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  • International Tax and Estate Planning
    Robert Lawrence's International Tax and Estate Planning is directed at practitioners engaged in counseling multinational investors on planning investments so as to conserve assets and transmit them in a manner and to the persons desired, while keeping the ultimate beneficial ownership confidential, minimizing taxation, and protecting their investments against governmental exproporiation. Published by Practising Law Institute.
    Robert C. Lawrence

  • The Corporate Counsellor's Deskbook
    The Corporate Counsellor's Deskbook, co-authored by Dennis Block, offers analysis of the key areas of the law of critical interest to in-house counsel and corporate law departments, as well as outside firms and attorneys who represent corporate clients on a regular basis. The authors provide step-by-step guidance on issues such as: employment agreements and executive compensation; managing complex litigation and litigation budgeting: implementing internal procedures to protect against insider trading and internal file controls; taking advantage of alternative dispute resolution formats; counseling on employment law and intellectual property; noncompetition agreements; import regulation and customs compliance; environmental law concerns; internal corporate investigation; and the process of going public and the reporting obligations of publicly-held corporations. Published by Aspen Publishers.
    Dennis J. Block

  • The Business Judgment Rule: Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Directors
    Co-authored by partner Dennis J. Block, this authoritative guide analyzes the role of corporate directors and duties, with citations to relevant court decisions of influential federal and state courts, and discusses the myriad developments relating to the business judgment rule; the fiduciary duties of care, loyalty, and disclosure; contests for corporate control; shareholder derivative litigation; indemnification; and directors' and officers' liability insurance. Published by Aspen Law & Business.
    Dennis J. Block

  • Lofchie's Guide to US Broker-Dealer Regulation
    Lofchie's Guide to US Broker-Dealer Regulation, authored by Steven Lofchie, offers comprehensive analysis of broker-dealer regulation, including registration requirements, employee management, communications, research, privacy, anti-money laundering, trading, custody, capital requirements, credit, insolvency, record keeping, supervision, and the operation of non-US broker-dealers; practical guidance, allowing users to focus on high-risk areas while appreciating the full-range of regulatory challenges.; and unparalleled functionality, enabling users to locate desired information quickly, easily access related rules and regulations, and intuitively navigate throughout. Published by Complinet.
    Steven D. Lofchie

  • Money Laundering, Terrorism and Financial Institutions
    Money Laundering, Terrorism and Financial Institutions, co-authored by Raymond Banoun, covers terrorism, money laundering, and the USA PATRIOT Act; financial institution compliance, money laundering and currency reporting laws; regulatory agencies and supervisory and enforcement procedures; and international initiatives and agencies and foreign country enforcement. Published by The Civic Research Institute.
    Raymond Banoun

  • Public Companies
    Co-authored by Jonathan Hoff, Public Companies is designed to aid directors, officers and general counsel of public companies and those intending to go public on how to operate a responsible public company, offering a comprehensive examination of corporate governance, internal controls and law compliance requirements, as well as the many other issues one needs to consider to be a responsible corporate citizen. Coverage includes legal obligations, best practices, new developments and pragmatic approaches to common problems for start-up companies and well-established businesses alike. Published by Law Journal Press.
    Jonathan M. Hoff

  • Secondary Market Residential Mortgage Transactions: Business and Legal Strategies
    A comprehensive guide for buying and selling mortgages in the secondary market, this manual, authored by Karen Gelernt, covers all stages of the transaction process, including precontractual issues, the sales agreement, closing, and servicing; every type of loan, including subprime, FHA-insured, VA-guaranteed, cooperative, second lien, "scratch and dent," and sub-performing and non-performing mortgage loans; negotiating strategies that make transactions more profitable; and legal analysis and guidance, plus extensive commentary, sample documents, and case discussion. Published by AS Pratt.
    Karen B. Gelernt