Entries tagged “Finance”
Art sales & finance - in good times and bad
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Tuesday, April 28rd • 1 PM ET - (1 CLE Credit ) In the best of times, art sales and finance present components of escalated risk in comparison to more conventional commercial transactions. The sources of this risk-differential include light industry regulation, perceived and actual market volatility, a lush history of fraud and forgery,Rimon Partner Marc Kaufman quoted in Financial Times article regarding the Peoples Bank of China digital currency
News February 12, 2020
Rimon Partner and Co-founder of the Blockchain IP Council, Marc Kaufman, recently provided his thoughts relating to patents on digital currency sought by the People's Bank of China.
“Virtually all of these patent applications relate to integrating a system of digital currency into the existing banking infrastructure”
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Rimon Partner Buz Barclay chairs the Infocast Projects & Money Summit
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Bernays T. (Buz) Barclay ·
January 24, 2020
Rimon Partner Buz Barclay chaired the twelfth edition of the Infocast Projects & Money Summit on January 14-16 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Buz was the original founder of this conference of the U.S. competitive power project industry, when he first brought this vital industry's annual kickoff back to New Orleans after the devastation
Litigation Finance – A Modest Proposal
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John J. Hanley ·
Douglas J. Schneller ·
January 23, 2020
Many lawyers have heard the one about the consultation with a new client. Lawyer: “You have a pretty good case. How much justice can you afford?” It’s funny but it also distills a troubling reality – high stakes commercial claims are costlier to assert and the likelihood of success more uncertain than
Marc Kaufman extensively covered in the press for Royal Bank of Canada crypto trading insight
News November 15, 2019
Rimon Partner and Co-founder of the Blockchain IP Council, Marc Kaufman, recently provided his thoughts relating to patents on blockchain technology being sought by the Royal Bank of Canada. Read the full Tron Weekly, Canada.com, and AMBCrypto articles.
Top 10 Issues to Consider When Dealing with Loan Participations. Rimon Partners Douglas J. Schneller and John J. Hanley in Thomson Reuters
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John J. Hanley ·
Douglas J. Schneller ·
November 05, 2018
Rimon Partners John J. Hanley and Douglas J. Schneller thoroughly summarize the considerations that lenders should take into account when deciding whether or not to participate in a loan. Read the full article here.
Rimon Partner Marc Kaufman Named FinTech Sector IP Attorney of the Year
News November 05, 2018
Patent Strategy Partner, Marc Kaufman, was named FinTech Sector IP Attorney of 2019 in Washington D.C. by Corporate INTL Magazine.
Marc Kaufman concentrates his practice in the area of patent strategy, in particular, advising clients in protecting, managing and monetizing their intellectual property assets. He has
The Chicago Bar Association Committee Meeting
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Rimon Partner, John Mussman, will be chairing The Chicago Bar Association Committee Meeting. The committee topic is Professional Responsibility: Diversity and Inclusion This conference is aimed to anyone in the Financial arena, Consumer Credit , Commercial Finance & Transactions and Financial & Emerging Technologies. Date andMarriott’s Costly FCC Fine Shows that Licensing Issues May Lurk in Non-Telecom Transactions
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Stephen Díaz Gavin ·
September 11, 2018
Marriott’s purchase of Starwood Hotels & Resorts turned out to be more costly than expected: in a recent FCC consent decree, Marriott agreed to pay a fine of $504,000 for failing to obtain FCC consent to transfer radio station licenses controlled by Starwood before the purchase was finalized.
Using this and other examples, Stephen Diaz
OCC to Accept Special Purpose National Bank Charter Applications for Fintech Companies
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John R. Mussman ·
September 05, 2018
In this article, Rimon Partner, John Mussman, reviews the July 31 Comptroller of the Currency announcement that it would begin accepting special purpose national bank charters for fintech companies. The special purpose charter will offer a fintech company that engages in electronic banking or lending activities a national platform