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Crowdsourcing the Crowdfunding Exemption

There is a growing movement to create a new crowdfunding regime for raising capital. The models seem to draw inspiration from Kickstarter, a platform to fund creative projects.
Unpaid Internships Under Attack!

Unpaid internships have picked up some unwanted mainstream media attention lately. Recently, a former unpaid intern filed a lawsuit against Harper's Bazaar, alleging violations of state and federal wage and hour laws.
FDA to Decide by End of March 2012 Whether to Ban BPA from Food and Beverage Packaging

FDA will thus decide before the end of March 2012 whether to remove BPA from food and beverage containers. Unfortunately, this will not remove what appears to be the prime source of BPA exposure, cash register receipts.
Can Copyright Piracy Withstand Global Warming?

If you think about a different type of global warming -- society's warming to an idea -- one might argue that global warming is turning up the heat on copyrights and that the current definition of piracy might be subject to a big thaw.
Mama Don't Take My Kodachrome Away!: Kodak's Chapter 11 -- A Bridge Over Troubled Water

Eastman Kodak Company's bankruptcy is another in a string of recent chapter 11 filings by established brand names that lack a clear exit strategy (others are Borders, Hostess, AMR ... Europe!). So much for the "end of bankruptcy"!

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pa. General Assembly Set To Pass Marcellus Impact Fee

By Russell L. Schetroma Earlier today, the Pennsylvania Senate passed measures to …

Keller and Heckman LLP: EU Bans Exports to Syria for Oil and Gas, Electricity Production

In response to the continued violence in Syria, today the European Union expanded …

Babst Calland: New Horizontal Well Location Restrictions and Setback Requirements

Oil and natural gas operators should be aware that new horizontal well location restrictions …

Crowdsourcing the Crowdfunding Exemption

There is a growing movement to create a new crowdfunding regime for raising capital …

Three Ways a Perfected Security Interest in a Deposit Account Can Fail

Many investors, angels or VCs, will make secured loans to portfolio companies - or …

Carried Interest Tax Legislation Won't Go Away

Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) remains intent on increasing …

Another Consideration in the High Cost of Wage and Hour Litigation: E-Discovery

I've written before about the high risks companies face from wage and hour class …

Unpaid Internships Under Attack!

Unpaid internships have picked up some unwanted mainstream media attention lately …

House Committee to Hold Hearings on President’s Recess Appointments to NLRB

On February 1, 2012, the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was …

Another Offering Fraud Case

Cases involving the sale of unregistered securities and Ponzi schemes were among …

Securities Litigation Trends Abroad

The number of actions settled by the SEC in the last fiscal year remained essentially …

This Week in Securities Litigation (February 3, 2012)

Former Farris Baker Watts General Counsel Ted Urban finally prevailed in his long …

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Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pa. General Assembly Set To Pass Marcellus Impact Fee

Keller and Heckman LLP: EU Bans Exports to Syria for Oil and Gas, Electricity Production

Babst Calland: New Horizontal Well Location Restrictions and Setback Requirements

Crowdsourcing the Crowdfunding Exemption

Three Ways a Perfected Security Interest in a Deposit Account Can Fail

Carried Interest Tax Legislation Won't Go Away

Another Consideration in the High Cost of Wage and Hour Litigation: E-Discovery

Unpaid Internships Under Attack!

House Committee to Hold Hearings on President’s Recess Appointments to NLRB

Another Offering Fraud Case

Securities Litigation Trends Abroad

This Week in Securities Litigation (February 3, 2012)

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