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BYOD on the Rise at Law Firms

Jonathan Lieberman

Cloud computing has spawned a rise in companies encouraging employees to "bring your own device" (BYOD) to work, and it's a trend on the rise at law firms. So what exactly is it?

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At the Intersection: Loneliness at the Top

Pamela Woldow

Beginning with this issue, we are proud to present a new column written by one of the premier law firm experts, Pamela Woldow, Esq.

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How to Survive a Pension Plan Audit

K. Jennie Kinnevy

Key information on the most frequent problems found with pension plans during employee benefit plan audits, and how you can self-audit your plan for possible compliance issues and options you have to correct them.

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Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at a key case in New York.

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In the Courts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of a major ruling.

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2013 Guidelines Amendments

David Debold & Matthew Benjamin

On April 10, 2013, the United States Sentencing Commission promulgated its annual amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines. These amendments continue the trend of stiffened sentences for economic crimes.

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Canada Cleans Up

Sean Hecker, Andrew M. Levine, Jilan J. Kamal & Jia Wang

The CFPOA makes it a Canadian federal crime to bribe, directly or through a third party, a foreign public official "in order to obtain or retain an advantage in the course of business." How Canada is strengthening its anti-bribery rules.

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The Statute of Limitations Governing SEC Actions Against Foreign Defendants

Avi Weitzman & Seema Gupta

There is no express statute of limitations governing lawsuits instituted by the SEC) including for violations of the FCPA; thus, the federal "catch-all" statute of limitations, 28 U.S.C. ' 2462, applies to any such claims for civil penalties.

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COMI Maybe

Kevin P. Ray

COMI (center of main interests) becomes a challenge when a debtor ' whether company or individual ' is effectively multi-national, an increasingly common circumstance.

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Defalcation Defined

Thomas M. Byrne

A recent Supreme Court ruling means that all prior lower court decisions addressing the mental state requirement for defalcation have little or no precedential value.

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