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Protesting the Dakota Access pipeline, Native Americans march on Washington, D.C. American Indians and their supporters are rallying in Washington against continued construction of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline. The Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes have tried to stop the pipeline, saying it threatens their sovereignty, religious rights and water supply. The final, dispu...

S&E Law Client Majestyk Apps Wins IBM Watson Mobile Developer Challenge http://wp.me/p4tnja-23

S&E Law Client Majestyk Apps Wins IBM Watson Mobile Developer Challenge Majestyk Apps LLC, a New York City based web and mobile app developer and client of Shahmoon & Ellisen LLP, is one of three winners of IBM's Watson Mobile Developer Challenge. Majestyk's winning application, named Fang (Friendly Anthropomorphic Networked Genome), is an artificially intelligent, cuddly plush toy for children which, powered by Watson's supercomputing capabilities, adapts over time to grow with each individual child.

Senate Proposals to Wind-down Freddie/Fannie May Lead to RMBS Market Restart http://wp.me/p4tnja-1X

Maintenance mode Reuters reports that the chairmen of the US Senate Banking Committee have outlined proposals to wind-down Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and replace them with a new mortgage guarantor entity, to be called the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp. (FMIC). Under their proposal, private interests would absorb a first-loss 10% of any residential mortgage securitization, with the FMIC covering the remaining 90% of any losses. [ 47 more words. ]

SEC Issues Final Rules on Advertising and General Soliciation in Reg D Offerings

SEC Issues Final Rules on Advertising and General Soliciation in Reg D Offerings On July 10, the SEC adopted final rules that affect hedge funds and other privately offered securities. Previously, no advertising or general solicitation was permitted in so-called Reg D private offerings. That ban has been lifted, and replaced with new…

Hedge Fund Advertising Coming Soon

Hedge Fund Advertising Coming Soon SEC to allow hedge funds to advertise to the public – http://bit.ly/14YcnO6

SCOTUS Marriage Equality Rulings - In Plain English - http://bit.ly/17lcVjd

SCOTUS Marriage Equality Rulings - In Plain English - http://bit.ly/17lcVjd Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog provides a clear, plain-english explanation of the latest rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court on the DOMA and CA marriage equality cases. http://bit.ly/17lcVjd

Congress Explores Security Law Reform - http://bit.ly/12MDNKE

Congress Explores Security Law Reform - http://bit.ly/12MDNKE U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee panel meets to explore options for securities law reforms to reduce obstacles to obtaining funding in capital markets. http://bit.ly/12MDNKE

Tech Startups vs. Patent Trolls - http://bit.ly/19hVfYM

Tech Startups vs. Patent Trolls - http://bit.ly/19hVfYM A recent article by Adi Kamdar of the Electronic Frontier Foundation discusses legislation introduced by Senator Chuck Schumer that attemps to remedy overly broad software patents used by so-called Patent Trolls to harass companies, including tech…

Jobs Acts: What Won't Change - http://onforb.es/116fpjA

Jobs Act: What Won't Change - http://onforb.es/116fpjA House passes a bill requiring implementation of Jobs Act rules by October 31, but even when those rules are finalized, some things likely just won’t change. http://onforb.es/116fpjA

To REIT or Not to REIT - http://bit.ly/13LsQo9

To REIT or Not to REIT - http://bit.ly/13LsQo9 There has been a lot of press recently about operating companies converting to REITs. For private real estate funds which enjoy the benefit of pass-through taxation, the normal rationale in favor of forming a REIT don’t apply. But there are … Continue…

Intellectual property concerns when choosing a hedge fund name. http://bit.ly/17nInQX

Intellectual property concerns when choosing a hedge fund name. http://bit.ly/17nInQX What a hedge fund manager should consider before it starts using the fund’s name: http://bit.ly/17nInQX