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New York's Post-Marital Compensation
Last month, in the first part of this article, we discussed the controversial proposal to replace New York's current maintenance scheme with “Post-Marital Income Guidelines.” That discussion described the background leading up to the proposal and laid out the details of legislation that has been sponsored by Assembly Member Amy Paulin, which mirrored a proposal by the Coalition for Post-Marital Income Guidelines. What follows is a critique of the proposed legislation, based in large measure on a report of the Legislative Committee of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. This writer is one of the co-chairs of that committee, and a co-author of the report. The other authors of that report were Elyse Goldweber, Esq., of Goldweber & Epstein LLP, Marcy Wachtel of Katsky Korins LLP, and Adam John Wolff of Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP.
What the Legislation Is Not
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.