Potential Liability Exposure for Pension Fiduciaries

The Supreme Court recently held that the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), which is the federal law that protects pensions and other employee benefits, affords a remedy to an individual participant in a defined contribution plan that suffered investment losses to his plan account due to a breach by the plan’s fiduciaries. LaRue v. DeWolff Boberg & Assocs. Inc., No. 06-0856 (2008). This decision marks a significant expansion of the liability faced by plan fiduciaries in the United States. (March 2008)

Taking AIM - Executive Summary 2008

You can download a pdf version of the Taking AIM - Executive Summary 2008 conducted by Baker Tilly and Faegre & Benson LLP.(March 2008)

U.S. Immigration Compliance Practice

With eight full-time immigration lawyers (three of whom are partners) and nine full-time paralegals, Faegre & Benson has one of the largest business immigration practices in the Upper Midwest. Faegre's immigration compliance team provides unparalleled experience to help advise employers in this era of increased worksite enforcement of immigration laws. (February 2008)

Consideration/Earn Out

Consideration for the sale of shares or assets will typically be cash or shares in the buyer (or a combination) but may include debt instruments such as loan notes. (January 2008)

Dragon-Ukrainian Properties & Development Case Study

To review the London Stock Exchange case study of Dragon-Ukrainian Properties & Development's admission to AIM, please download the attached pdf. (October 2007)

Joining AIM - A Professional Handbook 2007

You can download a pdf version of "Joining AIM: A Professional Handbook" published by the London Stock Exchange in association with Faegre & Benson LLP, Citigate Dewe Rogerson, Zimmerman Adams International and Grant Thornton.(September 2007)

Joining AIM: A Professional Handbook (German language version)

You can download a pdf of the German language version of "Joining AIM: A Professional Handbook" published by the London Stock Exchange in association with Faegre & Benson LLP, KPMG, Noble & Company and Buchanan Communications.(July 2007)

Companies Act 2006 - Implementation Timetable

At the end of February 2007 the Government announced the full implementation timetable for the 2006 Act. (June 2007)

Companies Act 2006

As the Act is being implemented on a staged basis, further updates on the main areas of change will follow later this year and in 2008. (June 2007)

Identifying and Protecting your Intangible Assets

This Guide examines the processes which a business needs to consider in order to ensure it enjoys the maximum value of its IP. It explains why a business should protect its IP, the process of carefully identifying what IP it owns/uses and describes the means by which the IP in a business can be protected. (February 2007)