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Key Employee Retention under BAPCPA

Douglas P. Bartner & Lynette C. Kelly

Given that the raison d'etre of KERPs was to retain top management, it is perhaps ironic that debtors now must show that a compensation plan is not retentive ' or at least that retention is not its primary purpose ' in order to obtain bankruptcy court approval. This article offers a complete explanation and analysis.

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The Return of the Solvent Debtor Doctrine?

Dion W. Hayes & Aaron G. McCollough

The First Circuit recently added its weight to the list of authorities allowing as unsecured claims unreasonable prepayment penalties asserted by oversecured creditors, but, by implication, the court may have added further fuel to the debate regarding the allowability of claims by unsecured creditors for contractual, post-petition attorney fees ...

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2007 ABA Tech Report: Editor's Note

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

This month, LJN's Legal Tech Newsletter is proud to include its third annual special supplement highlighting and analyzing information from the 2007 American Bar Association Legal Technology Survey Report. The article is written by Stephen Stine, a Research Specialist for the American Bar Association's Legal Technology Resource Center.

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Real Property Law

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Analysis of recent rulings.

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2007 ABA Tech Report: The 2007 ABA Legal Technology Survey

Stephen Stine

In 2007, the American Bar Association's Legal Technology Resource Center surveyed its lawyer members in private practice on their use of technology in the practice of law, and released its findings in the American Bar Association's 2007 Legal Technology Survey Report. What law office and mobile technologies are lawyers using to power their law practices? Are lawyers going paperless? Are they hopping on the Web 2.0 bandwagon? This article examines data from the survey to help answer these questions.

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Landlord & Tenant

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Commentary on the latest cases.

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Development

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A look at a recent ruling of importance.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

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In-depth analysis of recent rulings.

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Index

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Everything contained in this issue, in an easy-to-read format.

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