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May 5, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

'Yates' and Curbing Prosecutorial Overreach

On its face, the separation of powers played out in our criminal justice system is pretty simple: The legislature, in its sausage-making function, writes the statute, which defines the crimi

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May 4, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Amendments to Regulation A: Expanding Access to Capital

One of the principal goals of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act) was to increase access to capital for smaller companies. To that end, the JOBS Act mandated the adoption of several measures for improving access to capital. These measures included the creation of a new initial public offering process for "emerging growth companies," the removal of the prohibition against general solicitation for private placements under Regulation D, an exemption for crowdfunding transactions and an increase in the size of exempt offerings under Regulation A.

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In re Heers

Publication Date: 2015-05-04
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Court: 9th Cir., B.A.P.
Judge: Honorable Laurel E. Davis, Bankruptcy Judge, Presiding Before: DUNN, JURY and KURTZ, Bankruptcy Judges.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: William L. McGimsey (Attorney for Tonya Carol Heers) Law Offices of William L. McGimsey
for defendant: Abran E. Vigil (Attorney for Darrell Parsons, Jr.) Ballard Spahr LLP
Case Number: BAP Nos. NV-14-1468-DJuKu, NV-14-1469-DJuKu

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 4292 In re TONYA CAROL HEERS, Debtor. TONYA CAROL HEERS, Appella

May 4, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

'Yates' and Curbing Prosecutorial Overreach

On its face, the separation of powers played out in our criminal justice system is pretty simple: The legislature, in its sausage-making function, writes the statute, which defines the criminal elements. The executive investigates and prosecutes criminal conduct set forth in the statute. And the judiciary interprets the statute.

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May 4, 2015 | The Recorder

On the Move

Timothy Tosta joined Arent Fox as a partner in San Francisco. Previously with McKenna Long & Aldridge, he procures land use entitlements, with many clients in the tech indu

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May 3, 2015 | The Recorder

On the Move

New hires, promotions, appointments and awards in-house, at firms, and in government and academia.

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May 1, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Middlesex Bar Honors Chamas with Civil Trial Practice Award

Middlesex Bar Honors Chamas with Civil Trial Practice Award The Middlesex County Bar Association held its 10th annual practice area awards dinner on March 18 at The Pi

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May 1, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Middlesex Bar Honors Chamas with Civil Trial Practice Award

The Middlesex County Bar Association held its 10th annual practice area awards dinner on March 18 at The Pines Manor in Edison. Peter Chamas, a partner with Gill & Chamas in Woodbridge, received the Civil Trial Practice Lawyer of the Year Award.

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May 1, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

ACC Backs Ban on Whistleblowing by Nonprofit Counsel

The Association of Corporate Counsel has said in an amicus brief to the state Supreme Court that in-house counsel for nonprofits should not be able to disclose information to the state attor

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May 1, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Faster, Cheaper, Better?

For years, businesses have argued that mandatory arbitration is good for consumers, that it's faster and cheaper and the outcome is as good or better than going to court. But a new study

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