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Hidden Issues in Balance Sheets

David Gottlieb & Michael D. Schwarzmann

Attorneys for creditors and debtors, and bankruptcy judges, are making recommendations or decisions based on only cursory consideration of potentially misleading balance sheets.

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The DOJ's New Fee Application Guidelines

Timothy Walsh & Gregory Kopacz

In response to perceived excesses in the bankruptcy compensation process, the United States Trustee Program recently introduced new fee application guidelines for qualifying engagements.

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<i><b>Online Extra</i></b> NLRB Memo 'Unlikes' Social Media Policies

Sue Reisinger

In a warning to employers, the National Labor Relations Board has 'unliked' certain social media policies that restrict an employee's right to speak critically of the employer online, unless the policies were set in collective bargaining.

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Keep Mortgage Loan Promises ' or Else

Jo-Ann Marzullo & Brian Atherton

The terms of, and promises made in, a mortgage loan for a shopping center control the operation, ownership of and disposition of that shopping center so long as that loan remains outstanding.

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In the Spotlight: Lease Extension Options

Jay A. Gitles

This article explores ' from the landlord's perspective ' how to evaluate and craft an option to extend the term of a lease.

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The Evolving Landscape of Distressed Bank Restructurings

Louis T. DeLucia

Although actual failures appear to have declined, the FDIC's list of nearly 700 "problem" banks reveals that the problem of inadequate bank capitalization and the need for restructuring remains strong.

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<i><b>Online Extra</i></b>Jury Sides Against EA in Suit over Madden Football

Scott Graham

A San Francisco federal jury found that early versions of Electronic Arts' Madden NFL Football were derivative works of a game created by Robin Antonick. The verdict ' the second favoring Antonick in a three-phase trial ' will be worth between $3.5 million and $11.6 million in unpaid royalties, pending a decision on prejudgment interest, according to one of Antonick's attorneys.

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Cameo Clips

Stan Soocher

Copyright Infringement/Contempt Motion Denied<br>Venue Competition/Expert Witnesses

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Lease Accounting Project

Bill Bosco

The FASB and IASB issued the second Exposure Draft ("ED") of the proposed new leasing rules on May 16, 2013 with a deadline for comments of Sept. 13, 2013. The ED is an improvement over the 2010 ED in that it is closer to current GAAP in areas such as the definition of the lease term and lease payments.

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