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What are the most effective business development strategies to drive growth and success within the secured finance sector? At Secured Finance Network’s recent business development webinar, Blank Rome Chief Client Development and Relationship Officer Mitchell A. Sterling discussed ways to successfully navigate the complexities of this dynamic field and the world of business development. Learn more: bit.ly/4bGgaGF #businessdevelopment #securedfinance

Rapid changes in technology are challenging an estate planner’s ability to keep pace with them. At the NYU School of Professional Studies Tax Conferences in July, Kyle Durante and Haley Bybee’s presentation on July 16 will cover federal and state legislation and case law for estate planning with digital assets and a fiduciary’s access and distribution of a decedent’s digital assets. They will also share planning techniques and best practices to ensure a client’s wishes are satisfied and the smooth administration of an estate with digital assets. Learn more: bit.ly/4bLwvdm    #digitalassets  #estateplanning  #trustsandestates  #estateplanner

New Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission regulations require each marijuana establishment or medical marijuana treatment center must submit a compliant host community agreement that is approved by the Commission to be granted approval for their final license or an annual license renewal. In this Cannabis Industry Insights post, Lauren Medeiros Forster explores the regulations and the relationship between licensees and Host Communities. Read it here: bit.ly/45VbdZr #cannabisindustry #massachusetts

What important SEC activity occurred during the second quarter of 2024? In this issue of Blank Rome’s quarterly “Regulatory Update and Recent SEC Actions,” Tom Westle, Stacy Louizos, and our Investment Management group discuss Supreme Court decisions impacting the SEC, SEC rulemaking, SEC enforcement actions, and more. Read: bit.ly/3WrndyN #SEC #RegulatoryUpdate #InvestmentManagement

Blank Rome is pleased to announce that the firm’s annual Pro Bono Practice Group of the Year Award was presented to our Commercial Litigation group, which led the firm’s pro bono activity. The group handled a wide range of pro bono matters in 2023, including foster child advocacy, voter protection, asylum cases, veteran work, and homeless advocacy. Learn more: bit.ly/4bIvW3M #probono #probonoservice

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has set the stage for regulation of certain U.S. outbound investment in China and China-linked companies and has presented draft regulations on this topic for the first time. Anthony Rapa, Brendan Saslow, Patrick Collins, and Rachel D. Evans look at the key elements of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the covered technologies, and how it would be enforced. #outboundinvestment #China #internationaltrade

The Internal Revenue Service recently proposed updates to and clarifications of reporting obligations for U.S. persons who receive gifts from abroad or who are owners or beneficiaries of foreign trusts. In our latest Future Wealth Navigator post, James R. O’Neill looks at the proposed changes and what they may mean for taxpayers. Read here: bit.ly/3WhTUOI #estatetax #trustesandestates #gifttax #foreigntrusts

Blank Rome is pleased to share that the firm’s Comisky Cup, which is awarded annually to the Blank Rome office with the best pro bono performance, was presented to the Washington, D.C., office! Learn more about the pro bono work completed in Washington, D.C.: bit.ly/3Wetf5r #probono

A Blank Rome team led by Kipp Cohen and Tyler J. Hill represented Coastal Clinical & Management Services, Inc. (CCMS), a privately held company, in connection with its sale to a subsidiary of Luke Holdings, Inc., a Florida-based healthcare staffing firm and portfolio company of M33 Growth. The transaction closed on June 14, 2024. Learn more: bit.ly/3S1vlDc cc: Cory Jacobs, Justin A. Chiarodo, Michael Kadlec, Stephanie Gantman Kaplan, Jennifer Daniels, Megan Spitz, Anthony Rapa, Margaret Anne Hill, Josh Broderson, Samarth Barot, Jacob M. Brownstein, Holli Packer, Riki McGettigan #clientsuccess #mergersandacquisitions #MandA

A Blank Rome team led by R. Paul Zeineddin, Dipu Doshi, Walter Davis, Stephen A. Soffen, Stephanie Corson Chomentowski, and Andrew Kopsidas secured a favorable U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) initial determination for client EPC - Efficient Power Conversion Corp., the leader in enhancement mode gallium nitride (eGaN®) based power management. The ITC’s preliminary ruling found EPC’s foundational patent, U.S. Patent No. 8,350,294, valid and infringed by Innoscience. The final determination is expected to be issued November 5, 2024. Learn more: bit.ly/4cucBon cc: Ameya (Arun) Paradkar, Jonathan W. England, Sydney Salters, Benjamin Reyes, Camila Thorpe #clientsuccess #patentlitigation #iplitigation #patentlaw