LJN Newsletters

  • Mystery Subpoena Case at High Court Could Expand U.S. Authority

    Rare Supreme Court holiday activity and ongoing news coverage about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation has drawn much attention to the enigmatic case of In Re Grand Jury Subpoena. The matter is unremarkable, presenting familiar issues of international litigation. Upon further examination, however, the case may have the potential to expand the authority of United States courts over foreign states and their agencies or instrumentalities.

    March 01, 2019Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge and Amanda W. Newton

  • The DTSA's Jurisdictional Nexus, Three Years In

    The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) requires pleading a connection between a trade secret, a product or service, and interstate commerce. But failure to prove such a connection divests the district court of subject matter jurisdiction. This article summarizes the first three years of cases discussing the jurisdictional element and explores implications.

    March 01, 2019Conor Tucker

  • Management Fees: Make Sure Your Lease Is Clear

    There is no uniform approach relating to management fee provisions in leases, and courts will recognize inequities in the charging and payment of management fees when lease terms are ambiguous or a landlord or tenant fails to comply with the terms of its lease.

    March 01, 2019Missy McCoy

  • 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.

    March 01, 2019Lawrence L. Bell

  • 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.

    March 01, 2019Kelsi Maree Borland

  • Caveat Intercreditor: Bankruptcy May Be Coming

    Bankruptcy Provisions in First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreements

    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.

    March 01, 2019Joel H. Levitin, Richard A. Stieglitz Jr. and Stephen J. Gordon

  • In the Courts

    New Charges in Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited Bribery Case

    March 01, 2019Colleen Snow

  • Upcoming Event

    SXSW Conference 2019 CLE Program, March 14-16

    March 01, 2019ssalkin

  • 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.

    March 01, 2019Gregory N. Miskulin, Jamie Carstens and Lindsay Powell