Features
Jonathan Hoffman
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Lynne Z. Gold-Bikin
Joint tax returns, while financially beneficial from a tax perspective, may lead to significant problems once litigation ensues. Here's why.
Features
Jonathan J. Bates
On June 17, Gov. Rick Perry, R-TX, signed into law two bills of keen interest to family lawyers in that state. They address spousal maintenance and fraud on the community estate.
Features
Judith L. Poller
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Elizabeth Warner
When a Supporting Spouse and a Creative Spouse divorce, the question may arise as to how to distribute the value of the intellectual property or "celebrity status" that the Creative Spouse created during the marriage.
Features
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Music Money and Success: The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Business, 7th Edition.
Features
Jan Wolfe
It's been a good stretch for Marvel Entertainment and its former president Stan Lee, the ever-youthful 87-year old face of the company. Marvel characters Thor and Captain America have dominated the box office. Lee keeps winning over young fans with his blink-and-you'll-miss-them film cameos. Now, thanks to a Stan Lee role on the witness stand, Marvel and its parent The Walt Disney Co. were able claim a win in the courtroom.
Features
Ira Fierstein
Possible relocation raises significant issues and concerns for the tenant as well as the landlord. This calls for careful consultation with the tenant's attorney and tight drafting to lessen the cost and inconvenience to the relocated tenant.
Features
David J. Kaufmann
Frequently, the mature franchisor's attempt to overhaul its system encounters resistance from franchisees. This article explores the problems.
Features
David Laing
This article provides statistics on trends in Antitrust Division prosecution of individuals to assist in the decisions of how to position individual defendants, and on how to explain strategies to the client ' often one of the most difficult aspects of the representation.
Features
Jeffrey T. Green
What happens if you learn that your client is regularly doing business with another company that is the subject of rumors of corruption? In addition to other potential charges, could your client also violate the money laundering statute even if it made no effort to conceal any source of funds?
Features
William L. Norton III
Recent cases have made the reorganizations of individual Chapter 11s in some jurisdictions as difficult as prior to the BAPCPA. This article discusses the major uncertainties that currently exist in these types of cases.
