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August issue in PDF format

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Features

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Court Watch

Michael W. Tyler

Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

Franchise Disputes in Canada: The Case for Mediation and Arbitration Image

Franchise Disputes in Canada: The Case for Mediation and Arbitration

Frank Zaid

Franchise disputes are a natural fit for ADR in Canada, and more and more franchise disputes are likely to head to ADR in the future.

Features

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Franchises Now Focus on Health Care Reform's Practical Effect

Kevin Adler

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has given a green light to implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, franchisors and franchisees are assessing how the law will affect their businesses.

Features

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Expanding Your Social Network

Mark Neuberger

When used in a conscious and planned manner, social networking sites can offer a number of benefits to the firm as well as individual attorneys and staff.

Features

Competitive Law Firm Leadership Image

Competitive Law Firm Leadership

Arthur J. Levin

Many firms have recognized the need for strong business, marketing and technology management and have hired well qualified and highly compensated individuals to fill those areas of need. However, the area in which only minimal progress has occurred is in the most crucial area of Law Firm Leadership.

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Mandatory Retirement in Law Firms and Other Partnerships

Rosanna Sattler & James E. Kruzer

Unlike the bona fide occupational exception to the ADEA, the permissibility of mandatory retirement ages for partners in law firms depends upon the position that partners are not employees for the purposes of federal anti-discrimination law.

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'Hot' and 'Cold' Trends

Robert W. Denney

Surviving in the "new normal" requires recognizing both "hot" and "cold" trends. Here is a look at significant trends affecting law firms.

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Weighing the Creation of New Partners During Difficult Economic Times

Joel A. Rose

It is vitally important that partners examine the culture of their firm before making blanket modifications to the partnership structure or admission practices simply to satisfy current, and perhaps short-term, economic issues.

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Disability-Related Misconduct

Andrew A. Nicely

One question that many courts have grappled with is whether and to what extent accommodations must be made for a disabled person who engages in misconduct as a result of his or her disability. This article examines the divergent approaches that courts have taken in their resolution of that issue.

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