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A look at a recent key case.

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ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of a recent case involving allocution.

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The Complications of Full Disclosure

Marjorie J. Peerce & Laura P. Wexler

When does disclosure to the government potentially waive the attorney-client privilege or work product protection, and is the risk of waiver worth the disclosure?

Features

Extraterritorial Application of the Securities Fraud Statute

Jodi Misher Peikin

A recent decision from the Second Circuit limits the government's ability to prosecute securities fraud to those cases involving a domestic security.

Features

Brazil Enacts Long-Pending Anti-Corruption Legislation

Andrew M. Levine, Bruce E. Yannett, Renata Muzzi Gomes de Almeida, Steven S. Michaels & Ana L. Frischtak

Brazil has adopted sweeping anti-corruption legislation, a direct answer to acute pressures mounting within Brazil and around the world.

Features

Prepayment Premiums and Make-Whole Payments

Joel H. Levitin

Part Two of an in-depth analysis begun last month.

Features

Involuntary Bankruptcy Standard

Brett J. Berlin

A judgment creditor that is considering filing an involuntary bankruptcy petition against a debtor should consult venue-specific controlling law if the debtor has appealed the judgment. Depending on the jurisdiction, the debtor's appeal may or may not be a factor for the bankruptcy court to consider in determining whether the creditor's claim meets the involuntary petition requirements of the Bankruptcy Code. '

Features

In What State Is the Harm Felt When a Derivative Suit Is Pursued By Creditors?

Russell C. Silberglied

Can a trustee of a litigation trust created under a plan sue in a U.S. bankruptcy court the directors and officers of a non-debtor Canadian parent, when many of the defendant D&Os had rarely set foot in the forum state?

Features

'Obamacare': Delayed But Not Dead

Robert G. Brody, John F. Woyke & Abby M. Warren

This article analyzes some of the biggest issues large and small employers need to address regarding the Affordable Care Act.

Fending Off Appointment of a Receiver

Joshua S. Bauchner

While a national tenant may file for bankruptcy, the landlord is left having to service the mortgage without cash-flow from that tenant or any ability to commence an eviction or related action as a result of the automatic stay.

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