Despite the EEOC's dire predictions, Muslims, Arabs, and other people of eastern descent living in the United States have not seen the social ostracism experienced by these groups in other countries.
July 25, 2011Philip M. Berkowitz
This article focuses on the potential for extraterritorial application of the expanded Sarbanes-Oxley provisions and the new SEC whistleblower cause of action.
July 25, 2011Jason C. Schwartz, Thomas M. Johnson, Jr., and Amanda PenabadMost office leases require tenants to actively carry on business from their leased premises, and prohibit tenants from vacating or abandoning the premises. It is becoming increasingly common, however, for tenants to object to these provisions and to request the lease include a "go-dark" provision.
July 25, 2011Laurie SandersonMultiple factors are often involved in the analysis and determination of ownership interests and insurance obligations for tenant improvements and betterments, furniture, fixtures and equipment, and other "personal property" within leased premises. Here's why it matters.
July 25, 2011Dan Millea and Monica GeyenWhen representing bank tenants, simply following established retail principles, even zealously on some issues, is not enough. There are certain banking-specific concerns, even pitfalls, about which bank counsel must be aware.
July 25, 2011Philip A. MarkowitzRetail tenants in California ' and perhaps those in other states as well ' that collect ZIP Codes may very well find themselves the subject of putative class actions, the penalties for which could be substantial.
July 25, 2011John PowersWith foreclosure filings at unprecedented levels, associations are facing high assessment delinquency rates since generally when a homeowner stops paying his or her mortgage, he or she also ceases paying any assessments. A look at recent litigation.
July 24, 2011Ronald B. Cohn and Taylor SamsingThe story of a textbook recovery in New Jersey.
July 24, 2011Ilana Volkov and Felice YudkinThe Supreme Court's 5-to-4 decision in Stern v. Marshall definitively upsets a quarter-century's jurisdiction by bankruptcy courts over a large set of actions.
July 24, 2011William M. Hawkins