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Specific Performance Clause May Not Be Enforced In Sale-Leasebacks
Specific performance is an important remedy in real estate transactions, however, it is disfavored by the courts and under certain circumstances (particularly in the case of sale-leasebacks), a specific performance clause, even if properly drafted, may not be enforced by the courts.
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Why Your Law Firm Should Be Investing In SEO and PPC
Search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click advertising (PPC) are extremely beneficial digital marketing strategies your law firm can capitalize on. The question you may be asking yourself now is whether you should invest your marketing dollars in SEO, PPC or both.
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Gender Pay Gap Widening Among Senior Marketing Professionals
A study by ALM Intelligence on the compensation of marketing and business development professionals in the legal profession found that salaries and bonuses for first-chair directors and C-suite personnel have soared over the last several years, but that the increases favored males and widened the pay gap between men and women in those roles.
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White Collar Crime and Professional Liability Policies
Professional liability insurance policies may provide coverage for criminal proceedings, including defense costs incurred defending against criminal indictments. Corporate policyholders, and individuals covered under professional liability policies, should know exactly what type of claims are insured.
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Real Property Law
Foreclosure Sale Purchaser Has Standing to Bring Strict Foreclosure Proceeding Forgery Allegations Did Not Raise Question of Fact to Rebut Certificate of Acknowledgment
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Sixth Circuit Adds Results-Based Contingency to Fee Payment Approval
A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit may be creating a tsunami of concern to those that represent bankruptcy trustees. The decision, in essence, takes an hourly fee arrangement between the trustee and the trustee's attorneys and adds a results-based contingency to the approval of any fee payment authorization by the bankruptcy court.
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Billing Rates Have Increased, But Not Enough to Beat Inflation
Law firm billing rates have increased across all law positions in 2022, but not necessarily enough to keep pace with inflation. That's according to news reports that point to some more challenges for law firm profits.
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Eminent Domain Law
Comparable Sales Sufficient to Support Eminent Domain Award
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Bankruptcy Court Opens Door for Tenants to Assume Leases After a Pre-Bankruptcy Eviction Warrant
A recent decision in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York highlights the significant impact that a 2019 amendment to the New York Real Property and Procedures Law will have on future disputes in bankruptcy cases where the tenant files for bankruptcy after the issuance of a warrant of eviction but before its execution.
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