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Recognizing the Signs of Financial Distress

Steven Strom

Diagnosing financial distress, and the ability to address the relevant issues, is a necessary role of board members and senior executives.

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Drafting Divorce Settlement Agreements

David Bliven

<b><i>Best Practices</i></b><p>This article addresses some deficiencies in reviewing separation or settlement agreements done in divorce cases, and recommends various clauses that practitioners may implement in their own practices.

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How to Avoid the Pitfalls of a Bad Sexual Harassment Policy

Erin Mulvaney

How can companies make sure they have sexual harassment policies in place to protect interests and employees? The authors talked to several attorneys about common pitfalls and the lay of the land in the corporate environment right now. Here are highlights from those conversations.

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In New York: Recovery of Accelerated Rents from a Commercial Lease Guarantor

Joseph I. Farca

With an effective rent-acceleration clause and good-guy guaranty, there is a little-used legal procedure that could allow the landlord to quickly pursue the guarantor for lost back and future rents: a motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint.

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Physician Extenders or Liability Expanders?

Kevin Quinley

For health care services to serve an influx of patients, so-called “physician extenders” now carry out functions previously performed by doctors. The aim of this article is to examine factors driving the growth in physician extenders, identify liability “hotspots” and offer tactics for health care providers to use in managing professional/medical liability risks.

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Sexual Harassment

Robert G. Brody & Katherine M. Bogard

<b><i>The Basics, the Skeletons In Your Closet, and How to Be Prepared</b></i><p>Harvey Weinstein has put the spotlight on sexual harassment in the workplace. Under this light we see multiple industries struggling with their own sexual harassment allegations and revelations.

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Employee Claims in Bankruptcy Pose Significant Liability Exposure

Shane G. Ramsey & David M. Barnes, Jr.

<b><i>Lessons Learned From </i>In re FPMI Solutions Inc.</b><p>There are litanies of potential pitfalls for companies that file for bankruptcy without strictly following the requirements of federal or state employment laws. This article discusses the requirements and how to meet them.

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Landlord & Tenant

ljnstaff

Discussion and analysis of several rulings.

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Marketing Tech: How to Attract New Business

Larry Bodine

Are your lawyers marketing more and receiving less in return? The solution is two-fold: they need to improve their in-person and online marketing.

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In an Era of Crises and Controversies, How Ready Is Your Law Firm?

Vivian Hood

Although the current news cycle is a barrage of negative situations, the silver lining is that they offer law firms a wealth of teachable moments about the importance of preparing for and responding to a crisis situation.

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