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The Law Firm Value Proposition

Glenn Tannous

<b><i>How to Successfully Hire Lateral Partners</b></i><p>While a law firm asks for specific education, experience, contacts and portables at certain law firms, what if the candidates were to ask for their own list of must-haves? How would a firm measure up?

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Eminent Domain Law

ljnstaff

Analysis of a case involving condemnation.

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The Law Firm Value Proposition

Glenn Tannous

<b><I>How to Successfully Hire Lateral Partners</I></b></><p>Every firm the author meets with has a long list of must-haves when it comes to potential lateral hiring, yet very few have defined their value proposition or can live up to an equally long list of offerings for a lateral partner to consider<I>them.</I> Here are his suggestions for successfully hiring laterals.

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What's New in the Law

Robert W. Ihne

Who's doing what; who's going where.

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Divorce and the Undocumented Spouse

Laurie J. Woog

<b><I>Part One of a Two-Part Article</I></b><p>Marriage to a U.S. citizen, by itself, does not confer legal status on an undocumented immigrant. However, a valid marriage — one not entered into for the purpose of evading immigration laws — can provide an avenue to legal status in some circumstances. Thus, if an undocumented immigrant gets divorced, she will generally lose that avenue.

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DLA Piper Isn't Alone — 40% of Law Firms Unaware of Breaches Image

DLA Piper Isn't Alone — 40% of Law Firms Unaware of Breaches

Ian Lopez

A survey of 200 U.S. firms found that many law firms are unprepared for cyber attacks, and it's hurting their standing with clients.

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Supreme Court Limits Forum Shopping with Plavix Lawsuit Decision

Janice G. Inman

OnJune 19, the U.S. Supreme Court upended years of jurisprudence to hand corporations a gift: a far more stringent definition of specific jurisdiction that will force plaintiffs to bring suit in multiple state courts rather than join their claims to those in far-flung jurisdictions.

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The Fork in the Road: The SEC and Preemption

C. Evan Stewart

<b><I>Part One of a Two-Part Article</I></b><p>With the preemption issue pretty well teed up, what do the courts say (to date)? A look at one recent ruling.

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Confidential Lease Terms Versus Public Access to Government-Held Documents

Janice G. Inman

Commercial landlords with multiple properties, or developments with more than one tenant, are generally loath to disclose to potential tenants the terms of leases into which they have previously entered. So, what happens when a government entity has demanded or been given a lease as part of a governmental process, such as when a landowner is seeking permission to build?

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<b><I>Lyondell Chemical</I></b>: A Long and Winding Roadmap for Creditors in Leveraged Transaction Cases Image

<b><I>Lyondell Chemical</I></b>: A Long and Winding Roadmap for Creditors in Leveraged Transaction Cases

Steven B. Smith

In July 2009, the LyondellBasell Litigation Trustee commenced litigation arising out of the merger of Lyondell and Basell, seeking the recovery of billions of dollars for the benefit of unsecured creditors. And, as Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn observed, the Trustee "threw the kitchen sink" at the defendants. Eight years of litigation and two bankruptcy judges later, we have a decision.

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