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Con Ed Reversal Ends LILO/SILO Saga ' And Then Some Image

Con Ed Reversal Ends LILO/SILO Saga ' And Then Some

Philip H. Spector

In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit handed down its decision in <i>Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. v. United States.</i> The decision reverses the only lower court case that had decided a LILO or SILO transaction in favor of the taxpayer, and likely ends the decade-long litigation of these contentious leveraged lease cases.

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Flawed Forensic Custody Reports Image

Flawed Forensic Custody Reports

Jeffrey P. Wittmann

When a report has meaningful flaws that get in the way of trial goals, it is important to amplify the data and conclusions that support a client's interests so that they rise above, or overwhelm the "noise" that will be created by the other side .

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Child Custody Factors: Relationship with Both Parents Gains in Importance Image

Child Custody Factors: Relationship with Both Parents Gains in Importance

Timothy M. Tippins

Deciding between parents in a contested child custody dispute is one of the most daunting challenges a court can face. Here's an in-depth look at the issue.

Career Journal: Maximizing Your Marketing Talent Image

Career Journal: Maximizing Your Marketing Talent

Eva Wisnik

The reason that time management is so difficult for law firm marketers is because you are working for multiple bosses in a client-service, reactive work environment. This translates into having little control over what will hit your desk on any given day at any given minute.

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How to Write in the 'e-Age' Image

How to Write in the 'e-Age'

Steven Stark

Writing in many parts of the legal and business worlds has probably changed more in the last decade than in any comparable period over the last five centuries. Those who fail to adapt will pay the consequences.

Media & Communications: Spring Awakening Image

Media & Communications: Spring Awakening

Michelle Samuels

As your law firm heads into a busy and active spring season, here are several topical issues that can remind us of how we can add some rejuvenation and much-welcomed change into our legal marketing best practices.

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Sales Speak: How to Close New Business Image

Sales Speak: How to Close New Business

Larry Bodine

Attorneys are typically very good at describing their skills and recounting problems they have solved for other clients, but they struggle with asking for the business.

The Voice of the Client: Lateral Hiring and Integration Image

The Voice of the Client: Lateral Hiring and Integration

Beth Cuzzone

Some 96% of surveyed law firms have prioritized "acquiring laterals" as part of growth plans in the next two years. But what about integrating the client?

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Asking the Right Questions Image

Asking the Right Questions

Sheryl A. Odentz

Successful business generators tend to ask questions in particular sequence. This sounds fairly simple, but it takes consistent work and strong skills to become effective at using this approach.

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The Fallacy of Merger Math Image

The Fallacy of Merger Math

Timothy B. Corcoran

If we were to analyze law firm mergers by plotting client satisfaction on one axis and partner satisfaction on the other, the resulting scatter diagram would reflect a surprising few combinations that were deemed satisfactory after the fact to all parties.

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