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Creating a Legal Event Team
May 02, 2017
<b><I>The Key to Efficient and Effective Corporate e-Discovery</I></b><p>The best way to create a successful business process is to start by identifying the people who are key to both creating and managing that process, and then bringing those people together to do just that. This is especially true when it comes to disaster recovery, business continuity, data breach detection and response.
BOOK RELEASE
May 02, 2017
The 11 Contracts That Every Artist, Songwriter, and Producer Should Know by Steve Gordon
Real Property Law
May 02, 2017
Discussion and analysis of several key cases.
Case Notes
May 02, 2017
The Third Circuit in <I>Capps</I> gave employers who purport to terminate employees because they are misusing their FMLA leave an ironclad defense. Here's a look at the case.
Proposed Regulations for Partnership Interests Permits Estate, Income and Charitable Planning Opportunity
May 02, 2017
The new Administration has areas of taxation estate planning and philanthropy on the front burner. No one is sure what will be happening with the minority discounts regulations of § 2504 in turmoil and proposed guidance of the modification of charities partnership interest and unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). By integrating a number of tried and tested tools, we may create a platform for substantial savings.
Business Crimes Hotline
May 02, 2017
Analysis of a major penalty against a Chinese telecom company.
In the Marketplace
May 02, 2017
Who's doing what; who's going where.
The Scope of the Dodd-Frank's Whistleblower Protection
May 02, 2017
Is a corporate employee who reports an employer's possible violation of the securities laws to a supervisor or internal compliance officer — but not to the SEC — considered a "whistleblower" entitled to protection from retaliation under Dodd-Frank? Courts that have considered this question have reached differing conclusions.
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i><br> Legislation to Block a 'Netflix' Tax Is Shelved Amid Opposition
May 02, 2017
A Southern California assemblyman on Monday shelved legislation that would have blocked cities from taxing streaming video services such as Netflix and Hulu.
Second Circuit Upholds Ban on Private Investment In Law Firms
May 02, 2017
A federal appeals court rejected an attempt to loosen restrictions on private investment in the legal industry, dismissing arguments that ethics rules on so-called "fee splitting" impinge on lawyers' First Amendment rights.

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