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<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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<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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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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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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<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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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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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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CSX Railroad says it will appeal a Savannah, GA, jury verdict of $11.2 million rendered after a six-day trial stemming from the fatal train accident on the set of the film Midnight Rider of which CSX Railroad is required to pay $3.9 million according to the jury's apportionment.
