Credible Fraudulent Transfer Advocacy
Appellate courts continue to use common sense when disposing of constructively fraudulent transfer appeals, as recent decisions show.
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Hidden Issues in Balance Sheets
David Gottlieb
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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. Neglecting to delve into the issues more deeply can result in serious pitfalls.
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Financing Pre-Owned IT Hardware
Stacie LeGrow
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Raymond W. Dusch
The robust trade of pre-owned computer, networking, telecommunications and other IT hardware on the secondary market is a reality.
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Intercreditor Agreements
Brad Nielsen
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Sean Gillen
Intercreditor agreements are becoming more common in commercial finance transactions, even in the middle- and small-ticket arenas. However, attorneys can protect their clients' interests without derailing a transaction.
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Managing Legal Holds
Scott M. Giordano
Many in-house legal teams remain limited by reactive legal hold approaches that feature e-mail and spreadsheets as management tools and are defined by an over reliance on manual processes.
Businesses Involved in Patent Litigation
Christopher Franich
Many would-be corporate patent plaintiffs may not be aware that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is a viable alternative to patent litigation. This article explains the ITC and what it does.
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Anti-Money Laundering
H. David Kotz
As money laundering schemes evolve and become more sophisticated over time, anti-money laundering programs should be periodically reviewed and assessed to ensure that they remain effective.
The JOBS Act
Jonathan Friedland
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Vanessa J. Schoenthaler
If you are an in-house counsel and have not been studying the JOBS Act, this article is for you.
Supreme Court Issues Four Decisions Favorable to Employers
E. Fredrick Preis, Jr., Joseph R. Hugg
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Rachael Jeanfreau
The U.S. Supreme Court issued four decisions in 2013 involving important questions of employment law that are being widely praised by corporate attorneys for their "pro-employer" rulings.
'Foreclosure Sale'
Abran Vigil
Special servicers and lenders who have loans secured by real property in Nevada should be aware of a case that is on appeal in that state. Here's why.
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The Americans with Disability Act's ATM Standards
George J. Kroculick
Since the March 2012 effective date of the new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards regulating automated teller machines (ATM), it is estimated that plaintiffs have filed over 100 class action lawsuits in federal district courts across the country.
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