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April issue in PDF format

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April issue in PDF format

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

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Features

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Assumption of Liabilities

Patrick J. Leddy, Charles M. Oellermann & Joseph M. Witalec

A buyer purchases certain assets and assumes certain liabilities of a seller under an asset purchase agreement. However, after the transaction closes, the buyer files for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and eventually rejects the asset purchase agreement. From a deal lawyer's perspective, the issue is: What impact does the bankruptcy filing and the contract rejection have on the carefully drafted, thoroughly negotiated asset purchase agreement?

Features

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What's New in the Law

Robert Ihne

Highlights of the latest equipment leasing cases.

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Negotiating Equipment Leases

Barry Marks

This article reviews equipment finance negotiations in terms of general negotiating rules and advice for lawyers and their clients.

Features

How Will 100% Bonus Depreciation Impact Like Kind Exchange Programs for Lessors in 2011? Image

How Will 100% Bonus Depreciation Impact Like Kind Exchange Programs for Lessors in 2011?

Jeff Nelson

With the enactment of 100% bonus depreciation under the "Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010," many companies with active Like Kind Exchange programs are wondering whether it makes sense to suspend their LKE programs for the balance of 2011.

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April issue in PDF format

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

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Features

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Movers & Shakers

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

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

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Insuring Against Cyber Crime

W. Brian Ahern & and Christine Clark

Law firms are ranked ninth in terms of organizations with the highest risk of cyber exposure.

Features

Non-Compete and Trade Secret Concerns for In-house Lawyers Image

Non-Compete and Trade Secret Concerns for In-house Lawyers

Michael Greco

Here is a Top Ten list of concerns for in-house lawyers and the companies they represent.

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