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Milbank Tweed Opens Fourth Asian Office
The 550-attorney firm has been active in Asia since the 1920s and, in 1977, established offices in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Milbank Tweed currently has 40 attorneys in Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo who practice New York and English law.
In the past year and a half, Milbank Tweed has worked on more than 50 deals worth $40 billion across mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, project finance, acquisition finance, transportation and asset finance, and other practices in 12 countries throughout Asia.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?