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Entertainment | Sports
TV Everywhere, Naming Rights, Licensing: Law At The Intersection Of Sports And Technology
Editor: Rob, please tell us about your professional background. Freeman: I started my career as an intellectual property and antitrust litigator. After five or six years, I decided to shift gears and focus on developing a transactional practice. Litigation was fantastic training and gave me the...
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Navigating The Complex Web Of U.S. Sanctions And Embargoes Affecting Trade, Including With The Middle East
Editor: Please tell us about your background and experience. Biros: For nearly 25 years I’ve been a defense attorney. Prior to that, I was an investigative attorney for the U.S. Senate Watergate Committee, which investigated President Nixon. I served in the Pennsylvania Attorney General...
Read MoreFinance | Private Equity
A Snapshot Of The New Investment Advisers Section Of Dodd-Frank
Editor: Please describe your background and practice area at Proskauer. Beber: I am a partner and co-head of our Private Investment Funds Group as well as the head of our Investment Advisers Taskforce. Our Private Investment Funds Group practice is very broad and global in nature in that we...
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Proskauer’s Los Angeles Private Equity Practice: Business Development Companies And Other Creative Financing Solutions
Editor: Please tell our readers about your role in Proskauer’s Corporate Department and Private Equity Practice. Shilling: I am a partner in the Los Angeles office, where I work in the Corporate Department. I am also co-head of the Private Equity Group. Editor: One of your unique areas...
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Treasury Issues Proposed Regulations Under Section 382 That Would Ease Compliance Requirements For Tracking Small Shareholder Ownership
Introduction On November 23, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") issued new Proposed Regulations under Section 3821 that, if adopted and finalized, would limit the application of the Section 382 segregation rules (discussed in detail below) to public groups in...
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Leveraging An International Platform To Bring Maximum Value To Clients
Editor: As head of Proskauer’s office in Hong Kong, please tell our readers about the Hong Kong office’s key practice areas, the size of your office and the individual practice areas represented in the office. Tal: Our Asia practice is focused on M&A, private equity (both fund...
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Experts Discuss Today’s Global Antitrust And M&A Practice
Editor: Please tell us about your background and experience. Batts: In addition to prior law firm experience in M&A and antitrust litigation, I served at the FTC as an antitrust advisor, which provided invaluable insight into the inner workings of the agency. My current practice at...
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