Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. v. Airgas, Inc.
The <i>Airgas</i> decision confirms the previous 25 years of Delaware case law upholding the use and maintenance of poison pills by independent boards acting in good faithin response to legitimate threats posed by hostile bidders.
Teaching Business Development Skills to the Newest Lawyers
Associates and partners alike should be focused on business development in this economy. The next step is to envelop the paralegals, secretaries, receptionists and other staff in the business development mentality.
Recruitment Twists and Turns
The tide has turned and law firms are beginning to hire again, albeit with a more purposeful eye than in past years. What lessons have been taught and learned as firms begin to recruit candidates for available positions?
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New Regulations for Service Providers
Last year, the DOL issued interim final regulations under ERISA Section 408(b)(2) that impose new disclosure requirements on "covered service providers" providing services to specified pension plans subject to ERISA. And that's not all.
Supporting Your New Managing Partner
Many law firms are going through a transition to the next managing partner. There will be a successful transition if some requirements are met. This article focuses on those requirements.
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Decisions of Interest
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
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Does Attorney-Client Privilege Protect Client e-Mail?
e-Mail communications pose confidentiality and waiver risks on the part of clients. Attorneys must advise their clients of these risks, and advise their clients on how to avoid them.
Foreign Civil Unions
The matter of <i>Debra H. and Janice R.</ihas dramatically changed the laws on parenthood as we know them in New York State.It effectively expands the meaning of the term "parent" to include individuals who are not legal parents or blood relatives of a child, but who are joined in a civil union with the biological parent at the time of birth.
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Guidelines for the Role of Therapist for Court-Involved Families
An in-depth look at Guidelines for Court-Involved Therapy, recently promulgated by The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts(AFCC).
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