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Juliet Gunev
Former Keppel Lawyer Who Cooperated with U.S. Government Fined and Sentenced to Probation for His Role in Petrobras Bribery Scheme
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Carl E. Black
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Jonathan Noble Edel
Recognizing the potential consequences, companies in Chapter 11 bankruptcy often try to reduce employee uncertainty by seeking authority from the bankruptcy court. The Bankruptcy Code, however, imposes a variety of limitations on the ability of a debtor-employer to provide certain types of compensation and benefits to "insiders," a term that is broadly defined in the Bankruptcy Code.
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Michael L. Cook
"[A] secured creditor [has no] affirmative obligation under the automatic stay to return a debtor's [repossessed] collateral to the bankruptcy estate immediately upon notice of the debtor's bankruptcy," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held on Oct. 28, 2019 in In re Denby-Peterson.
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Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr.
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Jarret P. Hitchings
The assumption that bankruptcy can't relieve a borrower of student loan obligations is incorrect, however a debtor must provide compelling evidence that an undue hardship will result if the debtor is required to repay the loan.
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Carol A. Sigmond
New York City, particularly gentrifying areas of Brooklyn, Harlem, and Washington Heights, are seeing an upsurge of deed theft. Attorneys, architects, title companies, real estate brokers, agents, contractors, developers and construction managers need to be alert to this potential issue when blocks of properties are assembled for development in these neighborhoods.
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Landlord's Relet Does Not Relieve Breaching Tenant from Liability for Rent
Breaching Landlord Liable for Tenant's Expenses In Preparing Leased Space
Apartments Withdrawn from Mitchell-Lama Not Rent-Stabilized
Default Formula Does Not Constitute Penalty, and Does Not Preclude Class Certification
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Ambiguous Time of the Essence Notice Held Ineffective
Attorney Review Provision Permitted Cancellation of Contract
Mortgagee Entitled to Cancellatino of Erroneously Recorded Satisfaction
Co-Tenant Not Entitled to Appointment of Receiver
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ssalkin
Fair Housing Act Claim Against Condominium Board Dismissed
Co-Op Unit Owner Entitled to Emotional Support Dog
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Scott Graham
The U.S. Supreme Court has jumped into a titanic copyright battle between Oracle Corp. and Google LLC with both barrels. The court's involvement is sure to reignite a 50-year-old debate over how much, if any, software should be subject to copyright, and the contours of the fair use defense in the digital age.
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Phillip Bantz
Some of China's largest companies have banded together with major brands in the United States and elsewhere to neutralize "patent trolls," an indication that the country's firms are becoming increasingly concerned about patent infringement litigation.
