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Interesting Reads of the Week: July 20, 2015

July 20, 2015 By Andrew Abramowitz Leave a Comment

Some interesting legal reads for the week of July 20, 2015:

  • A study from the Kaufmann Foundation on how entrepreneurs get funded, which emphasizes the guidance provided by VCs and other equity investors that can’t be provided by banks providing loans.
  • From the WSJ’s LawBlog, a profile of a law firm that refuses to hire graduates of Ivy League law schools and other top tier schools. While I’m on board with the idea that talent can be found everywhere, and top schools are not great at teaching practical skills, it seems illogical to completely cut out a group of candidates.
  • Also from the WSJ, large law firms are cutting their reliance on bank debt, in the wake of the Dewey LeBoeuf collapse.

 

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Interesting Legal Reads of the Week

July 8, 2015 By Andrew Abramowitz Leave a Comment

Some interesting legal reads for the week of July 6, 2015:

  • The New York Times on the pitfalls of having too many angel investors.
  • The SEC proposed new rules on “clawbacks” of executive compensation following the issuance of erroneous financial statements, as required by Dodd-Frank.
  • The SEC also has made available new forms for newly expanded Regulation A. Here, for example, is new Form 1-A.

 

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Interesting Legal Reads of the Week

June 17, 2015 By Andrew Abramowitz Leave a Comment

Some interesting legal reads for the week of June 15, 2015:

  • DealBook on how late-stage venture capital investors will invest at high valuations but with very favorable provisions like anti-dilution protection that can ultimately come at the expense of earlier investors.
  • Also from DealBook, blue chip investment banks are now paying more attention to start-ups.
  • The SEC announced that it will post on EDGAR public correspondence to the effect that registration statements will not be reviewed. Previously, only the deal participants were aware that these letters were sent, though it became obvious to the public when the registration statement was declared effective without an amendment being filed.

 

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Interesting Reads of the Week

June 1, 2015 By Andrew Abramowitz Leave a Comment

Some interesting legal reads for the week of June 1, 2015:

  • The Legal Intelligencer on how faulty compensation structures and reliance on the billable hour are hampering law firms.
  • The New York Times reports that attorneys with jobs considered lower pay and status tend to be happier.
  • DealBook reports that many hedge funds are closing up shop, among other reasons because it’s not worth the trouble to manage other people’s money when you have enough of your own.
  • A New York Times profile of ZipCap, which arranges crowdfunded loans for local mom and pop businesses.

 

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Interesting reads for the week of May 4, 2015

May 5, 2015 By Andrew Abramowitz Leave a Comment

Some interesting legal reads for the week of May 4, 2015:

  • Bloomberg on how the billable hour is one of the most “disruptive” ideas in our history.
  • Noam Scheiber of the New York Times profiling an all-women small law firm that is “militantly against” face time at the office.
  • Slate on the state of affairs for 2010 law graduates.
  • New York is adopting a Uniform Bar Exam along with 15 other states, allowing practice of law in those states for those who pass. Oh well, too late for me.  But I like being in New York.

 

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