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Caveat Intercreditor: Bankruptcy May Be Coming
March 01, 2019
<b><i>Bankruptcy Provisions in First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreements</b></i><p>While intercreditor agreements (ICAs) are not necessarily the most attention-grabbing of the various loan documents common to large financing transactions, they are nevertheless important, and lack of attention to detail with respect to their provisions could lead to unintended results in any future bankruptcy case.
When Alice Leaves Software in Wonderland: Review the Terms of Use
March 01, 2019
That least-read contract — the Terms of Use — can be an effective (albeit the last) weapon in the arsenal of a company trying to protect unpatented software technology while providing on-line services.
In the Courts
March 01, 2019
New Charges in Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited Bribery Case
Upcoming Event
March 01, 2019
SXSW Conference 2019 CLE Program, March 14-16
Case Study: California Law Firm Dowling Aaron Is Transforming and Modernizing Its Prebilling Process with Orion ePrebill Manager
March 01, 2019
Orion's ePrebill Manager allows corrections to prebills to be tracked and applied in real time, with a one-click acceptance and approval process. Further, by distributing prebills electronically, attorneys can see the edits made by others, the overall net effect of write-downs, and how these affect the realization of both the working timekeepers and the client overall, in real time.
Competitive Intelligence: Creating a Culture of Intelligence
March 01, 2019
We hear that clients hate to be cross-sold. However, this does not mean that clients are not interested to be introduced to new colleagues who can provide insight. Rather, cross selling must be thoughtful and tailored to clients' needs
Case Study: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Denies Trustee's Breach of Fiduciary Duty Suit
March 01, 2019
In January, a bench trial occurred in <i>In re Covenant Partners, L.P.</i>, in which the Trustee of Debtor, Covenant Partners, L.P., sued for breach of fiduciary duty.
Sales Speak: Maximize Your Chambers (and other) Rankings
March 01, 2019
While ranking directories are rarely the only tools used to find a firm or lawyer, in-house counsel and CEOs often turn to them as informative research sources. For these reasons alone, preparing materials and references for submission, even though time-consuming, may make sense under the right circumstances.
Business Crimes Hotline
March 01, 2019
Securities Commission Malaysia Issues Maximum Fine for Deloitte Related to 1MDB Audits
Case Notes
March 01, 2019
Contractual Allocation of Damage Risk Thwarts Insurer's Subrogation Claim<br>Lacking Specifics, Lease Term Is Unenforceable

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