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The New Legal Workplace

Paul Silverman

The speed and shape of the American economic recovery is a matter of great debate. What is not up for speculation is the dramatic effect the downturn had on all businesses, including the legal industry. Workers and managers alike are struggling to figure out what will be expected from them in the coming business quarters, and how to deliver on these expectations. Here are three highlights for legal professionals which just may make the difference between being in the black or in the red.

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Documentation of Travel and Entertainment Expenses

Scott B. Ehrenpreis & Phillip A. Bottari

The IRS guidelines for deducting travel and entertainment expenses are complex. This article will assist your firm in properly documenting these expenses and avoiding a potential tax authority audit.

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Do You Know How Your Pension Plan Really Works?

K. Jennie Kinnevy

Most law firms sponsor some type of retirement plan for their employees, but how many plan administrators really know their plan? As a plan fiduciary, what are your responsibilities related to the operation of your pension plan? Read on to find out about your responsibilities as plan fiduciary, key features of your plan about which you should be intimately familiar, and some common problems associated with operating retirement plans.

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Contract Litigation

Kevin Martin

From construction contracts, to supply contracts, to equipment leases, franchisors and franchisees might face the problem of litigating numerous legal disputes simultaneously. This, of course, can be devastating for a business, whether big or small. So what can you do to avoid these pitfalls?

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Can We Resolve Franchise Disputes Faster, Cheaper and Better?

Steven K. Fedder, John Lande & Peter R. Silverman

Franchisors and franchisees need faster, cheaper, and better ways to resolve disputes. Planned early negotiation processes and early active intervention clauses can help parties and lawyers achieve these goals.

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July issue in PDF format

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IP News

Howard J. Shire & Matthew Berkowitz

Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.

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Pay-for-Delay May Require a New Prescription

Miriam R. Vishio, Alex Hassid & Erin C. Wilcox

Part One of this series discussed common IP settlement terms that may give rise to antitrust liability and how the analysis of whether a settlement agreement violates the antitrust laws depends upon many factors that are specific to the underlying facts. This second installment addresses recent challenges by the government and private plaintiffs to settlements between brand name and generic drug manufacturers, and how these challenges have further refined the antitrust framework for analyzing patent litigation settlement agreements in the pharmaceutical industry.

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The 'Hot News' Doctrine in the Digital Age

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Last year, the Southern District of New York reignited the 90-year-old hot news doctrine and applied it in the Internet context. Since that decision, a number of entities have attempted to use the hot news doctrine to prevent the unauthorized use of time-sensitive content, including most recently, financial firms and media outlets attempting to prevent news-oriented Web sites from publishing their well-researched content.

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