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A Primer for Your Newly Divorced Clients

Jennifer E. Presti & Michael H. Karu

As professionals in the family law arena, it is incumbent upon us to properly advise our clients, not only helping guide them through the divorce process, but preparing them for their new life after their divorce. Various financial issues will have to be faced by each person ' and, likewise, the professionals on their team.

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Sullivan & Worcester's Advancement Think Tank

Ojen Sirin & Leah Schloss

This article explores Sullivan & Worcester's content development initiative experiment from the marketing and professional development perspectives. A group of about eight senior associates, were charged with developing the content.

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Tips for Litigating Non-Compete Agreements

Cord Clayton

When a key employee leaves an entertainment company, it can be traumatic for all concerned. These days, such an employee is often subject to restrictive non-compete covenants that are designed to protect the prior employer. Such covenants typically prohibit competition, solicitation and the disclosure of confidential information. In considering litigation relating to such agreements, the following tips may help guide the analysis.

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The Newspaper Notice

Christopher M. Cahill & Jonathan P. Friedland

Commercial reasonableness for the disposition of certain assets requires marketing that is both more specifically targeted and broader geographically than newspaper notice. Indeed, courts have so found.

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Landlord's Claim Puts Letter of Credit Proceeds at Risk

John B. Spitzer

A recent bankruptcy decision makes clear that it is risky for a landlord to file a proof of claim in a bankruptcy proceeding when the landlord has substantial security in the form of both a security deposit and letter of credit. Here's how this impacts commercial leasing.

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Are Intercreditor Agreements Now Going According to Plan?

Barbara M. Goodstein

Intercreditor agreements are of greater importance given today's active secondary loan market, which clears a path for the debtor's original relationship lenders to sell their interests should a restructuring loom. Distressed debt purchasers, on the other hand, may have different objectives that make them less willing to join forces with longer-term holders.

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Landlord & Tenant

Discussion of several key rulings.

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<b><i>Sales Speak:</i></b> New Business Development Harvest

Allan Colman

Business development comes from only three sources: current and recent clients, referrals and prospects. Of the three, the most overlooked client development resource is current clients, the so called "low-hanging fruit."

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Professional Development: Take Time to Sharpen the Saw!

Bruce Alltop

Steven Covey identifies the importance of taking time to "sharpen the saw" in his famous book "7 Habits of Highly Effective People." Covey suggests that, to be effective, we must devote time to renewing ourselves. Continuous renewal allows us to synergistically increase our ability to practice each of the other six habits.

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Intellectual Property Rights in the UK After Brexit

Lawrence E. Ashery

While the dust continues to settle from Brexit, questions abound regarding how the United Kingdom's historic vote to leave the European Union will affect the future. Intellectual property owners have a variety of mechanisms available for the protection of their patents, designs and trademarks, and Brexit has different significance depending upon how intellectual property protection in the UK was obtained.

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