TRANSITIONING BROKERS AND THE BROKER PROTOCOL – WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN CHANGING FIRMS

The Protocol for Broker Recruiting (the “Protocol”) was created and adopted by three major wirehouses in 2005- Citigroup Global Markets (Smith Barney), Merrill Lynch and UBS Financial Services- to “further the clients’ interest in privacy and freedom of choice in connection with the movement of their Registered Representatives between firms”. Since the three founding members […]

Erwin ShustakManaging Partner, Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C

Commercial Real Estate in Mexico: Can I Buy It?

While the Mexican Constitution prevents investors from owning residential properties along coastal and border regions, parties seeking property for commercial purposes may directly own real estate within these areas. Mexico is more lenient on commercial real estate ownership because, according to some, foreign direct investment provides “the only reliable source of economic growth” for Mexico’s […]

Robert W. BlanchardCo-Founder, Blanchard, Krasner & French

Active Supervision and State Action Immunity for Licensing Boards Controlled by Market Participants

In early 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court held in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC that the “active state supervision” prong of the state-action immunity from antitrust liability test applied to state licensing boards controlled by market participants. You can read my analysis of the decision here. And you can read the amicus brief that Bona Law filed in […]

Jarod BonaPartner, Bona Law PC

MegaGroup joins IR as the exclusive Commercial Due Diligence Member in the US – California

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Zeev Haskal of MegaGroup. Zeev has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Due Diligence Member in the US – California. As MegaGroup’s founder, Zeev Haskal delivers a powerful combination of investigative and security experience with unrelenting diligence and dedication. Zeev is a licensed […]

Zeev HaskalFounder, MegaGroup