Renewable Energy Conference June 28, 2016

Rimon Partner Buz Barclay will be speaking at The New York State 2016 Renewable Energy Conference about developments in Federal and State energy regulation and their impacts and implications for supply of renewable energy. This Premier Energy Conference on the East Coast is a leadership forum on energy policy, transformation in Federal and State energy markets,…

Goals Conference Chamber at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Rimon Partner Robert Q. Lee was one of the ​panelists at the ​Goals Conference Chamber ​which took place​ last Friday, June 17, 2016. He shared his input on how the relationship between Miami and Asia has been in the past​, currently is and has to be in the future​, and what steps to take in order to strengthen it. He also discussed the importance of…

Presidencies Derailed; Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It.

In this book, former university president and Rimon Partner Stephen Joel Trachtenberg deeply explores the reasons why universities’ presidencies fail and how higher education institutions’ leadership can prevent future management failures. Mr. Trachtenberg, along with other professors and former chancellors in the higher education arena with whom he has co-authorized this book, meticulously studied and evaluated firsthand testimonies from “derailed” university presidents, case studies, and reviews…

Hong Kong Delegation meets at Miami Mayor’s Office

Rimon Partner Robert Q. Lee, as President of the National U.S. Hong Kong Business Association, hosted NUSHKBA’s annual national caucus of heads of chapters from the United States in Miami Florida on June 7th. Additionally, at the Hemispheric Congress held at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida, Robert Lee served as the Moderator for the Seminar on Hong…

Insights on Zachary vs. California Bank & Trust Case published in Journal of Bankruptcy Law

Published in this issue of Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, Pamela Egan discusses a significant decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit holding that the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act did not abrogate the absolute priority rule for individual chapter 11 debtors, but merely carved an exception. The Ninth Gets It Right—Absolute…

Proposed Revisions to Proposition 65 Warnings Regulations

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has released its latest proposed revisions to Proposition 65’s warning regulations. This has been a three-year effort and these latest proposed revisions, though not yet final and subject to further change, are likely close to the final version. The agency is accepting additional public comment and then it is…