On Tuesday, October 27, 2009, The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and the Jones Waldo International Practice Group hosted a luncheon for a delegation of Chinese diplomats and government officials at the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. The event was held in conjunction with The American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) – a [...]
Lenders come in all shapes and sizes. When parties want to borrow money to buy and/or develop real property, they can borrow from a variety of financial institutions, or they can see if the seller of the property will “carry the note” – that is, take payments over time. Property sellers become lenders the moment [...]
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Recently the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its final version of the updated Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. The updated Guides become effective on December 1, 2009.
The Guides set forth the general principles that the FTC uses to evaluate endorsements and testimonials. In any action to enforce the requirements of [...]
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Tim Anderson and Marianne Sorensen, together with their spouses and 130+ members of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, recently visited the People’s Republic of China.
From a post by Lane Beattie, President of the Salt Lake Chamber:
The people were welcoming and friendly to our group. We were there long enough to get a real sense [...]
Jones Waldo attorney Mike O’Brien’s involvement in the Salt Lake Tribune’s efforts to obtain records concerning Brian David Mitchell has been noted in articles published by The Washington Post and New York Times:
Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/20/AR2009102003206.html
New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/20/us/AP-US-Elizabeth-Smart.html
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The U.S. Commercial Service reports that its clients have seen an increased number of unsolicited buyer requests from China, many of which turn out to be scams. Here are some characteristics that should cause suspicion and careful due diligence:
You were contacted via the web by a Chinese company, unsolicited
The Chinese company expresses interest in buying [...]
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According to data provided by the World Trade Center, Utah in 2008 exported over $550 million of goods and services to the People’s Republic of China. This outbound trade to China is growing and will become much more profitable for Utah companies due to the emerging Chinese middle (consumer) class. Attached is a graph showing the tremendous growth [...]
For an entertaining and informative overview of the health care debate, see this presentation by Dan Roam posted at http://www.slideshare.net/danroam/healthcare-napkins-all?src=embed.
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This week, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus released the Chairman’s Mark of the “America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009.” This is the latest health care reform proposal. It is 223 pages, but is expected to be much longer after the mark up process is completed.
Highlights of Healthy Future Act
The Act would:
Require all Americans to purchase [...]
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Update on Graff Trusteeship
We continue to inventory, process and distribute files to their owners. Many of the letters we are sending out are coming back undeliverable, however, and this is causing a slowdown in getting through all of the files. If you are expecting to hear from us but have not received a letter, please email Sheila Berger [...]
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