Corporate governance is no longer just a hot topic for rarefied conversation; it is a permanent element in corporate valuations. This year, we witnessed the continuation of many trends th...

The Supreme Court has decided that a UK resident individual who received distributions from a Delaware LLC would not suffer double (US and UK) taxation and was entitled under the UK/US do...

Broker/dealers are frequently asked to make payments to finders, service providers and other intermediaries in connection with securities transactions or services. Effective Aug. 24, 2015...

Before clicking ‘buy now’, we are still advised that our internet purchases are ‘sold by Amazon EU S.a.r.L.’. Eagle eyed readers of amazon.co.uk’s latest conditions of sale and ...

The July 21 Volcker rule compliance date is approaching rapidly. While most affected firms have completed the year-plus long process of analyzing their activities in light of the rule’s...

Over the past 10 to 15 years, lien subordination and tiering has moved from the periphery of the finance markets to the very heart of U.S.-based leveraged finance. Whereas the predominant...

Interest in the DIP financing market on the part of both traditional bank lenders and a new class of institutional investors has continued to increase in recent years, as market participa...

The SEC plans to vote on a proposal on March 25 to amend Exchange Act Rule 15b9-1, which currently enables a certain group of limited business broker-dealers to avoid FINRA membership. In...

  The paper analyzes the various structural solutions proposed by regulators in the U.S., U.K. and the European Union presented as the key to solving the problem of “too big to fail” ...