This article is intended to provide some fundamental guidance for attorneys and law firms whenever employee-owner compensation is at issue. In many instances, this focus will relate to ownership decisions regarding the overall allocation and character of enterprise profits, but the same concepts and analytical framework can be of benefit in the assessment of reasonable compensation for other purposes, such as the valuation of a non-compete agreement and in the segregation and measurement of personal/professional versus enterprise goodwill for dissolution of marriage purposes in jurisdictions where this aspect is in play.
August 27, 2008Ronald L. SeigneurA look at recent rulings of importance.
August 27, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |In-depth analysis of recent rulings.
August 27, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |This is the fourth in a series of articles discussing how in-house counsel can better manage litigation matters.
August 27, 2008Stewart WeltmanTechnology has advanced the workplace well beyond many general workplace practices employers have in place, and outpaced some workplace laws, including provisions of the Federal wage and hour laws.
August 27, 2008Bryce G. Murray and E. Fredrick Preis, Jr.Everything contained in this issue, in an easy-to-read format.
August 27, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Texas Bar 18th Annual Entertainment Law Institute: Legal and Business Aspects of Film, Music, Sports and Digital Media, Austin, Oct. 2-3. For further information: 800-204-2222 Ext. 1574 or 512-427-1574; www.TexasBarCLE.com. American Bar Association Annual Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries 2008 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, Oct. 16-18. For further information: 312-988-5658; www.abanet.org/forums/entsports.
August 27, 2008ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Previous installments of this article discussed errors and omissions insurance coverage and clearance guidelines for vetting dramatic works. This final segment will wrap up the clearance guidelines discussion, including music and film clips.
August 27, 2008Debra HodgsonThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued proposed and temporary regulations specifying the time and manner for electing to treat the sale or exchange of "self-created" musical compositions or copyrights as the sale or the exchange of a capital asset resulting in a potential capital gain.
August 27, 2008Mark L. Silow

