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Sovereign Wealth Funds

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Published: September 2010

Although they’ve existed for many years, the first decade of the 21st century saw a substantial surge in the assets of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). This, coupled with a more aggressive investment style, has resulted in a much greater awareness, by both governments and the public, of SWF activity. In turn, this has generated an ongoing policy debate about the proper role of government regulation and taxation of these funds. In Sovereign ...

Stocker and Rikoon on Drawing Wills and Trusts

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Published: November 2012

“An exceptionally thorough and useful resource.” — Sanford J. Schlesinger & Arlene Harris, Kaye Scholer LLP Stocker and Rikoon on Drawing Wills and Trusts has been a staple in the library of attorneys and estate planners for more than fifty years. It offers you uniquely clear, field-tested drafting guidance that ensures wills and trusts fully express clients’ wishes without provoking costly legal challenges. Enhanced ...

Structured Finance: A Guide to the Principles of Asset Securitization

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Published: January 2002
Last Updated: November 2010

”No other one-volume text explains securitization as clearly, concisely, and yet completely as Professor Schwarcz’s Structured Finance.” —Jason H.P. Kravitt, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP, founder of Mayer Brown’s securitization practice, and Co-Founder and Deputy Chair of the American Securitization Forum With its recent addition of a chapter on the subprime mortgage meltdown from the useful perspective of how to ...

Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law

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Published: October 2003
Last Updated: June 2013

"In a complicated and confusing area, [Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law] is an eminently useful book. From the standpoint of a practitioner, there can be no higher praise.“ —Engage: The Journal of the Federalist Society’s Practice Groups “A very useful guide to any attorney venturing into copyright litigation for the first time … The authors bring considerable skills and experience to their task … ...

Tax and Estate Planning with Real Estate, Partnerships and LLCs

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Published: March 2007
Last Updated: August 2010

“[Ostrov does a] masterful job in providing a guide to a broad range of tax considerations in dealing with real estate planning.” —Real Property, Probate, and Trust Journal ”The author’s 'cut-to-the-chase' text gives this small firm practitioner quick answers, poses critical questions for follow-up, and points the direction with pertinent references. This book is a critical tool for those of us who cover multiple areas ...

Terminating Derivative Transactions: Risk Mitigation and Close-Out Netting

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Published: October 2009
Last Updated: November 2010

Using the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy as a cautionary tale from which valuable lessons can be learned about over-the-counter derivative transactions, PLI’s Terminating Derivative Transactions: Risk Mitigation and Close-Out Netting is a necessary corrective to the negative outcry against these ”financial weapons of mass destruction,” as Warren Buffet has termed them. Terminating Derivative Transactions explains the legitimate purposes ...

Thinking Like a Writer: A Lawyer's Guide to Effective Writing & Editing

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Published: October 2008

"Armstrong and Terrell’s lawyer’s guide to effective writing and editing is simply the best book ever written on legal writing. I would advise lawyers, judges, and paralegals to buy it, read it, and use it.” —Theodore Hess, practicing attorney and former Marine Corps Staff Judge Advocate PLI’s Thinking Like a Writer: A Lawyer’s Guide to Effective Writing and Editing gives you the specialized knowledge ...

Trade Secrets: A Practitioner's Guide

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Published: October 2005
Last Updated: June 2013

Trade secrets are a vital part of an intellectual property portfolio that can give a company a decisive competitive advantage in the marketplace. PLI’s Trade Secrets: A Practitioner’s Guide can be a vital weapon in an attorney’s arsenal, providing the legal knowledge and practical instruction needed to protect clients’ trade secrets. In clear, direct terms, this authoritative, accessible guide spells out what a trade secret ...

Transfer Pricing Answer Book 2013

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Published: March 2012

The phenomena of increasingly global business enterprises with valuable intangible property expose companies to transfer pricing enforcement by different countries around the world.  Many of these countries are increasingly aggressive in enforcing their local transfer pricing rules, as they attempt to protect their tax revenue base.  To avoid double taxation of the same income in this environment, companies often are required to deal with ...

Trial Handbook

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Published: April 2013

“A valuable reference tool that should be a part of every litigator’s library.”— New York Law Journal Trial Handbook is the one-stop resource you can trust in the planning, trial and post-trial stages of litigation – now in an all-new format designed for ease of use both in your office and in the courtroom. Designed for quick reference at trial, the Handbook is keyed to the Federal Rules of Evidence, and focuses on the presentation of proof and the ...

Variable Annuities and Variable Life Insurance Regulation

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Published: November 2012
Last Updated: June 2013

At a time when the SEC, FINRA and state authorities are putting increasing regulatory pressure on the securities industry, Variable Annuities and Variable Life Insurance Regulation remains today’s most comprehensive and accessible guide to the many federal and state rules governing these instruments. Every key area is addressed to clarify your professional duties and compliance responsibilities, from product design, approval, administration and distribution, ...

Working with Contracts: What Law School Doesn't Teach You

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Published: May 2008

“Working with Contracts should become a bible for. . . associates in large corporate firms because it offers the reader both basic and more advanced drafting techniques and concepts. The conscientious reader will be drawn into the subject matter and may likely be surprised that such potentially complex, and perhaps dull, topics could be so inspiring.”  —New York Law Journal ”[Working with Contracts is] highly recommended ...
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