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The dental practice management ("DPM") model has become an increasingly popular investment vehicle with management companies and private equity firms.

As you may be aware, the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 provided changes in simplified employee pension (SEP) plans that made the contribution limits for them equal to the limits for defined contribution plans (profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, etc.).

On 5 March, the European Commission (Commission) adopted the European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) and proposed a regulation establishing the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP).

In connection with the establishment of a private fund management enterprise and one or more private funds, there are common issues that the private fund manager must confront early on in the development of its business.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010.

Due to the current state of the credit and bond markets, many market participants are being presented with opportunities to acquire debt obligations from lenders at significant discounts to face amount.

Effective February 1, 2006, certain managers of private investment funds are required to be registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act") in order to comply with rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2004 (the "Registration Rules").

The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC, or Commission) Division of Examinations (Division) recently issued a Risk Alert highlighting staff observations ...

On August 23, 2005, the U.S. Department of Labor (the "DOL") published in final form important amendments to Prohibited Transaction Exemption ("PTE") 84-14 (the "QPAM Exemption"), dealing with transactions entered into by qualified professional asset managers ("QPAMs") on behalf of benefit plans regulated under ERISA.

On January 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission extended the comment period for proposed rules to implement Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regarding "conflict minerals" disclosure from January 31 to March 2.

FRB Governer Makes Presentation Concerning Enterprise Risk Management; SEC Commissioner Nazareth Discusses Soft Dollars, Best Execution and Mutual Fund Fees and Expenses at Mutual Fund Directors Workshop; SEC Staff Grants Exemptive Relief to Permit Immediate Margin on Money Market Fund Shares Purchased Through Automatic Cash Sweep Arrangements

Under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), any person engaged in the business of effecting securities transactions in the United States for his own account or the account of others is required to register with the SEC as a broker-dealer.

Family offices and other types of family investment vehicles are more frequently seeking new ways to invest and manage family capital, including ways to leverage outside capital.

On July 30, 2010, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 5901, the Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act of 2010, by a vote of 402 to 11.

In this fast-changing regulatory environment, the long-term consequences – both intended and unintended – of recent White House actions remain uncertain, but looking into our crystal ball...

There's something about the idea of dealing with unions that just plain intimidates investors. Maybe it's from watching "On the Waterfront" one too many times.

On June 23, 2020, the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued a proposed regulation (the "Proposed Rule") defining plan fiduciaries' duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974...

On 24 November 2008, the High Court dismissed an application made by four US investment funds in the matter of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (“LBIE”) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PWC”), the administrators of the now defunct European arm of Lehman Brothers banking group (the “Lehman Group”).