http://www.nelsonmullins.com/news/nelson-mullins-newsletter.cfmNelson Mullins Newsletters RSS Feed What Winter? Team Wilkins just returned from a most productive and action-packed few days in Ottawa where we were blessed to see a lot of folks!  (Yes, get ready for some heavy name dropping…) But first, we have to confess to being a bit bitter about the perfect, warm sunny weathe ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/carolina-canada-connections-vol-2-no-8 2010-03-12T00:00:00-05:00 Carolina-Canada Connections -- Vol. 2, No. 8 Lawmakers returned to the Capitol today to tackle another day's work despite the soggy weather.  On hand were numerous constituent groups including various representatives from the nursing profession.  Today was also Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Day at the Capitol. Lawmak ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gold-dome-report-for-march-10-2010 2010-03-11T00:00:00-05:00 Gold Dome Report for March 10, 2010 There was a tea party of sorts today at the Capitol.  Members of the group, Americans for Prosperity, were present protesting new taxes; instead, this group proposes imposition of the "Fair Tax."  Some of these folks turned out in response to yesterday's rally to impose an increase on Geor ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gold-dome-report-for-march-9-2010 2010-03-10T00:00:00-05:00 Gold Dome Report for March 9, 2010 Lawmakers returned in force today after the two-week recess called so that Appropriations Committees could work on the State's Budgets.  Lawmakers are fretting about what to do in order to meet the needs of the State while not gutting entire programs or imposing new taxes.  There are no ea ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/gold-dome-report-for-march-8-2010 2010-03-09T00:00:00-05:00 Gold Dome Report for March 8, 2010 Henry M. Burwell - Editor in Chief  Stefania R. Bondurant - Co editor  Editorial Board Tom Bardo Jamilia Smith June Towery   ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/eicb_alert_3-8-2010 2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00 Employer Immigration Compliance Bulletin -- ALERT The Opportunity: Failed Bank Purchases Many believe that the current pace of bank failures has created a once-in-a-generation buying opportunity. At year-end 2009, financial institutions with assets below a billion dollars and between one billion and ten billion were experiencing higher percentage ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/bank_notes_3-8-2010 2010-03-08T00:00:00-05:00 A Novel Approach to Failed Bank Acquisitions OSHA's Public Meeting March 9:  On Tuesday, March 9, OSHA will hold a public meeting on its proposed recordkeeping rule.  The rule will require employers to document musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) as part of their injury and illness reporting requirements.  The MSD column will be ad ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/sbcrr_03-04-2010 2010-03-04T00:00:00-05:00 OSHA Recordkeeping / Ergonomics Update Wilkins in Washington Ambassador Wilkins was in Washington, D.C., yesterday for a number of client-related meetings.  While in town, he had the opportunity to sit down and chat with US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) about issues including the just-announced push by President Obama to pass the D ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/carolina-canada-connections-vol-2-no-7 2010-03-04T00:00:00-05:00 Carolina-Canada Connections -- Vol. 2, No. 7 In Memoriam of the Victims of Terrorist Attacks Vol. 16, No. 2 — February 2010 Editor Henry M. Burwell Co-Editors William M. Poole Stefania Bondurant John C. McElwaine ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/international-law-bulletin-vol-16-no-2 2010-03-03T00:00:00-05:00 International Law Bulletin - Vol. 16, No. 2 In 2009, there were 140 failed banks. So far this year, 16 more banks have been seized by the FDIC. There are 702 banks currently on the FDIC's troubled banks list, and regulators and analysts predict that several hundred of those likely will fail over the next two years. Officers and directors of ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/newsletters/bank_notes_3-2-2010 2010-03-02T00:00:00-05:00 Officers and Directors of Troubled Banks at Risk of Personal Liability