Musings
“One Madman’s Act of Darkness”
By David Feldman at 13 January, 2011, 7:43 am
A brief digression for a moment on the horrific shootings in Tucson, Arizona last weekend. At last night’s stirring memorial/pep rally, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said that hope should not be shredded by one madman’s act of darkness, and she is right. In these moments, we are all Americans. We are all human. I was impressed [...]
Read More >>And thanks….
By David Feldman at 1 January, 2011, 11:33 am
You have seen me a little less than normal in the last month or so. This is because my father-in-law was failing and I was spending a great deal of time helping out. As some of you know he passed peacefully on December 26. I cannot thank those enough who expressed their condolences to my wife and [...]
Read More >>Our Litigious Society
By David Feldman at 21 December, 2010, 8:01 am
I first wrote some great client litigation ”war stories” here and then realized, of course, that even if I work to mask the parties and matters, attorney-client privilege for the most part prevents me from doing so. Instead I will simply offer some commentary on our crazed litigious country. In the UK, the loser in a lawsuit must [...]
Read More >>Politics and Reverse Mergers
By David Feldman at 31 October, 2010, 11:09 am
Does the US political environment affect the world of IPO alternatives? You bet. With mid-term elections in the US set for Tuesday, along with a likely shift in political power in the US Congress, let’s spend a minute on why we care in RM land. As regular blogees know, this is not a political blog [...]
Read More >>A New Chapter Begins…
By David Feldman at 28 September, 2010, 7:34 am
This Friday I join the great firm Richardson & Patel (www.richardsonpatel.com) as a partner in their NY office, bringing 6 lawyers with me. The mid-sized firm represents over 100 public companies as well as investment banks, hedge funds and other investors. They also are very active in M&A, APOs, private equity and venture capital and have [...]
Read More >>Go Minneapolis!
By David Feldman at 25 September, 2010, 10:27 am
This week, before visiting the headquarters of my new firm Richardson & Patel in LA, I spent a few days with business meetings in Minneapolis, Minnesota, my first time. Thanks to my clients and friends there who were gracious hosts in the Twin Cities. I even got to watch the Twins clinch their division title on [...]
Read More >>Feldman Joining Richardson & Patel!
By David Feldman at 8 September, 2010, 6:51 am
I am very excited to announce that your humble blogger has agreed to join Los Angeles-based Richardson & Patel LLP (www.richardsonpatel.com) as a partner effective October 1, 2010. I will be resident in the firm’s New York City office. I am very excited about this great opportunity and will be bringing six attorneys with me. R&P [...]
Read More >>Back from R&R…&B
By David Feldman at 15 August, 2010, 10:04 pm
Vacations, well they are no longer just rest and relaxation. These days they are rest and relaxation and Blackberry! I just got back from a little break with the family that was actually none of the above. We ran around in a fun place doing fun things all the while dealing with several ongoing deals [...]
Read More >>Dodd-Frank VII: Big Picture Thoughts
By David Feldman at 28 July, 2010, 7:21 am
If you are seriously A.D.D., and my summaries of summaries of the Dodd-Frank bill took too long, here I’ll give the big overview of the bill as it may affect smaller public companies. I want to give credit to Weil Gotshal & Manges, Davis Polk & Wardwell, as well as the Harvard Law School Forum on [...]
Read More >>"Live Aid" and Thoughts on 25 Years Before the Bar
By David Feldman at 7 July, 2010, 6:50 am
Remember “Live Aid”? I do. The day-long concert to help raise money to reduce famine in Ethiopia took place July 13, 1985. Two concerts were held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia. Two billion people in 60 countries watched it. Legends like Queen, Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, David Bowie, U2 and a personal favorite, Adam Ant, performed [...]
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