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Work Opportunity Tax Credit and On-Boarding
With the cost of doing business consistently on the rise combined with the increasing difficulty to find/retain great employees, there is no better time to pursue employment-based tax credits. There are both federal and state employment-based credits available that can help businesses offset income tax liability.
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A Guide to Becoming an Opportunity Zone Sponsor
There is a frenzy of excitement about the prospect of opportunity zone investments, but a number of investors are also considering becoming sponsors of the new fund model. While organizing a fund may seem simple, especially for experienced real estate sponsors, the opportunity zone model is actually complex.
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Caveat Intercreditor: Bankruptcy May Be Coming
<b><i>Bankruptcy Provisions in First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreements</b></i><p>While intercreditor agreements (ICAs) are not necessarily the most attention-grabbing of the various loan documents common to large financing transactions, they are nevertheless important, and lack of attention to detail with respect to their provisions could lead to unintended results in any future bankruptcy case.
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When Alice Leaves Software in Wonderland: Review the Terms of Use
That least-read contract — the Terms of Use — can be an effective (albeit the last) weapon in the arsenal of a company trying to protect unpatented software technology while providing on-line services.
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New Charges in Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited Bribery Case
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Case Study: California Law Firm Dowling Aaron Is Transforming and Modernizing Its Prebilling Process with Orion ePrebill Manager
Orion's ePrebill Manager allows corrections to prebills to be tracked and applied in real time, with a one-click acceptance and approval process. Further, by distributing prebills electronically, attorneys can see the edits made by others, the overall net effect of write-downs, and how these affect the realization of both the working timekeepers and the client overall, in real time.
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Competitive Intelligence: Creating a Culture of Intelligence
We hear that clients hate to be cross-sold. However, this does not mean that clients are not interested to be introduced to new colleagues who can provide insight. Rather, cross selling must be thoughtful and tailored to clients' needs
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Case Study: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Denies Trustee's Breach of Fiduciary Duty Suit
In January, a bench trial occurred in <i>In re Covenant Partners, L.P.</i>, in which the Trustee of Debtor, Covenant Partners, L.P., sued for breach of fiduciary duty.
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Sales Speak: Maximize Your Chambers (and other) Rankings
While ranking directories are rarely the only tools used to find a firm or lawyer, in-house counsel and CEOs often turn to them as informative research sources. For these reasons alone, preparing materials and references for submission, even though time-consuming, may make sense under the right circumstances.
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