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Bloomberg BNA's Live Conference Provides Legal and Investment Insight Into …MarketWatch (press release)Bloomberg BNA | CITE's 12th Annual live conference, China: Legal, Tax and Accounting Update, hosted March 19-20 in San Francisco, will familiarize and update tax and non-tax professionals on the latest economic developments in China and examine …and more » View full post on [...]

Egyptian NGO contests ruling army's investment lawAhram OnlineAn Egyptian NGO has sent a plea to the country's parliament, demanding the cancelling of a law passed by the Supreme Council for Armed Forces (SCAF) aimed at stimulating investment. The law, passed early this year, gives the government the right to …and more » View full post on [...]

The D.C. Circuit has refused to erase an SEC order permanently barring a lawyer from associating with an investment adviser or an investment company. The court said the commission didn’t step out of line when it issued its permanent bar in 1998 against John G. Black. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Law enforcement officials warn Utahns to beware of investment schemesSalt Lake TribuneBy Tom Harvey Regulators and law enforcement officers said Wednesday that too many Utahns go blindly into investments in which they sometimes put all their assets only to lose them to a fraudster. A panel of law officers and regulators kicked off the …and [...]

After years of speculation and delays, three U.K. law firm investment deals worth a combined $200 million were signed within the past few weeks. The acquisitions are expected to be the first of many following the liberalization of the U.K.’s $39.5 billion legal services market. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Telenor readies legal, diplomatic fight to save investmentTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Telenor, which holds a 67% stake in Unitech Wireless, is planning a diplomatic and legal offensive to secure its investments in India even as it is ready with an aggressive bidding plan to bag licences in a fresh auction.and more » View full post on [...]

NEW YORK – An investment firm being sued by shareholders said in a New York federal court on Jan. 31 that the shareholders’ derivative suit should be dismissed because they have failed to show that the directors and officers of the firm are not independent of their decisions (Brautigam v. Blankfein, et al., No. 11-cv-04544, [...]

A Sign Law Spurs Investment in PhiladelphiaNew York TimesPHILADELPHIA — An influx of new residents, stores, restaurants and hotels in Center City has largely bypassed Market East, the blocks of Market Street east of City Hall to Independence Mall. Plans for the area have included shiny glass retail …and more » View full post on law [...]

Sign Law Spurs Investment in PhiladelphiaNew York TimesPHILADELPHIA — An influx of new residents, stores, restaurants and hotels in downtown Center City has largely bypassed Market East, the blocks of Market Street east of City Hall to Independence Mall. Plans for the area have included shiny glass retail …and more » View full post on law [...]

NEW ORLEANS – The Fifth Circuit U.S Court of Appeals on Jan. 5 found that a district court did not err when it compelled arbitration in London of an investment dispute even though one party was not an American citizen, finding that the commercial relationship between the parties had a reasonable relationship to foreign states [...]