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Construction: Alert - January 30, 2012

For almost 50 years, lessors have had the ability to limit their liability for liens that arose from improvements to the leasehold made by a lessee. However, in the most recent legislative session, the Florida Legislature enacted revisions to Florida Statute § 713.10 that provide a potential pitfall for lessors by inserting a provision that may allow a contractor to lien the lessor's interest even where there is a recorded document advising of the limitation of liens.

Securities & Financial News to Note : Bulletin - February 6, 2012

This bulletin is published every other week on Monday and is disseminated via electronic mail. It features brief summaries of current legal developments in the SEC/corporate, accounting/tax, banking, litigation, as well as other business and financial service areas when appropriate.

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Counterparty Risk in Credit Default Swaps: What Happens When a Broker-Dealer Goes Bust?

April 2, 2008

John J. Monaghan- Boston

John Monaghan, National Practice Group Leader of the firm's Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency and Creditors' Rights Practice Group, is quoted in the Hedge Fund Law Report. Monaghan discusses the turmoil in credit markets as it relates to Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy code.

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