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The SAFET Y Act

Ray Biagini & Kurt Hamrock

The fundamental intent of the SAFETY Act is to encourage companies to design, develop, and deploy ATT to protect high-value terrorist targets owned by government or commercial entities, here in the U.S. and abroad. Here's how to comply.

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Changes to Form I-9: Administrative on Their Face; Substantive In Effect

Tina M. Maiolo

As of April 3, 2009, employers were required to use the new Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification for new employees and applicable re-hires. The new form is the latest step in what has been an unsystematic effort by the United States government to create and enforce immigration laws in the workplace.

Ordinary Leaders: An Untapped Resource

Eric Seeger

The kind of leadership that works best is not always the kind of leadership to which a managing partner is most naturally suited. Many organizational issues that a leader must face call for what we call "ordinary leadership."

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Collision of Classes and the Training Challenge

Michele Bendekovic

How will law firms deal with the different class and experience levels that may be joining law firms at the same time? In this new legal world, designating classes for advancement by law school graduation year may no longer be feasible.

Qualified Plan Risk Management

Bruce Jackson & Warren Kingsley

You may be generally aware of certain fiduciary duty ERISA risks, and you may think you are protected from them. But odds are, you are not aware of all the risks and you are not protected from them.

Are Bankruptcy Practitioners Prepared for e-Discovery?

Dan P. Sedor & David M. Poitras

Last month, the authors stressed the dire economic and legal consequences of failing to properly identify, preserve, collect, review and produce relevant electronically stored information (ESI). They discussed several cases in point. Part Two herein continues the discussion.

Trade-in Value and Automobile Loans After Bankruptcy Reform

John D. McMickle

Last month, we discussed that when, in 2005, Congress enacted PL 109-8, significant changes were in store for the automobile finance industry. Four years after the enactment of PL 109-8, there is as yet little literature on the real-world financial consequences of the 910 provision. The conclusion herein continues the discussion.

Paradigm Shift: Observations on the Current Bankruptcy Cycle

Peter S. Kaufman & Henry F. Owsley

The current bankruptcy cycle is unprecedented in a number of ways: The old playbook is stale and creative new strategies are the order of the day.

Leverage and Lenders of Last Resort

John J. Rapisardi & Peter M. Friedman

Prior to the current global recession, companies filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection were able to secure financing with relative ease. In recent years, a competitive market for DIP lending had developed among investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds and traditional lenders such as GE Capital.

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