Showing posts with label Financial Services and E-Commerce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Financial Services and E-Commerce. Show all posts

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Prof. Elizabeth Warren at the Federalist Society

This has been making the social media rounds for a while.

The now-U.S. Senator and presidential candidate was then a member of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She was on the "Socialization of Risk: Bankruptcy Law & Financial Institutions" panel September 13, 1991 at that year's Federalist Society Annual Lawyers Convention. Here is her presentation:

Here is a link to the full panel presentation which also included:
- Hon. C. Boyden Gray, White House Counsel (moderator)
- Hon. Frank H. Easterbrook, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- Hon. Edith H. Jones, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- Hon. Harris Weinstein, Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift Supervision

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Wisconsin appellate court week November 26th-30th 2018

Upcoming Federalist Society events include

November 29th James Radecki, Daniel Davis, Patrick Daugherty, John O. McGinnis (Moderator), "Optimizing Regulation of Cryptoassets" Chicago Lawyers Chapter (details and registration)

January 3rd-4th 21st Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference, New Orleans (details and registration)

March 15th-16th "The Resurgence of Economic Liberty" Federalist Society National Student Symposium, Arizona State Student Chapter, Phoenix (details and registration)

Supplement to last week

Next Judicial Council Meeting January 18th, Wisconsin State Law Library

Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts one new case, Wisconsin Court System

Katherine Maloney Perhach to succeed Susan V. Kelley in Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Wis), Press Release, United State Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

This week:

Here are the lists of the Wisconsin Court System's links to:

as they are posted.

Supreme Court pending cases and pending disciplinary complaints include those scheduled for oral argument:

Dates set aside for arguments but to which specific cases have not yet been scheduled can be found on the Yearly Oral Argument Schedule - 2018/2019 Term.

Next conference on pending petitions for review is

Pending rules petitions (none currently scheduled for hearing or conference)

The Court of Appeals has oral argument scheduled for


U.S. Supreme Court
2018 Term:
Argument for the session beginning
- November 26, 2018
2018 Term:
- Latest slip opinions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit: this week's Opinions and Unpublished Orders

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Financial Services & E-Commerce (through Apr 21)

The Alt-Chain Revolution: Regulatory Considerations for the Next Wave of Bitcoin Innovation, White Paper by David B. Rivkin, Jr. and Andrew Grossman, The Federalist Society

Clever Structuring Won’t Save A Fraudulent Transfer in the Seventh Circuit, by Peter C. Blain, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee

Wisconsin Broker-Dealers Will Owe Fiduciary Duties for Retirement Investment Advice, by Eric L. Maassen and Max S. Meckstroth, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee

New Market Tax Credit Award Update, by Hamang B. Patel, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison

Wisconsin Directors Beware!! Failure to Give a Plant Closing Notice Could Subject You to Personal Liability, by Peter C. Blain, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Financial Services & E-Commerce (through Apr 14)

7th Cir. Affirms 'Substance Over Form' Doctrine in Fraud Case, by Jonathan R. Tung, FindLaw 7th Circuit News and Information Blog

Don’t Wait Until the Cows Come Home: Changes to WHEDA’s Agricultural Loan Guarantee Programs, by Ann Ustad Smith, Michael Best & Friedrich S.C., Madison

Artificial vs. Economic Impairment of Claims – The Sixth Circuit Rules, by Peter C. Blain, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee

How to Foreclose against Abandoned Properties, by Chris K. Flowers and Andrew S. Oettinger, Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Milwaukee, Wisconsin Lawyer - April 2016

Banking, Bankruptcy, Landlord - Tenant and Real Estate & Property Law, Liebzeit v. Intercity State Bank, FSB, Justia U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion Summaries

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Financial Services & E-Commerce (through Feb 22)

Secured lender loses security interest because it was on "inquiry notice" of its customer's fraudulent conveyance, by Kerry L. Gabrielson, Madison, John L. Kirtley and Maria L. Kreiter, Milwaukee, Godfrey & Kahn S.C.

Requiring lenders to sell after foreclosure would ward off 'zombie' properties, by Heather Hecimovich Hough, assistant city attorney, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Law Journal

Use It or Lose It? Priority Disputes over Deposit Accounts, by David I. Cisar & Christopher J. Schreiber, von Briesen & Roper s.c., Milwaukee

February 2016 Banking and Financial Services Newsletter, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Insolvent Corporations and Director Fiduciary Duties to Creditors: A Review of the Standards in Delaware and Wisconsin, by Peter C. Blain, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Financial Services & E-Commerce update (through Jan 8th)

Debt Collection: Legislature Moving to Ease Pleading Requirements, by Mary C. Fons, Fons Law Office, Stoughton, and Ivan J. Hannibal, Consumer Rights Law Office, Madison, Inside Track

Wisconsin Enacts a Written Credit Agreements Law, by Ann Ustad Smith, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison

How to Add Fair Credit Reporting Act Cases to Your Practice, by Sam Wayne, Madison, Wisconsin Lawyer, January 2016

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Financial Services & E-Commerce update Dec 14-23

FDIC Warns Banks About Risks of Marketplace Lending, by Vincent M. Morrone, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee

New Law Prohibits Claims Based on Oral Credit Agreements, by David I. Cisar & Brion T. Winters, von Briesen & Roper s.c, Milwaukee

New Wisconsin Law Raises Bar on Certain Claims Against Lenders, by Katherine M. Perhach and Kim Marie Wynn, Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Monday, January 12, 2015