Patricia Annino named Fellow and awarded the Global Educational Network Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising by the Family Firm Institute

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Patricia Annino was named Fellow and has been awarded the Global Educational Network Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising by the Family Firm Institute (FFI). The certificate is presented to individuals who have achieved comprehensive professional knowledge and gained significant expertise that can be used as value to family business owners and family wealth clients. This distinction…

LIBOR Transition Developments: Fallback Supplement and Protocol to be Released October 23, 2020

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On October 9, 2020, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) announced that it will release the IBOR Fallbacks Supplement to the 2006 ISDA Definitions (“Supplement”) and the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol (“Protocol”) on October 23, 2020, which will take effect on January 25, 2021 (the “Effective Date”).  The 2006 ISDA Definitions will include…

Rimon’s expansion to Latin America extensively covered in the press

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Rimon’s opening of its new office in Bogota, Colombia, and welcoming of tax and estate planning partner Rodrigo Castillo Cottin to the firm was covered by Law.com, Latin Lawyer, Leaders League, The International Comparative Legal Guides, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law. “RIMON’S RISE – This may be Rimon Law’s time to shine. The alternative law firm, which is well-suited to functioning during…

Rimon Law welcomes Geoffrey Fasel as Corporate Partner in its Kansas City office

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Kansas City, MO – Rimon is proud to welcome Geoffrey D. Fasel as a Partner in its Kansas City office. He joins the firm from Polsinelli, where he was a Shareholder. Geoffrey Fasel is a corporate attorney and trusted advisor to dynamic business leaders, leveraging his experience and relationships in the business and investment communities to understand and help achieve his clients’ specific nuanced goals. His practice…

September 30, 2020’s LIBOR Hardwired Transition Date Has Arrived

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Today is the day that the New York Fed’s Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) recommended transition to a “hardwired” approach for LIBOR[i] successor provisions in U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities takes effect.  Henceforth, to the extent not already utilized, all new syndicated business loans should include ARRC-recommended (or substantially similar) hardwired USD LIBOR fallback language.…

Rimon represents Tinybeans Group Ltd. on quotation of its shares on OTCQX

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On September 23, 2020, Rimon client Tinybeans Group Ltd, a Sydney and New York-based social media platform, listed on the OTCQX®  under the symbol TNYYF.  The company upgraded to OTCQX from the Pink® market. Tinybeans was advised by Rimon Partner Andrew Reilly, who is well known for his work helping Australian and New Zealand companies to list on foreign exchanges, most notably in…

IPO Virtual Annual Meeting

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Description: Rimon Special Counsel Eric Cohen will present on PTAB trials and appeals. This session will provide an overview of recent PTAB case law, as well as what in-house counsel need to know about ex parte appeals to the PTAB, and litigation in a world of social distancing. The moderator is James Smith, Ecolab, Inc. James is the…

New ESG-Related Regulatory Obligations for Private Funds

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The consideration of environmental, social and governance factors alongside financial factors in the investment decision-making process are increasingly popular ways for investors to evaluate companies and funds in which they may choose to invest.  According to the most recent report from US SIF Foundation, investors held $11.6 trillion in assets chosen according to ESG criteria…