Finance Law

Repsol YPF SA (REP) credit-default swaps are the worst-performing in the energy industry this year as Spain’s biggest oil producer faces nationalization of an Argentine subsidiary that generates 16 percent of revenue. Swaps on Madrid-based Repsol soared 85 basis points since the start of the year to a two-year high of 254, according to CMA, [...]

The Supreme Court upholds invasive strip searches even for those charged with the most minor crimes—including unpaid traffic fines. We’ll explore. Photo illustration. (Alex Kingsbury/WBUR) Guests Orin Kerr, a professor at the George Washington University School of Law. Erik Luna, professor of Law and Law Alumni Faculty Fellow at Washington and Lee University. Susan Chana [...]

The Roaring Fork Valley controversy over school resource officers doubling as immigration police will get a statewide airing this spring or early summer. State Rep. Roger Wilson, D-Glenwood Springs, said he is inviting students, parents, school officials and law enforcement to the capitol to talk about their experiences and viewpoints on the issue of whether [...]

National Bank of Canada is being sued by current and former employees of its Natcan asset management unit who argue that the bank unfairly bought them out at a discount before selling the business to Fiera Sceptre Inc. (FSZ) National Bank, Canada’s sixth-biggest bank by assets, agreed on Feb. 27 to sell Natcan to Montreal-based [...]

Residential Finance Corporation (RFC) has announced that Leslie Bondy has joined the company as a director of operations for RFC’s newly-opened Charlotte, N.C. operations center—one of three corporate operations centers. With 20 years of mortgage industry and production and operations experience, she will manage all mortgage lending operations in Charlotte, including processing, underwriting and closing. Bondy [...]

Submitted photo Douglas Sylvester Douglas Sylvester, professor of law and interim dean of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, has been named the college’s dean, effective March 26. Posted: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 1:26 pm Douglas Sylvester named dean of ASU Law School Send submissions to Beverly Stidham, Ahwatukee Foothills News Ahwatukee Foothills News [...]

OLYMPIA — A change in truancy laws makes it optional for school districts to file truancy petitions with the court for children who are 16 years or older. The new legislation was spearheaded by state Sen. Jim Hargove. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed it into law last week. Children between the ages of eight and 18 [...]

Establishing a small business start up is often initially a combination of your personal life and your new business life. Financially, you rely on yourself for bootstrapping the business in the beginning so it stands to reason your finances may be mixed up. However, as the business grows past start up, there is a real [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Apr 04, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Residential Finance Corporation (RFC), an award-winning nationwide mortgage lender, announced that Leslie Bondy has joined the company as a director of Operations for the newly-opened Charlotte, N.C. operations center — one of three corporate operations centers. With 20 years of mortgage industry and production and operations experience, [...]

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff doesn’t shy away from high-profile fights. In 2005, he challenged the Department of Defense for holding suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba without identifying them. The Pentagon protested his order to release their names, saying it would undermine their privacy rights and in a few cases threaten national security. [...]