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Diversity Metrics

Jane DiRenzo Pigott

Every law firm should strategically monitor its publicly reported diversity statistics to ensure their accuracy and to provide an opportunity to incorporate goals with regard to these measurements into daily operational decisions.

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Succession in Leadership

William C. Cobb

This article discusses the issues and the approaches that a firm may take to make the transition from its founding leadership to a younger generationeffective and efficient with minimal disruption.

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Alternative Business Structures for U.S. Law Firms

J. Mark Santiago

Law firms need a reliable source of sufficient financing. This article discusses how the innovative application of already-existing business models can help.

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Ethics and the New Compliance Ethos

Jeffrey T. Green

All who are involved with compliance programs as advisers and counselors must take heed of recent developments at the U.S. Sentencing Commission and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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Calling Witnesses Who Plan to Take the Fifth in Congress

Irvin B. Nathan

Federal appellate courts have repeatedly made clear that it is not improper for a prosecutor to call and examine a witness in the grand jury knowing that the witness likely will decline to answer the questions based on the privilege against self-incrimination.

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Deploying Countermeasures to the SEC's Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Awards

Toby J.F. Bishop & Mohammed Ahmed

Section 922 of Dodd-Frank created awards of 10%-30% of monetary sanctions for whistleblowers who report to the SEC original information leading to securities law enforcement actions that recover more than $1 million. Here are 10 actions organizations might take to help mitigate the increased regulatory risk this change may create.

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New Accounting Standard Moves Closer to Conclusion

William Bosco

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board are jointly working on a replacement for the current lease accounting standards, FAS 13 and IAS 17, that will be followed by all companies worldwide.

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Defending NJ Class Actions

Neal Walters & Mike Carroll

Companies defending consumer product class actions in New Jersey have received additional support for fighting these proliferating claims. A Look at <i>Nafar v. Hollywood Tanning Systems, Inc.</i>

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