Update: The China Equipment Leasing Market
October 02, 2017
<b><I>Reaching an Inflection Point</I></b><p>As the Chinese government tightly regulates leasing, it is problematic that the industry has never been able to develop a unified position on important licensing, tax, capitalization, regulatory and other requirements. This needs to change if the industry is to continue to expand, particularly among small and medium enterprises.
Exit Interviews and Your Firm's Culture
October 02, 2017
Through the process of conducting exit interviews with the good attorneys who have left, along with those the firm has asked to leave, you can gather intel about your firm's culture. The business justification for doing exit interviews is to learn about and improve systematic organizational or interpersonal issues that may be adversely impacting your firm.
Verdicts
October 02, 2017
In-depth analysis of two key rulings.
Case Notes
October 02, 2017
A look at a situation in which, because the drug-manufacturing defendants seeking federal retention of a case removed from state court were unable to prove the four elements of the U.S. Supreme Court's <I>Gunn</I> test for federal-question jurisdiction, the case was remanded back to state court.
NY's Paid Family Leave Program
October 02, 2017
<b><I>Part One of a Two-Part Article</I></b><p>Effective Jan. 1, 2018, New York State will have its own "Paid Family Leave Benefits Law." Since the payroll deductions supporting the Law began July 1, 2017, it is not too early to begin reviewing your employer obligations.
How Firms Should Be Measuring the Profitability of Matters
October 02, 2017
Matter profitability matters. Yet most firms struggle to measure it in a manner that is accurate, focused on the levers partners control, and inclines partners to take action. Using margin per-partner-hour (MPH) to measure profitability delivers on these objectives.
IP News
October 02, 2017
Federal Circuit Throws Out District Court's Test for “Place of Business” for Purposes of Determining Venue in Patent Cases
Drug & Device News
October 02, 2017
Discussion of cases involving opioid addiction and medical marijuana in the workplace.
Delaware Dethroned
October 02, 2017
<b><i>South Dakota Now Top Corporate Lawsuit Venue</b></i><p>South Dakota has replaced Delaware as the No. 1 choice of in-house counsel and business executives for handling corporate lawsuits, according to a new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform.
