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Bankruptcy Claims Traders Alert
September 28, 2011
The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a ruling that the purchaser of a claim based upon an executory contract that was ultimately rejected by a Chapter 11 DIP is not entitled to cure amounts as part of its allowed claim.
October issue in PDF format
September 28, 2011
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Movers & Shakers
September 28, 2011
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Understanding the Financial Aspects of Impending Retirement
September 28, 2011
There are significant penalties in store for any lawyer who does not make a financial plan for succession into retirement.
Pay Proportional to Performance
September 28, 2011
Pay Proportional to Performance is an important guiding principle underlying good compensation decisions. Individual firms will select different compensable criteria and weigh them according to their specific views. Good judgment will bring the principle alive.
A Firm's Future Depends on Selection of Partners to Serve As Managers
September 28, 2011
This article describes some approaches for selecting partners to manage administrative and substantive areas of a law firm's practice practice.
e-Closings: When Convenience Creates Inconvenience ' and Complexity
September 28, 2011
Thanks to the Internet, e-closings (and traditional closings) have become quite streamlined. The most sophisticated deals are done in virtual deal rooms that allow multiple parties secure, controlled access to documents and procedures for signing the documents. But there is a definite negative impact.
Effecting Change in Franchise Networks
September 26, 2011
This two-part series looks at the law governing a franchisor's ability to effectuate broadscale changes to its network. Part Two herein examines franchise network change triggered by an acquisition of the franchisor.
Presenting Bankruptcy Concepts to Juries
September 26, 2011
A common belief among bankruptcy practitioners has been that disputed matters invariably sound in equity, thus posing very little danger that an attorney would ever encounter a jury. But juries can appear where one least expects them.
Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst
August 31, 2011
Why is it that M&A often leads to a loss in shareholder value despite exhaustive due diligence (and ever-growing document reviews) and careful negotiation of the acquisition and ancillary documents? Part of the explanation for the failure of M&A transactions to yield expected benefits is poor or non-existent post-acquisition integration planning.

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