Orrick Advises Shareholders in Toys "R" Us Assets in France
| October.08.2018
Orrick has advised Tru Taj, a subsidiary of Toys "R" Us which owns the toy retailer’s operations in Europe and Asia, in the restructuring and ...
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Orrick Advises on $7.2 Billion Texas TRANs Deal
| September.06.2018
Orrick advised the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on the issuance of $7.2 billion of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes (TRANs) for the State ...
Orrick Advises Hackman Capital Partners Entities on Award Winning “The Culver Steps” Mixed-Use Development Project
| September.04.2018
Orrick represented a subsidiary of a Hackman Capital Partners sponsored real estate fund on the acquisition of development rights from Hudson Pacific ...
Orrick Advises St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank on Pier Construction for World's Largest Cruise Ships
| August.16.2018
A cross-practice Orrick team advised St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank on a $48 million, 15-year senior secured facility to St. Christopher Air ...
Orrick’s Blockchain Team Advises Hedera Hashgraph on over $100 Million in SAFTs in 2018
| August.10.2018
Orrick recently advised Hedera Hashgraph, LLC on the completion of its $82.5 million SAFT round. Hedera Hashgraph has now raised over $100 million in ...
Orrick Advises Enterprise Development Authority on Senior Secured Notes Offering and Credit Facility
| July.30.2018
Orrick represented the Enterprise Development Authority, a wholly owned, unincorporated governmental instrumentality of the Estom Yumeka Tribe of the ...
Orrick Advised ING Bank on £18.4 Million Financing of a Wind Farm in the United Kingdom
| July.20.2018
A cross-border Orrick team of lawyers in Munich, Düsseldorf, and London advised ING Bank on the £18.4 million debt financing of the Lilbourne wind ...
Paris Team Advises EOS Group in 101.4MW Wind Portfolio Refinancing
| July.05.2018
Our Paris team advised EOS Group in refinancing its wind portfolio in France, encompassing nine operating wind farms with a total installed capacity ...
Orrick Advises Westbrook on a Ground Lease with GWU to Renovate Mixed-Use Property in D.C.
| June.05.2018
Orrick’s West Coast real estate team advised Westbrook Partners on the long-term ground lease with George Washington University
Orrick Advises Harley Marine on Inaugural $455 Million Whole Business Securitization
| May.16.2018
Orrick has advised leading marine transportation company Harley Marine Services Inc. (HMS) on its inaugural securitization, a $455 million whole ...
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Illinois Nonprofit Hospital Property Tax Exemptions Upheld
by Brandon Dias and Brendan LaFountain | October.04.2018
On September 20, 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court published its opinion in Oswald v. Hamer, which upheld Section 15-86 of the Illinois Property Tax ...
UK and EU Move (Slowly) Toward Virtual Currency Regulatory Scheme in Recent Statements
by Jacqui Hatfield and Rebecca Kellner | October.04.2018
On September 19, 2018, the UK's Treasury Committee released a report on crypto-assets as a part of its ongoing Digital Currencies Inquiry, in which ...
France: Groundbreaking Reform to Revamp the Securitisation Regime
by Hervé Touraine and Olivier Bernard | September.19.2018
Orrick’s Hervé Touraine and Olivier Bernard co-authored a chapter on France’s recent groundbreaking finance reform.
Emin Guseynov Discusses Credit Agreements and the Amended Delaware LLC Law in LSTA Webinar
| September.12.2018
On September 5, the Loan Syndications and Trading Association hosted a webinar on “Credit Agreements, Divisions of LLCs and the New Delaware Law.”
In the Matter of Tomahawk Exploration LLC: No Such Thing as a Free Launch
by Daniel Nathan and Angelo M. Aratan | September.05.2018
The issuance of digital tokens in exchange for services rather than money still can constitute an offering of securities, according to findings ...
Bottom-Line Implications of New Lease Accounting Standards: What Leaders of Not-for-Profit Organizations Should Know
by Jenna Magan and Mayling Leong | August.28.2018
A new lease accounting standard that takes effect next year could significantly impact financial covenant calculations by not-for-profit ...
SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 15c2-12
by Robert Feyer, Christine Reynolds, James Hernandez and Alison Radecki | August.23.2018
In mid-August, the SEC adopted amendments to its Rule 15c2-12 (the “Rule”), following 18 months of review of comments made to its original proposed ...
CFTC Chairman Giancarlo Testifies on Virtual Currency and FinTech
by Nikiforos Mathews and Jonas Robison | August.23.2018
On July 25, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Chairman Giancarlo testified before the House Committee on Agriculture to address the ...
Diligence Deferred Is A Transfer Denied
| August.03.2018
The Delaware Bankruptcy Court recently voided the transfer of bankruptcy claims where the seller failed to obtain the debtor’s prior written consent, ...
Federal Regulators Issue Key Guidance on Fintech Issues
by Robert Loeb, Howard S. Altarescu, Edward Eisert and Christopher J. Cariello | August.02.2018
On July 30, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency provided important guidance on a broad range of ...
Update: Newly Passed Delaware Law Will Necessitate Important Updates to Credit Agreements
by Emin Guseynov and Peter F. Tringali | August.01.2018
On July 23, 2018, the State of Delaware amended the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act to allow a Delaware limited liability company to divide ...
Amendments to Smaller Reporting Company Definition
by Brett Cooper and J. T. Ho | July.10.2018
On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted amendments to the definition of "smaller reporting company" to expand the ...
The SEC's Authority to Enforce the BSA Is Challenged
by Robert Loeb, Kenneth Herzinger, Daniel Nathan, Andrew Morris, Jonathan Lopez, Randall Smith and Derek Wetmore | July.09.2018
In the past few years, the SEC has become increasingly active in bringing enforcement actions based on broker-dealers' alleged failures to comply ...
Ocean Rig: Charting a Course Through Chapter 15 Provisional Relief, Recognition, and Appeals
by Evan C. Hollander and Emmanuel Fua | July.06.2018
Evan Hollander and Emmanuel Fua co-authored an article about the unique issues involved in the recent chapter 15 bankruptcy proceedings of offshore ...
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Orrick Recognized in FT Innovative Lawyers Report Europe
| October.08.2018
Financial Times has recognized Orrick for three innovations in its 2018 Innovative Lawyers Report Europe.
Orrick's Trish Eichar Named a Bond Buyer Rising Star
| October.02.2018
Congratulations to our partner Patricia “Trish” Eichar on being named toThe Bond Buyer's Rising Stars list, which highlights leading municipal ...
Orrick Public Finance Team Helps Harris County Raise Money for Flood Prevention
| September.06.2018
An Orrick Public Finance team provided pro bono legal counsel on a special election that raised $2.5 billion for flood-prevention projects.
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