Outsourcing and the Difference Between Service and Hospitality
November 01, 2022
Today we see outsourcing accelerating as the pandemic has served to highlight the traditional benefits of outsourcing: cost reduction, flexibility, expertise and efficiency. But providers need to do something more to increase satisfaction rates among their law firm clients.
Players On the Move
November 01, 2022
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
Carrots and Sticks: DAG Lisa Monaco Puts Her Stamp on DOJ'S Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies
November 01, 2022
Going back many decades, each Deputy Attorney General (DAG) has promulgated revisions to the DOJ's corporate criminal enforcement policies, leaving behind eponymous policy memos that were carefully studied by defense attorneys. Like her predecessors, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has been quick to announce a series of revisions to DOJ's corporate criminal enforcement policies and practices.
Development
November 01, 2022
Article 78 Proceeding Not Ripe Even Though ZBA Had Not Made a Decision Within 62-Day Time Limit
Challenge to Landmark Designation Was Ripe and Stated Plausible Taking and Due Process Claims
Landowner Did Not Acquire Vested Rights Based on Invalidly Issued Building Permit
ZBA's Grant of Special Use Permit Upheld
Fifth Circuit Follows Ninth Circuit, Allows Post-Bankruptcy Contract Rate Interest In Solvent Debtor Case
November 01, 2022
"… [B]ecause Congress has not clearly abrogated the solvent-debtor exception," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a reorganized solvent debtor had to "pay what it promised now that it is financially capable."
Hiring for Long-Term Success
November 01, 2022
Many law firms are hunting for talent with a focus on traditional "industry experience" and prestigious educational backgrounds as familiar criteria in their candidate search process. But what if law firms are missing high value talent — on both the legal and administrative side — that may be right under their nose?
Cybercrime and Bankruptcy: The Crypto Winter
November 01, 2022
It comes as no surprise that the crypto winter has reinforced the perception of critics that digital currencies are "risky, flawed and unproven digital financial instruments." This article analyzes the state of the cryptocurrency market and examines the impact of cybercrimes and crypto bankruptcies on the current market.
Commercial Bankruptcy Filings On the Rise Due to Economic Turbulence
November 01, 2022
With the recent economic turbulence and pessimism, prudent lenders should be bracing themselves for the coming storm by adopting a five-point "CAPER" strategy: Communicate, Analyze, Preserve, Execute, and Resolve.
The Difference Between Service and Hospitality
November 01, 2022
Today, we see outsourcing accelerating as the pandemic has served to highlight the traditional benefits of outsourcing: cost reduction, flexibility, expertise and efficiency. But providers need to do something more to increase satisfaction rates among their law firm clients.
Landlord & Tenant Law
November 01, 2022
Subtenant's Lease Obligations Not Terminated By Surrender of the Premises
Tenant Complied With Lease's Diligent Efforts Obligation
Court Upholds Holdover and Prejudgment Interest Provisions
Demolition Plans Suffice to Support Denial of Renewal Lease
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