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Post-Bankruptcy Legal Fees

Michael L. Cook

Lenders, financial advisers, accountants, indenture trustees and other professionals who bargain for reimbursement of their legal fees should be reassured by <i>Ogle v. Fid. &amp; Deposit Co. of Md.</i> Here's why.

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Leadership Isn't Management

Mark Beese & Suzanne C. Lowe

Most marketing professionals and other non-attorney management realize that developing one's leadership skills is critical to success in a law firm. There is lots of guidance available ' in books, articles, blogs, conferences and more. Fortunately, much of it is specific to the business models of the service industry.

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'VAT Package' Will Impact Law Firms

Stanley Kolodziejczak & Nancy Regan

As of Jan. 1, 2010, law firms with offices in the EU that make taxable supplies of legal services to business customers in other EU countries have new monthly value-added tax reporting obligations. Failure to comply with these monthly reporting obligations can result in severe penalties.

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Managing Partner Performance

Derek Schutz

Now that 2009 has come to an end, law firms are breathing a sigh of relief and looking forward with hopes of a better year to come. As with any year-end, it is also time to dole out partner compensation, and many firms are hoping they were able to stem the lack of demand for legal services with cost-cutting measures to keep their profits per partner above an acceptable threshold. One interesting observation is that although many firms evaluated their employees and their performance relative to saving the bottom line, an in-depth view of partner performance was by and large ignored.

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Planning for a Successful 2010

K. Jennie Kinnevy

As a participant in a law firm, you should be thinking about what you can do to contribute to the success of the firm on a frequent basis. Whether you are the managing partner, a practice group leader or an associate, your daily, weekly and monthly activities should contribute not only to your personal goals, but to the firm's goals as well. In addition, your goals should include those related to current clients, potential clients, marketing and firm administration. The following are some important goal-setting techniques and some examples you should keep in mind throughout the year, not only to make sure you are growing personally, but also to make sure you have contributed to the overall growth of the firm in a meaningful way.

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Credit (Bid) Where Credit's Due

James H.M. Sprayregen, Christopher J. Marcus, David A. Agay & Benjamin J. Steele

This two-part article focuses on two issues that are the subject of recent court decisions. Herein: a majority group of secured lenders under a credit facility "dragging along" the minority group into a credit bid under ' 363(k).

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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</i></b> New York Senate Says No to Same-Sex Marriage

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By a margin of 38-24, a Bill to legalize same-sex marriages in New York was voted down on the afternoon of Dec. 2. The Bill was sponsored by Thomas K. Duane and endorsed by Gov. David Paterson.

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<i>Online Exclusive:</i> A Big Day for Bilski and Warsaw

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As the prognostications of potential outcomes for this case continue over the next several months, it may be wise to recognize that regardless of the outcome, there will always be some degree of uncertainty regarding the limits of patent eligibility. Consequently, the best corporate patent strategies should address and accommodate those uncertainties. While this article describes some of those possible strategies and perspectives, it is far from exhaustive and obviously does not necessarily represent the opinions of its author, his firm, or its clients.

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The 'On-Sale' Bar After <i>Pfaff</i>

Robert W. Morris & Franciscus Ladejola Diaba

<i>Pfaff v. Wells Elecs., Inc.</i> is widely recognized as a milestone in the annals of patent law for providing direction as to how courts are to analyze and apply the statutory "on-sale" bar to the granting of patents. This article explores how the Federal Circuit has applied Pfaff in more recent cases.

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