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ArticleOverview Of Lease-Purchase Financing And COPsThis Memorandum provides a brief explanation and overview of tax-exempt lease-purchase financing and certificates of participation ("COPs") in Georgia. United StatesFinance and BankingSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleAmendments To Chapter 9 Of The Texas UCCOn May 17, 2011, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed Senate Bill No. 782 into law, thereby making Texas the fifth state to adopt a version of the 2010 uniform amendments to the 1998 version of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code ("Revised Uniform Article 9"). United StatesFinance and BankingHunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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ArticlePublic–Private Partnerships: Protecting the General ContractorWith growing acceptance of the use of public-private partnerships (commonly referred to as P3s or PPPs) to fund, develop, construct and operate major public works projects in the United States, the question of our contractor clients is obvious: How can I participate in the potential rewards of this trend while managing my risk at an acceptable level? United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawPeckar & Abramson, P.C.
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