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Underperforming Partners
In the last couple of years, law firms across the country have struggled with the question ' what to do about underperforming partners?
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Intangible Assets
This article is the sixth installment in an ongoing series focusing on accounting and financial matters for corporate counsel.
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What the <i>Noel Canning</i> Decision Means for Employers
When deciding whether to interpret<i> Noel Canning</i> as invalidating all post-January 2012 NLRB decisions and acts, an employer should weigh the potential costs and benefits of its decision.
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Rembrandt/Not Rembrandt: Finding the Win-Win in Your Firm's Technology Leases
Many law firm decision makers in the AmLaw 100/200 and more turn to leasing equipment and technology for their firm as a competitively advantageous way of performing in the new business model landscape. Just make sure when you are reviewing your Master Lease Agreement, that you are, in fact, looking at a "Rembrandt.
VA Recognizes a New Employment-Based Tort
Recently, the Virginia Supreme Court considered the breadth of its public policy exception in light of confused and sometimes controversial history.
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The Indefensible Defense
The lack of enforceability of insurer billing guidelines as a matter of both contract law and ethics provides corporate policyholders with strong ammunition to reject any attempt by an insurer to unilaterally impose such guidelines.
Quarterly State Compliance Review
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some recently enacted and introduced legislation of interest to corporate lawyers. It also looks at some recent cases.
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In the Courts
In-depth review of a key ruling.
Who Should Be Partner in a Post-Recession Profession?
This article examines the characteristics necessary to be a fully contributing partner for a post-recession profession.
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