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'Parachuting In' to Lead Firms May Be Next Lateral Trend Image

'Parachuting In' to Lead Firms May Be Next Lateral Trend

Gina Passarella

One of the last bastions of law firms operating as a profession ' the near certainty that a lifelong partner of the firm would be the one at its helm ' appears to be changing ...

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At the Intersection: Managing Partners and 'Gamification'

Pamela Woldow

Is "gamification" a passing fad or a performance enhancement technique destined to be an integral part of the legal profession's "New Normal?"

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The Dimensions of 'Goodwill' in a Law Practice Sale

Ed Poll

One of the thorniest issues in selling a law practice involves the issue of goodwill and how to value it. HEre's what you need to know.

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On the Move

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Who's doing what; who's going where

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The Application of 365(n) to Cross-License Agreements

Jeff J. Marwil, Jeremy T. Stillings, & Brandon W. Levitan

The Fourth Circuit's recent decision in <I>Jaffe v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.</I> has drawn attention to the integral role section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code plays in protecting the rights of non-debtor counterparties to patent cross-license agreements.

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Recognition, Not Relitigation

Gary D. Farmer

If there were a James Bond movie featuring only lawyers, this might be it: <I>SNP Boat Service, S.A. v. Hotel Le St. James.</I>

Features

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Getting Fees Paid by the Chapter 11 Estate Without Proving Substantial Contribution?

Lori Sinanyan & Bennett Spiegel

Despite vociferous objections from the United States Trustee in the Southern District of New York, courts have recognized an alternative method for obtaining payment from the debtor's estate of certain fees.

Features

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The Evolution of a Process

Rob Mattern

Here we are in 2014, the number of law firms outsourcing parts of their back-office is increasing and more and more firms are interested in the process as a way to control costs and increase the efficiencies in their back office operation. Why the change? To explain it fully requires one to look at the evolution of the process.

Features

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Financier Got Bona Fide Right To Screenplay Copyright

Stan Soocher

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that an investor obtained the copyright to a film screenplay, even if the finance advisor for the production company in which the screenplay author had an equity interest fraudulently induced the author to assign the copyright to the production company.

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Go Time for Windows XP

Sherry Karabin

From hardware to software, change is the rule and attorneys who don't want their offices or firms to be a casualty of advancing technology need to be proactive.

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