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Employee-Related Litigation
November 30, 2015
Business bankruptcy filings are down significantly from their high point during the Great Recession. What appears to have replaced foreclosures and institutional debt issues as the straw that breaks the camel's back is litigation. In many cases seen locally (in the Central District of California), the nature of litigation that pushes a company over the line comes in the form of employee-related causes of action.
Addressing the Dissipation of Marital Assets in a Divorce Case
November 02, 2015
At what point does one spouse's gifts to family and friends, or their bad investments and/or extravagant spending, become considered dissipation in the eyes of an adversary looking to review a case or the judiciary, and what remedies are available to a spouse where a dissipation has been found to have occurred?
Your Clients Want Alternative Fees
November 02, 2015
Think you're being responsive to your clients about fees? They think you can do better.
The Annual State of the Firm Report
November 02, 2015
As the year draws to an end, many of the more enlightened law firm managing partners and members of the executive committee assess the results of the current year and begin to develop plans for the coming year.
My New BFF Is a Smart VDR
November 02, 2015
Review of SmartRoom, a secure virtual data room)that was first conceived to securely host due diligence documents for an expedited Chapter 11 asset sale of multiple properties with multiple potential bidders.
Fifth Circuit Jettisons <i>Pro-Snax</i> 'Material Benefit' Standard for Bankruptcy Professional Compensation
November 02, 2015
The Fifth Circuit recently issued a ruling that changes compensation for professional services in bankruptcy: In <I>Pro-Snax</I>, the court had ruled that, to be compensable under section 330, services must result in "an identifiable, tangible, and material benefit to the bankruptcy estate." Now that has changes.
Cracking the FCPA Code: Interpreting Recent DOJ and SEC Enforcement and Messaging
November 02, 2015
Notwithstanding expectations of a shift in government enforcement priorities, after more than a decade, FCPA enforcement still shows no signs of slowing down. Indeed, the last two years each welcomed two new members to the list of 10 largest corporate enforcement matters: Total and Weatherford in 2013, and Alstom and Alcoa in 2014.
Hit It Out of the Park: Lessons Learned in Practice Group Management
November 02, 2015
This article reviews a methodology that has transformed our practice group leaders and our firm's approach to practice group management. What follows are some best practices and lessons learned from one midsize firm's year-long endeavor.
The Global 100
November 02, 2015
The Global 100 appears to have found its groove. After the turbulence of the financial crisis, which in 2009 caused the world's 100 highest-grossing law firms to collectively suffer their first-ever fall in aggregate fee income, the group has now settled into a pattern of slow, steady growth.
Protecting Your Company's Data from Security Breaches
November 02, 2015
This article explores some steps counsel can take to protect their organizations from a data breach, and how counsel can proactively help to mitigate any adverse impact in the unfortunate event a data breach occurs.

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