Firm News | November 1, 2021
Kleinberg Kaplan’s M&A Team of Christopher Davis, Jason Soncini and Tej Prakash, with tax assistance from James McCann, Claudio De Vellis and Neil Dubnoff, represented Logic Technology Development as it completed its sale today to Japan Tobacco Inc. Goldman Sachs was Logic’s financial advisor. Logic is America’s premier e-cigarette brand, and the preeminent independent…
Firm News | July 27, 2015
The tax benefits of making investments through private placement life insurance (“PPLI”), including investments in hedge funds, are very significant (i.e., the potential elimination of income tax and possibly estate tax as well). For information on the tax benefits and risks of PPLI click here to see the chapter written by partner Jeff Bortnick from…
Client Alerts | July 7, 2015 | Hedge Funds
On June 30, 2015, U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams handed down an important decision affecting the SEC’s controversial practice of bringing insider trading enforcement actions in the form of in-house administrative proceedings instead of as civil court actions. In a 23-page opinion, Judge Abrams refused to enjoin the SEC from continuing with an ongoing administrative…
Client Alerts | July 1, 2015 | Hedge Funds
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Firm News | June 24, 2015
In a significant victory for brokerage customers, the Supreme Court has declined to accept an appeal by Irving Picard, the Madoff Securities trustee, from a decision by the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Picard v. Ida Fishman Revocable Trust (In re Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC) (analyzed in our previous alert), that…
Client Alerts | June 24, 2015 | Hedge Funds
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C. represented MESA Securities, Inc., a leading New York-based independent advisory firm that provides mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and other strategic advisory services, on its acquisition by Houlihan Lokey. Jonathan A. Ain led Kleinberg Kaplan’s M&A team, with assistance from Tej Prakash and tax assistance from James D. McCann…
Firm News | June 22, 2015
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen attorneys David Parker and Matthew Gold are on the steering committee of the legal team that won an important victory in the United States Supreme Court for former customers of Bernard Madoff Securities. The Court denied certiorari, and would not consider a bid by a court-appointed trustee to claw back…
Firm News | June 22, 2015
On June 11, 2015, the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, resolved the issue of when the statute of limitations begins to run on a claim for breach of representations and warranties against an RMBS sponsor in a put-back litigation. Prior to this decision, there was some uncertainty as to whether the…
Attorney Articles | June 15, 2015
On June 8, 2015, U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May handed down an important decision affecting the SEC’s practice of bringing insider trading enforcement actions in the form of in-house administrative proceedings instead of civil court actions. In a 45-page opinion, Judge May enjoined the SEC from continuing with an ongoing administrative proceeding on the…
Client Alerts | June 11, 2015 | Securities and Corporate Finance | Hedge Funds
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C. has been recognized by The Legal 500 USA, in its 2015 edition, as a leader in the area of M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500M). The Legal 500 highlights, “the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.” In its description, The Legal 500…
Firm News | June 9, 2015
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