Uniform Environmental Covenants Act
Ken Joseph, a resident of the Pittsburgh office of Pepper Hamilton and a real estate lawyer, and Todd Fracassi, an attorney in the Detroit office of Pepper and an environmental lawyer, discuss Pennsylvania's enactment of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
In addition to discussing the issues related to the enforceability of environmental covenants and Pennsylvania's decision to adopt a uniform law regarding covenants, this podcast identifies and discusses significant features of the Act, including the need to convert previous filed instruments to comply with the Act within five years of its effective date.
If you are interested in learning about the developments in Real Estate or Environmental Law, email podcasts@pepperlaw.com, to subscribe to Pepper Hamilton’s Real Estate and Environmental Updates.
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Addressing Shareholder Activism
Steve London and Matt Gilman are partners with Pepper Hamilton’s rapidly growing Boston office and have formed the firm’s Shareholder Activism Team. This podcast describes how shareholder activism grew in 2007 and is expected to substantially increase in 2008 and the steps directors need to take to be more proactive in addressing this activism.
Listeners can email podcasts@pepperlaw.com to subscribe to Pepper Hamilton’s Corporate and Securities Law Update to receive regular updates on these types of topics.
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Housing Update Live
Recently, Pepper Hamilton partner Sheldon Schreiberg hosted a Housing Update conference which featured Kim Griffith, Vice President of Affordable Housing Lending and Investment at Freddie Mac. In this role he oversees Freddie Mac’s Affordable Multifamily Lending and Investment activities.
In today’s liquidity crisis, Freddie Mac, with its sister, Fannie Mae have reemerged as dominant multifamily lenders, replacing much of the conduit activity of the past few years. This podcast is a portion of Kim Griffith’s comments where he describes some of the marketplace conditions the Affordable Housing Industry is facing and how these condition are affecting Freddie Mac.
You can subscribe to receive the Housing Update newsletter, published by Pepper Hamilton by emailing podcasts@pepperlaw.com.
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State of the Mortgage Markets - Travis Nelson
Recently, Pepper Hamilton co-hosted a conference with Ernst and Young entitled “The State of the Mortgage Markets in 2008”. The conference focused on what the mortgage and capital market participants can expect next and what they might need to do if litigation occurs. This podcast features Travis Nelson’s presentation.
Travis is an associate in Pepper Hamilton’s Financial Services Practice Group. Travis serves financial institutions and their directors and officers, in enforcement actions, internal investigations, crisis management, regulatory compliance and transactional issues. In his presentation, Travis focused on key legislative developments and regulatory enforcements in the mortgage industry.
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State of the Mortgage Markets - Dan Murray
Recently, Pepper Hamilton co-hosted a conference with Ernst and Young entitled “The State of the Mortgage Markets in 2008”. The conference focused on what the mortgage and capital market participants can expect next and what they might need to do if litigation occurs. This podcast features Dan Murray’s presentation.
Dan is a partner in Pepper Hamilton’s Princeton office and concentrates his practice on mortgage banking, consumer finance, banking and general corporate law. In his presentation, Dan focused on secondary market implications and likely litigation and other controversies for loan modifications under the American Securitization Forum and Treasury Plan.
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Consequences of the Leegin Decision
Listen to a French podcast of Jeremy Heep, partner in Pepper’s commercial litigation practice group, being interviewed by French intern Jean - René Arnaud, on his activity in the firm and the consequences of the Leegin decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in antitrust.
Ecoutez un enregistrement de Jeremy Heep, avocat associé au cabinet Pepper en contentieux commercial, interviewé par Jean - René ARNAUD, stagiaire français, sur son activité au sein du cabinet et les conséquences de la décision Leegin de la U.S. Cour Suprême en matière d'antitrust.
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Family Responsibilities Discrimination
These days, with so many baby boomers taking on a dual role of caring for their parents as well as their own children, competing work and family responsibilities are a challenge for many employees. In this podcast with Susan Lessack, a partner in the Berwyn and Philadelphia offices of Pepper Hamilton, she talks about how employers can manage issues that arise without being caught in the middle and discusses some of the claims that have been made regarding family responsibility discrimination.
If you are interested in the latest updates in the world of labor and employment, email podcasts@pepperlaw.com to subscribe to Pepper@Work. This is an electronic news alert that provides employers with advice on how recent labor judgments and opinions will affect their organization.
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Genetic Discrimination
Advances in genetic discovery and research hold a great deal of promise for improving health, but they have also brought renewed attention to the issue of genetic testing and its implications for the workplace. Listen to this podcast with Amy McAndrew, an attorney in the Berwyn office of Pepper Hamilton and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, as she reviews the growing concern that employees have regarding genetic discrimination and the proposed legislation to address genetic discrimination.
If you are interested in the latest updates in the world of labor and employment, email podcasts@pepperlaw.com to subscribe to Pepper@Work. This is an electronic news alert that provides employers with advice on how recent labor judgments and opinions will affect their organization.
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Employee Theft
Dealing with the possibility of an employee stealing from the company, in any manner, is often a sticky subject. In this podcast with Maureen Dwyer, an attorney in the Philadelphia office of Pepper Hamilton and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, she discusses recommendations for how employers can handle such an issue.
If you are interested in the latest updates in the world of labor and employment, email podcasts@pepperlaw.com to subscribe to Pepper@Work. This is an electronic news alert that provides employers with advice on how recent labor judgments and opinions will affect their organization.
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Renewable Energy Developers, Investors Gain Tax Certainty
As concerns for the nation’s energy supply have risen, the Federal government has periodically provided various incentives to encourage the use of renewable energy sources. Listen to this podcast with Todd Reinstein, partner with Pepper Hamilton’s Tax Practice and resident of our Washington D.C. office, as he describes quality energy resources and the effect of Section 45 and Revenue Procedure 2007-65 on investors of renewable energy.
If you are interested in the latest updates in the world of tax, you can request to receive an electronic copy of our monthly Tax Update newsletter by emailing podcasts@pepperlaw.com.
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