The prolonged wait for the extension of the renewable energy tax credits throughout 2015 may have somewhat dimmed investor interest for backing renewable energy projects through the monetization of the tax credits.
July 01, 2016Kingsley Osei
It is no surprise to anyone that certain industries are more of a target for cyber criminals than others, although today all businesses are likely on the radar. The financial institutions and large retailers usually get most of the attention. However, four industries are high-value targets, and lag behind the preparation curve: hospitality, healthcare, higher education and legal.
July 01, 2016Collin HiteThe expansive ability granted to debtors to assume or reject existing executory contracts is premised on the policy that debtors should have the ability to abandon burdensome obligations while retaining favorable ones ' all with the overriding goal of rehabilitation in mind. A look at the Noranda Bankruptcy.
July 01, 2016Andrew L. Turscak, Jr. and James J. HendersonTransactional attorneys involved in negotiating commercial leases, construction contracts, or any contract in which one party requires the other party to provide insurance against personal injury or property damage should have a good understanding of the new "additional insured" form endorsement to a Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance policy.
July 01, 2016Jason L. ShawIt was just five years ago when our managing partner, Wade Cooper, shared his long-term vision for Jackson Walker's file management strategy. He challenged us to stop talking about going paperless and actually do something about it.
July 01, 2016Sharon KasachkoffThe ability of bankruptcy estate professionals to obtain payment for defending their fee applications has been severely curtailed with the United States Supreme Court's decision of Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC. But such a limitation is inappropriate.
July 01, 2016Rosanne CiambroneFederal Circuit Remands PTAB Decision Due to Claim Construction Change
Supreme Court Restricts Challenges to PTAB's Institution Decisions and Upholds Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard in IPR ProceedingsJuly 01, 2016Jeffrey S. Ginsberg and David CooperbergCourts have sanctioned corporate defendants for years for failure to produce or preserve electronically stored information (ESI). There have been, however, a few decisions in which courts have imposed sanctions or other penalties on plaintiffs who destroyed ESI. The misconduct giving rise to sanctions has varied from fraud and bad faith to inadvertence.
July 01, 2016James H. Rotondo and Sunita PaknikarIf you want to grow your practice, it is time to stop hiding behind your LinkedIn page and website profile and stride boldly into the field where real, live clients and referrals sources dwell. It is time to look someone in the eye and shake their hand.
July 01, 2016Peter A. Johnson