showing hundreds of millions in future revenues to lure in two New York firms.
3 minute read

The Recorder

You've Signed a Term Sheet for Your First Equity Financing. Congratulations! … Now What?

Most founders breathe a sigh of relief when they ink their first term sheet. An influx of cash is finally on its way, and they no longer have to worry…
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Appellate Deadlines in Rule 42 Consolidated Cases After 'Hall v. Hall'

An inter-family squabble in the Virgin Islands has produced U.S. Supreme Court precedent that affects jurisdictional deadlines in thousands of cases across the country.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Interest on Escrow Funds? Yes, Even From National Banks, Says Ninth Circuit in 'Lusnak'

In a shot across the bow for national banks, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that such banks may not avoid paying interest on funds held in California escrow accounts. The reason? The California law does not significantly interfere with or impede a national bank's exercise of its banking powers.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Reining in Unicorns: Protecting Pensioners and Entrepreneurs From Fraud

Once upon a time, private companies with market valuations of more than a $1 billion were so rare that they were dubbed Unicorns.
5 minute read

Law.com

The Anatomy of a Deal: Fintech Edition

This week, we take a close look at a deal in which finance and technology intersect, orchestrated by one of The American Lawyer's Dealmakers of the Year.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Continuing Disclosure in the Municipal Bond Market: Importance of Compliance

When Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) late last year, a much-heralded provision of TCJA was the reduction in the federal corporate income tax rate, from 35 percent to 21 percent.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Blockchain Technology—Patent Eligible Subject Matter or Just a Business Model?

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin have become household terms. Bitcoin's unprecedented run to $20,000 (and back down again), along with similarly impressive gains by other cryptocurrency, has created a horde of so called crypto-millionaires.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

'The Devil Is in the Details' When Negotiating a Profit Participation Arrangement

The Florida Marlins recently made news when a profit-sharing deal with Miami-Dade County resulted in zero profits to the county, even though Jeffrey Loria sold his baseball team for about $1 billion more than what he paid for in 2002.
5 minute read

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