The Hedge Fund Law Report has published an article by Friedman Kaplan litigation partner Anne Beaumont discussing requirements of and protections for investment managers from advice-of-counsel defense provisions. More
Mar 11, 2021What’s happening right now in the world of LIBOR transition? Friedman Kaplan’s LIBOR Transition Task Force sees five major themes More
Oct 1, 2020Law360 has published an "Expert Analysis" article co-authored by Friedman Kaplan litigation partner Anne Beaumont and Janine Alexander and Audrey Favreau of UK law firm Collyer Bristow LLP. The article provides a comparative analysis of legislative and regulatory proposals in three jurisdictions – the US, UK and EU – which attempt to address so-called “tough legacy” contracts, which have no or inadequate LIBOR fallback provisions, and are extremely difficult or impossible to amend in advance of the end of LIBOR in 2021. More
Sep 23, 2020Friedman Kaplan attorneys Asaf Reindel, Stan Chiueh, and Jessica Julich share findings from a review of the LIBOR fallback and other provisions in 300 recent loan and credit agreements, which were extracted using Eigen Technologies’ natural language processing platform. More
Aug 19, 2020Friedman Kaplan associate Elizabeth Bierut describes what parties can expect when conducting an ADR proceeding virtually, addresses potential concerns with the virtual format as well as noting its many benefits, and discusses best practices in navigating virtual proceedings and providing for virtual ADR options in future agreements. More
Aug 6, 2020The Hedge Fund Law Report has published an article by Friedman Kaplan litigation partner Anne Beaumont discussing the recent Risk Alert issued by the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). More
Jul 9, 2020- Jun 2, 2020
What’s happening right now in the world of LIBOR transition? Friedman Kaplan’s LIBOR Transition Task Force sees four major themes More
May 11, 2020