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Uneven, But Positive Net Results for Leasing Industry at Midyear
Consistent with the turbulent and uneven economy as a whole, the up and down results contained in the Equipment Leasing Association's Quarterly Performance Indicators Report (PIR) for the second quarter of 2003 should not come as much of a surprise. In the final analysis, industry members should take solace in the fact that while it has been a fairly wild past 12 months, there has been a net gain in two of the most important indicators: Total Net Portfolio and Total New Business. Certain other indicators, however, produced more mixed results. Specifically, employment in the industry is down while charge-offs are up when compared with the figures from the second quarter of 2002.
Generally a category marked by consistency, the industry's total net portfolio was anything but consistent over the past 12 months. Although net portfolios grew by a modest 1.4% from June 30, 2002 to June 30, 2003, they have also dropped for two consecutive quarters. Total net portfolio for the second quarter 2002 was $58.3 billion, which then dropped slightly to $58 billion in the third quarter of 2002, before ballooning to the 12-month high of $60.2 billion at year's end. The present year showed a first-quarter decrease to $59.7 billion, and for the second quarter the total net portfolio then fell again to $59.1 billion, representing an overall increase of 1.4% from the second quarter of 2002.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.