Archiv des Autors: NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte
Die verrücktesten US-Klagen im September 2010, die Zweite
USA Today; Feds sue to halt inmate who has filed 3,800 lawsuits. In the past four years, convicted credit-card scammer Jonathan Lee Riches has filed more than 3,800 lawsuits from his prison cell in Kentucky. He calls himself „Lawsuit Zeus,“ … Weiterlesen
EuroHypo AG in den USA verklagt
Law360, New York; Hedge Fund Sues Commerzbank Unit For $68M;. New York hedge fund has sued a unit of Germany’s Commerzbank Group for $68 million, alleging the bank violated its contractual obligation to pay the fund for its investment in … Weiterlesen
Verräter von Gesetzesverstößen in den USA auf dem Vormarsch – After Dodd-Frank, SEC Getting At Least One FCPA Tip A Day
Institute for Legal Reform; The Wall Street Journal reported on its website that the SEC has been receiving at least one tip a day regarding potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a 1977 law that criminalizes bribery … Weiterlesen
DAJV Info-Seminar: Masterstudium in den USA für Juristen
Die Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung e.V. (DAJV) bietet vom 20.05.2011 bis 22.05.2011 in Köln ihr alljährliches Seminar an, welches sich insbesondere an Studenten, Referendare und Doktoranden, die ein Studium des amerikanischen Rechts in den USA in Erwägung ziehen, richtet. Die erfahrenen Referenten … Weiterlesen
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act und Due Diligence
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog; The task of where to begin a full compliance and ethics program can often times appear quite daunting. Most US companies fully understand the need to comply with the FCPA. However most companies are not … Weiterlesen
Die verrücktesten US-Klagen im September 2010, die Erste
An appeals court in Wausau has tossed out a lawsuit filed by a convicted child molester against the parents of her victim. Former Prescott teacher Anne Knopf pleaded guilty in Pierce County to second-degree sexual assault of the 13-year-old boy. … Weiterlesen
„Doing business” in the US
Oftmals wird beim Markteintritt in die USA die Corporation im Staate Delaware gegründet, die eigentliche Geschäftstätigkeit findet aber in einem anderen US-Bundesstaat stat, so dass eine gesonderte Registrierung in jenem Staate notwendig ist; mehr zu diesem Thema übersichtsartig nachfolgend:
Overregulated America
The law—all 100 million words of it—stands between President Obama and his capacity to act. By Philip Howard; Remember the wonderful idea, not many weeks ago, of using stimulus money for a Green Revolution? Two birds with one stone: We … Weiterlesen
Manifesto for a New Politics – Umdenken in den USA gefragt
Der Gesunde Menschenverstand muss wieder Einzug in das Gemeinwesen, insbesondere aber auch das US-Rechtsystem Einzug halten. Nachfolgende Gedanken sind sehr (!) lesenswert. Lawyer and author Philip K. Howard proposes five ways to liberate America, streamline government, and revive our can-do … Weiterlesen
U.S.Insolvency and Fiduciary Duties: Advising Directors and Officers When the Company Cannot Pay Its Bills
American Bar Association / Section of Business Law / 2010 Annual Meeting Program and Panel Discussion; Vortragsunterlagen – Insolvency and Fiduciary Duties _ Advising Directors and Officers When the Company Cannot Pay Its Bills
