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What Can Lawyers Take with Them Other Than People?

Wayne N. Outten & Cyrus E. Dugger

A close look at the standards for determining what documents a lawyer may take upon departing a law firm reveals a startlingly unclear and tangled area of legal ethics and law that should give any careful lawyer real pause.

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Why Should We Tolerate 'Jerks" in Our Law Firms?

William C. Cobb & Terry W. Conner

Over the past three years of tough times, many law firms have put up with "jerks" in their partnership ranks in order to hold on to the portfolios of work controlled by those people. But there are ramifications to this decision ...

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Alternative Attorney Staffing

Douglas A. Smith

This article focuses on employee benefits decisions and the flexibility of your firm with respect to direct hires of non-partner and non-associate attorneys.

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Avoiding Personal Liability for Payroll and Other Employer Tax Obligations

Michael E. Mooney

Although many firms operate in corporate, LLC or even LLP form in order to protect partners individually from liabilities, their partners may be surprised to learn that they may be personally liable if the firm fails to fulfill its obligations associated with employee compensation and benefits payable by the firm.

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International Arbitration in Franchising and Distribution

Craig R. Tractenberg

The growth of international franchising and distribution requires offers of user-friendly agreements. International dispute resolution clauses often require arbitration of these disputes before a recognized and supervised international arbitration provider.

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Movers & Shakers

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Who's doing what; who's going where.

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News Briefs

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.

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Court Watch

Alexander G. Tuneski

Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

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Incurable Defaults

Kevin Adler

Unfortunately, on occasion, a franchisee's actions are so egregious that a franchisor decides that it needs to immediately terminate the franchise and declare that the relationship is irrevocably harmed: an incurable default.

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On the Path of Lease Resistance

Sonia Bain & Daniel Anziska

New York practitioners representing a prospective retail tenant looking to enter into a new lease for space in an existing shopping center must recommend appropriate diligence prior to the client's entry into the new lease.

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