A federal district court's recent summary judgment decision in In re: Brican America, LLC Equipment Lease Litigation appears to be a mixed bag for vendor finance companies.
October 29, 2013Patrick M. Northen
A high percentage of business aircraft operators do not comply with key provisions of Parts 91, 119 and 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs), conducting their flight operations by and through illegal "flight department companies" ...
October 29, 2013David G. Mayer and David T. NortonThe health care mandate may not be a concern for companies hiring help for the busy holiday season, but experts say there are still plenty of legal issues that companies should keep in mind for fourth-quarter hiring.
October 29, 2013Rebekah MintzerThe DOJ's Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Discrimination has been extremely active in suing employers for national origin discrimination and document abuse. And 2012 was a record year for HSI, the agency charged with I-9 enforcement.
October 29, 2013Valentine A. BrownHere are the top five actions that companies should take before hiring a competitor's employee.
October 29, 2013Karen McGinnisRecent IRS guidance represents the beginning of what promises to be a long process of agency rule-making in light of the U.S. v. Windsor decision.
October 29, 2013Sarah Riskin and Morgan HolcombMany retail tenants have approached landlords to renegotiate their rent in order to lower their occupancy costs as they struggle to remain open. How should the landlord respond?
October 29, 2013Ira FiersteinTo restructure loans experiencing maturity defaults effectively, the business, finance, and legal sectors must collaborate in a field that is as much art as it is science.
October 29, 2013Steve Huntley and Mark RichardsonWhen it comes to building provisions, The signed lease should provide both parties with a clear roadmap to achieving a mutually acceptable result. Here's how.
October 29, 2013Anthony CasarealeMany employers use publicly available Facebook pages, Twitter feeds, and other social media outlets as screening tools for job applicants. And they may also use them as a way to monitor employees. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. A handful of employers, however, have pushed their due diligence even further than standard Internet searches.
October 29, 2013Lily M. Strumwasser