http://www.haynesboone.com/ Haynes and Boone alerts for the Finance Practice en-us Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:12:57 GMT Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:12:57 GMT Haynes and Boone has prepared a summary of significant provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that may have consequences for public companies and their officers and directors, as well as related entities, along with commentary on those provisions. http://www.haynesboone.com/The_Impact_of_Dodd-Frank Publication 50379b03-bf7f-45da-9ac5-ce4ca2b64448 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT An almost universal feature of commercial loan agreements is the inclusion of representations and warranties regarding the financial statements and condition of the borrower. A recent case examined whether under New York law, sophisticated lenders can reasonably rely upon such representations in asserting claims of fraud instead of being required to make an independent investigation into the books and records of the Borrower. http://www.haynesboone.com/NY_Court_of_Appeals Publication 3be61593-f79f-4b2c-aa87-33f8d050ad6e Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT The current economic climate has led to a dramatic increase in bank failures over the past few years. In 2009 alone, 140 banks failed, compared to 26 bank failures in 2008 and only 3 bank failures in 2007. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) recently announced that it has 702 banks on its “Problem List” as of December 31, 2009, up 27 percent from 552 banks on September 30, 2009. This acute trend has heightened the awareness and interest in the role of the FDIC as receiver of a failed bank. http://www.haynesboone.com/Weathering_FDIC Publication 4e63198c-33ca-44d0-b0a4-b256d7b0a45d Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT