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Criminal Probe of Weinstein Role in amfAR Monies
December 01, 2017
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York is conducting a criminal investigation into transactions connected to The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) that were arranged by embattled film producer Harvey Weinstein, <i>The New York Times</i> reported. The transactions involved $600,000 raised at a May 2015 auction in Cannes on the French Riviera from a pair of fundraising packages arranged by Weinstein.
The Deductibility of FCA Payments in Light of <b><i>Kokesh</i></b>
December 01, 2017
<b><i>A Business Expense?</i></b><p>In negotiating FCA or similar settlements with the government, one key consideration is the tax treatment of any payment. While not in the context of deductibility, the Supreme Court this year, in<i>Kokesh v. SEC</i>, analyzed whether disgorgement in an SEC enforcement action was punitive or compensatory.
Third-Party Litigation Funding
December 01, 2017
<b><i>A New Option for Resource-Strapped Bankruptcy Estates</i></b><p>Despite third-party litigation funding's explosive growth, corporate restructuring/insolvency practitioners in the U.S. are not yet frequent participants in such arrangements. Yet litigation funding could be especially beneficial to provide a new source of capital for otherwise asset-starved estates.
Defenses of Impossibility of Performance and Frustration of Purpose
December 01, 2017
Parties in complex commercial cases that are accused of defaulting on or breaching a contract may invoke the defense of impossibility, arguing that performance of contractual obligations was rendered impossible by an intervening event. But under New York law, those arguments rarely make it past the motion stage.
<b><i>Ferri v. Powell-Ferri</i></b>: A Critical Planning Case for Practitioners
December 01, 2017
<b><i>The Trust Ferri Could Be Better Than the Tooth Fairy</i></b><p>Practitioners should encourage all clients with existing irrevocable trusts to meet to review those trusts. Modifying old irrevocable trusts through decanting (or other means) might make improvements, or as in the<i> Ferri v. Powell-Ferri</i> case, save the trust assets.
<b><i>Media & Communications:</i></b> In an Era of Crises And Controversies, How Ready Is Your Law Firm?
December 01, 2017
Although the current news cycle is a barrage of negative situations, the silver lining is that they offer law firms a wealth of teachable moments about the importance of preparing for and responding to a crisis situation.
Employment Attorneys See Business Gains Amid Weinstein Scandal
December 01, 2017
The heightened awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace has resulted in a surge of client calls to plaintiffs attorneys who litigate such claims.Meanwhile, defense attorneys, bracing for more litigation, said they are fielding more calls from corporate clients that want training conferences and advice on how to handle internal complaints and internal investigations.
IP News
December 01, 2017
Federal Circuit Resolves Circuit Split, Finds That Venue Is Not Waived Under Rule 12(h)(1)(A) for Cases Brought before <i>TC HeartLand</i><br>Federal Circuit Reverses Award of Lost Profits Because Product Sold to a Single Customer Was an Available Non- Infringing Alternative
Development
December 01, 2017
Discussion of a case in which a restaurant owner planned to demolish the existing building on a leased parcel to build a 5400-square-foot restaurant
Landlord & Tenant
December 01, 2017
In-depth analysis of three major rulings.

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