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Acquisition of Company Assets

Stanley R. Kaminski

With a little knowledge and planning, a purchasing company may be able to avert the expensive surprise of acquiring thousands of dollars in hidden unclaimed property that it must subsequently report and remit to multiple states.

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My Agent Did What?

David W. Simon, Rohan Virginkar & Matthew G. White

This article examines the risks presented by the use of third parties when doing business internationally, with a focus on the potential for liability under the United States' Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA").

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The Leasing Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of recent rulings.

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Current Market Refocuses Attention on 'SNDA' Agreements

Jeffrey B. Steiner & Zachary Samton

This article discusses a loan document that requires execution by tenants of the subject property, the Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement, commonly referred to as an SNDA.

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In the Spotlight: The Use of a Captive Insurance Company By a Commercial Tenant

Brian J. Levin

This article addresses what it means for a tenant to self-insure or obtain insurance through a captive, and how a landlord and tenant can modify their lease accordingly.

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The Operating Expense Gross-Up

David P. Resnick

Landlords and tenants that include property taxes as a variable expense for purposes of a gross-up provision should provide for a thorough and detailed accounting methodology to avoid disputes when those expenses are billed.

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In the Courts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

National rulings of interest.

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Insider Trading: It's Not Just for Suits

Joel M. Cohen & Mary Kay Dunning

On Sept. 30, 2010, the SEC brought an insider trading case against two railroad employees and their relatives, alleging that the defendants reaped more than $1 million in illegal gains by trading on nonpublic information about the planned takeover of the railroad company.

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Honest-Services Fraud in the Wake of Skillings

Robert Plotkin & Nicholas B. Lewis

The Supreme Court has tried again to restrict application of the honest-services fraud statute (18 U.S.C. ' 1346), which has been zealously used by prosecutors to target a wide swath of allegedly unethical behavior by public officials and private employees alike.

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