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Podcast Series

Albert Tan Moderates Privcap Podcast on State of Global Fund Finance Market During COVID-19 Albert Tan, Co-Chair of the firm’s Fund Finance Practice Group and a member of Haynes and Boone’s Board of Directors, moderated a podcast about the state of the global fund finance market amid the coronavirus pandemic. Listen to the podcast.
Dallas Office

Haynes and Boone to Relocate Dallas Office to New Uptown Tower in 2023
Haynes and Boone, LLP will relocate its Dallas office in the fourth quarter of 2023 to a new 27-story office tower that will be constructed in the Harwood District of uptown Dallas.
Recognition

Nina Cortell Listed Among 2020’s Top 250 Women in Litigation Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Nina Cortell is included in Benchmark Litigation’s 2020 listing of the nation’s top female litigators. The directory, published by Euromoney Institutional Investor, PLC, ranks Cortell among the top 250 Women in Litigation in the U.S. South in the Appellate, Commercial and Securities practice areas, as well as a “Local Litigation Star.”
Growth

Richard S. Kanowitz Joins Haynes and Boone’s Restructuring Team Corporate restructuring lawyer Richard S. Kanowitz has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the firm’s Restructuring Practice Group. He will be based in the New York office. Kanowitz comes to Haynes and Boone from Cooley LLP, where he spent 20 years representing corporate debtors, creditors’ committees, unsecured and secured creditors, and equity holders in a multitude of businesses, including healthcare, telecommunication services, biofuel, biotech, manufacturing, real estate and retail.
Recognition

Haynes and Boone Ranked as Leading Firm in 2020 IPR Intelligence Report Haynes and Boone, LLP and eight of its lawyers are included in the 2020 edition of Patexia Inc.’s IPR Intelligence Report on the nation’s leaders in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Among the report’s highlights, Haynes and Boone ranked as the 7th most active firm for petitioners at the PTAB (up from 10th in 2019) and one of the top ten best performing firms overall.
Growth

Firm Hires Joseph Matal, Former USPTO Director and Primary Drafter of the America Invents Act Joseph Matal, the former Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and one of the principal drafters of the America Invents Act (AIA), has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a Washington, D.C.-based partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice. Matal brings a wealth of government experience to the firm, having served stints as both the USPTO’s Acting Director and Acting Solicitor.
Energy

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Recent Alerts

10/22/2020
SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Shareholder Proposal Rule

On September 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced amendments to its shareholder proposal rule, Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, which governs the process by whic...
10/21/2020
Extension of Insolvency Measures Introduced by the UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“CIGA”), which came into force on 26 June 2020, introduced a series of new “debtor friendly” procedures and measures to give...
10/16/2020
Inconsistent Contractual Terms? Again, the Commercial Court said no

The English High Court has considered whether a buyer of fuel was prevented from bringing a claim for breach of contract by reason of a “binding” certificate of quality.
10/15/2020
China Releases Provisions on Strengthening the Supervision of Private Equity Investment Funds (Draft)

On September 11, 2020, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) released the Provisions on Strengthening the Supervision of Private Equity Investment Funds (Draft) (the “Draft”) to solicit ...
10/09/2020
SEC Proposes Conditional Exemption for "Finders"

A long-standing issue in broker-dealer regulation is the regulatory status of so called “finders.” Section 3(a)(4) of the Exchange Act generally defines “broker” as “any person engaged in the business...
10/09/2020
Securities Alert: SEC Expands Accredited Investor and Qualified Institutional Buyer Definitions

After considering it for many years, on August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) expanded the definition of “accredited investors” under Rule 501 (“Rule 501”) promulgated pursua...
10/07/2020
SBA Issues Clarifying Guidance for PPP Borrowers in M&A Transactions

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released a Procedural Notice to Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) lenders on October 2, 2020, providing ...
10/07/2020
Introducing HB Media Minute

Haynes and Boone, LLP is pleased to introduce to you our firm’s new podcast series, HB Media Minute. These podcasts will focus on new legal developments and trends impacting the media and ent...
10/06/2020
Reneging on a promise? Rejecting demands under advance payment bonds under English law

It is commonplace in construction projects, either off- or on-shore, for an employer to seek protection for any advance payments made to a contractor or for a failure to perform. These will often be i...
10/05/2020
China Releases Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List

On September 19, 2020, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) published the Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List (the “Provisions”), which took effec...

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