EACCNY member Goldberg Segalla is pleased to announce Sandra M. McDermott has joined the law firm as a partner in its Global Insurance Services Practice Group. Sandy adds more than two decades of experience to this transatlantic team, strengthening Goldberg Segalla’s capabilities to guide clients through intricate regulatory issues and handle major domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. Sandy has 25 years of experience handling complex and high-value regulatory, corporate, and transactional matters for insurance companies, agents, brokers,...

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According to a report from the New York Post's Steve Cuozzo on Tuesday, two of Rupert Murdoch's entities are mulling a move from Manhattan's Sixth Avenue corridor. The story notes that News Corp and 21st Century Fox are looking at their options well in advance of their 2020 lease expirations. For CMBS investors, the loan to watch is 1211 Avenue of the Americas, one of two large Sixth Avenue towers in which Murdoch companies reside. The other is 1185 Sixth Avenue, which was once...

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Menaker & Herrmann LLP is pleased to announce that Wojciech Jackowski, has become a partner of the Firm, effective January 1, 2015. Wojciech was previously an associate at M&H. The Firm, which was established in 1983, now has eight partners. Wojciech’s practice focuses on commercial and corporate dispute resolution. In addition to appearing in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels and administrative panels domestically, Wojciech has experience in international aspects of litigation. He has represented entities and individuals in...

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Kramer Levin, EACCNY member, is pleased to announce that Daniel B. Goldman has joined Kramer Levin's Litigation Department. Mr. Goldman has substantial experience litigating high-stakes disputes throughout the country and regularly handles multimillion-dollar securities, antitrust, merger and contract cases. He was previously a partner at Paul Hastings. He has tried to verdict numerous cases, both jury and non-jury, and arbitrations in jurisdictions such as California, Texas, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and New York. He also has significant experience in the area of judgment enforcement. Mr....

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On February 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published a Risk Alert that summarizes the OCIE’s observations from its recent examinations of registered broker-dealers and investment advisers. The observations were conducted under the OCIE Cybersecurity Examination Initiative, which was announced on April 15, 2014. In 2014, the OCIE examined 57 registered broker-dealers and 49 registered investment advisers to better understand how broker-dealers and advisers address the legal, regulatory and compliance issues associated...

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EACC New York Member Dillon Eustace has been approved by the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (“CSX”) to act as a Listing Agent, expanding our service offering to clients. Dillon Eustace already provides listing services to funds and specialist securities listed on the Irish Stock Exchange. The new service will leverage off the listing expertise of both the Cayman and Irish listing teams and will offer clients a choice of listing jurisdictions and proactive service tailored to their requirements. The CSX Being a...

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Can an otherwise unprotected database be protected through contract law? On 15 January 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held it can. The CJEU handed down this important ruling in proceedings between Irish airline company Ryanair and PR Aviation, a Dutch company that operates a website on which consumers can search through the flight data of low-cost air companies, compare prices and, on payment of commission, book a flight. This website obtains the necessary data to...

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Interview with Dr Heike Wagner, a partner at the law firm CMS HascheSigle in Frankfurt, Germany a EACCNY Member. By Tobias Anslinger of Markt und Mittelstand: Das Wachstumsmagazin Many German Mittelstand companies are reluctant to enter the US market. We interviewed Heike Wagner, Partner at CMS Hasche Sigle, who explained how the TTIP might change this. Markt und Mittelstand (MuM):The USA is currently enjoying an economic boom and is an attractive market. So why are many Mittelstand companies still reluctant to invest...

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On February 3, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) each released publications addressing cybersecurity issues. The SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a National Exam Program Risk Alert, "Cybersecurity Examination Sweep Summary," reporting observations and summary data collected during its 2014 "sweep" examinations of 57 registered broker-dealers and 49 registered investment advisers pursuant to the Cybersecurity Exam Initiative. OCIE collected and analyzed information about how broker-dealers and investment advisers identified and...

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AlixPartners, a member of the EACCNY, is pleased to announce the promotion of fourteen people to Managing Director. Please join us in congratulating these individuals on their well-deserved promotions and wishing them continued success in their career with AlixPartners. To learn more about any of these individuals, click their photos to read their bios.  New York promotions:       Thomas J. Clarke Enterprise Improvement Deborah Rieger-Paganis Turnaround & Restructuring Services Thomas Studebaker Turnaround & Restructuring Services Additional people who received promotions can be found here. AlixPartners is a leading global business advisory...

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