Dodd-Frank has granted the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) civil enforcement powers to punish false statements in the course of their investigations.
February 26, 2014Daniel R. Alonso
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 ...
February 26, 2014Gina PassarellaIs "gamification" a passing fad or a performance enhancement technique destined to be an integral part of the legal profession's "New Normal?"
February 26, 2014Pamela WoldowOne 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.
February 26, 2014Ed PollWho's doing what; who's going where
February 25, 2014ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |The Fourth Circuit's recent decision in Jaffe v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 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.
February 25, 2014Jeff J. Marwil, Jeremy T. Stillings, and Brandon W. LevitanIf there were a James Bond movie featuring only lawyers, this might be it: SNP Boat Service, S.A. v. Hotel Le St. James.
February 25, 2014Gary D. FarmerDespite 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.
February 25, 2014Lori Sinanyan and Bennett SpiegelHere 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.
February 25, 2014Rob MatternThe 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.
January 31, 2014Stan Soocher