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Book Update – Bankruptcy Deskbook (Fifth Edition)

Bankruptcy Deskbook provides analysis of the current state of the law affecting all chapters of the Bankruptcy Code, along with practical advice for attorneys representing both debtors and creditors, in consumer and business bankruptcies.

Discussions of the following topics have been enhanced in this latest release (Release #22) to reflect recent rulings:

  • Bankruptcy court jurisdiction
  • Removal and remand
  • Fraudulent transfers
  • Disallowance of claims or interests
  • Willful failure to credit payments
  • Discharge injunction
  • Joint administration of estates
  • Third-party releases
  • Unsecured junior mortgages
  • Subchapter V eligibility

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Save the Date: PLI’s Lunch & Learn @ AALL Portland

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Are you attending the 2025 AALL Annual Meeting & Conference in Portland this summer? Join us for a luncheon to fuel your practice with bold insights from PLI and learn about our recent enhancements to PLI PLUS.

The luncheon will take place on SUNDAY, JULY 20 from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.

Email us at libraryrelations@pli.edu to RSVP if you will attend, and we will include location details in your confirmation email. 

New Edition! Net Leases and Sale-Leasebacks

Net Leases and Sale-Leasebacks: A Guide to Legal, Tax and Accounting Strategies (2025 Edition) covers all aspects of the ownership, financing, documentation, taxation, and accounting for net leases with a focus on those areas where the treatment of net leases differs from the treatment of other forms of real estate investment. Given their unique characteristics, net leases may be regarded as belonging to their own asset class, and the real estate professionals practicing in this field need to be familiar with the distinct issues that may arise.

  • Chapter 2, The Lease, New section 2:2.5 discusses the tenant’s right of rescission, covering material breach by the landlord (including independent versus dependent covenants; constructive eviction; and landlord’s breach of the covenant to repair); mistake; and fraud.
  • Chapter 5, Tax Considerations, has been further expanded in several areas:
    • Subsection 5:1.3[A] covers tenant purchase options and SILO (sale-in, lease-out) transactions.
    • Subsection 5:3.9[A] discusses whether a section 467 loan can satisfy the requirements for qualified real property business indebtedness.
    • Subsection 5:7.3[C][1] discusses the exemption for transfer of a leasehold interest in Pennsylvania.
    • Subsection 5:9.1[D] expands the discussion of choice of entity for the owner-landlord.
    • Subsection 5:10.2[E] discusses layered allocations versus target allocations for partnerships.
    • Subsection 5:10.6 explores the difference in tax consequences between a sale and a redemption of a partnership interest.
    • Subsection 5:15 discusses solar federal tax credits in depth.

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    Book Update: Equipment Leasing– Leveraged Leasing

    For over forty-five years, PLI’s Equipment Leasing– Leveraged Leasing has been the go-to resource for comprehensive legal, tax, economic, accounting, environmental, and insurance information to optimize leasing deals. The Seventh Edition updates readers on industry advancements, guiding them on whether to lease or buy, comply with leasing laws, draft agreements, achieve client goals, and minimize legal and financial risks.

    The new release (Release #2) includes the following update:

    • Chapter 14A, Climate Finance Assets, discusses the use of capital investments in assets that mitigate or adapt to climate change, creating opportunities for financing new technologies like LED lighting, batteries, solar, wind, hydrogen, heat conversion, and geothermal. This chapter also presents information that is key to understanding the economics of the new technologies, the legal structures for financing them, and related issues.

    The Table of Authorities and Index have also been updated to assist you in your research.

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    New Title! Multidistrict Litigation

    PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new treatise Multidistrict Litigation.

    This brand-new treatise offers a detailed look at how multidistrict litigations (MDLs) work and the decision-making process of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML). With its practical advice and valuable insights, this book is a must-have for lawyers in various fields, including antitrust, labor, patents, product liability, and securities. As MDLs become more common, readers can expect regular updates on the JPML’s latest decisions and analysis of new trends and developments.

    Multidistrict Litigation is structured into seven chapters, and seven unique appendices:

    • Chapter 1, Overview.
    • Chapter 2, Multidistrict Litigation in Context.
    • Chapter 3, The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation: Powers and Limits.
    • Chapter 4, Centralization.
    • Chapter 5, Transferee Selection.
    • Chapter 6, Challenging the Panel’s Orders.
    • Chapter 7, Remand.
    • Appendix A, Published Centralization Orders.
    • Appendix B, Transferee Selection Factors.
    • Appendix C, 28 U.S.C. § 1407.
    • Appendix D, 28 U.S.C. § 2112.
    • Appendix E, Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
    • Appendix F, Summary Rules of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
    • Appendix G, Summary Statistics of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

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    Book Update: Securities Law and Practice Deskbook

    Securities Law and Practice Deskbook is a thorough guide to the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), relevant rules and regulations, and key case law. This book serves as an introduction to U.S. federal securities laws, providing a base for how securities lawyers tackle issues. It also acts as a general review and a first resource for seasoned practitioners when dealing with unfamiliar aspects of securities law.

