Tips for Investors: Don't Lock Out Unionized Targets
June 02, 2015
There's something about the idea of dealing with unions that just plain intimidates investors. Both financial and strategic investors often instinctively reject the idea of acquiring unionized companies. This can be a mistake.
Beware: Not All Communications Between Court-Appointed Bankruptcy Professionals Are Privileged
May 02, 2015
A successful Chapter 11 representation requires a close working relationship between the client's attorneys and non-attorney professionals, and the latter are generally kept fully abreast of the attorney's strategies on behalf of their common client. But where a communication otherwise protected by the attorney-client privilege is disclosed to, or made in the presence of a third party, the communication may no longer be, or deemed never to have been considered privileged.
Real Property Law
May 02, 2015
Discussion and analysis of several important decisioins.
Anchoring the Firm Culture in Solid Rock
May 02, 2015
Why do formerly great law firms fail and go under? The author feels that they lost the anchor to their core values, and then started drifting into issues and concerns that eventually destroyed them from within. This article explains what can be done to keep the anchor holding.
<i>Media and Communications:</i> Media Relations:Your Brand's Best Friend
May 02, 2015
Standing out in a competitive marketplace in a way that resonates with prospective clients and colleagues requires that law firms communicate honestly and distinctly, showcasing the qualities that make them different. This difference can be summed up as a firm's brand ' and studies show it is a crucial factor in being hired.
Brokerage Windows in Retirement Plans
May 02, 2015
On Aug. 21, 2014, the DOL published a request for information (RFI) regarding the use of so-called "brokerage windows" under retirement plans. The RFI is one of the more recent developments surrounding what has become an increasingly controversial topic regarding the investment of Section 401(k) and other participant-direct retirement plans.
No Defamation From Comments on Atlanta Reality TV Show
May 02, 2015
An Atlanta R&B singer who said on a reality TV show that the CEO of her former record label mismanaged her career and beat her years ago in a hotel room has prevailed in a defamation lawsuit the CEO brought in Fulton County Superior Court.
Are Today's Partners The NFL Players Of the 1960s?
April 02, 2015
Despite the shakeups in the legal industry, the exiting of partners, and increased competitiveness, can we say that law firm partners are using all the tools that might make them fully developed? Or will we look back at most firms of today and conclude that the star players were like the NFL players of yesteryear?
Arguments Heard in 'Happy Birthday' Copyright Fight
April 02, 2015
In a court battle involving the song "Happy Birthday to You," a federal judge was set to decide whether Los Angeles-based music publisher Warner/Chappell has unlawfully been collecting licensing fees for the song's copyright.
