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SEC Adopts Expanded Reporting Requirements for Advisors to Private Funds

May 19, 2023

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By Natalie Roberts, Macaluso LLP The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) has adopted significant new reporting requirements applicable to investment advisors to all Private Equity Fund Advisors, Large Private Equity Fund Advisors, and Large Private Hedge Fund Advisors.[1] Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain advisors to private funds, has been amended. […]

ChatGPT is not for the faint of heart

March 16, 2023

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ChatGPT in the current format my firm has access to is not for the faint of heart. I personally tested it in connection with a recent speech I was writing on a not too esoteric legal topic. It failed in the way that juniors sometimes can write things that seem completely reasonable but are completely wrong.

The Ghost of Lehman Brothers Past

March 13, 2023

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By Michael Macaluso The decision to stand behind uninsured deposits by the Fed, Treasury, and the FDIC announced on Sunday, March 12, I believe was necessary and correct. It has been probable since the aftermath of Lehman Brothers, however, that any reasonably large systematically connected depository institution (and some non-depository institutions) could potentially trigger a […]

Business Planning in the Age of COVID-19

May 5, 2020

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by Todd R. Vollmers, Macaluso LLP Are You Standing on Quicksand? Companies that do business internationally or rely on a global supply chain (either directly or indirectly), should continue to expect and be prepared for far-reaching and unique challenges arising out of the global pandemic caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which […]

Banking on a Bottom Line

October 24, 2018

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Interview with Lehigh University’s Acumen Magazine, Fall 2018 Edition. Link to Article   acumen   Banking on a Bottom Line Following success in global law, Michael Macaluso starts a company to make money by solving problems like world hunger and heart disease By Weld Royal ’88 Not long after Richard Nixon’s historic 1972 trip to China, […]

Mid-Year Perspective on the Status of China’s Currency

July 2, 2017

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Written by Todd R. Vollmers, Managing Director, Global Access CSG There has been increasing interest in trends pertaining to China, particularly given its relatively new role as the world’s second largest economy and growing importance to international trade and the global economy. Since 1978 (when China began instituting political reform making it more open) according […]

Law & Life Magazine Interview with Michael Macaluso

February 4, 2016

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Michael Macaluso: Global finance and legal expert Law & Life Vol. 2, July 16, 2015, cover story Michael J. Macaluso, whose Chinese name is: 马鲁索. Interview translated from the original Chinese.  He is the chairman and General Counsel of Global Access and a former Partner in finance, capital markets, and investment funds at DLA Piper. He has successfully […]

Humans vs Machines

April 10, 2015

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A recent article posted to a Wall Street Journal blog got me thinking about a question that has long been on my mind: are we really facing a humans vs machine dilemma when it comes to U.S. jobs and competitiveness? The following three important and persistent trends are leading business to replace labor with technology: Availability of […]

Overview of Private Investment Trends in Asia-Pacific

November 8, 2014

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Overview of Private Investment Trends in Asia-Pacific Recently, we explored the private equity investment climate in Southeast Asia in Next Stop, Southeast Asia and took a look at the potential implications of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone in Shanghai Free Trade Zone – A New China Paradigm for Western Investors? This time around we are […]

Michael Macaluso Joins Cappello as a Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking Asia

April 5, 2014

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Cappello to Extend Asia Reach, Hires Michael Macaluso Los Angeles and New York – March 31, 2014. Michael Macaluso joined Cappello Group, Inc. as a Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking for Cappello Asia. Mr. Macaluso’s focus is on capital markets in Asia in relationship to the United States, Europe and other parts of the […]