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Abusive Lending and Mortgage Packaging Services Targeted in State of the UnionMichael L. Brown,Craig Carpenito,Frank A. Hirsch, February 2, 2012 In his January 24, 2012, State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced the creation of a new law enforcement task force targeting financial crimes. Specifically, President Obama tasked Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. with creating a special group of federal and state prosecutors to... Update - NYSE Expands Range of “Broker May Not Vote” Matters Under Rule 452Marshall Chalmers,Carol M. McGee,William S. Ortwein, January 30, 2012 Yesterday, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) released Information Memo 12-4, “Application of Rule 452 to Certain Types of Corporate Governance Proxy Proposals,” establishing significant new restrictions on broker discretionary voting. Citing “recent congressional and public... Year Established: 1893 Representative Clients: AFLAC, Inc.; AIG; ALCOA; Allegiance Healthcare Corporation; Allied Systems; Altana Inc.; ARCADIS; Arthritis Foundation; Assurant, Inc.; BB&T; Belk Store Services, Inc.; BellSouth Corporation; Bertelsmann AG; GBF Industries, Inc.; BNP Residential Properties, Inc.; The Boeing Company; Boral Industries, Inc.; Borden, Inc.; Bose Corporation; Cable News Network; CGW Southeast Partners & Affiliates; Cingular Wireless LLC; The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc.; Delta Air Lines, Inc.; Dimension Data Holdings, Inc.; The Dow Chemical Company; Duke University; Emory University and Emory Healthcare; The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority; Genuine Parts Co. Inc.; Georgia Hospital Association; Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Global Payments, Inc.; Gold Kist Inc.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Group Bruxelles Lambert; HealthSouth Corporation; H. Stern Jewelers, Inc.; i:FAO Aktiengesellschaft; IMERYS; Industrial Developments International, Inc. (IDI); INEOS; ING Americas; InterContinental Hotels Group; JDN Realty Corporation; Johns Hopkins University; Knology; Komatsu America Corp.; Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Inc.; Lowrance Electronics. Inc.; MAG Mutual Insurance Company; Malcolm Pirnie; MANN + HUMMEL Group; Matsushita Electric Corporation of America / Panasonice U.S.A.; MBIA Insurance Corporation; MCNC; Metso Paper, Inc.; Mirant Corporation; Mohawk Industries, Inc.; Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power); Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia (MGAG); National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR); The National Business Coalition on E-Commerce and Privacy; National Industries for the Blind; NDCHealth Corporation; Nokia; Paragon Trade Brands, Inc.; Porcher Industries, S.A.; The Prudential Insurance Company of America; Regions Financial Corporation; Renal Care Group, Inc.; Rexam Corporation; Robert W. Baird & Co.; Rodenstock GmbH; The Rouse Company; Sabre; Saks Incorporated; Shearwater Corporation (nka Nektar Therapeutics); Silhouette Modell; Silicon Valley Bank; Skanska USA Building Inc.; Sonoco Products Company; Southwire Company; Springs Industries, Inc.; SunTrust Banks, Inc.; SunTrust Robinson Humphrey; TAPPI; Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.; Uniden America Corporation; Union Planters Corporation; University of California at Berkeley; University of North Carolina at Charlotte; UnumProvident Corporation; UPS; Verizon Wireless; Visa; Vulcan Materials Company; Wachovia Corporation; Waffle House, Inc.; WebMD Corporation; XL Capital Assurance Inc. Languages: Dutch, Estonian, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Malayalam, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish and Urdu. Law Firm Affiliations: LEX MUNDI (For complete biographical data on other personnel, see professional biographies at Washington, DC, Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, New York, New York, and Munich, Germany)
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