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e-Discovery

Joseph Aakre

This article reviews the principles every in-house attorney needs to consider when applying project management principles to e-discovery.

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Legal Issues in the Cloud

Andrew L. Goldstein

Increasingly popular, Cloud computing nevertheless raises new and challenging legal issues for both cloud computing users and vendors.

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Walmart v. Dukes

Windy Rosebush Catino & Elizabeth A. Peters

Four months after the Supreme Court decertified the nationwide class of more than a million female employees who attempted to sue Wal-Mart for gender discrimination, the plaintiffs have attempted an end run around the decision by filing new federal complaints in California and Texas.

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How to Speak Accountant

Michael Goldman

This is the first in a series of articles that will help you understand your business better by discussing how accounting information is prepared, how to determine the assumptions and biases underlying the numbers, how to determine what the numbers in front of you mean, and what to do with them once you have them.

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SEC Rule 14a-11

James Ching

On Sept. 6, the SEC gave up the ghost on Rule 14a-11, the Commission rule that required companies to include shareholders' director nominees in company proxy materials in certain circumstances. A look at the <i>Business Roundtable</i> case.

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Cozen O'Connor's Landlord Disputes Firm's Complaints

Gina Passarella

Cozen O'Connor's landlord says its building is completely up to par, despite complaints from the law firm that the elevators are dangerous and do not work; the roof leaks; and the plants look shabby.

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In the Spotlight: Leasing Distressed Properties

M. Gordon Brown

Even with major discounts, leasing commercial real estate can still be risky. The recovery of distressed built assets is not imminent, and corporate real estate (CRE) managers should beware.

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Demystifying the Proposed Lease Accounting Changes

Barbara E. Schmitt

They" are coming. "They" are the proposed changes to the lease accounting rules. And even if you are not an accountant, you still need to know the broader implications of these changes for leases.

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Business Crimes Hotline

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Analysis of key rulings.

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In the Courts

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Recent rulings of importance.

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