Client Alert: European Court of Justice Strikes Down Safe Harbor Agreement For Data Transfer Between US and Europe

Europe’s highest court, the European Court of Justice, has stricken the Safe Harbor agreement that was designed to allow companies to move personally identifiable digital information such as people’s web search histories and social media updates between the European Union and the United States. Many companies had been relying on this international agreement to allow data transfer between…

Rimon Partners in Five Offices Named in Best Lawyers® in America List Again.

New York, NY — Monday, August 17, 2015 — Rimon, P.C. is pleased to announce that six of its Partners have been named to the 22nd Edition of Best Lawyers® 2016, the oldest and most recognized and respected attorney-reviewed publication in the legal profession. Rimon Partners, Bernays T. (Buz) Barclay,  John Hintz, Phillip Quatrini, Filmore E. Rose, Scott D. Ross, and Neil Smith are…

Post-trade Challenges in OTC Derivatives Clearing

DerivSource is hosting a two-part series on OTC Derivatives Central Clearing to explore both pre-trade and post-trade challenges in derivatives clearing. Following our Feb 8th webinar, we will host a webinar on “Post-trade Challenges in Derivatives Clearing” on Feb 16th. You can register now for the event on the 16th of Feb. Speakers will be announced shortly. Register…

Pre-Trade Challenges in Central Clearing of OTC Derivatives

In a roundtable discussion, DerivSource Forum participants will explore the operational, technological, legal and practical implications of each pre-trade challenge to give the audience greater insight into their multi-facets. This newly established forum group will also share how different financial institutions are addressing these challenges today as part of long-term strategies for developing a regulatory…

Arrival of Jill Haley Penwarden to Rimon covered by The American Lawyer, Law360, and Bloomberg publications.

Ms. Penwarden has decades of experience handling litigation for recreation providers, including ski areas, golf course operators, mountain bike parks and cruise ship operators. Her work includes handling trials and appeals in both federal and state courts, in addition to arbitration, mediation, and providing risk management counseling and advice. She regularly handles cutting edge assumption…

Thinking about the Broad Ramifications of Increasing Longevity

Longevity is increasing throughout the world and this trend has significant implications for all of us including businesses, investors  employees and their families, the governments that provide benefits and a social safety net and investment firms that provide investment vehicles. Please read Rimon Partner Thomas White’s special report on the practical consequences of longevity below. Click…