Pepper Hamilton LLP

About this office:

Pepper Hamilton LLP is a multi-practice law firm with more than 500 lawyers in seven states and the District of Columbia. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the nation and the world. While our practice is remarkably diverse, we operate as a unified firm, using our size, depth of talent and the latest technology to assist our clients. The firm was founded in 1890.

Bankruptcy, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Creditor Bankruptcy, Energy, Environmental Law, Labor and Employment, Labor Relations, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisition, Occupational Safety and Health, Securities, Transportation, Venture Capital.

Unprecedented Changes on Wall Street: What You Need to Know
Michael H. Friedman, Richard P. Eckman, Robert S. Hertzberg, David B. Stratton, September 27, 2008
All this occurred on the heels of the Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency announcing the federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the recent federal bailout of Bear Stearns and its acquisition by JP Morgan Chase earlier this year.

State and Local Governments Forge Ahead with Climate Change Legislation
William J. Walsh, Mark A. Erman, September 10, 2008
Since the early 1970s, when Congress enacted national legislation for air-quality, water-quality, and solid and hazardous waste, the states have played a significant role in implementing federally-mandated standards.

International Climate Change Programs and Proposals
William J. Walsh, Mark A. Erman, July 26, 2008
Because climate change is a global environmental problem caused by the combined impact of worldwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mitigating climate change requires a global solution. Although the Kyoto Protocol was a landmark diplomatic accomplishment, it did not apply to developing nations and...

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