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President Obama has announced awards totaling $8 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for high speed inter-city passenger rail projects.

If you represent a non-US client considering acquiring a US company, or a US company being considered for such an acquisition, be aware of the closer scrutiny that these transactions may experience in the current political climate.

Real estate funds trying to raise money in 2009 experienced a tough year, as many real estate investors waited on the sidelines for the capital markets, their portfolios and the real estate market to shows signs of recovery before deploying more capital.

On March 10, Katten Real Estate Senior Counsel Alvin Katz and Timothy Little joined guest speakers from Focus and Dwight Mortgage Trust to discuss alternative real estate investment strategies for family offices.

On March 26, 2004, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Phase II of its two-part regulations implementing the federal physician self-referral law or "Stark Law."

As a new CEO, Lou Gerstner once said that the "last thing IBM needs right now is a vision." What it needed was to bring a sense of urgency and focus on execution to an organization that had become stuck in its ways and teetered on the edge of bankruptcy.

How can you protect yourself from losing everything when you invest? Here are some pointers to help you invest safely.

All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") are required to review their compliance policies and procedures at least annually.

In an effort to balance the New York State budget, Governor Paterson is supporting a proposal to amend the state’s tax law with respect to the treatment of carried interest income of nonresident fund managers from an investment fund located in New York as income for the performance of services, rather than investment income.

In a letter to the IAA, the Staff of the Division of Investment Management said that investment advisers acting pursuant to a standing letter of instruction or other similar asset transfer...

After a lifetime of pouring time and energy into growing and expanding, Pawlenty Energy, JR and Sue Ellen Pawlenty are ready to sell their business and retire.

The "forum selection clause" may not be the most exciting one in an NDA – and parties signing an NDA don't intend to end up in a dispute.

The proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code section 1202 could increase interest in investments in small business stock.

On March 1, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Cuno v. DaimlerChrysler before a packed courtroom. Counsel for the two petitioners – DaimlerChrysler and the State of Ohio – and for the respondents – the Cuno plaintiffs group – engaged in lively exchanges with the Justices concerning the proper scope of standing to challenge a state tax credit in the federal courts, as well as the merits of the respondents’ underlying Commerce Clause challenge to Ohio’s Investment Tax Credit (ITC)

The NFA has determined that registered CPOs must implement an internal controls system and highlighted best practices for such a framework.

The Exempt Organizations Advisory summarizes legal developments of interest to our exempt organization clients and friends of the firm. It is published on a periodic basis as developments warrant.

The investment landscape has witnessed a growing trend towards increased collaboration and co-investment among investors, fund managers, and institutions in recent years.