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Second Circuit Applies Federal Bankruptcy Law, Not Securities Law, In Madoff SIPA Liquidation
The Second Circuit applied federal bankruptcy law when holding that good faith is an affirmative defense.
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While Economy Recovers, Commercial Real Estate May Be Due for a Correction
Before investors get too carried away by the news of recovery in commercial real estate, they should pause to ask themselves, "what are we recovering from?"
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Players On the Move
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Are Government Investigation Disclosures Protected Under the Common Interest Doctrine?
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Enabling Monetization of Non-Monetary Victories
This article proposes language to include in retainer agreements to enable the monetization of non-monetary victories and compensate attorneys for all their work on behalf of their contingency clients.
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Co-ops and Condominiums
Residential Owners Have Claim for Inadequate Quality of Hotel Unit
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Flat Fee or Consumption-Based E-Discovery Pricing? Depends on Who You Ask
Being charged per gigabyte by an e-discovery software platform isn't new, but it can still be a budgetary drain for law firms that handle many large e-discovery matters.
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IP News
Nike Seeks $150 Million In Sanctions from Six Chinese Banks, and Loses
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Legal Marketers Prefer Hybrid Return to Work
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Congress Seeks to Restrict Nondebtor Releases in New Bankruptcy Reform Bill
Members of Congress recently introduced the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act, which proposes to amend the Bankruptcy Code to, among other things, restrict courts' ability to approve third-party releases of nondebtors and related injunctions under plans of reorganization or otherwise in Chapter 11 cases.
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