Review this discussion of prepayment premium market trends. Lenders commonly permit borrowers to voluntarily prepay a credit facility prior to maturity, but often require borrowers to pay a premium for prepayment. A prepayment premium is designed to compensate...

It’s a common scenario—a participant takes a loan in a 401(k) plan, then leaves that employer, rolls the plan account to an IRA, and is subsequently surprised when their Form 1099-R arrives showing the plan loan as a taxable distribution....

Read this practice note outlining and analyzing the final draft of the 2022 Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) amendments concerning digital assets and other emerging technologies. The 2022 amendments provide a long-awaited framework for lenders to gain some...

Wind leases affect a landowner and large tracts of land for decades. But a wind lease doesn’t have to stop a landowner from using their land in other ways. Learn how to negotiate a landowner use clause on your client’s behalf by watching our...

One of many critical challenges that startup ventures confront is capital raising, including the manner of acquiring capital, determining which type of capital (e.g., debt, equity, convertible securities) to utilize, how much capital to raise, how to...

On March 30, 2022, the SEC issued proposed rules and amendments relating to SPAC IPOs and de-SPAC business combination transactions. Read this client alert digest to keep up with potential regulations relating to these types of companies. READ NOW »...

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has authority to set standards for the prudential regulation and supervision of international banks. Recent actions of the BCBS focus on the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial...

Miller v. Johnson Supreme Court of the United States April 19, 1995, Argued ; June 29, 1995 1 , Decided Nos. 94-631, 94-797, 94-929 Opinion  [*903]   [**2482]   [***771]  JUSTICE KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court. The constitutionality of Georgia's...

Recognized for Leadership in Providing Legal Services to Disadvantaged in Greater Dayton, OH Area August 11, 2014 — NEW YORK - Kermit Lowery, a vice president and assistant general counsel at LexisNexis Legal & Professional , received the American...

New analytics solution combines with LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Analyzer to inform litigation strategy decisions February 4, 2014 — NEW YORK – LexisNexis® Legal & Professional , a leading provider of content and technology solutions...