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  • The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) saw the highest increase in discrimination charge filings last fiscal year, the largest annual increase (9%) since the early 1990s. And prospects for improvement in these numbers are dim. Here's what to do.

    November 21, 2008Barbara Reeves Neal
  • For almost two years, the attorneys at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C, have been compiling a list of the greatest commercial leasing cases of all time. Two of these attorneys, the authors of this two-part article, trace the lifetime of a leasehold from negotiation through breach and enforcement.

    November 21, 2008Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman
  • Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.

    November 20, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
  • In a recent opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the court held that the account debtor's payment obligations do not extend to its agent.

    November 20, 2008Barry A. Graynor
  • The answer to the question, "Is it better to live in New York or in New Jersey if you want your postnuptial agreement to be enforced?" is plain and simple ' New York is where you need to be. If your client lives in New Jersey, keep him or her away from postnuptial agreements.

    October 31, 2008Judith E. Siegel-Baum and Stephanie F. Lehman
  • The latest news you need to know.

    October 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
  • A roundup of recent important news.

    October 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
  • Postnuptial agreements are flexible documents that provide couples with an alternative to marital counseling or even divorce. As demonstrated herein, it is extremely important that these documents are carefully drafted and that close attention is paid to the fiduciary relationship existing between the parties.

    October 30, 2008Stephanie F. Lehman
  • Appraisers are frequently utilized to assist matrimonial courts in determining the value of property subject to equitable distribution within a marital estate. Here's what you need to know about the all-important Standards of Value.

    October 30, 2008Jason Thompson and Robert E. Schlegel
  • Who's doing what; who's moving where.

    October 30, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |