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Getting a Real Estate Brokerage Commission Paid

Adam Leitman Bailey & Jeffrey R. Metz

Brokers who deal with commercial properties are increasingly being denied their duly earned commissions. These commissions can be considerable and are worth fighting over.

Columns & Departments

Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Discussion of two key rulings.

In the Courts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of a key case.

Features

Harsh Incarceration Conditions and Sentencing

Svetlana M. Eisenberg & Daniel O. Blau

If, post-arrest, your client was subjected to extremely harsh incarceration conditions (either in the United States or abroad), can you argue that his or her sentence should be more lenient in light of the harm he or she endured?

Consumer Fraud

Jonathan A. Vogel & Jennifer L. King

On May 1, federal prosecutors brought the first criminal case based on a referral from the CFPB. This clearly signals that this new agency will not be confined to seeking civil and administrative remedies.

Defining Moment: 'Foreign Official' Under the FCPA

Stanley A. Twardy, Jr. & Elizabeth A. Latif

In terms of the FCPA, while the concept of a "foreign official" might seem to be straightforward, it is actually quite murky.

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.

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.

<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.

Features

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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