    Updated twice a year to keep pace with frequently changing rules and regulations, the new release (Release #25) includes the following updates:

    • Chapter 1, Approaching Securities Law, discusses the Commission’s announcement of a “sensible regulatory path” for crypto assets and the creation of a crypto task force. It also discusses Nasdaq’s withdrawal of its board diversity rule and the decision by ISS and Glass Lewis to stop considering diversity factors in board election recommendations. Additionally, the chapter highlights the Commission’s request to the Eighth Circuit to delay oral arguments on climate change rules, suggesting these rules might be withdrawn.
    • Chapter 5, Reach of Securities Act Regulation, discusses the Commission’s decision to pause several crypto cases in anticipation of a different regulatory scheme for digital assets.
    • Chapter 6, Securities Act Registration Exemptions, covers The PIPE and private placement markets.
    • Chapter 8, Securities Act Liability, discusses the courts’ stance on traceability in Securities Act claims. It highlights the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Slack Technologies to extend the traceability requirement to section 12 claims, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s strict tracing requirement for section 11 claims.
    • Chapter 9, Registration and Periodic Reporting Under the Exchange Act, discusses potential shifts in regulatory policy, particularly regarding climate change disclosures. It highlights actions by acting Commission Chair Mark Uyeda that may signal the possible withdrawal of these rules.
    • Chapter 10, Regulation of Proxy Solicitations, explores corporate reincorporation and its impact on shareholder protections under state laws. It discusses uncertainty in proxy advisory service regulations, the ongoing legal debate over classifying proxy voting advice for a fee as a solicitation, and a significant mid-proxy season change where the Commission Staff issued SLB 14M, which shifts the focus of no-action requests for exclusion under Rule 14a-8 back to the specific company’s business rather than broader issues.
    • Chapter 12, Fraud Under Rule 10b-5 and Related Issues, talks about the rise in securities lawsuits in 2023, especially those involving Artificial Intelligence. It mentions that the total value of these cases has grown significantly. The chapter also covers the appeal in a “shadow trading” case and the success of the Commission’s Whistleblower program, which has awarded over $2.2 billion. Lastly, it discusses penalties for companies that retaliate against whistleblowers.

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    Book Update: Commercial Ground Leases

    Commercial Ground Leases acquaints readers with key concepts, dispute resolution practices, and drafting strategies concerning commercial ground leases. The book features enlightening discussions on base and ground rents, reappraisals, tenant and landlord financing, subletting, exculpatory clauses, mortgage financing, insurance and damage considerations, defaults, redemption, and rights to repurchase, inflation indexing and other important commercial ground lease concepts, along with dozens of practice-ready forms and checklists. This sixth release of the treatise is significantly updated with the latest developments in the law and practice of ground leases.

    The new release includes the following updates:

    • Chapter 3, Base Rent and Other Payments, dis­cusses the concept of holding rent, in the context of the preconstruction period section (Section 3:2.3).
    • Chapter 10, Ground Lease Term, covers the redevelopment option, the option to the tenant to redevelop the property at its then-highest and best use with a right to an extension of the term (section 10:8.3).
    • Chapter 18, Condemnation, discusses utility easements, as part of the discussion of partial condemnation and rental abatement (section 18:5.1).
    • Appendix A, Ground Lease, renamed the subsection “Extended Term” to “Reappraisal of Minimum Rent.”
    • In addition, the Bibliography, Table of Authorities, and the Index have been updated.

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    Book Update: Accountants’ Liability (Third Edition)

    Accountants’ Liability (Third Edition) is a comprehensive reference guide to auditor liability jurisprudence and defense strategies. Written by lawyers with decades of experience working at the reg­ulators of the profession and representing accounting firms and their personnel, this treatise helps the reader understand how to approach a regulatory investigation and the applicable laws, rules, and professional standards promulgated by organizations such as the FASB, AICPA, NASBA, and others that govern the profession. Every year, the authors update the book to address the latest key case law relevant to various defenses and privilege/protection assertions, and the sources of current claims, the various legal theories upon which they may be instituted, and the strategies and tactics used by the parties in litigating such claims.

    The new release (Release 2) includes updates to the following chapters:

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    Book Update: Insurance and Investment Management M&A Deskbook

    Insurance and Investment Management M&A Deskbook provides attorneys with an essential reference to keep up with emerging trends in insurance and investment management M&A. This comprehensive guide addresses various topics, including the acquisition of public insurance companies, blocks of insurance business, and private acquisitions. It also examines the regulatory environment of the insurance and financial services industries, the involvement of private equity and pension funds in the insurance sector, and the expansion of insurance industry participants into emerging markets globally. Additionally, the Deskbook offers detailed insights into Lloyd’s of London and the M&A market for mutual life insurers.

    The new release (Release 10) includes the following updates:

    • Chapter 2, Private Acquisition of an Insurance Business, discusses the latest developments in U.S. state privacy law (Section 2:4.4[J]) ERISA fiduciary rules Section (2:4.4[K]), EU and U.K. sanctions regimes (Section 2:4.7), and challenges to the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act (Section 2:4.9).
    • Chapter 4, Private Equity and Other Financial Sponsor Investments in the Insurance Industry, provides updates on insurance company investments in asset managers (Section 4:2.2[C]), minority investments and leveraged build-ups by financial sponsors (Section 4:2.2[F]), and structuring acquisition finance in insurance sector transactions in the United States (Section 4:4.3).
    • Chapter 7, Selected Tax Issues in Insurance M&A, provides updates on proposed Treasury regulations with respect to CAMT and the significant uncertainty around rulemaking in this area (Section 7:4.5).
    • Chapter 9, Investment Management M&A, provides the latest on the enforceability of non-compete agreements (Section 9:2.1), DOL Fiduciary Rule implementation (Section 9:3.7), and the U.K. FCA MiFID II rules on purchasing investment research (Section 9:5).

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