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ROYALTY ROUNDUP Loan-Out Companies; Limitations Defense Image

ROYALTY ROUNDUP Loan-Out Companies; Limitations Defense

Stan Soocher

The 2010 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that artists can be entitled, under their pre-existing recording agreements, to half of record-label income from digital sales has triggered claims involving thousands of artists.Following are three recent developments in this litigation area.

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The Scope of Indemnification in DIP Financing Agreements

Thomas Fawkes & Elizabeth L. Janczak

This article examines the typical DIP financing indemnification provision and the less frequently seen pre-petition indemnification provision, and examines the effect of pre-petition indemnifications on the bankruptcy estate.

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The Mutual Benefits of Trust: Building an Attorney-Client Relationship in Collections Work

Brett Boehm

With a commitment to some fundamental operating principles and a focus on building a mutually beneficial relationship, both the collections attorney and his or her client can develop and maintain a long-term working relationship that really is, for all intents and purposes, a partnership.

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Cut Off Dates for The Valuation of Active Assets

Lynne Strober

It is long established under New Jersey law that the cut-off date for equitable distribution of an active asset is the date of the filing of the Complaint. The law in New York, however, allows some flexibility, and other states have departed from the bright-line rule.

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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

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

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'

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.

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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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