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Derivatives in Review

SEC Brings First Insider Trading Case Involving Credit Default Swaps

May.07.2009

On May 5, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") charged a portfolio manager at hedge fund investment advisor Millennium Partners ...

Derivatives in Review

ISDA Survey Results Released

May.07.2009

ISDA announced the results of two of its recent surveys, the 2009 Margin Survey (the "Margin Survey") and the survey of derivatives usage by the ...

Derivatives in Review

Equity Swap Withholding

May.07.2009

On May 11, 2009, the Obama Administration, responding to concerns about dividend withholding abuse, released legislative proposals that include a ...

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Program

by Edwin Oswald, Eileen Heitzler and Richard Chirls
March.29.2009

Orrick Public Finance and Tax Groups led a teleconference on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and its effects on financing options.

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New Economic Stimulus Bonds for Indian Tribes

by Townsend Hyatt
March.19.2009

How would you like to pay for your next tribal economic development project using cheaper tax exempt bonds? Or what if the federal government offered ...

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Financing Renewable Energy Development on Native American Lands

by Robert F. Lawrence
March.19.2009

Renewable energy resources are those that generate heat or electricity using sources other than fossil fuels, such as solar energy, wind or ...

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Tax Exempt Bonds and Borrowing for Indian Tribes

by Douglas Goe and Townsend Hyatt
January.12.2009

Many tribal leaders know something about tax exempt bonds and the benefits they offer. These leaders may not have all the answers, but they usually ...

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Budget Relief and Deficit Financing by Local Governments in California

by Roger Davis
March.18.2008

As a result of the COVID-19 virus, local governments in California are facing sudden, unexpected, unprecedented, dramatic shortfalls or delays in a ...

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The XYZs of California School District Debt Financing

by Greg Harrington and Donald Field
March.19.2007

School district administrators in California function in a complex financial universe that increasingly requires familiarity with and use of ...

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An Introduction to IRS Audits of Tax-Exempt Bonds

by Richard Chirls
September.26.2006

The purpose of this booklet is to introduce interested parties (particularly issuers of tax-exempt debt) to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) ...

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An Introduction to Pension Obligation Bonds and Other Post-Employment Benefits

by Roger Davis
September.26.2006

Pension obligation bonds (“POBs”) are bonds issued by a state or local government to pay its obligation to the pension fund or system in which its ...

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RESPA Here We Go Again

by Jeffrey Naimon
2 minute read | July.06.2005

At a June 27, 2005 press conference, Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Secretary Alfonso Jackson announced HUD's roadmap for reform ...