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Second Circuit Applies Federal Bankruptcy Law, Not Securities Law, In Madoff SIPA Liquidation Image

Second Circuit Applies Federal Bankruptcy Law, Not Securities Law, In Madoff SIPA Liquidation

Michael L. Cook

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

Beau Jones

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

ljnstaff

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Are Government Investigation Disclosures Protected Under the Common Interest Doctrine? Image

Are Government Investigation Disclosures Protected Under the Common Interest Doctrine?

Elkan Abramowitz & Jonathan S. Sack

This article discusses whether disclosures made when a subject of a government investigation borrows money or sells all or part of its business are protected from discovery on the basis of the attorney-client privilege and pursuant to the common interest doctrine.

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Enabling Monetization of Non-Monetary Victories

Russell Yankwitt & Anxhela Mile

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

NYRE Staff

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 Image

Flat Fee or Consumption-Based E-Discovery Pricing? Depends on Who You Ask

Victoria Hudgins

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

Howard Shire & Jóna Mays

Nike Seeks $150 Million In Sanctions from Six Chinese Banks, and Loses

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Legal Marketers Prefer Hybrid Return to Work

Justin Henry

Seeing opportunities for reduced costs and broader hiring pool, law firm marketing chiefs are among the most vocal proponents of shifting firm operations to a virtual setting as firms bring their personnel back to the office.

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Congress Seeks to Restrict Nondebtor Releases in New Bankruptcy Reform Bill Image

Congress Seeks to Restrict Nondebtor Releases in New Bankruptcy Reform Bill

Thomas R. Califano & Anna Gumport

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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