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Lawyers Argue 3 Appeals in 6 Weeks Covering Different Legal Areas
When partner David Salmons argued three cases in three federal appellate circuits over a six-week period earlier this year, it epitomized one of the main characteristics of Bingham’s appellate practice. “One of the features of being an appellate lawyer is that you are a generalist,” said Salmons, head of the Appellate Group. “We can get up to speed quickly on different areas of the law and work with other practice groups in the firm to tailor arguments for a particular case. If the case involves complex legal questions or jurisdictional or constitutional issues, the experience of the Appellate Group can be of significant value.”.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s 667-page proposal of revisions to Regulation AB represents a broad expansion of the federal regulation of offerings of asset-backed securities, and would for the first time extensively regulate private offerings of structured finance products to large institutional investors. Bingham structured transactions partners Reed Auerbach, John Arnholz and Ed Gainor discuss the proposed revisions and how they could impact investors and issuers..
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With the passage of the financial regulatory reform legislation comes questions about the impact on the financial industry in the United States and its reverberations throughout global markets. A team of lawyers from across the firm helped clients identify important aspects of the 2,300-page law and how it could affect their businesses during the seminar What You Need to Know About the U.S. Financial Reform Legislation Now on July 28 in New York and July 29 in Boston..
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision in In re Bilski did not provide a bright-line test on whether a business method is patentable, but the ruling should provide some comfort to owners of those types of patents. Scott Bluni, co-leader of Bingham’s Intellectual Property Group, discusses the ruling and the impact it may have on business-method patents in a variety of industries..
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Bingham has expanded its recognized Energy and Project Finance Group, adding Joel Moser, former co-chair of Fulbright & Jaworski’s Global Infrastructure Group, as a partner in its New York office. A leader in the emerging infrastructure investment industry, Moser focuses his practice on infrastructure investment, finance and public private partnerships. He has helped develop investment strategies for new asset classes and first-time market participants in the United States and around the world..
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Bingham has launched a German practice, expanding its market-leading financial restructuring and financial services practices to continental Europe. The German practice will be headed by German-qualified partner Jan D. Bayer (pictured), who joins Bingham from Broich Bezzenberger, a leading independent German law firm where he was a partner focusing on debt and equity special situations and financial restructuring. Bayer will be responsible for building Bingham’s German team and formally opening an office in Frankfurt later this year..