Cadwalader Attorney Installed as Chair of ABA Committee.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Alan Parness, counsel to Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , one of the world's leading international law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
Mr. Parness's duties will include providing leadership and direction to the committee, which has 480 members nationwide, and which monitors and comments on changes in state regulatory policy, responds to and comments on SEC proposals that impact state securities regulation, and disseminates news on changes in state securities laws. "We are exceptionally proud that Alan has been chosen to lead the ABA's Committee on State Regulation of Securities," said Christopher White, Cadwalader's Chairman and the Co-Chair of the firm's Corporate Department. "Alan's expertise and attention to client objectives in this area of the law are exceptional, and the ABA will benefit from his skill and experience." Mr. Parness practices in Cadwalader's Funds, Regulation, and Equity Derivatives Department in New York, where he focuses on state securities ("Blue Sky") law, as well as on federal securities and commodities law and general corporate matters. He advises financial services clients, including broker-dealers and banks, as well as general corporate clients, in connection with public and private offerings of securities, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate transactions, and has represented such clients before state securities administrators, the SEC, and other regulatory bodies in connection with securities, broker-dealer, and investment adviser registration and exemption applications, investigations, enforcement proceedings, and other matters. Mr. Parness received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law Boston University School of Law (BU Law) is the law school affiliated with Boston University. , where he served as editor in chief of Commentaries, the law school's book review, and a B.A. from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym: IPA pronunciation: [kjuni]), is the public university system of New York City. . About Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, established in 1792, is one of the world's leading international law firms, with offices in New York, London, Charlotte, Washington and Beijing. Cadwalader serves a diverse client base, including many of the world's top financial institutions, undertaking business in more than 50 countries in six continents. The firm offers legal expertise in antitrust, banking, business fraud, corporate finance, corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. , environmental, financial restructuring and reorganizations, healthcare, insurance and reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. , intellectual property, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , mergers and acquisitions, private client, private equity, real estate, regulation, securitization Securitization The process of creating a financial instrument by combining other financial assets and then marketing them to investors. Notes: Mortgage backed securities are a perfect example of securitization. May also be spelled as "securitisation. , structured finance, and tax. More information about Cadwalader can be found at www.cadwalader.com. |
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