LJN Newsletters

  • Why a Mutuality of Services Mindset in Legal Makes for a Better Post-COVID Culture

    In the legal industry, transitioning to a culture of care poses more of a challenge to law firms than other businesses. In fact, today's business climate has long been calling for reform to the law firm business model of the billable hour and a reassessment of the economic principles of legal partnerships, which actively encourage self-interest and the maximization of personal financial returns. What is needed now is for attorneys to seize the chance to reshape their profession and strengthen their position as leaders of our society.

    October 01, 2020Leigh Vickery

  • What's In Store for Bankruptcy Reform In a Biden Presidency

    Senator Elizabeth Warren has been relentlessly pursuing bankruptcy reform for two decades. And Joe Biden has adopted her comprehensive proposal. The proposals could impact commercial bankruptcy law and reverberate across our financial systems.

    October 01, 2020Mette H. Kurth and Dan Mette

  • Unforeseen Consequences for Bankruptcy Practice In CARES Act

    This article highlights several of these outcomes and discrepancies of the CARES Act stimulus package, including how accepting crisis funding could lead to a company becoming more distressed, how bankruptcy courts are inconsistently ruling on the ability for Chapter 11 debtors to receive PPP loans and how changes to the Bankruptcy Code altered the rights of equity holders and debtholders.

    October 01, 2020Sourav Chaudhuri and Gregory Plotko

  • Law Firm Profitability Expected to Be Stable for 2020 Despite Decreased Revenue

    Economists are increasingly gravitating to the concept of a "K-shaped" recovery following the steep plunge of the early days of the coronavirus crisis. With a slight tweak, that "K" may well serve as a useful depiction of law firm profitability in 2020: just add a horizontal third line at the center.

    October 01, 2020Dan Packel

  • Make Your Marketing Purr 

    Lessons from Our Pets During a Pandemic Our furry companions have used this time of "forced togetherness" to cleverly remind me of some pretty useful marketing lessons for a mid- and post-pandemic world. Here are some of my favorites.

    October 01, 2020David McCann

  • Alice and Incongruity In PTAB Appeals

    This article discusses the significant contrast between consideration of issues related to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Int'l in prosecution and their resolution by the PTAB.

    October 01, 2020James W. Soong

  • New York's Commercial Lease Defenses to Paying Rent

    Few landlords and commercial tenants have been completely immune from the governmentally imposed economic shutdown and COVID-19's wrath. Not including what may have been negotiated in a commercial lease, there are three traditional theories under which commercial tenants could seek to assert entitlement to forgiveness of their rent.

    October 01, 2020Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman