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Lessons from Failed Mergers Attempts
January 27, 2011
This article offers several real-life scenarios that often prevent stable and profitable law firms from successfully finding a merger partner.
Battle Lines Sharply Drawn in Viacom's Appeal of U.S. District Judge's Ruling in YouTube Case
January 27, 2011
Now that the long-simmering copyright dispute between Hollywood and the Web has hit the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the outcome could set a national precedent regarding the scope of potential liability for nearly every business on the Internet that posts infringing content.
DOL Issues Final Regulations on Mandatory Fee-Disclosures
January 27, 2011
On Oct. 14, 2010, the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized its regulations concerning the fee and investment-related disclosures that must be provided to participants in 401(k) plans and other defined contribution plans with participant-directed investments.
New Law Cracks Down On Deceptive Third-Party e-Commerce Practices
January 26, 2011
A new layer of federal oversight should help protect consumers and ethical e-commerce companies against misleading and name-tarnishing activities of outlaw e-tailers who have ripped off thousands of U.S. consumers. On Dec. 29, President Obama signed the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act, introduced in the Senate early last year by Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Viacom Appeal May Decide Future of the Web
January 26, 2011
A long-simmering copyright dispute between Hollywood and the Web has hit the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ' and the outcome could set a national precedent regarding the scope of potential liability for nearly every business on the Internet that posts infringing content.
Battle Lines Sharply Drawn in Viacom's Appeal of U.S. District Judge's Ruling in YouTube Case
December 28, 2010
Now that the long-simmering copyright dispute between Hollywood and the Web has hit the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the outcome could set a national precedent regarding the scope of potential liability for nearly every business on the Internet that posts infringing content.
'Pre-Nupitis' ' Diagnosis and Treatment
December 23, 2010
Pre-nupitis" is a "disease" that afflicts the so-called less-monied spouse (the LMS) who, in upwards of 95% of the cases, is the bride-to-be.
Court of Appeals Limits Negligent Misrepresentation Claims
December 22, 2010
When does a purchaser have a claim against a party with whom the purchaser has never dealt when that party made a negligent misrepresentation on which the purchaser relied?
In the Marketplace
December 21, 2010
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
Exposure Draft Accounting
December 21, 2010
Under the proposed new rules, there are no bright lines. Lessors can classify a lease transaction as either a Performance Obligation or a Partial Derecognition lease. These two products perform very differently on the balance sheet, in a way similar to the different performance of Operating leases and Direct Finance leases. Keep in mind also that the huge bulk of equipment finance transactions are smaller "cookie-cutter" deals — the amount of profit associated with them precludes the possibility of having an accountant make a classification ruling on each deal individually. The classification process must be automated. IT Systems must be able to accommodate classification rules automatically.

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