Equity and debt decoupling and empty voting II: importance and extensions.
We extend our prior work on how both supply (including the emergence of OTC equity derivatives and growth in share lending) and demand (including the growth of hedge funds) factors now facilitate the large-scale, low-cost decoupling of shareholder voting rights from shareholder economic interests. Both inside and outside shareholders,...

Pension Plan Limits For 2009.
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the cost-of-living adjustments applicable to dollar limitations for qualified pension and profit-sharing plans under the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") effective January 1, 2009. This Client Alert outlines the new limits. The limit on the exclusion for elective deferrals under Code...

Proactive steps to consider in a down economy.
Given the current economic climate, a number of the firm's clients are seeking legal counsel on how to proactively improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their organizations while also preparing for eventual potential claims and lawsuits. This Alert addresses some of the areas of concern for many corporations, both...

Economics of emerging markets.
9781600218507 Economics of emerging markets. Ed. by Lado Beridze. Nova Science Publishers 2008 361 pages $129.00 Hardcover HC59 Written primarily by an international group of professors of finance, business, and economics,...

Essilor: Employee Stock Issue.
CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, November 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of May 13, 2005, Essilor International's Board of Directors was given a 26-month authorization to issue shares to members of Essilor employee stock ownership plans (22nd resolution). The maximum number of common shares authorized for issuance was set...

The ESOP Association Elects New Board of Directors.
WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The ESOP Association, the national trade association which represents companies with employee stock ownership plans, recently elected Joseph Cabral, Chair and CEO, Chatsworth Products, Inc., Westlake Village, CA to serve as the Association's Chair. Other elections include George A. Ray,...

Parametrix Named National ESOP Company of the Year.
WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Parametrix, Inc. was named the National ESOP Company of the Year by The ESOP Association its 24th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. last night. The ESOP Association is the national association that represents companies with employee stock ownership plans. Based...

Patio Enclosures, Inc. Becomes 100 Percent Employee-Owned As Company Marks 40th Year.
MACEDONIA, Ohio, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 29, 2006, Patio Enclosures, Inc. announced that it had become 100% employee-owned. The company, the nation's leading manufacturer and installer of sunrooms, solariums and conservatories, joined the ranks of a small percentage of firms that have become 100% employee-owned through employee...

Chartwell Financial Advisory, LLC and Capital Solutions, Inc. Merge.
Company merger creates depth of expertise in ownership transition and business valuation MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Chartwell Financial Advisory, LLC and Capital Solutions, Inc. today announced the companies' merger. The new company, Chartwell Capital Solutions, combines the companies' respective financial advisory expertise in business ownership transition...

The Pension Answer Book, 2006 ed.
073555353X The pension answer book, 2006 ed. Krass, Stephen J. Aspen Publishers, Inc. 2006 $210.00 Hardcover KF3512 Utilizing a question and answer format, the authors (of the New York City law firm Krass,...