Managing Your Money: What Comes After Leaning In
Female law partners are not saving appropriately, putting money into wise investments or taking advantage of employer-sponsored retirement accounts. Further, they have little idea if they are on track toward a comfortable retirement.
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At the Intersection: More Magical Thinking
All too often, Practice Group Leaders are the big rainmakers of a practice area and truly lack the interest or skills to lead a practice group. Here's how to herd the cats.
Dancing on the Cliff Edge
The old business model of law firms is not sustainable. Here's what the "new normal" looks like.
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Financial Stability Board's Four Recommendations
Recently issued recommendations could influence the ongoing debate regarding the way insurance is regulated in the U.S.
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No Right to a Jury Under the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act
The New Jersey Appellate Division, on Oct. 9, 2013, held that there exists no statutory or constitutional right to a jury trial under the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act ("the Act"), N.J. Stat. Ann. '' 17:33A-1 to -30.
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Corporate Successorship: What You Don't Know Could Cost You
A corporate successor's right to coverage under a predecessor's policy is not a foregone conclusion. Here's why.
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Why Most Private Aircraft Operators Violate the FAA's Operating Rules
Continuation of last month's discussion about how a high percentage of business aircraft operators do not comply with key provisions of Parts 91, 119 and 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations ("FARs"),
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What's New in the Law
A roundup of pertinent rulings from all over the country.
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Intercreditor Agreements
This is the second article in a series covering various aspects of intercreditor agreements.
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Defecting Employees
In today's business world, the entirety of a company's most significant information can be uploaded to a device the size of a thumbnail and taken by a departing employee.
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