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Helping To Gain Asylum As A Rewarding Pro Bono Activity
Editor: Please tell our readers when you began your pro bono asylum work. Sternhell: I first worked on an asylum case when I was a summer associate at Kramer Levin. When I graduated from NYU Law School in 2002 and joined the firm as a first-year associate, I continued to work on pro bono matters...
Read MoreExecutive Pay - A Sticking Point
Editor: Paul, please describe your practice at Kramer Levin. Ritter: Basically my group advises and counsels companies and compensation committees on a wide variety of compensation matters. In particular we represent companies and compensation committees in negotiating employment and severance...
Read MoreA Broken Immigration System In Need Of Reform
Editor: There is much publicity today about Arizona's enactment of a state law regarding what many consider an illegal interference in questioning random persons within its borders. There are those who support the action of the Arizona legislature in enacting the law as necessary in view of the...
Read MoreA Model Plan For Uniform Global Regulation Of Reinsurance
Editor: Please tell our readers about your background as the State of New Jersey's Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner. What in your experience equipped you to serve in this role? Goldman: My background and experience involved engaging in various business transactions - banking and...
Read MoreNew Lead Safety Rules Take Effect
On April 22, 2010, new federal lead-based paint regulations that govern renovations of housing constructed prior to 1978 and facilities occupied by children under the age of six became effective. The regulations were promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant...
Read MoreEnforceability Of Subordination Provisions In Synthetic CDOs - A Lehman Perspective
On January 25, 2010, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Peck struck down a provision that used the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (" LBHI ") to trigger subordination of a Lehman subsidiary's swap claim against a securitization vehicle in the United Kingdom.1 The opinion invalidates a...
Read MoreH-1B Numbers Open Up On April 1 For October 1, 2010
Start Date On April 1, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting new H-1B petitions for professional positions. Although the petitions can be filed on April 1, the start date for the employment can be no earlier than October 1, 2010. We believe the annual H-1B...
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