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<b><i>Leadership:</i></b> Why Are So Many Law Firm Videos So Bad?
May 02, 2017
Here are a few of the issues faced by many of the current batch of bad law firm videos--and how to solve them.
Using Computer Forensics to Investigate Employee Data Theft
April 02, 2017
When suspicions of employee data theft arise, it is important to engage a computer forensics expert to perform a theft-of-IP analysis in order to preserve electronic data and uncover important evidence.
Got a Negative Online Review? First Things First: Turn Off Your Attorney
April 02, 2017
It happened. Some current or former client had the gall to write something less than flattering about you online. What do you do? The first thing to do, and this can be the hardest thing for attorneys, is to turn off your attorney. Feedback can be hard to take.
Are Pharmacy Benefit Managers' Cost-Containment Claims a Shell Game?
April 02, 2017
In today's political climate, one of the hottest topics is the rising cost of healthcare and drugs. Following the last election, all industries should anticipate change, especially in healthcare. While much of the focus is currently on whether the Affordable Care Act will be repealed, one of the areas the government continues to scrutinize is costs.
Institutional Deliberate Indifference
April 02, 2017
<b><i>When a Prisoner's Health Care Is Botched, the Providers' Employer May Be on the Hook</b></i><p>Prisoner Eighth Amendment allegations of cruel and unusual punishment due to deliberate indifference to their medical needs are common; most of them go nowhere. Once in a while, though, the care provided to a prisoner is so substandard that the case actually hurdles the defendants' motion for summary judgment and makes it to trial.
In Light of Recent FTC Actions, Review Your Privacy Policy
April 02, 2017
Every day, billions of mobile and Internet-enabled computers, smartphones, watches, drones and even coffee machines are collecting vast amounts of geolocation…
Professional Fees May Not Be Capped by Standard Carve-Out Provisions
April 02, 2017
Secured creditors and debtor-in-possession (DIP) lenders that rely on standard carve-out provisions to limit the impact of bankruptcy professional fees on their collateral would be well-advised to take notice of a U.S. Bankruptcy Court decision from earlier this year.
Is Your Firm's Partner Compensation Spread Too Narrow?
April 02, 2017
It is fast becoming an imperative for elite firms to widen the range of their partner compensation. Too narrow a range allows competitors with wider ranges…
Immigration Status, Divorce and Removal: What Is the Standard of Review?
April 02, 2017
Although immigration law need not be an area of expertise in a family law practitioner's toolbelt, it doesn't hurt to have some knowledge of the ins and outs of this system when presented with a client facing possible removal from the United States because a marriage was short-lived.
Deferred Compensation and Safe Harbor Plans
April 02, 2017
The Department of the Treasury has issued final regulations addressing deferred compensation and safe harbor planning utilizing §§ 409A(d)(1), 457(e)11 and 31.3121(v)(2). These regulations set forth how plan sponsors can provide death benefits on a permissibly selective basis.

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