The courts have sought to create a level playing field for hostile takeover such disputes, emphasizing that "a corporation does not have unbridled discretion to defeat any perceived threat." Where does it stand now?

Believe it or not, there is actually a term describing the impression that's created when someone types your name into the Google search box and results appear (or not appear as the case may be).

Features

Here is the rest of "The Best of MLF 2009," from July through December.

Networking is and always has been about achieving two primary goals: increasing visibility and demonstrating credibility. It's that simple. So how do we measure success?

James King, in-house counsel of The Boeing Company in Ridley Township, PA, recently introduced six ways lawyers can lose a client ' and steps to avoid those landmines.

As of Sept. 1, 2009, divorcing couples in New York no longer need to seek a temporary restraining order prohibiting their spouse from the unauthorized spending, transfer or concealment of assets under a rule established by court administrators.

Recent rulings of interest.

Though empirical data are not available, many who work in the family law field have come to a disturbing conclusion: Mental health professionals (MHPs) are engaging in activities, the objective of which is to assist litigants in presenting themselves to evaluators in deceptive ways.