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Since the Inauguration on January 20th, the Biden Administration has busily issued orders to reverse certain policies of the prior administration.

In a previous Legal Update, we focused on practical sell-side tips for gearing up for a 363 transaction. Here are some pragmatic steps that can help you, as an opportunistic buyer, prepare...

A bankruptcy discharge relieves a debtor of their legal obligation to repay most debts. The Bankruptcy Code begins with a presumption of dischargeability for the honest but unfortunate debtor...

"Springing liens" are first priority statutory liens on property that spring into existence when certain obligations remain unpaid. Springing liens can attach to real estate...

Explore critical insights across multiple sectors including Middle East construction challenges amid regional conflict, the intersection of financial reporting valuations and tax compliance, large-scale financial remediation...

Naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) — a property that has not been deed restricted with respect to the rent or income limits of its tenants...

On December 9, 2008, the staff at the SEC (the “Staff”) released their Financial Reporting Manual which includes the recent changes in reporting for acquisitions by blind pool non-exchange traded REITs summarized in our May 29, 2008 REIT Alert “SEC Seeks Improved Disclosure by Non-Exchange Traded REITs.”

The current debt market environment may offer opportunities for borrowers to purchase their debt at a discount.

For financial institutions and corporations, particularly those active in acquiring businesses that have received State aid, great care must be taken to ensure that the full cost implications of the State aid are taken into account, because repayment of the aid -once the current crisis subsides- is a real possibility.

In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates...

The Basel Endgame is the fault line along which global banking competition will shift over the next three years. For the largest lenders, this final chapter of Basel III will decide...

In a world where access to credit is a cornerstone of financial stability, the need for fair and accurate credit reporting is of paramount importance.

On October 3, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Although the Act authorizes and mandates the Treasury Department to address a series of important issues, of key concern to financial institutions is the current status of "mark-to-market" accounting standards.

In recent years, market participants have watched with interest from across the Atlantic as U.S. out-of-court liability management and restructuring transactions moved material assets out

On July 17, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it was taking additional actions to facilitate greater access to credit through the Main Street Lending Program ("MSLP")...

A district court judge in California has certified a FDCPA letter class involving billing and collection letters sent by a collection company used by Hertz car rental agency.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) December 30, 2008 report on mark-to-market accounting undoubtedly disappointed fair value opponents and reassured its defenders.

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has rating criteria for municipal and corporate bonds, the proceeds of which are to be used to finance the acquisition, refinancing, or renovation of affordable rental housing communities.