Addressing the Economic Crisis
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Financial Services Task Force
In order to assist our clients with the current financial turbulence in the U.S. and global economies, Quarles & Brady has assembled a rapid response task force of Bankruptcy, Commercial Finance, Corporate Services, Corporate Finance/Securities, Financial Institutions, Trusts and Estates, Public Finance, Real Estate and Tax attorneys. Calling upon multi-practice support across the Firm of 450 lawyers, the task force is prepared to advise clients on how the final legislation will affect them.
In the event that you have questions or anticipate the need for legal services to mitigate your exposure to the unstable financial market, please contact your Quarles & Brady lawyer or task force leader Jim Friedman.
Please check back often for client alerts developed on this subject. The following publications address the Financial Services Crisis:
Federal Government Expands Its Prohibition Against Recovery Act Lobbying to Apply to All Persons, Not Just Lobbyists, August 2009
First-Time Homebuyers May Be Eligible for a Special Tax Credit on Their Purchase, August 2009
Obama Plan Overhauls Financial Services Regulation, July 2009
Lenders to Provide Notice of Availability of Mediation Services in All New Milwaukee County Foreclosure Filings, July 2009
Midwestern Disaster Area Bonds Provide Tax-Exempt Financing Opportunities for Private Businesses, June 2009
Bankers Call for Elimination of Fair Value Accounting, May 2009
Federal Government Issues Restrictions on Lobbyist Communications, April 2009
FASB Eases Fair Value Accounting Rules, March 2009
Public Finance Provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Information for Bond Issuers, March 2009
Public Finance Provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Information for Wisconsin Bond Issuers, March 2009
Auto Supplier Support Program, March 2009
Treasury Releases Details of Public-Private Partnership to Purchase Toxic Assets, March 2009
Restructuring of the U.S. Financial Services Regulatory Structure, March 2009
Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency And Electricity Transmission Funding Opportunities In The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act of 2009, March 2009
ARRTA Amends the Executive Compensation Restrictions of EESA, February 2009
Tax Provisions of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, February 2009
Final Stimulus Bill Includes Significant Changes to COBRA Coverage, February 2009
Stimulus Compromise Reached — Quarles & Brady Stimulus Task Force Ready To Assist Clients, February 2009
Treasury Outlines Financial Stability Plan, February 2009
U.S. Treasury Announces Rules to Limit Influence of Lobbyists on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Funds, February 2009
Purchasing or Modifying Debt Instruments, February 2009
SEC Releases Results of Study on Fair Value Accounting Rules, January 2009
Task Force Members:
For more information on how our Financial Institutions Task Force can help you, please contact James D. Friedman at (414) 277-5735 or
or your Quarles & Brady attorney.